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Category Archives: Wireless

Would You Like To Download The Latest Episode Of Prison Break? Okay, That’ll Be $62,000

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IT worker Ian Dobsyn of Greater Manchester got a rude awakening when he returned from a holiday in Portugal to find a mobile phone bill from Yes Telecom for £31,500 ($62,000) on his doormat. That’s a lot of late-night drunk calls to his ex-girlfriends back home, right? Not at all. Mr Dobsyn hardly made any [...]

July 8, 2008 Geeks are Sexy Technology, Wireless 6 Comments

Controversy Erupts Over Secret Cell Phone Tracking

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By JR Raphael Contributing Writer, [GAS] You may have been part of a scientific study and not even known it. New word is out this week that researchers used cell phone towers and call records to secretly track every step made by 100,000 people — without ever getting their permission. The study, conducted by Boston’s [...]

June 5, 2008 Geeks are Sexy Security, Uncategorized, Wireless 11 Comments

FBI Warns Wi-Fi Users to be Wary of Public Hot Spots

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With the increasing amount of WiFi hot spots everywhere, the FBI is warning people to be careful when connecting to unknown wireless networks. Without the proper protection, it is fairly easy for a villain to capture information broadcasted from your system while being connected to a rogue or compromised access point. Since most laptops are [...]

June 3, 2008 Geeks are Sexy Security, Tips and Hacks, Wireless 12 Comments

Cell Phone Security: Using your Phone to Monitor your Home

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By JR Raphael Contributing Writer, [GAS] This week, we’re talking cell phone secrets — easy-to-use services that can help you unlock the hidden powers of your phone. I started by showing you a bunch of ways to get more for your money with cool services like Braincast and Cellfire. But today, we’re taking on a [...]

May 15, 2008 Geeks are Sexy Gadgets, Security, Software, Wireless 7 Comments

Cell Phone Spying: Is Your Life Being Monitored?

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It connects you to the world, but your cell phone could also be giving anyone from your boss to your wife a window into your every move.  The same technology that lets you stay in touch on-the-go can now let others tap into your private world — without you ever even suspecting something is awry.

May 5, 2008 Geeks are Sexy Security, Software, Tips and Hacks, Uncategorized, Wireless 314 Comments

Going online with that wi-fi comrade?

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By Mark O’Neill Russia is a country that I love but it is also a country that fills me with despair. While it is rich with history, culture and wonderful people, it also can’t decide whether it wants to be free or whether it likes to be stamped on by a dictator’s foot. It seems [...]

April 18, 2008 Mark O'Neill Web, Wireless 3 Comments

Cell Phone Payment: A Cash Machine in your Pocket

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By JR Raphael Contributing Writer, [GAS] We’ve all been there. You’re waiting in line when suddenly you reach for your back pocket…and realize your wallet isn’t there. Well, good news, fellow geeks: The days of needing cash or even a credit card to pay for purchases are almost behind us. The cell phone is gaining [...]

April 17, 2008 Geeks are Sexy Gadgets, Technology, Wireless 15 Comments

Need a sure fire Wi-Fi connection? The Wi-Fire is your answer

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By Rob Dunn Contributing Writer, [GAS] For those of you who use Wi-Fi on the road, you probably know how frustrating it is to find a good access point. Many companies claim to solve this problem by manufacturing extra sensitive wireless adapters that can connect to access points over a very long range, but do [...]

December 10, 2007 Geeks are Sexy Hardware, Wireless 156 Comments

The Future of Books : The Amazon Kindle

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In the following video, Jeff Bezos presents the Kindle, Amazon’s new wireless reading device that lets you read books, magazines, newspapers and blogs, anywhere, anytime. The Kindle features a 6-inch 800X600 screen, 256MB of internal storage and weights only 10.2 ounces. Amazon Kindle technical specifications: Display: 6″ Diagonal eleptrophoretic display Size: 4.9 inches by 7.5 [...]

November 20, 2007 Geeks are Sexy Gadgets, Wireless 16 Comments

HOW TO: Cheap Wireless For Your Xbox 360

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This project will help you change a cheap wireless router into a wireless receiver for your Xbox 360. The total cost of this project can be as low as twenty or thirty dollars, compared to the one hundred dollars Microsoft wants for their little wireless dongle. Also, please note that if you are NOT a [...]

October 2, 2007 Geeks are Sexy [GAS], Games, Hardware, Microsoft, Tips and Hacks, Wireless 390 Comments

Google Calendar on your mobile phone with GCalSync

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By Rob Dunn Contributing Writer, [GAS] Google Calendar is really catching on – as is every other “Web 2.0″ application… The newest trend is to be able to easily view our online calendar entries on our mobile phones. GCalSync is a mobile application that purports to do just this. “Carry your Google Calendar in your [...]

July 11, 2007 Geeks are Sexy Software, Technology, Wireless 4 Comments

Using WEP Could Cost You One Billion Dollars

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If your senior management keep demanding to know the ROI on new security gear when you bring them quotes to have your wireless infrastructure upgraded, just show them this story. I’m sure it will help you convince them that a small investment in wireless security would indeed be worth the measly cost of a few [...]

May 7, 2007 Geeks are Sexy Security, Wireless 0 Comments

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