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  HTC Android phone flaw fix not coming until next week for some

  Some users of HTC Android phones will have to wait until next week to get a fix for a problem that could leak credentials used to gain access to Wi-Fi networks, including corporate networks.

  By Tim Greene | 03 February, 2012 04:31

  Tags: WLANs / Wi-Fi, wireless, wi-fi, smartphones, security, rogue applications, networking, HTC flaw, htc, Google, consumer electronics, Android security, Android flaw, Android, 802.1X

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  HTC Android phones can leak Wi-Fi passwords

  A group of HTC Android phones is susceptible to an exploit that can steal Wi-Fi credentials and passwords and send them to attackers.

  By Tim Greene | 02 February, 2012 07:19

  Tags: WLANs / Wi-Fi, wireless, wi-fi, smartphones, security, networking, htc, consumer electronics, android malware, Android, 802.1X

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  North Carolina's 'Super Wi-Fi' network being relegated to public spaces for now

  So now that the first "Super Wi-Fi" network has gone live in Wilmington, N.C., we can expect the technology to quickly spread around the country and become available for residential use, right?

  By Brad Reed | 31 January, 2012 06:20

  Tags: WLANs / Wi-Fi, wireless, wi-fi, white spaces., Super Wi-Fi, Super WiFi, networking

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  802.11ac boosts buzz more than bandwidth

  Although vendor-written, this contributed piece does not advocate a position that is particular to the author's employer and has been edited and approved by Network World editors.

  By G.T. Hill, director of technical marketing, Ruckus Wireless | 28 January, 2012 04:35

  Tags: WLANs / Wi-Fi, wireless, wi-fi, networking, MIMO, gigabit wireless, gigabit Wi-Fi, channel bonding, 802.11n, 802.11ac, 256QAM

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  First 'Super Wi-Fi' network goes live in North Carolina

  Lucky residents of Wilmington, N.C., will be the first in the nation to have access to a "Super Wi-Fi" network.

  By Brad Reed | 27 January, 2012 10:34

  Tags: WLANs / Wi-Fi, wireless, Wilmington NC, wi-fi, white spaces spectrum, white spaces, Super Wi-Fi, New Hanover County NC, networking, Federal Communications Commission, fcc

• Troubleshoot sluggish or non-working Wi-Fi

  I'm a big fan of working at offsite locations--meaning my local Wi-Fi-equipped coffee shop. In fact, I'll often spend the afternoon hunkered down at Panera Bread, iced tea in one hand and a French Toast bagel in the other. (It's bad form to set up shop without buying something.)

  By Rick Broida | 29 July, 2010 08:22

  Tags: wi-fi, Telecommunication, networks, networking, mobile, internet

• 5 Tips for Pain-Free Wireless Home Networking

  Hair-pullingly bad experiences with wireless networking have led me to formulate Snyder's First Law of Home Networking: No matter who sells you the router, you'll have at least one excruciating session with tech support before you have an Internet connection.

  By Bill Snyder | 11 May, 2010 07:06

  Tags: wi-fi, networking

• How to diagnose a bad Wi-Fi connection

  Network problems are the thorniest to resolve. They've been known to reduce my vocabulary to curses so strong they'd embarrass Quentin Tarantino.

  By Lincoln Spector | 14 December, 2009 16:27

  Tags: wi-fi, networking

• Find yourself on Google Latitude without GPS or a phone

  Google Latitude is a useful--if slightly creepy--way to track your location on a mobile phone or GPS laptop. But you can get roughly the same sense of fleeting privacy on any old Wi-Fi PC; Google Latitude automatically pegged me within about 100 feet of my ground-floor office on GPS-free laptop.

  By Zack Stern | 12 February, 2009 07:10

  Tags: google latitude, wi-fi

• Google Wi-Fi snooping should serve as security wakeup call

  The continuing saga of Google's wireless snooping and the maelstrom it's generated won't end anytime soon.

  By Jeff Bertolucci | 29 May, 2010 00:31

  Tags: wi-fi, security, privacy, network security, networking, Google

• Google Wi-Fi data snooping: An FAQ

  Google is cleaning up its mess after the company says it mistakenly collecting browsing data from unencrypted Wi-Fi networks as part of its Street View project.

  By Ian Paul | 19 May, 2010 04:20

  Tags: wi-fi, privacy, google street view, Google

• What's next for Wi-Fi?

  The recent formal approval of the IEEE 802.11n wireless standard marks not the end but the start of a wave of Wi-Fi innovation. In the next three to five years, the Wi-Fi experience will be very different from today.

  By John Cox | 13 November, 2009 08:40

  Tags: wi-fi, networking, 802.11n

• 802.11n set for final approval

  Sometime on Friday, at the sprawling Hyatt Regency hotel in New Brunswick, N.J., an IEEE group called the Standards Board is expected to approve the 802.11n wireless LAN standard.

  By John Cox | 11 September, 2009 06:07

  Tags: wi-fi, 802.11n

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  The Wacky World of WiFi

  In honor of the 802.11n WiFi standard getting close to arriving after wandering through the desert for 40 years, let's look at wireless. Our focus today is on helping you WiFi better, even if it means doing less WiFi.

  By James E. Gaskin | 03 September, 2009 02:58

  Tags: wi-fi, networking, 802.11n

Whitepapers about wi-fi

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  Service Level Assurance - Wireless Fidelity Achieved

  Before Wi-Fi protocol analyzers, administrators and consultants alike were only able to troubleshoot by continually reviewing the network design of and device operation within the network infrastructure. With the introduction of Wi-Fi protocol analyzers, these professionals had the equivalent of RF goggles. They could now see what was happening and could reactively troubleshoot problems. Read on.