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The WSG - 5000 solves connectivity problems by offering instant Internet access for guests with no settings to change, no IP addresses to alter, and no subnets or gateways to negotiate to properly configure a guest's laptop for the facility's network that means without changing network settings, even if they have static IP addresses pre-set. Users simply plug in to the network and they are immediately connected.

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Infrared News Satellites detect 131 possible wildfire hotspots in Russia
MOSCOW, August 30 (RIA Novosti) - The number of hotspots, visible in infrared light and possibly indicating wildfires, grew from 121 to 131 on Sunday, the fires.kosmosnimki.ru website receiving data from two NASA satellites said. The number of wildfires,

WiMAX News Clearwire announces Rover Puck service
The Rover Puck is a device which is capable of linking a number of WiFi-enabled devices to a WiMax signal, and Clearwire is also more than willing to extend their prepaid hotspot service for other cellular providers – regardless of whether they're

WiMAX News Clearwire announces Rover Puck 4G WiMAX portable WiFi hotspot
Today Clearwire announced its new unlimited pay-as-you-go 4G WiMAX plans, dubbed Rover. Two devices are available for those plans, the Rover Puck and the Rover Stick. The Rover Puck is a portable WiFi hotspot that lets you connect up

FreeNewsFeed Clearwire Aims Rover Prepaid Broadband at Gen Y
Clearwire on Monday introduced a pay-as-you-go 4G mobile broadband service aimed at Generation Y consumers. Dubbed Rover, the brand works to appeal to a younger generation that isn't hip on long-term contracts. Mike Sievert, chief commercial officer for Clearwire, has done his homework. His research shows that commitment-free services are "wildly popular" with the Gen Y crowd. "We've built Rover from the ground up with products, pricing and features designed specifically to serve a younger market who kn...

InfoWorld Google's Wi-Fi snooping earns it a class-action lawsuit
Google's secret Wi-Fi sniffing has prompted a class-action lawsuit that could force the company to pay up to $10,000 for each time it snatched data from unprotected hotspots, court documents show. The lawsuit, which was filed by an Oregon woman and a Washington man in a Portland, Ore., federal court on Monday, accused Google of violating federal privacy and data acquisition laws.

InfoWorld Macs get WiMax/3G hardware courtesy of Clearwire
WiMax service provider Clearwire on Thursday introduced its first WiMax/3G modem that works with Mac laptops, as well as its first Wi-Fi hot spots with integrated WiMax or WiMax/3G radios. (Clearwire and majority owner Sprint Nextel both refer to WiMax as 4G, though that label usually refers to the competing LTE technology other carriers plan to deploy later this year.)

Network World How to Set Up a Virtual Private Network
If you work on the go fairly often, you've probably hopped on a public wireless network at least once or twice. You should have also figured out how to keep your data safe when you're on such a network, by taking precautions such as using your company's virtual private network--if available--or an encrypted Web tunnel such as Hotspot Shield.

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