Daily Archives: July 18, 2003

Hot Spots Elude RIAA Dragnet

Early last spring, NYCWireless co-founder Anthony Townsend got a note in the mail saying that someone on his network had been violating copyright laws. Via [news.com.com]

Get Free Wi-Fi, While It’s Hot

Over the years, I’ve seen a handful of news items and at least one documentary on water divining. Usually the practice proliferates during droughts. It involves a tool such as a forked or Y-shaped stick and someone—a dowser—who can use the tool to find water underground. The tail end of the Y bends down when… Continue Reading

Intersil Quits ‘Overcrowded’ WiFi, Finds Sucker To Buy

The writing is on the wall for WiFi chip suppliers. The WLAN market may be about to boom, but the main beneficiaries of the boom look like being Cisco and Intel – so Intersil has sold off its Prism line of chips to someone who thinks they can out-think those two giants. Via [theregister.co.uk]

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