Wireless

Source: Newsfactor

It is no secret that wireless local area networks, or WLANs, can be probed by anyone within range of their radio signal, leaving them vulnerable to eavesdropping, unauthorized access and even viruses. In short, most WLANs have security loopholes large enough to drive a truck through. Wired equivalent privacy is the security mechanism that comes standard with 802.11 products, but its days are short-lived. That is because a new standard -- Wi-Fi protected access, or WPA -- is on the way.

Source: CNet News

Will wireless computing fundamentally change the relationship people have with their computers, and allow them to hurdle over one more barrier presented by the physical world--or will it mostly be a hobby for techno nuts?
The future of the PC market hangs on that question.

Source: CNN.com

Maybe it's because wireless technologies seem magical, filling the air with unseen vibrations that mean something.

What else can explain the optimism pervading one of the industry's most important gatherings as war looms and many companies still struggle to make money from wireless wonders?

Source: eWeek

Source: CNN.com

If it's not already there, it's probably coming soon to a local coffee shop, your favorite airport, the neighborhood park, a McDonald's around the corner and maybe your home.

Once the pride of computer geeks, wireless Internet access, known as WiFi, is one of the hottest technologies in years, catching on with millions of computer users and promising to change the way people get connected, industry analysts say.

Source: Wired.com

The new Ferrari of wireless networking has just hit the market, driving techies mad with the promise of more speed than even they can handle.

Source: CNet News

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Source: UnStrung

Source: CNN

The technician sat by the apartment window with a laptop on his knees, configuring the computer to pick up the Internet signal from a rooftop antenna a half a block away.

"How's the signal?" asked the apartment's resident, Nakia Keizer, watching from a sofa.

"Not bad," said Kevin Bowen, the technician.