Customers at a Toronto Tim Hortons use public Wi-Fi. Some smaller cities in Canada have had more success in providing free public Internet access instead of Toronto, which continues to strive for more Wi-Fi at city parks and facilities as well as in community housing. Source: Toronto Star Date: August 17th, 2016 Link:Free public wifi in Toronto… Read more »
Posts Categorized: WI-Fi
Want to clean up India? Turn trash into free Wi-Fi
Description: ThinkScream’s smart trash can rewards users with 15 minutes of free Wi-Fi for throwing things away. Source: CNN Money Date: March 23, 2016 Desai and Agarwal, both 26, invented a trash can that rewards people with 15 minutes of free Wi-Fi every time they throw something away. The plastic bin (which costs about $1,470) is… Read more »
This App Is Building a Giant Network for Free Messaging
Description: Manila is using the FireChat app to build a city-wide mesh network. Source: Wired Date: October 12, 2015 Last fall hundreds of thousands of pro-democracy protesters took to the streets of Hong Kong and encountered a serious logistical issue: Their phones weren’t working. The sheer number of people concentrated in the area crushed the network,… Read more »
Don’t Expect Google’s New Wireless Service to Come to Canada
Description: Google is setting itself up to own the entire mobile experience, with the launch of its new wireless carrier Project Fi. Source: TechVibes Date: April 23, 2015 Google says it’s launching a new cellular service in the United States. The increasingly diversified internet giant has been making moves into the wireless space for some time. Those… Read more »
Drones Beaming Web Access Are in the Stars for Facebook
Description: A rendering of a Facebook drone, which will weigh less than a small car and have the wingspan of a Boeing 767. Facebook hopes to use about 1,000 drones to connect people to the web. Source: The New York Times Date: February 26, 2015 In classical mythology, Aquila is the eagle carrying Jupiter’s thunderbolts skyward. At Facebook,… Read more »
4 Bad Things Internet Companies Can’t Do Anymore — If the FCC Gets its Way
Description: If the FCC approves those new net neutrality rules, you’ll enjoy some extra protections. Source: CNN Money Date: February 6, 2015 Sure, there’s disagreement about how to best ensure net neutrality — an Internet where the cable owners don’t discriminate between the traffic on their networks. But one thing is certain: Internet providers have played dirty… Read more »
Meet The Cat That Can Steal Your Wi-Fi
Description: A hacker shows how he rigged a cat collar to collect wi-fi information and break into your outdated network. Source: CNN Money Date: August 11, 2014 If your wi-fi network is not as secure as it could be, you may want to take some extra precautions. This hacker shows how easy it is to gather information… Read more »
Nest Protect Smoke Detector Talks To You
Description: A new smoke detector has just been launched that operates through your WiFi. The “Nest Protect” has many different features including path lighting and prevention methods. Source: CNET Date: November 19, 2013 Nest Protect’s smoke detector let’s you know when dangerous situations are happening in your home no matter what room you are in via WiFi… Read more »
Pet-Friendly Tech Start-up Explodes On Kickstarter
Description: Your days of wondering what your pets are up to while your not there are over. Introducing Petcube – a small aluminum and glass cube that is equipped with a camera, a speaker, wi-fi capability and a laser pointer that can be controlled remotely through the use of a smartphone. Source: Forbes Date: October 24, 2013… Read more »
Using Homeless as Hotspots for Wi-Fi
Description: Emma Cookson says her company believes the “homeless hotspots” idea allows them to make money and connect with others. Source: cnn .com Date: March 13, 2012 Questions for discussion: Do you feel that using homeless for hotspots is an appropriate thing to do? Why? Or Why Not? What is the biggest downside of using… Read more »
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Introduction to Information Systems, 3rd Canadian Binder Ready Version Update Edition
R. Kelly Rainer, Casey G. Cegielski, Ingrid Splettstoesser-Hogeterp, Cristobal Sanchez-Rodriguez
ISBN: 978-1-119-13385-8
August 2015, © 2016
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