Wifi

Five Things You Can Do Right Now to Speed Up Your Internet

Richard R. Thompson | Posted 07.06.2013 | UK Tech
Richard R. Thompson

Slow internet - one of the main gripes of the modern, Western world. As internet has become faster we expect consistent and instantaneous access (naturally, since we pay for it) and there's not much which can rile an internet aficionado or, indeed, your average user quite like a slowly loading web page.

'Google Blimps' May Blanket Africa With WiFi

Huffington Post UK | Michael Rundle | Posted 28.05.2013 | UK Tech

Google may use a fleet of blimps to bring long-range WiFi signals to developing parts of Africa. In a post on its official Africa blog, the search ...

WiFi Slapdash? Wave Goodbye to Cash

Rob Wells | Posted 22.05.2013 | UK Tech
Rob Wells

Looking back at the top technology products for the last ten years, they all have one thing in common: they connect to the internet. But sadly these internet-connected gadgets do not always work like a dream - far too often, it can actually be a nightmare experience.

I Want to Be an Unpaid Google Spy - They Just Need to Get the Design Right

Michael Spicer | Posted 13.05.2013 | UK Comedy
Michael Spicer

I remember being overwhelmed with jealousy when I discovered Google's Streetview cars were collecting wifi data. I wanted to be in that car. I wanted to be that car, absorbing passwords and social profiles and browser histories like a glorious, four-wheeled, authoritarian digi-sponge.

Kick-Start a Conversation on Us This Winter With Free Wi-Fi in London Coffee Shops

Carla Buzasi | Posted 05.02.2013 | UK
Carla Buzasi

Calling all London HuffPost fans (and HuffPost fans visiting London this Christmas)!

Perfecting the Customer Experience

Steve Rothwell | Posted 01.01.2013 | UK Tech
Steve Rothwell

Technology offers an undeniable opportunity for retailers and brands to better interact with consumers in a bid to keep customers happy. However, rather than being a replacement for human interaction, it is an enabler.

The Unstoppable Rise Of Passive-Aggressive WiFi Network Names

BBC | BBC | Posted 19.12.2012 | UK Tech
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Would You Be More Likely To Spend If Shops Texted You Vouchers?

Charlie Thomas | Posted 02.10.2012 | UK

High street stores could soon be sending electronic discount vouchers straight to your phone while you browse in store, following new technology launc...

Filtering Public WiFi is Catching On

John Carr | Posted 11.08.2012 | UK Tech
John Carr

Some time ago 02 announced free public WiFi system for central London. It is being rolled out in time for the Olympics.

80 London Tube Stations To Get Free WiFi By July

Huffington Post UK | Michael Rundle | Posted 01.08.2012 | UK Tech

The first 80 Tube stations to receive free WiFi access have been announced. Virgin Media will enable the free wireless access by the end of July. ...

Going Underground: Why the Internet is One Tube Upgrade Too Far

Jade Lane | Posted 20.05.2012 | UK Tech
Jade Lane

The Underground to me, is a safe haven from everyday life. It's the period of my day where I get to sit down (okay, sometimes sit down), listen to some music or read a book without the distraction of text messages or phone calls. It's my time. So please - let's leave the Internet at the ticket hall.

London To Receive Largest Free WiFi Network In Europe

Huffington Post UK | Michael Rundle | Posted 07.03.2012 | UK Tech

O2 has announced that it will create Europe's largest free WiFi network in London. The service will be rolled out in 2012 in Westminster, Kensingto...

'Occupy' Really is a Global Movement

Marcus Moore | Posted 22.12.2011 | UK
Marcus Moore

Camp Anonymous in East Africa is intending to join the global movement known as Occupy. They've got tents, some basic sanitation and people wandering ...

PlayStation Vita's PAYG Data Model Shows Smart Way Forward For Mobile Gaming

Patrick Garratt | Posted 20.11.2011 | UK Tech
Patrick Garratt

Sony's confirmation of a date for PlayStation Vita - its next generation take on hugely successful gaming handheld PSP - may have been the flashy head...

HP Touchpads Back On Sale In UK

Melanie Hick | Posted 09.11.2011 | UK Tech

The HP Touchpad made a surprise return to UK stores today, after a firesale that saw all of the 16gb models sold-out in August. PC World re-introd...

WiFi providers - must do better!

John Carr | Posted 24.10.2011 | UK
John Carr

In the beginning there was only one way of connecting to the internet available to us, the Great Unwashed. That was over a telephone line courtesy of ...