Tag: Wireless
WiFi Security Concerns for Every Hotelier
Recently the FCC has put their foot down on the fight over WiFi Blocking in hotels, they have ruled that commercial establishments cannot restrict...
Our Sorry Wireless State, and Why T-Mobile and Sprint Cannot Merge
Look around you. Someone nearby is probably looking at their smartphone right now. If you’re alone, that someone may be you. We’re smack dab in the middle of the mobile revolution, where you can do almost anything on a device that fits in your hand…
Why Smart Everything is Dumb
Jan. 15 - Brace yourself - WiFi fridges and bluetooth toothbrushes are coming. Pitched as a big leap forward, Reuters' Jon Gordon argues the connected home paradigm is more shortsighted than futuristic.
Discontinued Fails: The Five Biggest Cellphone Flops
Dec. 20 (Bloomberg) -- The early world of cellphones was not a pretty one: Phones so small you couldn't use headphones, kid phones with no parental controls and device coatings that attracted lint. Bloomberg looks at some of the worst cellphone flops…
Let There Be Li-Fi
Here’s a bright idea: instead of radio waves, use light to get online. Unlike wi-fi, or wireless fidelity, so-called “li-fi” transmits data through variations...
The Truth About the Deficit
Yesterday, I was on Pete Dominick’s Sirius XM Satellite radio show (audio below). A caller asked about how to close the defici. His comments...
Hoteliers: Quit While You Are Ahead
It seems to me that some hotel chains need to be hit over the head to make them understand a few things. Those that...
Hotel Wi-Fi: The Good, the Bad, and the Practical
According to HotelChatter's 2013 hotel Wi-Fi report, more than two-thirds of hotels saying they provide free Wi-Fi. But availability can be limited to the...
