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2007
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October 17, 2007
Jiwire makes it easier to ignore the iPhone's sluggish EDGE data connection for Web browsing, and helps track down Wi-Fi hot spots in your zip code--it has more than 150,000 locations in its database.


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August 13, 2007
Google's breakthrough at the FCC is just the latest threat to the telcos' mobile dominances


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August 6, 2007
An assortment of Web-based apps that extend your phone's powers


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July 31, 2007
JiWire, a San Francisco firm that put together the Dell deal, among others, recently linked up with Microsoft


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July 25, 2007
On July 19, Microsoft announced it will serve up content and ads via Wi-Fi networks through a mobile marketing firm named JiWire.


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July 18, 2007
Microsoft is teaming up with advertising technology provider JiWire to offer advertisements on municipal Wi-Fi networks. The companies are testing the new advertising service in Portland, Ore., and Oakland County, Mich.


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July 18, 2007
Microsoft Corp. today announced an alliance with mobile advertising provider JiWire Inc. to begin placing ads on municipal Wi-Fi networks, starting with Portland, Ore., and Oakland County, Mich.


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July 10, 2007
JiWire is a mobile broadband advertising network that offers what it bills as the world's largest public Wi-Fi directory. The company on Tuesday announced the introduction of an iPhone-optimized version of its Wi-Fi Finder.


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June 16, 2007
Chicago has a lot of Wi-Fi already. A firm that operates a Wi-Fi directory, JiWire, estimates the city ranks No. 3 nationally, behind San Francisco and New York, for hot spots -- locales like coffee shops or airport lounges with digital wireless access.


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April 1, 2007
Wireless networks have made it possible for travelers to leave the cables at home and stay connected, but hot spots aren?t always a boon. Here, five simple ways to protect your computer and your privacy.


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March 17, 2007
Beyond basic search and apps like Google Earth, here are some little-known tips to enhance your online experience, including a free way to generate Sidebar Gadgets for Windows Vista.


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March 7, 2007
Six sites with the information you need to plan better business trips.


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March 6, 2007
Today, the company launched its iPass Wi-Fi Hotspot Index, a broad look at usage of its own virtual network of 70,000 hotspots around the world.


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March 4, 2007
WI-FI service is quickly becoming the air-conditioning of the Internet age, enticing customers into restaurants and other public spaces in the same way that cold "advertising air" deliberately blasted out the open doors of air-conditioned theaters in the early 20th century to help sell tickets.


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February 12, 2007
I'm thinking about offering wireless Internet access at my restaurant, but I'm not exactly a technical person. So where do I start?


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February 5, 2007
Computerworld reports that in testing at airports, they found honeypots intended to lure unsuspecting users.


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February 5, 2007
City didn't ask for opinions before it hatched a plan with Google, say opponents


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February 2, 2007
Giving away wireless Internet access is a tough sell in technology-adept San Francisco.


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February 1, 2007
Cables snaking from computer to outlet to phone line and back have been an obligatory part of the computer age, but with the arrival of wireless high speed Internet, commonly known as Wi-Fi, tripping on a tangled mess of cords may soon be a thing of the past.


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