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The Physics Of Where To Put a Wi-Fi Router
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Deciding where to place a Wi-Fi router at home to minimise signal blackspots is a fine art. But a physicist has attempted to tackle the problem by mathematically working out the optimum position for a router. He studied how walls and reflections affected signal strength and concluded that, as common sense might suggest, there’s just...

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Offensive Mobile Forensics
AndroidSecurityiOSWi-Fi

Christmas is around the corner. Some of the top gifts are going to be shiny new mobile devices – smartphones, tablets, hacked Kindle Fires, Playbooks, and others. Is Exchange ActiveSync turned on in your environment? What is your plan for handling mobility in the Enterprise? But the biggest question of all is – What does...

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New Wi-Fi Distance Record: 382 Kilometers
ResearchWi-Fi

Imagine a Wi-Fi link between two computers that are 238 miles apart. That is just what Ermanno Pietrosemoli, President of Escuela Latinoamerica de Redes, did in Venezuela. This apparent record link was created by using some of Intel's new equipment which can electrically steer signals and some parts that Pietrosemoli picked up at local stores....

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Dictionary Debuts Wi-Fi, Brain Freeze
ResearchWi-Fi

Go ahead, treat yourself. Check out the latest chick flick, get a bikini wax or enjoy an ice cream that might give you a brain freeze. Via [orlandosentinel.com]