Fast and easy is what you want when you're setting up a wireless home networking system. And Microsoft's Wireless-G networking products come close to delivering just that. Via [usatoday.com]

Chip maker AMD has quietly rolled out a network of Wi-Fi hotspots. The company will formally launch the service next quarter. Via [theregister.co.uk]

As the market for wireless networking products continues to grow, vendors are constantly one-upping each other with performance claims for their products. However, it's a moot point to millions of U.S. and European home users stuck with Internet connection speeds far below the bandwidth promised by new 802.11g products. Via [infoworld.com]

Linksys on Monday announced a new line of 802.11g Wi-Fi products, including a router, a notebook adapter, and a PCI-based wireless adapter for desktops, that promises to boost wireless performance in home and small business WLANs by as much as 35 percent. Via [techweb.com]

Companies making chipsets for Wi-Fi access technology are engaged in a market-share battle, according to a new report from ABI Research. Via [rcrnews.com]

Wireless networking has rapidly become the new way to upgrade systems and networks. It offers freedom of movement and flexibility in changing enterprise environments. Unfortunately, when the 802.11 protocol was developed, little thought went towards security. What security was applied -- specifically WEP -- was quickly broken. Today, it's widely recognized that WEP provides little...

Network Computing examines tools from major vendors for keeping a wireless LAN secure after it's built. The tools watch out for rogue access points and denial-of-service attacks and perform other tasks to keep attackers at bay. Via [securitypipeline.com]

Two chipmakers, Agere Systems and Atheros Communications, Monday said they have tweaked the 802.11 standard to increase WLAN speed. Via [mobilepipeline.com]

T-Mobile USA introduced a free software that makes locating and using its 4,200 HotSpot locations simpler and more convenient. Via [geekzone.co.nz]

Signs at a McDonald's in downtown San Francisco cordially beckon customers to surf the Web using its wireless Internet service, but no one is biting during a recent Wednesday lunch hour. Via [zdnet.com.com]

Gateway on Thursday unveiled a version of its wireless DVD player that supports the 802.11g standard and can handle content from PCs running Windows XP Media Center Edition 2004 software. Via [news.com.com]

A jerk lurking at a hotspot with a public domain sniffer can potentially gain access to all manner of confidential information, including the assets on your enterprise's network. For many users, HotSpotVPN is a viable security solution. Via [internetweek.com]

Need to find a Wi-Fi signal but hate having to boot up the laptop to do it? PCTEL feels your pain. Via [wi-fiplanet.com]

According to a top Gartner analyst, when companies are developing their wireless security strategies, they need to consider far more than whether to deploy Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA) or other out-of-the-box security fixes. Via [searchnetworking.techtarget.com]

Hotspot "wholesaler" Cometa Networks was supposed to have opened up a few thousand hotspots by now. However, with actual numbers falling far short of previously announced plans, the company has adopted a "year-by-year" approach to installing its public access Wi-Fi network. Now, in what the company is touting as the "initiation of its national rollout...