Wi-fi Articles on TUAW - The Unofficial Apple Weblog

Upcoming Time Capsule tied to iCloud, caches software updates?

by Chris Rawson (Jun 2nd, 2011)

We recently reported that many Apple retail stores are running low on stocks of AirPort devices, and this is usually a strong indicator of an upcoming product refresh. 9to5 Mac has followed up on that and says its sources claim a refresh is indeed imminent. A new version of the Time Capsule, ...

AirPort devices out of stock in many Apple Stores, refresh imminent?

by Chris Rawson (Jun 1st, 2011)

We've received reports from several Apple Stores across the US stating that some AirPort devices are either low in stock or out of stock altogether. A reader let us know that all of the Apple Stores in his area are out of AirPort Express models, and one of our sources confirmed the Apple Store ...

New iMac, MacBook Pro support 450 Mbit/sec Wi-Fi

by Michael Grothaus (May 6th, 2011)

HardMac is reporting that the newest iMacs released this week support up to 450 Mbit/sec Wi-Fi, following in the footsteps of the latest MacBook Pros. To accomplish this, Apple added a third antenna to the machines. Each antenna is capable of a data rate of 150 Mbit/sec. Combined, the three ...

Verizon launches 4G mobile hotspot

by Dana Franklin (Mar 30th, 2011)

Customers can now order the new Samsung 4G LTE Mobile Hotspot online or in Verizon Stores, Samsung and Verizon announced on Tuesday. The new mobile hotspot, which allows up to five Wi-Fi-enabled devices to connect to Verizon's 4G Long Term Evolution (LTE) network at the same time, will begin ...

iPhone 4 Personal Hotspot put to the test

by Steven Sande (Mar 29th, 2011)

It's a good thing that I decided to sign up for AT&T's implementation of the iOS 4.3 Personal Hotspot feature while I was standing in line for my iPad 2 a couple of weeks ago. I'm accompanying my wife on a conference trip this week, using the time away from my consulting clients to get some ...

New Wi-Fi Diagnostics tool a part of Mac OS X 10.7 Lion

by Steven Sande (Mar 16th, 2011)

When Mac OS X 10.7 Lion leaps onto our Macs later this year, Apple's support specialists will have a new tool to use to troubleshoot those pesky Wi-Fi problems. AppleInsider reports that a new Wi-Fi Diagnostics tool can be found in Lion's /System/Library/CoreServices folder, along with a number ...

Apple announces iPad 2 in 2 colors, will feature dual cameras and A5 chip

by Megan Lavey-Heaton (Mar 2nd, 2011)

After much fanfare, Apple officially announced the iPad 2 today with a new dual-core processor called the A5 and both rear and front-facing cameras. It is up to two times faster than the A4 chip and nine times faster graphics with the same amount of power consumption. The iPad 2 also has the ...

Withings Smart Baby Monitor spies on infants, beams info to iPhone

by Steven Sande (Jan 5th, 2011)

Withings, the same company that brought you the world's first internet-connected bathroom scale and announced an iPhone-based blood pressure cuff yesterday, has now announced the Smart Baby Monitor at CES 2011. This device features a wide-angle lens, 3 MP sensor and night vision with infrared LEDs ...

TUAW's Holiday Gift Guide: Choosing the right iPad for you

by Steven Sande (Dec 16th, 2010)

Welcome to the TUAW Holiday Gift Guide! We've sorted the treasure from the junk and are serving up suggestions to make your holiday gift-giving a little easier. Are you planning on purchasing an iPad for someone else (or for yourself) this Christmas? First, congratulations on your taste, ...

Tether your iPhone with the Nexaria BC2 router

by Victor Agreda, Jr. (Nov 23rd, 2010)

The Nexaria BC2 router is a rather ugly 802.11b/g/n router that will allow tethering on the iPhone 3, 3GS and 4. Unfortunately, you must plug the thing into an outlet to power it up, providing somewhat limited use. Typical use case for tethering is using your phone as a modem and connecting to ...

Road Tested: The Withings Scale, an Apple accessory you can stand on

by Steven Sande (Sep 15th, 2010)

In the Apple accessory ecosystem, there are thousands of different items for the Mac, iPhone, iPod, and iPad. Out of that huge world, I can think of only one accessory that you can actually stand on -- The Withings Connected Body Scale (US$159.00). I've had the pleasure of using one of these ...

Wi-Fi iPads will hit China on Sept. 17

by Dave Caolo (Sep 13th, 2010)

Earlier today, Apple announced that the Wi-Fi enabled iPad will be available to customers in China via Apple Stores and authorized resellers on September 17th at 10:00 AM. Let the line ups begin! As we saw in the US and elsewhere, Apple Store employees will offer a free setup service to anyone ...

Rumor: Sprint working on iPod touch-friendly 4G hotspot called "Peel"

by Mike Schramm (Jul 29th, 2010)

I was first introduced to the wonders of the mobile Wi-Fi hotspot at Macworld earlier this year -- our own Mike Rose was carrying one around, and it was like magic. A Wi-Fi connection for up to five people anywhere you go? Yes please. I don't think the charges make it necessarily feasible for ...

Apple details location information sharing

by Mike Schramm (Jul 20th, 2010)

Apple had to do some explaining recently -- after a House of Representatives probe into the company's privacy policy came up, the company sent a twelve-page letter to the members of Congress, going into detail on what all of the legalese in the company's privacy policy actually means. The biggest ...

iPad 3.2.1 update released

by Megan Lavey-Heaton (Jul 15th, 2010)

On the heels of the iOS 4.0.1 update, the iPad software has been updated to version 3.2.1. The update notes: Improved Wi-Fi connectivity Fixed an issue that stops the copy/paste of single-page PDFs in Mail Addressed issues that causes video playback to freeze Improved reliability ...