News

My In-Flight Wi-Fi Is Better Than Yours!

Back in November 2011, Air China (China’s national airline) launched its in-flight Wi-Fi service. Unfortunately it wasn’t a real Wi-Fi network, with users only connected to the in-flight intranet instead of the real internet.


March 18, 2011
In Real Life

How To Ditch Slow Wireless Speeds Go Completely Wired

Wi-Fi provides a convenient way to connect the computers in your home without the hassle of wires, but Wi-Fi is also slow and unreliable compared to a wired connection. Here’s how to go wired where it counts. [Lifehacker]


March 3, 2011
Nintendo

Nintendo Teams With AT&T For More Than 10,000 Wi-Fi Hotspots

The Nintendo 3DS will rely on Wi-Fi connectivity to deliver free downloadable game content and demos, and AT&T will provide more than 10,000 Wi-Fi hotspots for just that purpose this summer.


January 20, 2011
Nintendo

Nintendo Finally Makes Online Play Easy With 3DS

The Friend Code, the bane of every modern Nintendo gamer’s existence, is getting a major overhaul with the release of the 3DS, allowing friends to find friends with little to none of the hair-pulling frustration that is currently involved.


October 13, 2010
News

The Original Secret Pokémon Returns

Pokémon and Nintendo celebrate the 10th anniversary of Pokémon Gold and Silver by releasing the original secret Pokémon into the wild for a limited time. Here’s what you need to do to score Mew.


June 29, 2010
News

More Aeroplane Wi-Fi Could Mean More Airborne Gaming

Have you ever played an online game while flying?


October 6, 2009
News

360′s Next-Gen Wireless Out November 3?

GameStop is taking preorders for the Xbox 360 Wireless N adaptor, whose existence was recently confirmed, but for which no launch date was given. It ships Nov. 3, says GameStop.


September 24, 2009

360′s New Wi-Fi Will Be $US100; Old Wi-Fi To Get Price Cut

The 802.11n adaptor whose development Microsoft recently confirmed will cost you one benjamin. The existing 802.11g adaptor will get a haircut and cost $US79.99. That’s according to Ars Technica’s trusty, and unnamed, “Mole”.


September 22, 2009
News

Microsoft Confirms 802.11n Wi-Fi Adaptor

An FCC listing last week showed it had reviewed an official 802.11n wireless adaptor Microsoft’s developing for the 360. A flier in an Italian Gears of War 2 pointed to the same thing. The company has formally confirmed its existence.


September 16, 2009
News

Microsoft Releasing New 360 Wi-Fi Adaptor

When the Zune Store opens up on the 360 later this year, you’ll need a 802.11n network in your house if you want to stream HD content. Microsoft’s current Wi-Fi adaptor can’t do 802.11n. So they need a new one!