Virgin Mobile launching prepaid MiFi next week
Chris Ziegle, Engadget, 6/23/2010 The spotlight on Sprint’s MiFi has definitely faded since the launch of the Overdrive and EVO 4G — both of which can kick it into high 4G gear when in range — but Sprint subsidiary Virgin Mobile is bringing Novatel’s groundbreaking mobile hotspot back into the forefront by taking it to [...]
In: Mobile Technology · Tagged with: 4G, Hotspot, MiFi, Sprint, WiFi
Novatel MiFi gets iPhone streaming, online backup
Electronista Staff, Electronista, 3/25/2010 Novatel at the CTIA mobile expo has given the MiFi a functional boost by adding media sharing and backup features. The 3G-to-Wi-Fi router can now act as a DLNA server for content on an inserted microSDHC card and will play it to any app or device that recognizes the sharing format, [...]
In: Mobile Technology · Tagged with: 3G, CTIA, MiFi, WiFi
The Power of MiFi in the Tablet Era
Colin Gibbs, GiGaOM, 3/10/2010 Verizon Wireless is trying to cash in on AT&T’s latest toy. Calling Apple’s iPad “an opportunity for VZW,” the nation’s largest carrier in a memo obtained by Engadget is coaching its sales staffers to encourage customers to pick up the much-hyped tablet but skip the 3G option and connect it to [...]
In: Mobile Technology · Tagged with: AT&T, MiFi, Verizon
Novatel prepping WiMAX-based MiFi, signs up for Qualcomm’s Wearable Mobile Device modules
Paul Miller, Engadget, 2/25/2010 We haven’t been shy about expressing our undying love for the MiFi, and now Novatel is playing catchup with the Sierra Wireless-built Sprint Overdrive and bringing WiMAX into the fold. Novatel has completed and tested a WiMAX MiFi prototype, achieving 18Mbps throughput in testing. The unit relies on a Beceem WiMAX [...]
In: Mobile Technology · Tagged with: 4G, Bluetooth, CDMA, GPS, MiFi, Sprint, WiFi, WiMax
3G router serves both wired and wireless users
Eric Brown, eWeek Linux, 2/12/2010 NetGear announced a Linux-based 3G mobile router developed in collaboration with Ericsson. The NetGear MBRN3300E 3G Mobile Broadband Router combines an internal 3G radio, an 802.11n WiFi access point, an Ethernet swtich, and four Ethernet ports, sharing 3G bandwidth over WiFi and Ethernet, says the company. Like the Novatel Wireless [...]
In: Mobile Technology · Tagged with: 3G, API, Ericsson, GPS, HSPA, Linux, MiFi, WiFi
Sagem Orga SIMFi embeds WiFi onto a 3G SIM card
Chris Davies, SlashGear, 2/12/2010 What if, rather than buying a MiFi or using a WiFi router app like on the Palm Pre Plus, you could stick a SIM in any device and have a shared 3G connection? That’s what Sagem Orga and Telefonica are promising; they’ve developed the SIMFi, a USIM card with an embedded [...]
In: Mobile Technology, Palm (HP) · Tagged with: 3G, HSPA, MiFi, WiFi
Novatel MiFi exploit reveals GPS position, security settings, more
Chris Davies, SlashGear, 1/18/2010 Novatel Wireless’ MiFi personal 3G hotspot has won plenty of admirers, but that attention has also uncovered a security loophole that could allow third-parties to not only discover a user’s GPS position but extract their entire configuration remotely. The issue, identified by EvilPacket’s Adam Baldwin, has been shown to affect the [...]
In: Mobile Technology · Tagged with: GPS, MiFi, Sprint, Verizon, WiFi
How to Tether Your Android Phone
Gina Trapani, Smarterware, 1/13/2010 There are three ways to tether your Android handset and get sweet internet love even where there’s no Wi-Fi in sight: the risky-but-free method that requires serious technical skills, the still-geeky-but-not-as-bad free route, and the $30 easy way. Let’s take a look at the pros and cons of each. Method 1: [...]
In: Android, Mobile Technology · Tagged with: MiFi, SDK, Tether, WiFi
Palm Seeks More Apps with Updated webOS Phones
Adam Dickter, newsfactor.com, 1/8/2010 More than a decade after it made handheld touchscreen devices popular with the Palm Pilot, Palm is struggling to compete in the smartphone arena. The company, headed by former Apple executive Jon Rubinstein, unveiled updated versions of its two webOS-powered smartphones at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas on Thursday. [...]
In: Android, Blackberry, iPhone, Mobile Technology, Palm (HP) · Tagged with: 3G, API, AT&T, MiFi, Motorola, Sprint, Verizon, WiFi
Palm intros Mobile Hotspot app, guaranteed to make your router jealous
Chris Ziegler, Engadget, 1/7/2010 Palm just dropped a bomb with a Mobile Hotspot app that’ll bring WiFi routing to up to five devices, not unlike the MiFi devices already offered by both Sprint and Verizon. That’s awesome, right up until the moment that the networks totally saturate — but until then, you’d best believe we’re [...]