wi-fi

How hackers target vulnerable Wi-Fi routers in the home

Private network company NordVPN has warned internet users of a trend where hackers take control of unprotected Wi-Fi routers. The company outlined an attack…

RocketNet app tech lets ISP agents diagnose your network issues

South African ISP RocketNet has introduced tech that lets customer service identify client network issues and provide solutions on how to fix internet interruptions….

Airbnb adds tool to test and list accommodation Wi-Fi speeds

Airbnb has introduced a tool on its app that lets hosts test their Wi-Fi speeds and include it on accommodation listings. The booking platform…

Londoners willing to give up their kids for free WiFi

In a virtual world where advertisers and media are battling for only a few seconds of your attention, the last thing on your mind…

That free Wi-Fi we all love so much? Yeah, it’s never really free

It’s become a thing. Free Wi-Fi for all is the new panacea for all broadband ills and will help the poor escape their plight,…

Desperate for free Wi-Fi? Try taking a ride in a South African minibus taxi

South Africa’s taxi industry doesn’t have the best reputation — perhaps undeservedly so — but now it’s showing that it at least has some…

5 massive tech trends that will drive business in 2014

A few decades ago there were reasonably sized businesses that didn’t have a single computer and if they needed something big calculated they paid…

Free data for your check in: Cisco, Facebook partner up for Wi-Fi promo

Global networking company Cisco has teamed up with Facebook with a new product that it reckons will help businesses increase brand recognition and proactively…

Telkom to give 60 minutes free Wi-Fi a day to South Africans

Fixed line operator Telkom isn’t exactly what you’d call well-liked in South Africa, where it pretty much has a monopoly on the space. The…

Free voice calls over Wi Fi comes to BBM in beta

While RIM is focusing on the BlackBerry 10 OS launch, a new feature for BBM users is also ready to roll. Free voice calls…

Shanghai to introduce free city-wide Wi-Fi

The eternal hunt for free Wi-Fi is about to get a lot easier for residents of Chinese mega-city Shanghai. According to the Oriental Daily,…

Google admits Street View engineer told colleagues about collecting Wi-Fi data

A Google engineer who wrote a program that collected private data from people’s unsecured Wi-Fi networks told at least two colleagues he had done…

Major Silicon Valley VC to deliver lecture in SA

A major Silicon Valley VC is set to return to South Africa, the country of his birth, to deliver a lecture at Stellenbosch University….

Review: Frame to Facebook with Samsung SH100

It’s everything you want in a cheap point and shoot, and more. Remember every time you took a pic, and went, “Jeez, how awesome…

App of the week: Air Display

This week I take a look at Air Display, an app that allows you to turn your iPhone, iPad or Macbook into a wireless,…

Free Wi-Fi: A Xmas gift from Skyrove

Holidaymakers will be able to take advantage of free Wi-Fi access at over 650 Skyrove hotspots across South Africa this December as part of…

5 golden rules for (ab)using your coffee shop as your office

Next time you’re at a coffee shop, take note of how many people are sitting alone. Plenty. The digital age has taken the “lonely…

Hypocrite or hero? Elon Musk, Russel, Bengio call for six month AI pause

Host virtual meetings as anyone with Xpression camera app

The race to seamless A.I. picks up speed, Adobe launches Firefly

Start-up survival metrics: Butkow’s top tips

Exit plan for start-ups: ‘Global thinking, local start’

Africa’s Kubik and Emata win Global Startup Awards

Sony’s ZV-E1 camera: light weight takes on heavy duty content creation

Nokia reminds us of the iconic Nokia 3310, here’s what you missed

Incoming from Apple, AirPods Pro with USB-C

Review: Hyundai Staria R2.2 multicab

GR Corolla to continue Toyota’s hot hatch legacy in SA

Review: Tiguan Allspace 1.4 TSI 110 kW R-Line