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<title>Google fined $189,000 in Germany over Street View Wi-Fi data</title>
<link>http://www.electronista.com/articles/13/04/22/street.view.wi.fi.data.collection.issue.strikes.again/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/1204/googlestreetview-car.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[Google has been fined 145,000 euros ($189,230) by a government regulator in Germany for collecting data from Wi-Fi connections in the country. The fine stems from when the company's Street View cars were in operation between 2008 and 2010, inadvertently collecting data packets from individuals and businesses as the fleet drove around the country....]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 22 Apr 2013 13:58:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Gowex rolls out free 1Mbit Wi-Fi across New York City</title>
<link>http://www.electronista.com/articles/13/03/05/over.1900.hotspots.providing.free.wi.fi.coverage.to.users/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/article_images/article_thumbnail/1362500137_gowexthumb.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[Wi-Fi provider Gowex has turned on its Wi-Fi network covering New York City, providing free Internet access to residents and tourists. Covering the areas of Brooklyn, the Bronx, Manhattan, Queens, and Staten Island, the 1,953-hotspot network is available to anyone wanting to use the 1-megabit connection through their mobile device....]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 05 Mar 2013 16:15:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>FCC pushes for 35 percent increase in Wi-Fi spectrum</title>
<link>http://www.electronista.com/articles/13/02/21/move.aims.to.reduce.hotspot.congestion/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://cdn4.macnn.com/article_images/article_thumbnail/1337117568_R6300_3-4Lft_LowResthumb.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[The Federal Communications Commission is currently pushing to allocate additional spectrum for Wi-Fi devices, in an attempt to decrease hotspot congestion and improve performance. The proposal also aims to help accelerate the growth of the latest Wi-Fi technology that is capable of achieving wireless speeds in excess of one gigabit per second, likely referring to 802.11ac equipment that has begun ...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 21 Feb 2013 13:53:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Car-to-car communication put at risk by FCC Wi-Fi proposal</title>
<link>http://www.electronista.com/articles/13/02/12/bands.reserved.since.1999.for.vehicles.may.suffer.from.interference/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/1111/googlexcarin.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[Technologies being developed to aid in communications between cars may be affected by the Federal Communications Commission's plan to increase Wi-Fi spectrum. Bands reserved since 1999 for car-to-car communication may become collateral damage in the FCC's search for more wireless spectrum, and potentially puts the future of self-driving vehicles at risk....]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 12 Feb 2013 16:14:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>FCC proposes free national Wi-Fi network for public use</title>
<link>http://www.electronista.com/articles/13/02/04/proposal.faces.stiff.resistance.from.telecommunications.lobby/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/article_images/article_thumbnail/1346118774_genachowski-sm.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[The Federal Communications Commission has proposed the creation of "super Wi-Fi" networks across the US. The networks, in theory would be powerful enough to allow people to access the Internet through them without needing separate coverage via a carrier, has seen a number of parties within the wireless industry lobbying against such a proposal....]]></description>
<guid>http://www.electronista.com/articles/13/02/04/proposal.faces.stiff.resistance.from.telecommunications.lobby/</guid>
<pubDate>Mon, 04 Feb 2013 19:24:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Withings rolls out baby and toddler Wi-Fi scale</title>
<link>http://www.electronista.com/articles/13/01/17/ios.app.allows.for.weight.recording.other.data.collection/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/article_images/article_thumbnail/1358452284_withings-sm.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[Accessory manufacturer and designer Withings has announced the availability of its Internet-enabled baby and toddler scale, the Withings Smart Kid Scale. The Smart Kid Scale has built-in Wi-Fi and Bluetooth connectivity, which allows for the instant transfer of data measured by the scale to be sent directly to the Withings Baby Companion application. The scale and app combo provides parents a simp...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 17 Jan 2013 19:50:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Qualcomm Atheros StreamBoost network technology revealed</title>
<link>http://www.electronista.com/articles/13/01/04/intelligent.traffic.shaping.technology.uses.cloud.based.updates/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/1202/qa_ac_gallery.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[Qualcomm Atheros has revealed its new intelligent bandwidth management technology for Wi-Fi routers and gateways. StreamBoost will allocate data to various Internet-connected devices on a network, automatically managing and shaping network traffic and giving specific applications traffic priority over others, such as gaming or video-on-demand applications....]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 04 Jan 2013 18:23:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Pioneer Wi-Fi speaker firmware update adds Pandora, vTuner</title>
<link>http://www.electronista.com/articles/12/12/13/sma.series.update.adds.internet.streaming.as.input.source/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/article_images/article_thumbnail/1352162395_pandora-sm.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[Pioneer Electronics has deployed a free firmware update that adds the Pandora Internet radio and vTuner Internet radio services as available features on its line of SMA series Wi-Fi speaker systems, the XW-SMA1-K, XW-SMA3-K and XW-SMA4-K. With the update, Pandora and vTuner are incorporated as sources available on the wireless speakers....]]></description>
<guid>http://www.electronista.com/articles/12/12/13/sma.series.update.adds.internet.streaming.as.input.source/</guid>
<pubDate>Fri, 14 Dec 2012 01:22:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Cisco buys cloud-networking service Meraki for $1.2 Bn</title>
<link>http://www.electronista.com/articles/12/11/18/mit.research.project.bought.for.networking.know.how/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/article_images/article_thumbnail/1353295552_ciscomeraki.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[Cisco has acquired cloud startup Meraki for a reported $1.2 billion. The deal, entirely in cash, sees the networking giant take control of the networking infrastructure service, which offers mid-sized organizations on-site Wi-Fi networking, security, and cloud-based management software at a relatively low cost....]]></description>
<guid>http://www.electronista.com/articles/12/11/18/mit.research.project.bought.for.networking.know.how/</guid>
<pubDate>Mon, 19 Nov 2012 03:18:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>WiFox boosts Wi-Fi network throughput by 700 percent</title>
<link>http://www.electronista.com/articles/12/11/15/nc.state.software.could.be.added.to.existing.hardware/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/article_images/article_thumbnail/1352994721_DAP1360Leftthumb.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[Researchers have worked out a way to boost the throughput of a high-traffic Wi-Fi network by up to 700 percent. Created by a team at NC State University, software called WiFox is able to monitor data traffic and set priority for various users, balancing traffic flow between multiple routers on a network and allowing for a smoother connection for the majority of users....]]></description>
<guid>http://www.electronista.com/articles/12/11/15/nc.state.software.could.be.added.to.existing.hardware/</guid>
<pubDate>Thu, 15 Nov 2012 15:42:00 GMT</pubDate>
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