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Japanese vending machines offering free WiFi

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Asahi Soft Drinks is looking to place 1,000 new, Wifi-capable vending machines in five regions across Japan sometime this month. The best part about these little wonders is that users will not require a password to mooch the internet which will be accessible anywhere within a 50m radius of the machine. And although internet access more »

The Winner of the Verbatim Mobile Lifestyle Giveaway Is…

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Congratulations to Beth Randolph, the winner of the Verbatim Mobile Lifestyle Prize Pack giveaway. The pack included $350 worth of gadgets including the Store ‘n’ Go Car Audio USB Drive, TUFF-’N’-TINY USB Drive, Store ‘n’ Go USB 3.0 Portable Hard Drive, Wireless Bluetooth Mobile Keyboard, and the Mini Wireless Slim Keyboard & Mouse. This was more »

AT&T drops the price of the original Motorola LapDock to a much nicer sounding $50

AT&T originally released the Motorola Lapdock (with support for the Atrix 4G) earlier in the year and did so with a rather high price tag. The Lapdock was originally $500 if it was purchased alone or a slightly lower $300 if purchased along with an ATRIX 4G. And well, coming a bit more recent is more »

T-Mobile officially launches new contract free Monthly4G plans

It looks like T-Mobile has announced some new Monthly4G plans. And as the name implies, these plans come as month-to-month offerings with no long term commitments. The new Monthly4G plan will be available by way of T-Mobile and is going to be priced at $60. As for what users will get for their $60 per more »

Huawei MediaPad tablet makes the required FCC appearance

We know that T-Mobile is planning on launching an HSPA+ capable version of the Huawei MediaPad tablet sometime in the near future, however as of today it looks like the Wi-Fi only model has made its required FCC appearance. That being said, and similar to other FCC filings, this one has come with little in more »

Amazon packing publishers into Kindle Fire

According to All Things D, a number of top tier publishers are on board with the Kindle Fire. Three of the big names in magazine publishing: Hearst, Conde Nast and Meredith will be on board for Wednesday’s launch of the iPad-like device. Amazon has cut deals with them similar to the deals they have with more »

Logitech Harmony Link introduced, turns your iPad into a remote control

Logitech has just launched its latest product – the Logitech Harmony Link. This device which comes with an accompanying iPad (with support for iPhone and iPod Touch) app, has one purpose for its existence – to turn your iPad into a remote control for your home entertainment appliances. Working in tandem with the Logitech Harmony more »

Virgin America Upgrades WiFi Service

Virgin America announced it will be the first airline to offer Gogo Wireless’ new ATG-4 service. Gogo says the new service is up to four times faster than its current service and uses EV-DO Rev. B technology, dual modems and directional antennas. I’ve used Gogo’s current service on several flights and I’ve always been impressed. more »

Green Bank, a West Virginia town that was has become a safe-place for “Wi-Fi refugees”

Sure, there are probably plenty of stories that we could use to poke fun at the town of Green Bank West Virginia, however on some level we are finding ourselves drawn to it. The reasoning here, Green Bank, which is a West Virginia town is part of a US Radio Quite Zone where wireless signals more »

Logitech Wireless TouchPad brings a touch of Mac to PC

Windows users who find themselves envious of Mac users and their fancy Magic Trackpad will soon have their own variant of it. Logitech has announced the Wireless Touchpad which is basically a Magic Trackpad for Windows 7 PCs. It’s available to pre-order right now for $49.99 with free shipping. It’s also out of stock at the time of this writing.