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Apple’s iBeacon technology has now been activated across its 254 US-wide stores, giving shoppers real-time information on their iDevices as they look around the store. The location-sensing technology can be used to transmit details about products, events and offers. According Read More

For a number of months, social media mogul Mark Zuckerberg has been rallying the troops behind Internet.org, his initiative to bring connectivity to the developing world. Although internet for all might seem like a selfless gesture, there might be more Read More

A new initiative by the European Union could mean that EU citizens will soon be allowed to travel from one country to the next without incurring hefty roaming charges from their mobile phone providers. According a report from Reuters, official Read More

Akamai Technologies’ State of the Internet report has discovered the top 10 US states with the highest internet speeds: State Mbps Change Vermont 12.7 40% New Hampshire 12 28% Delaware 11.9 17% District of Columbia 11.3 28% Utah 11 29% Read More

Researchers at Germany’s Karlsruhe Institute for Technology and the Fraunhofer Institute for Applied Solid State Physics have managed to break records for the world’s fastest Wi-Fi connection. Results were set at a speed of 100Gbps and a signal distance of Read More

The latest initiative from Google’s apparent desire to connect the entire world comes in the form of Project Link, which the Web giant announced on Wednesday would aim to provide reliable broadband internet to developing regions. Google announced that under Read More

It’s been a few months since Mark Zuckerberg announced his plan to bring internet access to the developing world, and it seems that not everyone is as enthused by the idea as he is. Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates had some Read More

LiFi internet connections might just be the next big innovation to take the technology world by storm, so we’re likely to hear a lot more about it soon. The ability to transmit information wirelessly via light will change a lot Read More

Coming back from a poor quarter, Sprint have just introduced Sprint Spark, an ultra-fast LTE service aimed at delivering unprecedented cellular internet speed to smartphone users. The company’s demo ran at an impressive 1Gbps, which is an unheard of connection Read More

New website HotelWiFiTest.com aims at giving recommendations to tech-savvy travelers who absolutely need top-speed Wi-Fi in their hotels. Let’s say you’re jetting off on a trip to New York, and fast Wi-Fi is an absolute necessity for your stay, for Read More