You can’t knock a decent networking update. On Friday, Apple released its AirPort Base Station and Time Capsule 7.6.3 firmware updates. The updates, which are available for all 802.11n AirPort Express, 802.11n AirPort Extreme and Time Capsule models, include the following fixes and changes: – Extend the Guest Wi-Fi network for a network configured with […]
Category: wireless
Well, here’s the thing that’ll drive you nuts today. Per Electronista and TechCrunch, phone unlocking without carrier permission is now illegal in the United States. A 90-day transition period, permitting the practice after an exemption added to the Digital Millennium Copyright Act was reversed in October, has now run out. The expiration of the exemption […]
Apple’s looking to bring the 802.11ac protocol to the Mac this year. Now it just needs the people to do it. Per AppleBitch, a new job listing by the company advertises a position for engineers experienced with Gigabit Wi-Fi. The mention of 802.11ac comes from a new job posting listed by the company on Sunday, […]
This could lead to something nifty. Per The Next Web, Apple has reportedly struck a deal with Broadcom that will place superfast 802.11ac Wi-Fi chips in its 2013 Mac lineup. Sources familiar with the deal indicated that the forthcoming industry standard for Wi-Fi will appear in Apple’s lineup this year. The so-called “5G Wi-Fi” offers […]
Sometimes you just need to make a chance. In a surprise step, RIM confirmed late Sunday that its two CEOs Jim Balsillie and Mike Lazaridis would resign from their top positions. Per the Wall Street Journal, the two would stay on as board members and shareholders for the BlackBerry designer, but would hand over direct […]