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• How to hack your own Wi-Fi network

  Attempting to "hack" into your own wireless network can help you spot potential Wi-Fi security vulnerabilities and figure out ways to protect against them.

• Xirrus unveils rugged Wi-Fi 'super access point'

  WLAN vendor Xirrus announced its first outdoor Wi-Fi products, a hardened access point and two sealed enclosures that can encase its indoor product line.

• Cisco Linksys routers bring the cloud home

  Cisco has rolled out a new line of home Wi-Fi routers that embed application intelligence for managing devices connected to the home network.

• CSIRO wins $220m settlement for Wi-Fi

  The CSIRO has been awarded $220 million after settling litigation against companies in the US to license its wireless local area network (WLAN) technology.

• Motorola's NVG510 DSL modem... not very good

  A few weeks ago here in the above ground portions of the Gibbs Universal Industries Secret Underground Bunker we got hooked on the British series "Downton Abbey".

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  3G, 4G networks unable to cope with tablet boom: Quickflix deputy chairman

  3G and 4G networks in Australia will not cope with the growth of traffic generated by tablets, according to Justin Milne, deputy chairman of online DVD rental company Quickflix.

• Congress won't kill off new unlicensed spectrum after all

  Rest easy, America: Congress has decided against killing the next generation of Wi-Fi and Bluetooth.

• In-flight Wi-Fi, missing science and a survey

  At first blush, it's another one of those, "Sure, it will happen ... eventually," type of situations. I mean does anyone envision a commercial air fleet without readily available Internet service 20 years down the runway?

• Optus serves up Wi-Fi ace at 2012 Australian Open

  Optus will power Wi-Fi at the Australian Open site in Melbourne Park during the two-week, grand slam tournament.

• Goodbye 2011 ... What a year!

  Well, as we are just a hop, skip and an eggnog away from putting on silly hats, drinking champagne, and kissing random people as we bid goodbye to the year, it behooves me to look into the digital rearview mirror and ponder what we can see rushing away from us.

• Qantas to trial iPads for entertainment

  Qantas will trial Apple iPads as the airline takes the first tentative steps towards introducing wireless technology for in-flight entertainment.

• Perth's Fiona Stanley Hospital signs on with BT for communications and IT services

  The new Fiona Stanley Hospital in Perth, Western Australia, will put communications and sustainability at the forefront of its IT agenda, thanks to an agreement with international services firm, Serco, for facilities management and support services. Serco will partner with BT for the project. Under the contract, BT will install and manage the hospital’s communications infrastructure and run a range of IT services.

• China cracks down on WiFi in public spaces

  China has ordered public spaces offering WiFi web access to install costly software to enable police to identify people using the service, state media said.

• Telstra launches Ultimate mobile Wi-Fi device

  Telstra (ASX:TLS) has released its battery-powered Ultimate Mobile Wi-Fi device which it hopes will coax more Australian businesses into using its high-speed wireless Next G network.

• Ozmo's chip and software turn Windows 7 laptop into Wi-Fi hotspot

  Improved silicon and firmware from Ozmo Devices will turn a Wi-Fi-equipped Windows 7 laptop into a local hotspot for peripherals such as a keyboard and mouse.