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Magician locks himself out of his own hand
Published in Mobiles
Monday, 24 November 2025 09:58

Magician locks himself out of his own hand


RFID party trick goes sideways after forgotten password

A hi-tech stage magician managed to baffle himself after forgetting the password to an RFID chip he had implanted in his hand.

Taliban pulls the plug on Wi-Fi to save morals
Published in Network
Wednesday, 17 September 2025 10:04

Taliban pulls the plug on Wi-Fi to save morals


Netflix and cat videos are a threat to civilisation

The Taliban has decided that the real enemy of Afghanistan isn’t poverty, famine, or collapsing infrastructure but Wi-Fi.

Wi-fi signals can now ‘fingerprint’ you just by how your body blocks them
Published in Mobiles


Roman boffins claim they can spot you without your phone

Roman researchers have emerged from their smoke filled labs with a method of tracking people using only the way their bodies muck about with Wi-Fi signals.

D-Link launches Wi-Fi 6 access points for businesses
Published in News


Jump from 256-QAM to 1024-QAM

D-Link has unveiled two Wi-Fi 6 enterprise-grade access points, the DAP-X3060 and DAP-X3060OU which it claims it can deliver up to a 25 per cent speed boost over previous Wi-Fi standards.

Wi-Fi 7 Set to Dominate in 2025
Published in News
Monday, 06 January 2025 06:03

Wi-Fi 7 Set to Dominate in 2025


Fiber, DOCSIS 4.0 to Drive Adoption

The year 2025 is shaping up to be a banner year for Wi-Fi 7, also known as IEEE 802.11be, as it solidifies its place as the backbone of next-generation connectivity.

Wi-Fi 8 trades speed for reliability
Published in News
Thursday, 14 November 2024 09:40

Wi-Fi 8 trades speed for reliability


Available in 2028

The next generation of wireless technology, Wi-Fi 8, also known as IEEE 802.11bn Ultra High Reliability, will emphasise reliability over speed.

Google's flashy new office has rubbish Wi-Fi
Published in News


Networking, they have heard of it

Google, the online giant run by billionaire Larry Page, has a new office building that looks the business, but has a Wi-Fi service that's pants.

Wi-Fi can spy on you
Published in News
Thursday, 19 January 2023 12:13

Wi-Fi can spy on you


Boffins know where you are and what your position is

Boffins at Carnegie Mellon University are using Wi-Fi signals to determine the position and pose of humans in a room opening the way for your router to spy on your location.

Saudi Arabian boffins turn windows into Wi-Fi
Published in IoT


Bandwidth is a bit of an issue 

Boffins in Saudi Arabia have developed a technology capable of transmitting a wireless Internet signal powered by the Sun through specialised glass.

Scot students' fume over lessons in "internet free" church
Published in News


They can take away our freedom but they cannae take away our wi-fi

Angry students at the University of Glasgow have blasted the decision to make them sit through lectures in a 19th-century church which does not have wi-fi.