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Boingo Wireless
Reviewed on November 2, 2005
With its top-notch connection utilities, impressive number of U.S. and international locations, and cheap monthly rates, Boingo Wireless's impeccable WISP credentials are tough to beat.
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Microsoft Location Finder 3
Find a person's location using your WiFi enabled laptop, Tablet, or PC.
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Microsoft Corp.
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Loki for Internet Explorer 2
Turn your Wi-Fi-enabled laptop into a virtual GPS device.
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Wi-Fi used for location services
June 20, 2005
Skyhook says it has software that is more accurate than GPS for location-based services.
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Loki 2.0.3
Integrate your physical location into Web search and browsing via Wi-Fi Positioning System.
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T-Mobile HotSpot
Reviewed on December 14, 2005
If you're a Windows user with a taste for Starbucks lattes, you'll love T-Mobile's slick, safe, and easy-to-use HotSpot service, although you'll pay a premium to use it.
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MSN Virtual Earth beta
Reviewed on September 29, 2005
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Intel experiments with Wi-Fi as GPS substitute
July 12, 2005
Chipmakers are experimenting with using the wireless networks to triangulate an individual's location, especially in urban areas.
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Wireless location tracking draws privacy questions
May 16, 2006
Electronic devices can track your children and serve up maps, restaurant recommendations. But are privacy laws keeping up?
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Toshiba MyConnect
Reviewed on January 12, 2006
If you're still relying on dial-up and Ethernet connections when you're on the road, Toshiba's MyConnect service makes for a compelling option, but Boingo and T-Mobile HotSpot offer better all-around packages.
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The FCC's invite to Big Brother
August 15, 2005
CNET News.com's Declan McCullagh explains why you'll be tracked wherever you go if the federal government has its way.
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Lampposts to provide location-based services?
March 23, 2005
British company wants to use lampposts to create a wireless broadband network that would support location-based services.
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