A Flip camera with WiFi has been on the cards for a long time but the rumours simply didn’t deliver any facts…until now. The FCC has taken a look at a brand new Flip camera and its packing 802.11a/b/g/n support – the Flip WiFi camera is coming! We don’t know when specifically but notes in the FCC filing ask for full photos to remain under wraps until May 1 so that would suggest that’s when it’ll emerge. Click the headline and let us know: does the Flip WiFi camera have a place in your tech arsenal?
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Powered by Android 2.2 Froyo, the Samsung Galaxy Tab will drop the 3G radios in favor of a WiFi-only edition early this year. According to a press release from Samsung Mobile, the Galaxy Tab WiFi edition will be arriving in the US in the first quarter of 2011.
There’s only one day left for you to enter our competition to win a free Three MiFi with 12GB of preloaded data, and save yourself from the Wi-Fi NotSpots that litter the UK. All you have to do to enter is to tell us your Wi-Fi Heroes and Villains. Head over to the Say No To Wi-Fi NotSpots Facebook page and drop us a line on the wall.
We’ve been hearing your Wi-fi woes as part of our Say No to Wi-fi NotSpots Campaign. Mark Rock, CEO of Audioboo, has told us of his woes, and we’ve heard about hospital Wi-fails and other tales of poor performance. If you’re not a member of the Facebook group yet, click here to show you want more from your Wi-fi hotspots!
If you’re in a Wi-fi NotSpot now, and are up to your ears with low speeds and failing connections, then tweet about it! Tweet @electricpig, hashtag #notspot, with the provider that’s letting you down and where you are. If you’ve got a Wi-fi hero too, somewhere that consistently delivers a nippy connection, then drop a comment on the Facebook Group.
Mobile wifi provider The Cloud is now providing commuters on the Glasgow Underground with access to wifi and 3G.
Google Android 2.2 is due to arrive next week but some more of its secrets have just slipped out. As well as Flash support, Android 2.2 Froyo will come with USB tethering and the ability to turn your phone into a WiFi hotspot built-in. That sound you can hear is mobile network bosses grinding their teeth…
