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There are lots of ways to use wireless internet from mobile broadband to 4G but if you really want to milk your mobile connection you’ve got to get outside. Here are a few of our favorite outdoor cities to enjoy your mobile internet:
Austin, TX – The city of the weird has enough character and music to go around but bet you didn’t know what a great (more…)

HTML 5 is a popular buzzword, but many people do not know exactly what HTML 5 refers to. In short, HTML 5 is the new standard with which markup will be delivered over the World Wide Web. One of the most important advances of HTML 5 will be the inclusion of video streaming without having to use a plugin. Here are some of the ways that HTML 5 will spark a mobile video revolution.

Instead of having to rely on Flash, which modern mobile (more…)

Browsing the Internet from your smartphone has truly never been easier or more convenient. Many people nowadays spend very little time staying still or aren’t home enough to use their laptops. Carrying a bulky laptop everywhere you go doesn’t make a lot of sense because it is just too inconvenient. If you want to stay in touch with friends, family and even business clients, you need to get a high quality smartphone that will allow you to accomplish these things.

The smartphone is now capable of browsing just about any site or forum you want it (more…)

Not long ago, it was difficult to imagine that a phone could be used to quickly and effectively browse the web. Loading a search page took many minutes, if it loaded at all.

However, in a few short years, cellphones in general and smartphones in particular have come a long way. More and more people are using these high-tech gadgets to stay connected while on the go. According to the Pew Research Center, 46 percent of American adults owned a smartphone as of February 2012 compared to 35 percent as of March 2011. (more…)

Experts have estimated that there are as many as 4 million hotspots located in cities all around the world, making it difficult to know which cities are the best for finding wireless hotspots. Many of these millions of hotspots can be accessed in various locations or are available city-wide either for local residents, tourists or both.

Knowing which cities are the best for finding wireless hotspots can depend upon your individual needs:

Free City-Wide Access
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Tethering a cell phone to a laptop allows you to use your phone’s data connection on your laptop. For most devices, this means you’ll be able to surf the web on your computer at 3G speeds, although 4G speeds are available on some devices. The exact steps to tethering are specific to the device and cell carrier, but the general steps remain the same.

One option to tether a smartphone is through the use of a USB cord. With this method, you’ll just need your phone, a laptop,, and a USB cord. Get more information at http://blog.o2.co.uk/home/2011/09/-o2-tethering-how-to-set-up-your-android-phone.html Connect (more…)

If you have a smartphone, a laptop, or any other wifi device, there is no reason you should not be able to get wifi at a nearby location. Unless you are in a remote suburban area, you are sure to find a bookstore in that major city.

All the bookstores almost always have free wifi, and this is one of the main reasons people go to a bookstore. They can read, but they can also sit there and use wifi. Also, (more…)

Many people may be shocked to learn that the United States doesn’t even crack the top ten when it comes to internet and mobile speeds. The country with the fastest mobile network is Japan, with 58 percent of its connections above 5mbps. Canada even has a faster on average mobile connection than that of the United States.

Of the fastest 100 cities in the world, only 8 cities from the United States made the list, with Riverside, California being number 1 (more…)

When using a smart phone to browse the web such as an iPhone, or HTC Desire S, you will usually either be using an app to access particular high traffic web sites, or you will be redirected to a mobile version. Usually the mobile versions of the site are just optimized for the small screen, but occasionally they lack certain features that you really need to access. This article will discuss how to view the full website that you would normally see on (more…)

In this day and age internet is becoming almost a necessity. Whether you are accessing it from your phone or computer, it is hard to go a day without checking your email or social networking site. If you don’t have Wireless at your home, it can be important to know where to go to access the internet. Lucky for us, many places offer free wireless, you just need to know where to look!

An important place to look for free Wireless internet is your local library. If you have a (more…)