Cheap metacrystal panels could easily steer wireless signals around barriers

History is filled with stories of the great being felled by the puny. Goliath and a pebble, Achilles and his heel, the ultra-fast 6G network and … walls. Researchers at Aalto University in Finland have now invented a cheap, 3D-printed solution that could help future wireless signals bend around the barriers that currently stop them in their tracks.

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Apple quietly nixes Walkie-Talkie app from the watchOS 27 developer beta

If you were looking forward to the continuation of the Dick Tracy-esque Walkie-Talkie app on your Apple Watch, Apple has apparently ended it. Per MacRumors and confirmed by tech journalist Nicolas Lellouche, Apple has quietly removed the Walkie-Talkie app from its first developer beta of watchOS 27, the app having vanished from both the app […]

AT&T launches $3/day “Unlimited Day Pass” plan for iPad cellular users

This could definitely come in handy for the road warriors out there. AT&T on Wednesday launched a new cellular option entitled “Unlimited Day Pass” for iPad users. The plan, which is geared towards users who have more sporadic needs than might be justified by a full monthly subscription plan, retails for $3 for unlimited wireless […]

WWDC: Full list of more than 250 bugs to fix before the iOS 27 release this fall published

There are bug fixes, and there are bug fixes. Per the mighty Jason Cross of Macworld, Apple will be addressing more than 260 bugs within iOS, incorporating key sections such as Apple Intelligence, Siri, and Parental Controls. 10 of the key improvements are as follows: The full list, in all its terrifying grandeur, reads as […]

Cisco Live – the agentic network, and questions for the channel (Analyst Angle)

Cisco Live 2026 signals the arrival of the agentic network, built around Cloud Control, AI-driven operations and security. But for managed connectivity providers, the real test remains simpler licensing, channel economics and monetizable value for SMB customers. In sum –…

‘Stay protected’: How to safely use free public Wi-Fi without risking your privacy

The Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) shared tips on how the public can safely use the internet when browsing public WI-FIs. Public WI-FIs are free and easily accessible internet provided in establishments such as malls, cafes, airports and hotels. While convenient, cybersecurity experts said that such connections are risky because users “may become […]

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スマホなしでも99.5%で個人を特定。市販のWi-Fiの識別技術に警鐘

まさかの特定され放題。自分のスマートフォンの電源を切ったり、機内モードにしても、高精度で見知らぬ誰かに識別される技術に研究者らが警鐘を鳴らしている。ドイツのカールスルーエ工科大学の研究チームが実証した攻撃手法「BFId」は…

Rumor: Apple developing additional security layers to help quickly lock down stolen iPhones

If your iPhone’s been snagged, this could definitely come in handy. Per 9to5Mac, Apple is working on a new iPhone security feature that can automatically lock the device when it detects that it has been snatched from the user’s hand. The feature adds to the current iPhone anti-theft protection layers, such as Find My, Activation […]

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American Airlines to begin collaboration with Starlink to provide in-flight Wi-Fi service

You may not love Starlink, but it’s arriving at American Airlines and will hopefully boost the speed of its inflight Wi-Fi. Per 9to5Mac, American Airlines will be upgrading more than 500 of its airplies with Starlink internet, which will become available in Q1 2027. The airline stated that the network, which is powered by “thousands […]

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Identifying People Using Wi-Fi Routers

Not identifying people based on their use of Wi-Fi routers, but identifying people using Wi-Fi signals.

This is accomplished through what is known as WiFi sensing, or the use of WiFi signals to infer information about a physical environment. When radio signals like WiFi travel through a space, they interact with the objects and people around them. Those signals can be reflected, scattered, or…

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“Poor” and “cynical” – about GSMA and CTIA on US midband spectrum (Analyst Angle)

The GSMA and CTIA have misrepresented early 6GHz Wi-Fi adoption data to justify reallocating spectrum for mobile use, arguing the technology remains in a normal growth phase with significant long-term strategic and economic value. GSMA last month published a report…

米FCC、海外製ルーターを事実上輸入禁止へ。TP-Link問題が背景

海外製ルーター、米国から事実上の追放。米国のWi-Fiルーター事情、地味にとんでもないことになっています。米国連邦通信委員会(FCC)が2026年3月23日、外国で生産された消費者向けルーターをCovered Listに追加し、新規モデルのFCC認可を原則止める規制を始めたようで...

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SMB Wi-Fi in 2026 – one dominant vendor, one frustrated channel (Analyst Angle)

New research into the SMB Wi-Fi market reveals how managed service providers choose networking vendors, where leading platforms succeed or fail, and why support, integrations, channel economics, and ecosystem lock-in now matter more than checklists. Wi-Fi has become the most…

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