This summer, Wi-Fi access will arrive in the passenger cabins of some commercial U.S. airliners with a new system called Gogo. For travelers who want to stay connected in the air, Gogo does the job, but it has its limitations.
The parade of iPhone lookalikes continues, and the latest to arrive is the Samsung Instinct. While it isn’t a bad phone and has some features the Apple product lacks, it’s no match for the iPhone.
Hulu.com, a site that aims to be a legal, one-stop shop for streaming of TV shows and movies, is far better than the typical network or studio Web site. But the site’s offerings lack depth.
Walt tests a new type of VOIP option that differs radically from Vonage and other current providers. You pay for it only once, and you can keep your regular phone service as an integrated backup. (Video)
Novatel has come out with a couple of new ExpressCard versions for Cingular and Verizon cellular broadband networks. I recommend both new cards. But the two high-speed networks are very different.
A new version of Wi-Fi, generally known as draft-N, promises greater speed, greater range and standardization, but may not deliver any of those things. Walt Mossberg tests some of this latest Wi-Fi gear, with mixed results.
Walt tests Verizon’s new Fios high-speed Internet service, which delivers far faster connections than other services now on the U.S. market for only a slightly higher monthly fee.
Edited by Walt and written by Katie Boehret, this is a guide to gadgets, web services and other consumer technologies.
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