In 1983, Gerald S. Hawkins published a book called ‘Mindsteps to the Cosmos’ in which he postulated that throughout history, humankind took dramatic technological steps forward. He described these irreversible paradigm shifts as ‘mindsteps’ and identified five distinct innovations in history which created entirely new world views; these were invention of imagery, writing, mathematics, printing,
Nepal has announced its plans to make itself a free wi-fi zone in order to compete with its neighbours, India and China, which are two of the most technologically developed nations. China currently dominates the global ICT hardware industry, while India is a world leader in software development. It is thought that making the entire
Brits who racked up hefty roaming charges whilst browsing the web on holiday last year were hit with a total bill of £112 million, reports telegraph.co.uk. Conducted on 1,000 British holidaymakers, a poll from travel operators Thompson and First Choice shows the average Brit's phone bill increasing by £20 when they take a trip away. One in ten
Israel firm Wilocity has announced that it is developing wi-fi 25 times faster than the current quickest home internet. The company described the new technology as "the world's first multi-gigabit wireless chipsets". Data will be transmitted at seven gigabits per second through the system. The current highest speed available for home internet is 300 megabits
Event organisations cannot expect to satisfy their attendees without allowing them to browse the internet with a fast and free Wi-Fi connection. These are the words of hospitality expert and 4hoteliers.com contributor Anna Johnson, who says that although the provision of wireless internet was a "nice-to-have" up until very recently, it's now an absolute necessity for anyone planning an event.
The City of Lexington in North Carolina, USA, is celebrating its Wi-Fi service one year after its launch in 2012. It announced that it now averages over 200 users a day and the recent Barbecue Festival boosted its success when it saw almost 1,600 unique users log onto the service, reports the-dispatch.com. The 21 Wi-Fi hotspots
Wilocity, the company creating what it calls the 'world's fastest' wi-fi standard, says its product will be rolled out to both the business and consumer markets. Speaking to haaretz.com, the vice-president of engineering at Wilocity, Yaron Elboim, says that the standard will reach mobiles eventually, too. Penetration of the latter market will be dependent on pricing, but Elboim
The Caravan Club will look to make improvements to its much criticised Wi-Fi network in the new year. Caravanclub.co.uk says the group operates around 2,500 campsites across the nation, with 112 of these offering access to the internet. The Caravan Club chose to act upon the rise of the mobile device by launching its very own Wi-Fi network, allowing holidaymakers to keep up to date
Etisalat customers who enjoy travelling can now take advantage of a new service which offers high speed unlimited Wi-Fi on the go. According to khaleejtimes.com, the telecoms operator has teamed up with iPass, one of the biggest Wi-Fi hotspot aggregators in the world, boasting a network of 1.4 million access points across 130 countries. Etisalat
The launch of video capability on Instagram and Snapchat has been an important factor in the explosion of data usage in 2013, a tech columnist has noted. Writing for brightsideofnews.com, Anshel Sag accepted that the launch of 4G devices and products with larger displays has been important, but also highlighted how video plays a part.
