Nowadays a moderately skilled hacker needs only a couple of minutes to crack its key with an off-the-shelf wireless card.
Once on the network, the ARIS Wireless Card for Windows (included) automatically updates software over the Internet to maintain the latest networking and codec technologies.
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The system is also made future proof by a patent-pending capability to swap out the wireless card should hardware technology change or if the user chooses a different network infrastructure in the future.
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Ms. Gates, a regular train rider, initially expected the service to work as smoothly as Wi-Fi on JetBlue or Virgin America airlines, but she has given up on it and bought a wireless card from Sprint.
We know, it's still draft-spec equipment, but the fact that Apple has knowingly strapped an 802.11n-compliant wireless card inside its newest refresh of iMacs could certainly be telling of a certain product's future (or not).
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The company, which makes wireless PC card modems, reported disappointing earnings for the fourth quarter of 2005.
WiCC will work seamlessly with all handsets in compliance with IEEE's Power Matters Alliance (PMA) 'Wireless Charging Card' specifications.
The latest generation tri-band wireless networking card will be available in two options: the QCA9006NFC next-generation form factor (NGFF) and the QCA9006WBD half-mini card (HMC) specification.
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Integration may be implemented directly within the chipset, or it could be delivered through an add-on device, such as the Wireless Charging Card (WiCC) in the image above.
Eye-Fi, a wireless memory card that can automatically upload photos from a digital camera to a computer or Web site, will be on display at the Las Vegas show.
She carries a wireless Internet card, which she uses to answer emails and work on presentations while on the commute, and her laundry, which she gets done free at the company's headquarters.
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We wondered if that was because the PowerMac G3 machine there was running a Farallon Skyline wireless PC card and Mac OS9, which the card demands, while the rest of the Macs on the network run OS X.
Building on the success of the QCA9005 tri-band wireless solution, the latest generation tri-band wireless networking card takes advantage of the new Qualcomm VIVE 802.11ac combined with the recently ratified 802.11ad standard that enables multi-gigabit networking, data syncing, and video and audio streaming, while maintaining its wireless bus extension docking capabilities.
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It also comes with a built-in Airport card for easy wireless networking using the Wi-Fi standard.
TrustedReviews has their review of the Sony Blu-ray-equipped media center PC, with the usual compliment of card readers, wireless keyboards, wi-fi, and TV tuners.
Using the smartphone connection function, simply set up a compatible Toshiba FlashAir SDHC card with an internal wireless LAN to make a Wi-Fi connection.
You can also use the same slot to expand the device's capabilities--already Palm has developed a Bluetooth wireless module that fits into the SD card slot.
WiCC cards double as NFC antennae, enabling them to seamlessly replace the existing NFC antenna with a card that delivers both NFC and wireless power.
And there may be some wild card entries from retailers, entrepreneurs and wireless device makers.
But in future, it could include credit card data, paving the way toward wireless payments for iPhone.
Rumor has it that the nation's largest CDMA carrier begins rolling out its EV-DO Revision A network this Friday, starting with ten cities (Sacramento and Salt Lake City among them) and a little data card we like to call the Sierra Wireless AirCard 595.
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The company has introduced its own debit-card system in some stores and is investigating wireless systems where radio tags placed on products are automatically read when a customer is ready to leave a store.
By creating that space for wireless connectivity, it leaves the machine's other PCI card expansion slots available for other things.
There's also a slot for Wi-Fi wireless networking connections, but you'll have to buy a card sold separately to use it.
While all that was happening, Novatel's card business in Europe was under pricing pressure from competitor Sierra Wireless as well as a European competitor, Option.
The device is designed to pull down VOD broadcasts via wireless IP, and then store them for later viewing on a hard drive or memory card.
RadioShack No-Contract Wireless smartphones are the only Muve Music phones that come bundled with an 8GB SanDisk memory card, allowing consumers to store up to 6, 000 songs, as well as pictures and videos, on their device.
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WiCC is a wafer-thin card that consumers can insert into compatible phones or cases to instantly upgrade them for wireless power.
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