Libon, the WhatsApp and Skype competitor from French carrier group Orange, has an interesting new feature called Reach Me, which will allow people to send and receive calls over Wi-Fi using… Read more »
The German company is partnering with the Atos division to help customers control their home appliances from their mobile devices. Worldline also joined the connected home consortium EEBus on Thursday. Read more »
Baidu now has exclusivity on using IndoorAtlas’s tech within China, while the Finnish company now has a bunch more money to play with when it comes to R&D and business development… Read more »
The Spanish firm filed for bankruptcy protection after due diligence-focused investment outfit Gotham City Research exposed phoney revenues and inflated hotspot claims. Read more »
Australia’s Telstra has announced plans for a massive nationwide Wi-Fi network to take the load off its 4G network, and Fon’s Wi-Fi-sharing system will be part of it. Read more »
Kenya’s Ushahidi is best known for its pioneering crowdmapping efforts, but right now the company is busy finishing off its BRCK router, a fascinating device that’s designed for rough use in… Read more »
Though certain details remain frustratingly absent, a CBC News report suggests Canadian spy agency CSEC unlawfully tracked people using free public Wi-Fi in a Canadian airport, and possibly elsewhere, in what… Read more »
The Spanish Wi-Fi sharing community has scored what it suggests will be the first of multiple carrier deals in the U.S., giving its members access to AT&T’s 30,000 hotspots around the… Read more »