FreedomPop kicks off free 4G service with a hotspot and USB stick

FreedomPop has built up quite a bit of hype over the past few months for its proposed freemium 4G service -- starting today, we'll finally get to see if it can live up to its many promises.

Google, Boingo extend free Wi-Fi offer (but snub iPhone owners)

Boingo is teaming up with Google Play to offer free Wi-Fi in airports and hotels -- but iPhone and iPad owners won't get any love.

Threatened by wireless carriers, Time Warner, Comcast, Cox team up for CableWifi

It’s rarely a good thing when the country’s biggest cable providers partner up, but subscribers might be okay with today’s news.

Customers of Bright House, Cablevision, Comcast, Cox Communications, and Time Warner will soon be able to connect to each …

Stop freaking out about turning the homeless into hotspots at SxSW

A marketing firm is catching heat from the tech community for a project that temporarily turned the city of Austin, Texas’ homeless population into mobile 4G hotspots during the South by Southwest (SxSW) Interactive event this weekend.

Essentially, BBH Labs …

Sprint adds cheaper 3G/4G mobile broadband plans to undercut AT&T, Verizon

Sprint has added two new 3G and 4G mobile broadband data plans to its lineup that will replace more-expensive plans it previously offered, as well as undercut AT&T and Verizon, the company announced today.

As the distant third-place carrier in …