Topic - fon

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Computers, Media, Communications, Internet

FON Pitches Free Wi-Fi in San Francisco

But can a free Wi-Fi community work in an urban center where city-backed municipal Wi-Fi failed?
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Communications, Internet

BT Grabs Stake in FON for Wi-Fi Ride

UK telecommunications giant pumps an undisclosed investment sum into Spanish start-up FON for access to its bustling Wi-Fi network.
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Finance

Europe’s Wikio Gets $5.3M

Web 2.0 company wants to fill European content gap.
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General news, Internet

Can Wikia Become the New Time Warner?

Le Web 3 Paris conference sheds light on future of news and the internet.
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Communications

FON to Ink Deals in US

World’s largest Wi-Fi community is negotiating deals with leading U.S. cable companies.
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General news, Finance

Skype Head Pushes Euro Startups

Red tape, lack of seed capital, and risk aversion are holding back European market.
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Communications

FON’s $5 Social Router

Wi-Fi sharing company jump-starts its populist movement with subsidized router and social network.
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Media, Internet, Finance

Index VCs Finance Last.fm

London-based online social network recommends music based on its users’ collections.
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General news, Internet

The Wi-Fi Revolution

In the new order, everyone connects—with or without the old-fashioned phone company.
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General news, Internet

The Hacker Behind FON

Work by Germany’s Sebastian Gottschall is a critical component of the upstart Internet-sharing service.
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Communications, Internet

Search Giants Lured by Mobile

Internet giants step up efforts to get their share of the growing mobile data market.
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Computers, Finance

Open-Source Firm Gets $18.5M

Database startup MySQL closes its third round of venture financing with help from German software giant SAP.