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TechnologyYahoo Style UKWhy you need a smart plug in your life (and these ones are currently on sale)
Prepare for a whole new level of convenience.
EntertainmentAOLCheeky nine-year-old caught red-handed turning the wifi on
Video and article from SWNS This is the moment a cheeky schoolboy was caught red-handed sneaking downstairs in middle of the night to switch the house wifi back on so he could play Fortnite. Jordan Squire, nine, is allowed to watch films on his
TechnologyYahoo Style UKWeak WiFi? This £18 plug could solve your internet signal
And you can control it via your phone.
TechnologyAOLWhat does WiFi stand for? (It's not what you think)
It's part of our everyday life and vocabulary, but do you know what 'WiFi' actually stands for? BuzzFeed notes that most assume that it stands for 'Wireless Fidelity' - and if you're one of them - you'd be
LifestyleYahoo Style UKMum's genius note to get her children to clean the kitchen
"Today's WiFi password can be unlocked by texting a photo of a clean kitchen."
TechnologyAOLFacebook can now help you find free WiFi
Need to send an important email, download a few songs or stream some shows but don't know if the coffee shop across the way has Wi-Fi? Facebook can help! The company just rolled out its 'Find Wi-Fi' feature around the world for
TechnologyAOLAre you safe using public wifi?
Summer's a time for getting out and about, whether it's travelling abroad or simply sitting outside a cafe in the sunshine. Either way, there's a fair chance that you'll want to use the internet, taking advantage of the free
BusinessAOLKrankies lose thousands after home wifi hack
Comedy duo the Krankies have told of how they lost more than £3,000 to fraudsters after their home wifi was hacked. Janette Tough - Wee Jimmy - was playing the online game Words With Friends on her iPad at the home she shares with husband Ian in
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Five ways to avoid identify theft
Shopping online may be handy and much easier than heading out to the shops but it also comes along with its own risks, including identity theft. It's important to think about the dangers involved when spending your hard-earned cash, so here
LifestyleAOLPeople think internet is more important than insurance
As a nation we value having access to broadband and a mobile phone more than providing our family with financial security. That's according to the Scottish Widows Protection Report, which found that 80% of us consider broadband an essential
NewsAOL£90m pledged for faster train wi-fi
Tens of millions of pounds will be spent on speeding up internet access on commuter trains across England and Wales. Passengers on the busiest routes will be able to connect to wi-fi which is at least 10 times faster than facilities currently
SportAOLFootie fans could be hit by £5,000 mobile penalty
Mobile data bills could soar close to £500 a day for some football fans heading for Brazil if they're not careful. Fans flying for the 10-day group stage could have to shoulder roaming bills of almost £5,000 - that's more than eight
BusinessAOLO2 to lose access to BT Openzone
Customers of mobile phone network O2 will no longer have access to BT Openzone wi-fi hotspots around the UK from July 1, due to a four-year deal between the two companies coming to an end. O2 will lose around one third of its current wi-fi hotspot
TechnologyAOLGM working on WiFi Direct to save pedestrians
We have all seen it, some of us have done it, and a few have crashed as a result: a pedestrian is so engrossed in telling their friend which pub they are going to, that they walk straight out in front of a car. It happened to one of our writers
NewsAOLWiFi being trialled on UK trains
PA A free Wi-fi service is being trialled by passengers on trains between Edinburgh and Glasgow. The Scottish government has provided First ScotRail with a £250,000 contract to equip four trains with the technology to allow commuters to access
BusinessAOLApps cost phone operators $13.9bn
Leading analyst company Ovum has come out with the astonishing figure that social apps cost the mobile phone operators $13.9bn (£8.9bn) in lost revenue from texts last year. There's a debate about this, clearly - but the big question is going
TechnologyAOLNext Ford Focus will be a wireless hotspot
Ford has revealed that the next-generation Focus will come with the company's new SYNC technology that will turn the car into a wireless hotspot. Passengers in the car will be able to connect their USB devices or smartphones and create a
TechnologyAOLCitroen cars get on-board internet
Citroen is to turn several of its cars into even trendier places to by providing them with a wireless internet connection. The optional extra, dubbed WiFi On Board, will allow multiple devices to connect to the internet while the car is moving