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The Queen Elizabeth Hospital treats patients to free WiFi

The Queen Elizabeth Hospital treats patients to free WiFi

Purple, the intelligent spaces company, has installed its WiFi and analytics solution at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital and it has proved to be a big hit with

26 March 2017
In-Store WiFi: Are you using it to its full potential?

In-Store WiFi: Are you using it to its full potential?

Every day, millions of us use our smartphones, laptops, tablets, and wearable technology to connect to public WiFi access points (WAP). Ultimately, we expect to

21 February 2017
The Technology Behind Amazon Go: How it Works and What It Means for Retailers

The Technology Behind Amazon Go: How it Works and What It Means for Retailers

Whether you spotted it in your social feeds, saw it in a news headline, or were one of the 7.9 million people who have viewed its debut YouTube video, it's like

19 January 2017
Purple Outgrows Ashton HQ

Purple Outgrows Ashton HQ

New Year, New Office, for Purple following large-scale recruitment drive We're delighted to announce that Purple has moved its headquarters to Oldham

16 January 2017
WiFi in Healthcare - Hospital technology trends [Infographic]

WiFi in Healthcare - Hospital technology trends [Infographic]

WiFi in Healthcare is revolutionising healthcare across the board but the biggest visible changes are taking place at the point of provision. Patients are now

3 November 2016
The effects on children and the internet

The effects on children and the internet

Like it or not, children and the internet go hand-in-hand and the digital world plays a massive part in most youngsters' day-to-day lives.

29 September 2016
The Advantages and Disadvantages of WANs

The Advantages and Disadvantages of WANs

Do you have a wide area network (WAN) at your company? If you operate globally, you probably do. That's because WANs are powerful business tools.

22 August 2016
An Insight into Subnet Masking

An Insight into Subnet Masking

Subnet masking explained In a local area network, network devices are connected in close proximity with each other and require logical grouping to work

14 July 2016
Using public WiFi, security tips and Passpoint

Using public WiFi, security tips and Passpoint

WiFi access is everywhere. And with millions of public WiFi hotspots there's no excuse for not staying connected. WiFi hotspots are great for when you're out an

24 March 2016
Are you WiFi Aware?

Are you WiFi Aware?

The Wi-Fi Alliance recently launched a certification programme for a new technology and standard called Wi-Fi Aware. But what does this mean? What is Wi-Fi Aware?

29 October 2015
Top 6 weirdest places with WiFi

Top 6 weirdest places with WiFi

In January this year, there were more than 50 million public WiFi hotspots across the world - that equates to one WiFi hotspot for every 150 people on the planet

24 August 2015
5 interesting uses for location technology

5 interesting uses for location technology

Location-based love Proximity-based social networking is becoming the norm and there has recently been a shift towards app development to help us to widen our

21 August 2015
How important is WiFi in daily life?

How important is WiFi in daily life?

If you were asked to rate the following in order of things you wouldn't be able to live without, where do you think internet/ WiFi would be placed? Family / Fri

31 July 2015
How to use WiFi to work out

How to use WiFi to work out

There is a massive drive for health and wellbeing currently. The NHS website says that if exercise were a pill, it would be one of the most cost-effective drugs

25 May 2015
What type of social media personality are you?

What type of social media personality are you?

In one of our earlier blogs, The Psychology of Social Media, we looked at how we may or may not be showing our true self when we are posting online.

14 April 2015
The history of online shopping

The history of online shopping

eCommerce sales for 2021 are expected to exceed $4.9trillion USD! The ability to go online and purchase what we want or need within minutes is something that

18 February 2015
WiFi or beacons for location-based services?

WiFi or beacons for location-based services?

Location-based services are now the norm. From sat navs to Google Maps on our phones, we all understand that our devices can communicate with satellites or other

8 December 2014
A cure for phone addiction

A cure for phone addiction

In an earlier blog we looked at nomophobia, or the fear of being without a mobile phone. We concluded that some of us might actually be getting dangerously

27 November 2014