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Sunday, September 14, 2008

Millionth User Signs Up At Fon

User generated wifi network, Fon, has announced that its one millionth member has signed up. The user, from Japan, marks an impressive landmark for the company which has been pioneered the scheme where you buy a Fon wifi router for home, which gives people access to your internet connection, and by becoming a member, you can use use other Fon user's WLANs all around the world.

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Saturday, August 30, 2008

Sony Strikes PSP Deal with Fon

Sony has signed a deal with community hotspot provider Fon, which will see Japanese PSP owners get access to an official content site through any of the 44,000 Fon hotspots. The access doesn't allow open net access but instead offers user the chance to get downloads and updates from an official provider. Fon is a global operation, offering wireless equipement to end users for free in exchange for open access, so could PSP owners worldwide lookforward to similar arrangements? Let's wait and see...

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