Saks Fifth Avenue announced that it has launched AT&T Wi-Fi at all 44 stores and the new Saks Fifth Avenue app.

AT&T  customers will automatically connect to the in-store Wi-Fi service which will enable shoppers toll be automatically connected to Saks Fifth Avenue's Wi-Fi each time they shop in the store.

Saks Fifth Avenue first launched AT&T Wi-Fi at its flagship store in New York City in November 2011, and has expanded  to more stores.

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PediaVision will be conducting free public vision screenings with the Spot vision screener to commemorate the month of May as Healthy Vision Month.

We wish we had the service and Los Angeles, many a time we have noticed young children who bump into walls or who have trouble seeing things.  We don't say anything because we don't have an easy way to suggest to parents to have their children's eyes checked. In Wireless and Mobile News,  we covered the cost of  mobile Wi-Fi hotspot services for Sprint and Verizon.

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Wireless an' mobile users want more Wi-Fi and would use it if it may data out faster and saved them money notes a new study by Smith Micro, conducted by uSamp.  More owners of smartphones would use them as Wi-Fi hotspots if  the feature wasn't so expensive. Many CTIA attendees use  "unauthorized"  apps for Wi-Fi hotspots and data tethering.

Ninety-five percent of smartphone users would leverage Wi-Fi if it enabled better mobile data performance.
88 percent would prefer to access Wi-Fi networks if it reduced their monthly phone bill.

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Although the Motorola Xoom for $199 sold extremely well during Black Friday and Cyber Monday, the best tablet deals of the year were the $99 and $149 Wi-Fi-enabled HP TouchPads. The Wi-Fi-only Kindle Fire is also doing very well. Wi-Fi is becoming the preferred method of data access for tabet due to cellular data pricing, availability of Wi-Fi and smartphone adoption.

Yesterday, the sale of HP TouchPads slowed down eBay while HP sold 2,316 of t$99 16GB TouchPads and 5,534 of the 32GB $149 model.

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TS2R Wireless News from Wireless and Mobile NewsFull news stories today reported Sprint announcing the Motorola Photon with a summer release date and the Virgin Mobiles Motorola Triumph.  There's a new HTC Sensation at the FCC, and Sprint will be...

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Android fanatics who want the latest iPad competitor could be able to buy a Wi-Fi-only version of the Motorola Xoom tablet at Sam's Club for less than the price of a similar featured iPad 2.It seems that employees of mass...

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Wi-Fi access gets expensive, especially when traveling.  Skype announced Skype Access pay-as-you-go internet access through  Wi-Fi hotspot providers around the globe.Skype Access allows you to pay per minute using Skype Credit to control your costs at rates starting at 6...

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If you are headed to Times Square to ring in the New Year and plan on Twittering, emailing New Year greetings or mapping your way home, you don't have to worry about incurring extra data charges on your AT&T iPhone,...

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Today the Google Chrome browser team announced that it has teamed up with AirTran, Delta and Virgin America, to provide free Gog Inflight Internet to their passengers throughout the holiday season.  Travelers flying on AirTran, Delta or Virgin America between...

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Southwest Airlines is now offering satellite-enabled Wi-Fi internet access onboard Southwest flights for an introductory price of $5 above 10,000 feet.  The service is currently being implemented across the Southwest fleet. Airline passengers with Wi-Fi-enabled smartphones or computers will have...

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Mobile users find the most appealing location-based ads are coupons, with 39 percent agreeing that they want discounts while on the go, reported the new JiWire, Q2 2010 Mobile Audience Insights of Wi-Fi users.  The most popular mobile Wi-Fi devices...

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