The best way to find free Wi-Fi hotspots near you is by using an app on your phone that has access to a large database of hotspots. Your internet service provider (ISP) might also make local hotspots ...

China-based app maker ignored repeated warnings by researchers that its password database – stored in plain text – was accessible to anyone online. More than 2 million passwords for Wi-Fi hotspots ...

It’s becoming harder to know which apps to trust these days, and that’s readily apparent with the disclosure of a vulnerability in the popular Android app “Wi-Fi Finder.” The purpose of the app is to ...

This article describes how to use an Android phone as a Wi-Fi hotspot. The instructions apply to Samsung Galaxy and Google Pixel smartphones, but should also work on other Android phones. How to Make ...

Wi-Fi is everywhere these days. So much so that Google is playing around with a cell phone service that relies mostly on Wi-Fi. Nevertheless, there are times when Wi-Fi is just not an option. If your ...

Q. I’ve switched to using my phone’s mobile hotspot to connect my laptop to the Internet. How do I make sure I don’t exceed the 10-gigabyte cap on that feature? A. Four years ago, this would have been ...