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The 49ers may not have won the Super Bowl, but at least fans will have something to look forward to during the 2014 season. The brand new Santa Clara Stadium, which boasts 68,500 seats and an estimated $1.2 billion construction cost, is expected to pack the country’s most powerful WiFi network. The new installation is being overseen by two Facebook IT alumni, and is expected to feature roughly one terabit of overall capacity. According to an Ars Technica feature, every attendee will be able to connect to the network simultaneously, without bandwidth restrictions. That figure is dependent on more devices offering 5GHz compatibility, which seems reasonable considering that the stadium won’t open until late 2014. And, if arena-grade equipment is ready in time, the network will be 802.11ac compatible, though it will also support 802.11n, along with 11a, 11b and 11g, regardless.

Such a network is a key component of any modern structure, and if the team pulls it off, they might want to consider taking on some consulting gigs — as Samsung has proven time and again, the company can’t manage to keep press conference attendees online during major launch events, despite months of planning and unsurpassed budgets. Cellular signals will be boosted as well, with support for all carriers, just in case customers opt out of the free WiFi offering. For a more in-depth look at how the 49ers might pull it off, check out the Ars piece at the source link below — it’s a solid read for sports fans and infrastructure junkies alike.

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Source: Ars Technica

Those of you who are currently unemployed, or are looking to venture onto another job, apparently the best place to start looking is straight from your Facebook’s friends list. Facebook’s Moira Burke and Robert Kraut performed a study to determine whether your friends really are your best network in finding a new job, or if it’s better to network with a group of distant acquaintances.

Burke and Kraut surveyed about 3,000 Facebook users. They were asked about their stress levels, support from friends/family, and about any major event that had happened in their life. The survey was repeated every month for 3 months, and in that time period, about 169 of the users lost their jobs. After observing the behavior of the 3,000 users, Burke and Kraut were able to discover some common patterns in behavior.

Their studies showed that people who talked to other people who they have a strong tie with, like a friend or family member, were 33.2% more likely to find a job within 3 months, and were twice as likely to find a new job compared to the average user. Those who talked to people who they have weak ties with, like a friend’s roommate, or a friend’s family member, were only 6.5% likely to find a new job within 3 months, and were less than half as likely to find a new job compared to the average user.

Facebook’s study showed that original theories provided by Sociologists were incorrect. Sociologists believed that by talking to “Weak Ties”, you’ll be more likely to find a new job, because those are people who you have nothing in common with. They work at different companies, think differently, and have a network of people you don’t know. They believed that your “Strong Ties” tend to be in the same network of people as you, think similarly as you, and have similar tendencies.

Facebook’s study also showed that Strong Ties are great supporters. They can offer you advice, ease your worries, and do you favors. However, if you have recently lost your job, talking to Strong Ties may actually be detrimental to you. The study showed that users who talked to their friends after losing a job would actually see an increase in their stress levels. Burke says that this is because Strong Ties usually push users to a quicker recovery, offer unhelpful advice, and unintentionally threaten users with their success. So the takeaway from all of this is to use your Strong Ties to find you a new job, and stay away from them if you’ve recently become unemployed.

[via Facebook]

Facebook study shows friends are a great network for job opportunities is written by Brian Sin & originally posted on SlashGear.
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As ubiquitous as wireless printing has become, there remains the occasional hoop to jump through for printing from mobile devices if you don’t happen to have either a special app or iOS gear that supports AirPrint. HP and Samsung are teaming up to remove many of the headaches for the Galaxy S 4: when the phone launches in April, it should have setup-free WiFi printing to almost 200 HP inkjets and LaserJets, as long as any given printer is either on the same network or is otherwise accessible through direct printing. Don’t expect ubiquitous support, though. Beyond being limited to the one phone, you’ll have to stick to some of its preloaded apps, including the browser, contacts, email client, photo gallery, Polaris Office and S Note. It’s far from a truly universal solution, then, but the two partners are at least promising zero-setup printing on both the Galaxy S III and the Galaxy Note II through firmware updates coming later in 2013. We’ll take the approach if it saves time snagging an old-fashioned boarding pass or some concert tickets.

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Source: Android Police

This month Logitec is releasing a nifty antenna device, LAN-WH300NU2, to attach to your laptop to bring 300 Mbps of connectivity speed. Chuck it into any USB connection. Security ready for WPA-PSK(TKIP) or WEP（64/128bit）protocols, you connect to a new connection with the device, or with the click of a button, boost your existing connection. Retail expect to see a price of 3,040 yen.
 

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What do you do you when you have a single wired Internet connection but don’t have Wi-Fi and need to get online with multiple mobile devices? Turn your laptop into a Wi-Fi hotspot with the Logitec “Wireless Adapter 150″!
You can use your smart phone or Wi-fi compatible game machine wirelessly via your laptop. iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, Android smartphone, tablet, PC, DS, DS Vita, PSP, PS3, Wii, Wii U, Wi-Fi compatible camera, etc. can access the hotspot.
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