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Download This Tethering App Before It Gets Pulled

2:08AM January 31, 2012 | Adrian Covert

Need an iPhone tethering app? For $1.99 (and likely a very limited time only), you can download QuasiDisk, a file-viewing app that can also share a connection over a proxy. More »


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ClockworkMod Tether Tethers Android For Free

11:00AM January 3, 2012 | Whitson Gordon

Android and Windows/Mac/Linux: Most tethering apps require root, or at the very least cost a fair amount of money. ClockworkMod Tether is a completely free wired tether app for unrooted Android phones. More »


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App Directory: The Best Tethering App For Android

5:30AM December 9, 2011 | Alan Henry

Unlike iOS, there are plenty of tethering options for Android, and most of them work well, depending on what you’re trying to do and the type of user you are. Some are wired, some are wireless, some require root, others don’t. We found that for most people not using built-in functions, PdaNet is the best tethering option because it’s reliable, accessible, easy to install and use, and easy to troubleshoot. More »


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App Directory: The Best Tethering App For iPhone

5:30AM December 8, 2011 | Adam Dachis

There are no perfect tethering options for iPhone. All come with some sort of drawback. That said, among your limited options we feel the best is PDANet for its simple configuration, versatility and its ability to hide the fact that you’re tethering from your carrier. More »


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Reboot Tethered iOS 5 Jailbreaks Without A Computer

7:30AM October 25, 2011 | Jason Chen

Apple’s iOS 5 is currently jailbreakable, but only with a tethered jailbreak. That means if your phone ever crashes, or if you have to reboot it for any reason, you need to have it connected to a Mac or PC. That sucks! If someone ever wants to murder you they’d just reboot your phone and you’d have no way to call the cops. But ho! SemiTether solves this problem. More »


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Maryfi Is A Free Software Router For Windows 7

6:00AM September 26, 2011 | David Galloway

Windows: Remember Microsoft’s Virtual Wi-Fi project for Windows 7? Well the project is officially dead, but the source code is still available, and free application Maryfi takes advantage of this to provide a software router that can share single-serve Wi-Fi networks such as those used at airports and hotels. More »


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Remember: Your Android 2.2+ Device Can Be Used As A Hotspot

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3:00PM June 16, 2011 | Angus Kidman

One of the handy features of phones and tablets running Android 2.2 and later is that you can share their Internet connection with other devices (a process often known as tethering). However, it seems that not everyone selling those devices is aware of that. More »


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Vodafone Dumps Tethering Charge For Infinite Plans

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8:30AM March 30, 2011 | Angus Kidman

To say that Vodafone’s decision to charge extra for if you use the data allowance on its Infinite plans for tethering was unpopular would be an understatement. So it’s no big surprise that Vodafone has now backtracked on that proposal, and says that tethering won’t attract additional fees. More »


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President Obama Tethers iPad Via BlackBerry, Finds It Distracting

1:30AM March 30, 2011 | Kevin Purdy

In an interview/town hall session with Univision, President Obama reveals that he now owns an iPad, a device he somewhat derided as “a distraction” in a commencement speech last year. More »


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Get GPS On Wi-Fi-Only iPads Through iPhone Tethering

1:30AM March 18, 2011 | Kevin Purdy

If you’ve got a Wi-Fi-only iPad or iPad 2, you’re generally unable to use GPS to get more accurate location pin-pointing. Unless you also happen to own an iPhone and use its Personal Hotspot feature to tether — which, it turns out, passes along GPS data. More »