While relaxing at your Summer destination of choice, staying connected (or wrapping up last-minute work) doesn't have to include the hotel's pricey per-minute Internet surcharge. We found three free WiFi sources for the traveling tech addict, including one digital city. The Big Apple — New York City and AT&T just announced the launch of free WiFi service at 20 city parks across all five Read more

If you've decided to skip the open road and head up to the friendly skies this Summer, it's pretty likely that you'll be spending some time lounging in the airport waiting for flight delays, transfers, or even cancellations. If you're taking along a portable netbook or WiFi-enabled iPad, you can tick away the time by catching up on the news, tech developments, and of course, the latest on Kristen Read more

Here's one way to get people to stick around for Frappy Hour — Starbucks posted a tweet this morning alerting followers that it'll be rolling out free WiFi in all stores to all customers. No registration, no strings attached. Previously, Starbucks card holders could hook up for two hours, while AT&T hotspot users could suck down all the free Internet they could handle. Now, everyone is Read more

In a press release issued today, AT&T announced it is sponsoring free WiFi in Times Square to alleviate some of the traffic on its already-strained 3G network. The WiFi "hotzone" is available free to AT&T customers with qualifying smartphone, 3G LaptopConnect, and AT&T High Speed Internet plans. To find out where exactly the hotzones are located in Times Square, and how they can be Read more

Here's one holiday stress relieved: Google recently announced they'd be sponsoring free WiFi in airports across the country this holiday season, from now through January 15. Google VP, search and user experience, Marissa Mayer says, "We're very happy to extend our Holiday WiFi gift to the millions of people who will spend time in airports over the next few months." Which I translate to, "Happy Read more

Did you know that if you make one Bing search in many airports and hotels across the country, you can get free WiFi access? — Download Squad Canon's new semipro DSLR gets taken for a test drive — Gizmodo Here are some gift suggestions all the geeky dads out there — Wired Starting today, Yahoo and the Times Square Alliance have teamed up to provide free WiFi service to the public — The Read more

BlackBerry users with a TiVo box can now record their favorite shows remotely with the TiVo app — The Boy Genius Report Borders will be rolling out free WiFi in 500 store locations across the country — CrunchGear Wired chats with Felicia Day about the Guild and what it's like to be a geek in Hollywood — Wired A BlackBerry desktop manager for Macs is said to be coming out on Oct. 2 — Read more

Love to spend all day using the free WiFi in your local coffee shop? You might have to say sayonara to this, if your beanery is one of the many in New York that are starting to ban laptop users from hanging out. The restrictions are for peak hours and only discourage those who aren't eating while typing or surfing; downing coffee won't save your seat, sadly. I get it: nobody likes a mooch. Add Read more

Just one week after unveiling a new eReader and eBooks Store, Barnes & Noble continues to impress by announcing today that they will offer complimentary WiFi access in stores across the country. What this means is customers can easily download and preview any of the 700,000 eBook titles and opt in to receive personal Barnes & Noble messages, which include coupons to the in-store café, Read more