Streamlined Hotspot Logins for Portable Devices

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Tim Higgins

Devicescape launches new service, software, to reduce friction: The company opened its public beta to enable portable Wi-Fi-equipped devices to attach themselves to hotspots without the tedium–when it’s even possible–of logging in.

Devicescape, until now, has been known as an embedded Wi-Fi driver developer, making network software that runs on devices that have very little space and very little battery power to carry out that task. They’re leveraging their knowledge and experience in launching this new service.

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