Recently we reported a problem connecting to FON WiFi network (FON_FREE_INTERNET) using HandyWi. This issue has been resolved, you can now connect to FON network without any problem! Thanks to FON team for a quick fix and Steven for the bug report!

Moscow has become the unquestionable leader in the number of public Wi Fi hotspots, reports Laptop online magazine. Having been a runner up in Wi Fi spots for a few years, Moscow offers more than ten thousand places to get an easy access to the web, leaving London and Taipei behind. Recently, Russia has been placed on the 4th place in the world in Internet penetration and the total size of the Russian cellular market is estimated 167.7 million, giving the country a penetration rate of almost 120 per cent. 

Russian HandyWi user base has doubled in this quarter and we are predicting that the trend will continue throughout 2009.  Latest HandyWi release v2.0 will be available in Russian language, with even more WiFi features.

HandyWi is now featured on Samsung mobile Applications portal. The portal was first introducted during Mobile World Congress in Barcelona and is focused on providing Symbian S60, Java and Windows Mobile applications. It is similar to Apple App. Store allowing application developers to earn money and distribute freeware applications to the large audience of mobile users.  Samsung mobile Applications is currently in the Beta stage and is hosting more then 1100 various applications.

Starting approximatly begining of March we received many complains about troubles connecting to FON spots (FON_FREE_INTERNET)  with HandyWi. We can offcially confirm that it is not possible to connect to FON spots as of 1st of March, we are currently trying to resolve this issue with FON and will let you about the results.  Feel free to post your comments here.