WiFi is being pushed into the mainstream consciousness, thanks to Intel’s new chip and some McDonald’s restaurants, among others.

How long will it take for “wireless computing” seem as antiquated as “wireless radio”?

And will “broadband” become synonymous with online television? ABC News has launched an 24-hour, online-news network, that from the sounds of it will essentially be TV news to the Web. Steve Outing has more in his E-Media Tidbit on the item.

The Globe surveys the burnt-out paradise that was home to a once flourishing fauna called technology magazines. A former co-worker’s magazine (Channel Business was the magazine I alluded to a few days ago) plays large in the piece.

Steven Champeon and Nick Finck’s SXSW Interactive slide show about progressive enhancement. Good read, great presentation technology.

Finally, AOL hammers the nails into the coffin of pop-up ads.