Since we launched Whisher, the forums have been active with users posting their comments and views, suggestions and bug reports. To improve the performance and features of our community forums, we have moved them to a vBulletin-based server. Amongst other things, the new forums will allow us the following:

• Use thread ratings and user reputations, as well as user titles.
• Quickly moderate and manage threads and posts.
• Add hacks and modifications, for example, to allow users to show their hotspot status.
• Have private forums for beta testers.
• Control automated spam.

We want our forums to become an open place for discussion, without censorship or regulation on what users can or cannot say about Whisher. We take user feedback, suggestions and criticisms very seriously, and use them to improve and move forward.

User accounts, threads and posts have been imported from the old forums, which now redirects to the new forums, found at http://forums.whisher.com. Please update your bookmarks, and enjoy!

We are honored to have been picked as one of the ten Tech Startups to Watch by Laptop Magazine, the leading publication related to mobile computing and connectivity. Quoting the article on Laptop’s website:

Whether they’re creating new products or redefining the technologies we already use, these ten companies are working on improving the way we learn, compute, and communicate. Their names probably won’t ring a bell, but we guarantee that what they’re doing will get you excited about the future of technology. We’ll introduce you to a company that wants to make quid pro quo Wi-Fi sharing the norm, a company that will deliver your voicemail as text messages, and a company that wants to sync and update all of your gadgets simultaneously. Read now and remember their names: We’re sure this isn’t the last you’ll be hearing from them.

This year will be very exciting, with plenty of movement, ideas and announcements in the WiFi space, so stay tuned!