A third of adults "know and understand" Wi-Fi

ACCORDING TO A RECENT INTEL survey, 34% of UK adults "know and understand" what Wi-Fi means, and what it does. Who have you been asking, Intel?

From the survey, which bothered over 1,000 UK residents with questions, one in five people apparently knew what a hot-spot was. Hilariously, and believe me - this is hilarious - one in ten people thought a "hotspot" referred to the centre of a volcano. 3% reckoned a hotspot was a kind of Lancashire casserole.

Wi-Fi awareness in the UK was supposedly high for the 25-34 age group, 25% of which understood what a 'hotspot' is, and just under half knew what wi-fi means.

This cynical writer, however, finds it hard to believe that so many "knew and understood" what Wi-Fi means. None of my chums have a clue what Wi-Fi is, and they're hardly Amish about technology.

I have a feeling that the questions were very much like the first set of "Who Wants To Be A Millionaire" questions - multiple choice, with bonkers options. Feel free to tell me if I'm wrong, Intel! [Oh it will, Ed.] µ