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Ofcom, the name of the regulatory body that’s similar in nature to the FCC in the United States, is tired of getting customer complaints about actual download speeds being no where near advertised download speeds when using mobile broadband. They’ve hired Epitiro, a broadband testing company, to do some field work and see how 3,…
Nam Yong, the CEO of LG Electronics, is stepping down and handing over control to 59 year old Koo Bon-joon, one of the founding fathers of LG. Why is he leaving? Poor performance in the mobile phones division. LG, who once was known for producing cheap and substandard devices, got their act together between 2005…
Clamshells, or what some people refer to as flip phones, were a big thing in the pre iPhone era, but for some reason or another they lost their sex appeal with people instead opting to have a large sheet of glass in their pocket to poke and prod at. In 2009 the movie Star Trek…
Normally when there’s talk of an operator joining forces with the government the context is usually negative such as tracking suspected terrorists without a warrant or highlighting the past location of someone who is on trial for some heinous crime, but what if the government and mobile operators actually did something useful together? NTT DoCoMo,…
In a Wall Street Journal article, Best Buy’s CEO dropped the shocking statistic that the iPad is cannibalizing sales of notebook PCs by as much as 50%. Though this figure is exceptionally high, this idea has bounced around since Apple’s tablet device debuted back in March. Since that “magical” day, people have been combing through…
According to Microsoft senior product manager Greg Sullivan, Microsoft has decided to delay the production of its CDMA Windows Phone 7 handsets until 2011. All Windows Phone 7 handsets released in 2010 will be GSM-only, limiting the US launch to AT&T and T-Mobile only. This disclosure follows a statement by Verizon Wireless that suggested the…
Google TV is coming, whether you think it’s needless or not, and it’s coming sooner than we though … like, “this month” soon. The Logitech Revue, the first Google TV set-top box is said to launch on September 29th with a steep price tag of $300. While some may say that Google TV is just…
Research In Motion announced their Q2 results for fiscal 2011 tonight. Here are the highlights: Revenue grew 31% over the same quarter last year to $4.62 billion Earnings per share in the second quarter increased 76% to $1.46 over the second quarter last year BlackBerry smartphone shipments grew more than 45% over the same quarter…
Samsung officially unveiled its Media Hub for the U.S. market and this content delivery system could become a powerful counterbalance to Apple and its iTunes behemoth and it could also make the company’s Android phones multimedia powerhouses. When we reviewed the AT&T Captivate, T-Mobile Vibrant and the Epic 4G, the Media Hub was a part…
The first decent Android tablet has been officially announced by Samsung today. The Samsung Galaxy Tab, which we were very impressed by when we got some hands-on action with, will be available for all four major U.S. carriers, as well as Rogers in Canada. As you’ve likely heard before, the Galaxy Tab sports a 7-inch,…