According to the latest report from In-Stat, 4G technology deployments and subscriptions will begin to take root this year, but only in North America and Western Europe, while the rest of the world won’t begin to embrace it in any significant way until 2012. Most of the world is still migrating towards 3G WCDMA and…
Superphone Shootout, round 2: What’s the best smartphone for the summer?
It’s barely been a month since we rolled out the first Superphone Shootout but the smartphone market has become even better. We’ll take a look at the hottest devices on all the major carriers and break down the pros and cons and each. Motorola Droid X $199 on a new, two-year contract with Verizon Wireless…
Russia’s Yota gets permission to switch from WiMAX to LTE
We’ve already talked about the decision of Yota — Russia’s WiMAX operator — to switch to LTE and they seem to be moving toward that goal. The Russian telecoms regulator gave the permit to the company to reuse its existing radio spectrum for LTE based services. Back when the WiMAX plans were announced, the idea…
Sprint: We’re probably going to switch to LTE at some point and might merge with T-Mobile too
With Verizon Wireless set to launch an LTE network this year, and then 2 to 3 years later have LTE coverage in as many places as there is CDMA and EV-DO coverage today, Sprint is starting to look like the class dunce. We never really understood why they went with WiMAX. They claim it was…
The Mobile Roundup – The ‘Super duper exciting news, I swear’ edition
So, yeah, because this was a short week with a major U.S. holiday at the beginning, it wasn’t the biggest week for mobile news. Still, we saw the introduction of a new Android handset from Motorola, rumblings that the first HSPA+ phone will be coming soon and we found a way to waste even more…
Apple iPhone may have bigger Chinese presence
Apple is making moves that could cause its iPhone to be more compelling to the Chinese market, as it has been granted a license for the country’s WiFi. The country has its own security protocol for WiFi that’s known as WAPI (WLAN authentication and Privacy Infrastructure). The Apple iPhone has been on sale in China…
Ford SYNC to Include Do Not Disturb Mode and Text-to-Voice Mobile Messages
We’ve seen Ford SYNC cars be cell-phone friendly in a lot of ways, like Wi-Fi sharing, and smartphone application APIs; today they’ve got two more features that will keep drivers both safe and connected. First up is a Do Not Disturb mode, accessed from the snazzy MyFord Touch console, which mutes incoming mobile calls, e-mails,…
AT&T and Alcatel-Lucent Explain Upload Speed Issues Due to Software
Remember when we thought AT&T was trying to pull a fast one on us by throttling upload speeds in certain regions? It turns out that it was a software bug that is now being worked on by the carrier and Alcatel-Lucent who provides some of the equipment and software that AT&T uses for its infrastructure.…
Time Warner Cable Changes Up Sprint Overdrive, Labels it as IntelliGo 3G/4G
The Sprint 3G/4G Overdrive by Sierra Wireless has definitely been versatile as we’ve seen it offered with different names and labels. Clear has taken the device for its own mobile hotspot plans, and it now looks like Time Warner Cable is doing the same. The cable and Internet provider is offering the same device from…
Skype for Symbian Gets a Refresh with Version 1.1
We all love us some Skype for mobile, but more specifically, Skype for Symbian. After all, the aging platform is still the largest mobile operating system in terms of market share worldwide. What better way to chat with your international friends for free with services like Skype? Although it has been available for a short…