The Bluetooth Special Interest Group has just announced that the 4.0 specification is now open for qualification, which, as we’ve heard, will include low-power, high-speed and classic modes. The low-power portion is drawing most of the attention, and for mobile phones in particular, it’s really good news. Battery technology advances at a snail’s pace, so…
Free Wi-Fi at Starbucks as of Today!
Starbucks is answering all the questions we might have had about our existence starting today. Just how desperately do we need coffee every day? Very. So much so that we spend several hours in their retail locations every day? Yup. And what’s the deal with Wi-Fi, anyway? Shouldn’t it be as free as the java-scented…
Intel closes office dedicated to promoting WiMAX, yet they still say they support WiMAX [Which is it?]
Intel, co creator of WiMAX, and the biggest supporter of the technology, needs to wake up and smell the coffee. No one wants their technology, and networks are going with LTE for their mobile broadband needs. Does Intel know this, and are they giving up on the technology? According to Digitimes the chip giant is…
Novatel Wireless unveils LTE embedded modules portfolio
Novatel Wireless, which is lately best known for the MiFi personal hotspot product series, unveiled its LTE embedded modules portfolio, powered by Qualcomm’s MDM9200 and MDM9600 multi-mode 3G/LTE chipsets. More precisely, the company announced three LTE-ready PCle Mini Cards: Expedite E351 – which provides multimode support for LTE and EV-DO Rev. A and backward compatibility…
Sprint CEO: We have ‘spot shortages’ of EVO 4G
Good luck getting an HTC EVO 4G because Sprint’s CEO Dan Hesse said the company is seeing “spot shortages” of the Android-powered handset. “The fundamental reason is the device is more popular than we had anticipated,” Hesse told The Wall Street Journal. So, even if Sprint didn’t sell as many units as it first claimed,…
Rebtel launches its VoIP app for Android
The ever-competitive mobile VoIP market is additionally heating up with Rebtel unveiling a new version (1.1) of its Android application, which brings low-cost international calls to all the users with smartphones running Google’s mobile OS. However, unlike similar solutions (aka Skype), Rebtel doesn’t require a working data (WiFi) connection. The service works in a “callback…
PSA: iPhone 4 Does Not Upload 720p Video
Like most of you new iPhone 4 owners out there, I decided to use my weekend activities to test out some of the phone’s capabilities. Mainly, its quality and ease of taking and sharing photos and videos. Taking and sharing photos was a snap. Upgrading from a 3G, I was impressed by the iPhone’s touch-to-focus…
Sprint WiMax Lights Up in Richmond, Salt Lake City and St. Louis
Sprint is moving forward with WiMax/4G coverage as new products are getting launched. Just this morning, the Samsung Epic 4G, a variant of the Galaxy S, was announced for Sprint’s network. To help get customers more excited about the new 4G devices, and in order to get more of them to take advantage of everything…
BlackBerry Storm 3 Specs Rumoured – 1GHz Processor, 1 GB RAM, LTE
There was talk back in 2008 that RIM had begun work on an LTE BlackBerry. Given their two-year development cycle, it makes sense that we would see the fruits of their labour sometime near the end of this year, and from early rumours, the final product could be a doozy. Here’s what tipsters are saying…
AT&T to New York City: Your 3G Network is Expanding
Trash talk AT&T all you want, especially in New York City where service has a history of making people want to jump off the Brooklyn Bridge, but things have actually gotten better. Back in November, the last time I was in the city before finally moving here, I couldn’t get service if my life depended…