Earlier this week, I was invited by Ford to check out some of their new upcoming vehicles, as well as take a sneak-peek at the new SYNC AppLink. Ford debuted this technology earlier this year at CES, but now they’ve got a snappy new name for it and trusted developers have had 5 months of…
Truphone for iPhone updated to sing along iOS 4
Truphone announced that their iPhone app has been updated to support iOS 4. And it’s not just the under the hood update that makes sure the application is compatible with the latest version of Apple’s mobile OS – there are also some other changes included like: 3G calling – just like Skype, Truphone now allows…
Bing for iPhone Updated with Social Networking and Image Recognition
The Bing search application for iPhone just got a pretty hefty update, now allowing you to connect to Twitter and Facebook (so you can search updates as well as share results), and a new visual scanning feature using the camera, not unlike Google Goggles. The irony is, Google Goggles isn’t on iPhone yet, so Microsoft…
AT&T Mark the Spot App Gives Android Users a Chance to Complain, Too
It’s not like iPhone users are the only folks on the AT&T network, so the carrier’s voice and data issues aren’t limited to just those smartphone users. Android is all up in that business now with the Backflip and HTC Aria on AT&T’s network, so it’s only fair that those customers get to bitch about…
Sprint Launches 3G/4G USB Modem 250U Today
If you’re constantly on the go and in search of data, Sprint has just launched the 3G/4G USB Modem 250U today. Naturally, like most of Sprint’s USB modems and mobile hotspots, this particular one is made by Sierra Wireless. The modem will allow you to get onto Sprint’s 3G network, and if you’re in one…
WBA wants to bridge gap between WiFi, mobile data
The Wireless Broaband Alliance introduced a specification that could make it easier to seamlessly roam between mobile data networks and WiFi networks. The Wireless Internet Service Providers spec (WISPr 2.0) potentially could make it easy to roam from GSM, UMTS, WiMax and Long-Term Evolution networks to fixed ones. “Operators who create data plans across network…
Verizon Gets Into ‘User Trials’ for LTE, Technical Trials Complete
It wasn’t long ago that Verizon wrapped up its LTE tests in Boston where footage of tests in a pizza parlor, and recently the carrier has announced that its 4G technical trials are complete. During those tests, Verizon’s LTE network was reaching speeds of 8.55Mbps down and 2.8Mbps up, which is nearly ten times faster…
Samsung Galaxy S Pro with WiMAX Gets Hands-On Impressions
Remember the Samsung Galaxy S Pro, Sprint’s next WiMAX phone? We already knew that it would have a 5 megapixel camera with LED flash, Android 2.1, 1 GHz processor, 512 MB of RAM, but a tipster has given his impressions of the hardware and software, along with dropping a few more specs. The processor build…
WiMAX Forum updates its mobile standard
The WiMAX Forum is updating its mobile standard in an effort to advance the speed of data and the efficiency of broadband wireless networks. Alvarion, Beceem, Clearwire, Fujitsu, GCT Semiconductor, Hitachi, Huawei, Intel, Motorola, NEC, Samsung, Sequans, UQ and ZTE have created a proposal on enhancements to the IEEE 802.16e mobile WiMAX standard for submission…
iPhone 4 HD Video Camera Sample – Real World Performance Impresses
We’ve seen some still pictures taken from the iPhone 4’s 5-megapixel camera, and now we have a short clip showing the quality of the HD video recording. It’s not long, and doesn’t really put the video quality to the test (no low light or fast action), but damn is that sharp. The reviewer also mentioned…