We’ve heard Sprint and Clearwire are thinking about switching to LTE, but what about the rest of the world. There gotta be some prospects for Intel’s wireless technology, right? Well, it’s definitely true that WiMAX has seen its better days. Today we bring you the story of Russia’s Yota, which is one of the largest…
AT&T talks smack about T-Mobile’s ‘4G speeds’
I thought it was odd when T-Mobile was crowing about its HSPA+ by saying it delivered “4G speeds.” AT&T wants to get that weak stuff out of its house and it publicly chided the fourth-largest carrier. AT&T plans to roll out its 4G network based on Long-Term Evolution technology beginning in 2011, but it will…
T-Mobile announcing 4G speeds available in Northeast U.S.
Today T-Mobile announced that they have expanded their HSPA+ network in the Northeastern U.S. and other major cities. Starting today, HSPA+ will be expanded to Upstate New York (Albany, Buffalo, Rochester and Syracuse), Connecticut (Hartford, New Haven, Milford and Stamford) and Providence, R.I., with more to follow in the coming weeks. You may be wondering…
Sound ID brings out new Bluetooth headset with iPhone app
Sound ID is releasing a new Bluetooth headset, the 510, but what really makes this stand out is that it will also have an iPhone app. The app is called EarPrint and it expands the capabilities of your headset. You’ll be able to personalize the headset’s audio levels, use the “Find Me” feature to make…
O2 UK to trial LTE at 800MHz
Telefonica-owned O2 UK got a green light from the UK regulator Ofcom to test LTE in the 800MHz frequency band. Using the Huawei kit, the carrier will start the trial in the third quarter of this year in the city of Carlisle. This new trial effectively makes O2 the first carrier in the UK to…
Google Voice for Android Updated With SMS Improvements
Following up on a push notification update last month, Google Voice’s Android app has been recently updated with the ability to toggle SMS forwarding, and now includes sender information in notifications. All of those students who have managed to wrangle a free account can get downloading the latest from Google Voice is a U.S.-only service…
Sprint mulling switch from WiMax to LTE for 4G
Interestingly enough, when we were speaking to Sprint about the EVO 4G and mentioned “WiMax,” the third-largest carrier was quick to make sure we knew it was referring to it as “4G.” Now, we’re hearing rumblings that the company is evaluating switching from WiMax to Long-Term Evolution technology for its 4G network. According to Light…
Quick look at the Samsung Galaxy S and the Super AMOLED and Daily Briefing
We’re at Google I/O 2010 and we’re happy to say that there are actually some Android handsets here for our enjoyment. Aside from today’s Google Wave and Chrome Web Store announcements, one of the stand-out booths at the conference was Samsung. The Korean mobile phone maker had their new Samsung Galaxy S Android phone on…
AT&T defends network strategy
AT&T’s data network has been a punchline over the last few years because it has been unable to keep up with the demand of iPhone users. As Sprint and Verizon march along with 4G networks, why is AT&T seemingly failing to keep pace? In a well-conducted interview with GigaOm, AT&T’s CEO of Operations, John Stankey,…
LTE vs WiMAX – The 4G Mobile Broadband Shootout
The future of the US mobile broadband market is taking shape right before our very eyes, with both the LTE and WiMAX flavors of 4G wireless data networks promising to deliver the internet to your mobile phone at speeds that might give your home broadband connection a case of “bandwidth envy.” But, with heavyweights behind…