In all but surprising news we have Truphone announcing an iPad version of its multi-network instant messaging and VoIP client. As a result, they say that iPad is instantly turned into a (quite large) phone. You can chat with your buddies across IM networks — AIM, Google Talk and MSN — as well as call…
AT&T, Verizon not happy with satellite LTE network
In news that shouldn’t shock you, AT&T and Verizon Wireless are complaining to the Federal Communications Commission about Harbinger Capital Parners’ plan to purchase satellite operator SkyTerra and use that to create a 4G network using Long-Term Evolution. What’s the beef? Well, the big carriers are arguing that a provision in the SkyTerra purchase is…
Video: iPad pairing with Apple Bluetooth keyboard
Say you want to to use your iPad to type out a fairly long email or a dissertation on why the iPad should support Flash and third-party app multitasking. Trying to do that on the onscreen virtual keyboard could prove tedious. So, what do you do? Do what we did and just pair your Bluetooth…
Motorola H17txt Bluetooth Headset Offers Text to Speech
Motorola has announced a new Bluetooth headset called the H17txt, which has text-to-speech capabilities built in. The MotoSpeak system basically reads your texts messages to you when the headset is turned on, saving you from fiddling with your phone while, say, driving, but in order to work, you need to install a device-side application, which…
Truphone offers free calls for Easter
Truphone has a special offer for Easter – the company is running a 48-hour-long promotion that includes free calls to landline numbers in the United States, Canada, UK, Australia, Germany, China, France, Italy, Spain and the Philippines; as well as mobile calls to the U.S., Canada and China! In other words — as they say…
Zimbabwe’s Ecoweb working on the country’s first Mobile WiMAX network
Ecoweb, which is Zimbabwe’s largest ISP and a subsidiary of Econet Wireless Zimbabwe, is working to deploy the first mobile WiMAX network in the country. The company is already offering broadband data through fixed WiMAX, but the idea is to expand the market with the introduction of new technology. Moreover, they said that mobile WiMAX…
Goober jumps on iPhone VoIP bandwagon
Goober Networks is jumping in the iPhone VoIP market, and it has released an app that enables cheap calls over the Internet to landlines and cell phones. Like Skype, Goober users will be able to make VoIP calls over WiFi networks but Goober’s app will also make calls over 3G. There’s no real technical reason…
US Airways sucks a little less with Aircell Gogo in-flight WiFi
Ask anyone who’s been unfortunate enough to fly US Airways and you’ll likely hear the words “sucks” and “big time” used in conjunction at least a couple times in their subsequent tirade. So, in a bid to make their air travel experience a little less shitty more bearable, the airline has finally caught up to…
Sprint releases HTC EVO 4G Developer’s Guide for eager Android devs
Can’t wait to get your hands on Sprint’s upcoming WiMAX-capable HTC EVO 4G? Are you looking to take it the extra step and actually code Android apps for the power-packed smartphone formerly known as the HTC Supersonic? Well, you’re in luck. Sprint has just released their HTC EVO 4G Developer’s Guide to help third party…
Clearwire asks 3GPP to make TD-LTE on 2.6 GHz a standard; WiMAX in the USA to die in 2011?
That’s a hell of a headline, shamelessly loaded with industry jargon, so let’s put this story together piece by piece. Clearwire is a mobile broadband vendor in the United States that uses WiMAX technology. They have a little under 700,000 users as of Q4 2009, and that includes users who signed up via 3rd party…