Rogers is promising 21 Mbps to Toronto at the end of the month, and spreading to the rest of Canada in due time, but internally-released counterpoints bring up some valid facts: Key reasons why Bell is not concerned: 1. Rogers deployment of HSPA+ will start in August with a progressive roll out of the pocket…
U.S. WiMAX Landing in Ten Markets on September 1
Hot on the heels of their Las Vegas launch, Clearwire has announced that their 4G WiMAX service will be available in ten more markets on September 1st., although their picks aren’t what you’d call high-population hubs: “Boise, Idaho; Bellingham, Wash.; and eight markets throughout Texas, including: Abilene, Amarillo, Corpus Christi, Lubbock, Midland/Odessa, Killeen/Temple, Waco and…
Nuance, IBM team-up on speech solutions
Nuance Communications and IBM entered into a Joint Initiative Agreement to “further accelerate innovation and advanced speech recognition solutions for enterprises, consumers and partners worldwide.” As part of the deal, Nuance became IBM’s Preferred Business Partner for speech technologies and related professional services to complement IBM’s Industry Solutions portfolio; and the two companies will collaborate…
LG Announces Bluetooth-Enabled TV Line
LG is bridging the gap between their TV and mobile lineups, as they have recently announced alongside Broadcom a new lineup of Bluetooth-capable TVs. Bluetooth TVs sure are cool and all, but they aren’t entirely new – the first one was announced two years ago, in fact. Still, internet-capable TVs complete with widgets and YouTube…
Rogers Announces HSPA+, 21 Mbps Coming to Canada in August
Starting in Toronto this August, Rogers will begin rolling out their HSPA+ network, which clocks in at an impressive 21 Mbps. At those speeds, HSPA+ will provide a solid stopgap for Rogers before the big bad LTE train comes trundling into town. The release only mentions an internet stick to be launched alongside the network,…
Apple brings back iPhone app promo codes for 17+ apps
iPhone developers, your complaints have not fallen on deaf ears. Following the iPhone developer backlash that Apple brought on themselves by prohibiting iPhone apps with a 17+ age-rating from being issued promotional codes, Apple is once again doling out promo codes to interested devs. Apple has apparently given in to consumer and developer-demand by lifting…
Verizon Wireless tucks another 1.1 million subscribers under its belt
The nation’s largest wireless carrier has gotten a good deal bigger in Q2 2009. Verizon Wireless has announced that its second quarter of this year netted the US wireless carrier a cool 1.1 million subscribers. Big Red’s net subscriber adds fall short of AT&T’s just announced count of 1.4 million additional subs for the second…
Verizon hurrying 4G LTE network deployment for Q1 2010?
Verizon Wireless is already working on their next-generation 4G LTE (Long Term Evolution) wireless network, with plans to light up part of the network in 2010. That much we already knew. Today, we’re hearing new reports that have Big Red allegedly putting some serious resources into deploying their LTE network sooner than expected.. According to…
Bluetooth Headset Doubles as Ring, Flexible OLED Optional
This stylish (if unconventional) Bluetooth headset called Orb disguises itself as a ring with a simple twist. Cool, right? Well, the deluxe edition has a flexible OLED screen across the surface that shows transcribed voice messages, calendar reminders and caller ID. Both feature bone conduction to improve call quality. A limited edition with gemstones will…
New Synaptics Tech goes Crazy with Multitouch
Synaptics, a big name in touchscreen technology, has announced their ClearPad 3000 and 1000 touch sensors, featuring a lot of great new gesture and multi-touch functions for manufacturers. While it won’t mean much to end-consumers until OEMs and ODMs pick these up, the tech demo is an impressive display of things to come to market…