CDMA carriers are definitely wising up to their network standard’s doomed fate. While the likes of Verizon, Alltel, and MetroPCS will have their customers believing that their CDMA-based network is superior to the GSM standard that is used in ubiquity throughout the world, it’s an inevitable fact that CDMA’s days are numbered. As such, MetroPCS…
Bluetooth SIG launches enhanced version of its Profile Tuning Suite
The Bluetooth Special Interest Group (SIG) recently launched an enhanced version of its Bluetooth Profile Tuning Suite (PTS), their software tool that “simulates multiple Bluetooth devices and profiles for interoperability testing.” The PTS Version 3 adds test suites for seven profiles that will address new applications like health devices and streaming video, support for Windows…
Sprint and Clearwire defend merger against AT&T’s objections
With Sprint struggling to turnaround their business and working hard to bring their high-speed WiMAX-based XOHM wireless data network online, some big-dogs in the wireless industry are opposing the Sprint and Clearwire merger deal currently under consideration by the Feds. AT&T has voiced their opposition to the merger, claiming that both companies were misrepresenting their…
Apple looking to infinite iPhone and iPhone 3G storage capacity – Stream media from desktop iTunes library
The iPhone and iPhone 3G have been and are offered with storage capacities of 16GB at most. While many will find the 16GB is more than enough to store all their music, pictures, emails, and a good chunk of their video library, there are those out there with media libraries that can easily eclipse the…
Qualcomm’s HSPA+ reaches 20Mbps data speeds
The next big data network on everyone’s mind is the 4G LTE data networks that AT&T and Verizon are planning to launch in a few years in the US. Long Term Evolution (LTE) data networks are expected to usher in an age of 100+ Mbps data speeds, allowing for all sorts of bandwidth-intensive mobile features…
Hitachi uses Silicon alloy to increase Li-ION battery capacity by 20%
Portable electronics are in store for some longer up-times as Lithium-ion (Li-ION) batteries (the predominant power source technology used today) become increasingly more efficient and longer-lasting. Following on the previous research-breakthrough that yielded ten times greater power storage capacity by replacing a Li-ION power-cell’s Carbon anode with Silicon, Hitachi has announced that they’ve created a…
LG to incorporate Dolby Mobile in its high-end handsets
LG and Dolby Laboratories announced that LG would be the first handset maker to incorporate Dolby Mobile technology into its handsets. Announced during this year’s Mobile World Congress, Dolby Mobile is an optimized-for-mobile audio processing technology platform designed to “deliver rich, vibrant audio and dramatically improve listening enjoyment.” Some of the Dolby Mobile features that…
NTT DoCoMo develops intelligent Li-ION battery
During the Wireless Japan 2008 conference held this July 22 to 24, NTT DoCoMo exhibited its intelligent Li-ION battery for mobile phones. The idea is to detect troubles within the Li-ION battery and relay it to the user. For that purpose, a 8-bit microcomputer has been embedded onto the pack and is responsible for monitoring…
Casio Hitachi Mobile Communications to use E Ink’s displays in some of its phone
Leader in electronic paper display technologies, E Ink Corporation, announced that Japan’s Casio Hitachi Mobile Communications has selected E Ink Vizplex Imaging Film based displays for its newest family of mobile phones. These are the world’s first clamshells to use E Ink’s electronic paper technology on the outside. The Hitachi W61H phone was the first…
Sony and Samsung connect up with Wireless HD
Sony and Samsung have become members of an HD consortium that is working to send HD video signals wirelessly from a single Set-top box (STB) wirelessly to screens placed aroundthe home. The new consortium will consist of Sony, Samsung, Motorola, Sharp, and Hitatchi – and will develop a standard around tech from a company…