Archive for March, 2010
Wi-Fi Phones Grow as Networks Become Clogged
InternetNews.com, 3/26/2010 With the number of Wi-Fi hotspots growing and 3G networks getting slower, users are increasingly turning to Wi-Fi for their connectivity, even if it is slower than 3G’s promise. Using Wi-Fi to access the Internet on mobile handsets is rapidly emerging as an alternative to phone networks as customers look for ways to [...]
In: Blackberry, iPhone, Mobile Technology · Tagged with: 3G, HTC, Motorola, Nokia, Samsung, WiFi
Apple recruiting for iPhone with HSPA+, LTE in mind
Electronista Staff, Electonista, 3/26/2010 Apple job post mentions LTE and 21Mbps HSPA Apple in a job listing has signaled its plans to get advanced 3G and 4G. A sport for a Cellular Technology Software Manager would implement mobile data protocols that include the existing UMTS/WCDMA and HSPA already used by the iPhone but also HSPA+ [...]
In: iPhone, Mobile Technology · Tagged with: 3G, 4G, AT&T, CDMA, LTE, Samsung, T-Mobile, Verizon
CBS.com Testing HTML5 in Advance of iPad Release
Sarah Perez, Read Write Web, 3/25/2010 CBS.com is apparently adding itself to the line up of big-name media properties scrambling to get their websites ready for the upcoming Apple iPad, due out on April 3rd. Recently, both the Wall St. Journal and NPR.org confirmed that they were revamping their sites using HTML5 markup language, the [...]
In: iPhone, Mobile Technology · Tagged with: Flash, HTML5
Novatel MiFi gets iPhone streaming, online backup
Electronista Staff, Electronista, 3/25/2010 Novatel at the CTIA mobile expo has given the MiFi a functional boost by adding media sharing and backup features. The 3G-to-Wi-Fi router can now act as a DLNA server for content on an inserted microSDHC card and will play it to any app or device that recognizes the sharing format, [...]
In: Mobile Technology · Tagged with: 3G, CTIA, MiFi, WiFi
First LTE Phones Due From Samsung, MetroPCS
Sascha Segan, PC Magazine, 3/25/2010 And the first 4G LTE phone in the United States will come from … MetroPCS! MetroPCS and Samsung on Wednesday announced a partnership that includes the first CDMA/LTE phone in America, the SCH-r900, which will come in the second half of 2010. “MetroPCS will be building a network in the [...]
In: Mobile Technology · Tagged with: 3G, 4G, AT&T, CDMA, HTC, LTE, Samsung, Sprint, T-Mobile, Verizon, VoIP, WiMax
Sprint, Clearwire CEOs ponder LTE for future
Marguerite Reardon, CNET News, 3/25/2010 Sprint Nextel and Clearwire executives admitted Wednesday that they could follow the rest of the worldwide wireless network and adopt LTE for future network upgrades. Spring Nextel CEO Dan Hesse and Clearwire CEO Bill Morrow sat down separately and talked to CTIA CEO Steve Largent during the keynote session on [...]
In: Mobile Technology · Tagged with: 3G, 4G, 5G, CDMA, Clearwire, Comcast, CTIA, HTC, LTE, Sprint, Verizon, WiFi, WiMax
Clearwire Announces Wireless Broadband Expansion
Peter Svensson, Mobile Tech Today, 3/24/2010 Clearwire is racing ahead with its WiMAX expansion, announcing that seven more cities will get WiMAX by the end of 2010. WiMAX technology is faster than cellular broadband offered by wireless carriers, but it doesn’t yet work with cell phones. Clearwire sells WiMAX modems for laptops, and some laptops [...]
In: Android, Mobile Technology · Tagged with: 3G, 4G, Clearwire, Sprint, WiMax
Mobile Milestone: Data Surpasses Voice Traffic
Stacey Higginbotham, GigaOM, 3/24/2010 Mobile data bits traveling around the world outnumbered voice traffic for the first time during December of 2009, according to wireless equipment vendor Ericsson. Worryingly, that data traffic was generated by an estimated 400 million smartphones set against 4.6 billion mobile subscribers making voice calls. What happens when everyone has a [...]
In: Mobile Technology · Tagged with: 3G, Cisco, Ericsson
T-Mobile to Rollout the Nation’s Fastest 3G Wireless Network with HSPA+
Mobile Tech News, 3/24/2010 T-Mobile USA, Inc. showcased the nation’s fastest 3G wireless network on its latest mobile broadband devices at CTIA in Las Vegas. The company unveiled plans to upgrade its national high-speed 3G service to the High Speed Packet Access Plus (HSPA+) technology, which will deliver customers data speeds faster than the current [...]
In: Mobile Technology · Tagged with: 3G, CTIA, HSPA, Motorola, T-Mobile, WiFi
World’s First 3G/4G Android Phone Coming this Summer from Sprint
Mobile Tech News, 3/24/2010 Sprint and HTC Corporation today announced summer availability of the world’s first 3G/4G Android handset, HTC EVO 4G exclusively from Sprint. HTC EVO 4G delivers a multimedia experience at 4G speeds that is second to none, making it possible to download music, pictures, files, or videos in seconds – not minutes [...]