Hedge Fund Manager Falcone’s Big Bet On Wireless Broadband
Tricia Duryee, MocoNews.net, 8/27/2010 Investors in the Harbinger’s hedge fund are increasingly uncomfortable with Philip Facone’s obsession with building a high-speed wireless broadband network. Falcone, who got rich by out-smarting the subprime housing bubble, has committed roughly $3 billion or 40 percent of the fund’s assets to LightSquared, making the telecom company the hedge fund’s [...]
In: Mobile Technology · Tagged with: 4G, AT&T, Clearwire, Comcast, Sprint, T-Mobile, Verizon, Vodafone
Virgin launches contract-free unlimited mobile broadband
Ian Paul, ComputerWorld, 8/24/2010 Sprint’s Virgin Mobile today announced an overhaul of its Broadband2Go mobile broadband service. The carrier plans to offer a new contract-free, unlimited mobile broadband plan for $40 per month. Virgin Mobile will also phase out most of its current tiered mobile data plans. The new broadband plans will be available for [...]
In: Mobile Technology · Tagged with: 3G, 4G, AT&T, MiFi, Sprint, Verizon
Clearwire Introduces iSpot
Clearwire, Mobile Tech News, 8/5/2010 Clearwire Corporation, a leading provider of wireless broadband services and operator of the largest 4G network in the country, today announced the introduction of the CLEAR iSpot(TM), a personal hotspot with dedicated support for Apple’s line of mobile devices*, including the iPad(TM), iPod touch(R) and iPhone(R). The iSpot brings the [...]
In: Mobile Technology, iPad, iPhone · Tagged with: 4G, Clearwire, WiFi
WiMax backer Clearwire to start LTE trials
Sam Diaz, CNET news, 8/5/2010 Clearwire announced plans Thursday to start trial testing 4G LTE technology this fall. The move will not only allow the company to showcase the capabilities of the technology but also allow it to “examine a variety of potential future technology combinations.” The tests will be conducted through early 2011 in [...]
In: Mobile Technology · Tagged with: 4G, Clearwire, LTE, WiMax
‘Unhackable’ Android phone can be hacked
Tim Greene, Network World, 7/29/2010 Once thought to be unhackable, the Android phone is anything but, according to researchers presenting at Black Hat 2010. Not only has suspect software cloaked in a wallpaper application gathered personal information from infected phones and sent it to a Web site in China, but researchers from Lookout Mobile Security [...]
In: Android, Mobile Technology, iPhone · Tagged with: 4G, GPS, Linux, Malware, SMS, Sprint, Verizon
T-Mobile to Launch HSPA+ Phone
Mark Hachman, PC Magazine, 7/21/2010 T-Mobile will release its first HSPA+ phone later this summer, the carrier announced via Twitter on Wednesday. Naturally, the 140-character limit didn’t allow T-Mobile much room for detail: “Big news! Later this summer, T-Mobile will unveil its first HSPA+-capable smartphone,” T-Mobile said. “More details will be available in the coming weeks.” [...]
In: Mobile Technology · Tagged with: 3G, 4G, CDMA, HSPA, Sprint, T-Mobile
Skype for iPhone gets multitasking, ditches hated 3G calling charge
Jessica Dolcourt, CNET News, 7/21/2010 Individuals aren’t always right, and neither are companies, which is why we heartily appreciate when corporationsgracefully address their errors–preferably while capitulating to user demands. A minor update to Skype for iPhone (now version 2.0.1) reverses Skype’s decision to charge for calls over 3G, Skype wrote in a Wednesday blog post. Late last [...]
In: Mobile Technology, iPhone · Tagged with: 3G, 4G, IM, Skype, VoIP, WiFi
Wireless broadband network set to launch next year
Peter Svensson, Newsvine, 7/20/2010 U.S. consumers and businesses may get more options in wireless service starting next year, with the launch of a new wireless broadband network that aims to provide competition to the incumbent phone companies. Private-equity firm Harbinger Capital Partners on Tuesday revealed details of the launch of its wireless network, LightSquared, which [...]
In: Mobile Technology · Tagged with: 4G, AT&T, Clearwire, FCC, Motorola, Nokia, Sprint, Verizon
Verizon LTE SIM Card & Documents Leaked
the BerryReview Team, Berry Review, 7/19/2010 I get such a kick when I see a Verizon SIM card. The team over at Engadget has gotten some internal documentation on Verizon’s LTE rollout and their system upgrade to support their LTE network. Verizon’s systems are now ready to charge you and setup a LTE connections so you [...]
In: Blackberry, Mobile Technology · Tagged with: 3G, 4G, LTE, Verizon
iPhone-Like Droid X Sells Out Online and at Verizon Stores
Adam Dickter, Mobile Tech Today, 7/19/2010 Despite Verizon Wireless promises of ample supplies, Motorola’s Droid X sold out online and in some areas of the country. The Droid X has been compared to Apple’s troubled iPhone and some buyers may prefer Verizon’s network over AT&T. Motorola’s Droid X also supports Adobe Flash, which Apple has [...]