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iPhone: 4G Now

March 21, 2010

Sprint has just revealed an ace up its sleeve: the Overdrive, a 4G mobile hotspot. Sprint is the first in the US to offer 4G internet connectivity that is rated at 6Mbps for downloads. By combining the speedy cellular connectivity with a mobile hotspot that generates WiFi signals Sprint has up-ended the market. You can [...]

Sagem Orga: SIMFi, SIM with WiFi

February 12, 2010

Sagem Orga and Telefonica developed SIMFi, a SIM card that takes cellular signals and pumps it out as WiFi. What this means is that your GSM mobile phone can be used as a mobile WiFi hotspot where you can connect authenticated notebooks and other portable gadgets. This is a fantastic idea and would make MiFi [...]

Free WiFi at McDonald’s

January 15, 2010

McDonald’s: My favorite place for a quick bite to eat. Coffee too. And now free WiFi. Cool, I guess I’ll be taking my notebook and staying a bit longer. Source: Reuters via Engadget

Verizon: Flat Rate Data Not Sustainable Long Term

January 12, 2010

NETWORK HOGS: Verizon’s CTO Dick Lynch does not see how the company can offer flat-rate LTE data plans. The company’s open development initiative means Verizon is loosing control over what devices can connect to its LTE network when it goes live over the course of the next five years. In particular Verizon is worried about [...]

CES 2010: AT&T Network Congestion Hits iPhone Users

January 8, 2010

As reported by The Washington Post:

Kelly Vaughn (Wireless Dealer Magazine, Houston): Spent 15 minutes attempting to refresh email on her iPhone.
Jason Oxman (Senior VP, Consumer Electronics Association): Failed to tweet a question he raised to CTO Aneesh Chopra about spectrum shortages.

SYSTEMATIC: Just two examples of iPhone users getting nowhere, but the problem is systematic throughout [...]

Toshiba Satellite E205: 14-inch Wireless Display (WiDi) Notebook

January 7, 2010

WIRELESS TO TV: I’m not sure if the term WiDi (Why Die?) will catch on but Toshiba’s Satellite E205 is the world’s first notebook PC to have Wireless Display integrated. What is Wireless Display? It is an Intel technology that allows a wireless connection between a computing device, like the E205, to a TV via [...]

VIZIO XVTPRO720SV: 72-inch 3D WirelessHD LCD TV

January 5, 2010

SEVENTY TWO INCHES: VIZIO will be bringing out its 72-inch XVTPRO720SV LCD TV in August. The 480Hz LCD TV will be feature 3D, WirelessHD, VIZIO Internet Apps, WiFi N but for not so much: US$3499. 3D technology will make use of SENSIO technology and Bluetooth-synchronized active shutter XpanD LCD glasses. A VIZIO XVT Pro Wireless [...]

T-Mobile 3G at 100% 7.2Mbps

January 5, 2010

T-Mobile announced today that its entire 3G network has been upgraded from 3.6Mbps to 7.2Mbps. The company is also planning to be the first to deploy HSPA+ by mid-2010. With HSPA+ we’re looking at download speeds of 21Mbps! Couple this announcement with the Nexus One and the fact that the superphone will be coming to [...]

Sprint Overdrive Dual Mode WiMAX EV-DO Mobile Hotspot

December 30, 2009

For just $49.99 per month with a contract (presumably 2 years) you can get Sprint’s Overdrive that connects to WiMAX and EV-DO signals and pumps out WiFi. Nice. Verizon’s MiFi seems to be slightly limited and a bit over-priced at $60 per month for just EV-DO. But do I want these mobile hotspots to be [...]

GSM Call Encryption Code Cracked

December 29, 2009

GSM connections are protected by a 64-bit encryption algorithm that was developed in 1988. Karsten Nohl, a German computer engineer, cracked the algorithm via brute force. The GSM Association’s solution? Operators should modify the existing code to re-secure their networks. And that would mean the re-secured GSM networks would be vulnerable to another brute-force crack. [...]


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