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AT&T to Offer $49 Netbooks, Mini Notebooks, Tiny Laptops
AT&T is offering netbooks aka min-laptops with built-in AT&T 3G wireless access for as little as $49.99 a month to Atlanta and Philadelphia as part of a trial. It has plans to do the same kinds of promotions in all of its service areas. Another new feature that is the Internet at Home and …
T-Mobile Offers Laptop USB Stick for Wi-Fi or 3G with 8GB of Storage
T-Mobile has started selling the T-Mobile webConnect USB Laptop Stick that connects to the Internet via Wi-Fi or T-Mobile's 3G wireless broadband service. The new T-Mobile webConnect USB Laptop Stick, manufactured by Huawei Technologies accesses T-Mobile's 3G high-speed data …
3G Zeebo Gaming Console Coming to Brazil
The wireless game console based on a Qualcomm chipset will debut in Brazil next month. The console has secure 3G wireless game delivery and addresses the special requirements of these regions where current generation videogame consoles are expensive for the middle class and software piracy is …
Nokia 5800 XpressMusic 3G Issues Only in N.Y. and Chicago
The Nokia Blog received the following about "3G network problems" with the 5800 XpressMusic phones reported yesterday.It appears the Nokia 3G network problems were only in New York and Chicago."We have learned that some Nokia 5800 XpressMusic devices are having issues with 3G performance. This is a …
Super Slim Toshiba TG01 Revealed with More Speed and Display than iPhone
Toshiba has unveiled their new touchscreen Windows Mobille TG01 smartphone with a bigger display, a higher resolution, faster processor and slimmer shell than any other smartphone, including Apple's iPhone."Toshiba has listened to what users want - great speed, and the interaction of a touchscreen, …
Apple iPhone iPod Ugrade Update 2.2.1 Released
Apple has released update 2.2.1 for iPhone and iPod. It's supposed to improve Safari's stability and fix an image issue in which pictures saved from Mail don't display properly in the Camera Roll. For iPod Touch the update includes a fix for an issue that caused Apple Lossless (ALAC) …
BlackBerry Bold 3G Faster than iPhone 3G, Fixed Faster than Mobile, Says Gartner
3G speeds aren't always as fast as users would like or expect them to be according Gartner's Phillip Redman who wrote "U.S. 3G Networks Deliver Less Than Expected"Because the iPhone 3G can't use the latest 3G technology it won't achieve speeds faster than 1.4 Mbps download (compared with 1.7 Mbps on…
Storm Outage on AT&T Network in Midwest, Sunday (Yesterday)
There were voice and data outages on the AT&T network in them Midwest, Sunday, due to a storm. Some subscribers had no voice and data access, while others experience dropped calls, and others noticed slow speeds. Chicago was hit hard. There was weather-related power failure in Bloomfie…
Sprint 3G Data Wins Speed Tests at Gizmodo
Gizmodo reports that in consistent testing of Sprint's 3G network in eight cities selected by the blog showed Sprint unequivocally beating both AT&T and Verizon in download performance speeds. "On download performance Sprint wins overall, beating AT&T five citi…
Me-Oh-My MiFi Is One Little Powerful Router
Novatel Wireless, unveiled MiFi last week. I's a teeny tiny, intelligent mobile hotspot router that fits in your pocket or handbag. MiFi is about ths size of credit card and connects to HSPA and EVDO networks. MiFi creates a personal cloud of high-speed Internet connectivity that can be …
AT&T Quickfire on Sale Now
AT&T is now offfering the Quickfire, the final of four new quick messaging mobile phones designed to make messaging faster for textaholics.The Quickfire is slider phone with a1.3 megapixel camera and full QWERTY keypad, 3G world access and with fast downloaded music via Napster. Quickfire als…
Cox Adds Wireless to Bundle with Sprint, Will Add Own 3G & 4G Later
Cox Communications announced its plan to add wireless offerings to its bundle of digital cable, high-speed Internet and telephone in 2009. Today, more than 64% of Cox customers buy multiple services from Cox and one-third subscribe to all three products. Cox will use the Nationwide Sprint Network to…
T-Mobile 3G in Sacramento, Memphis, Tampa & D.C.
T-Mobile USA, Inc. continues to expand its third-generation (3G) wireless broadband service, and launch 3G service in and around the Washington, D.C., area in late November. At that time, the number of locations with T-Mobile's 3G coverage will amount to more than 120 maj…
T-Mobile 3G G1 Data Cap Removed 4 Now
According to several sources, T-Mobile has changed their data caps for the G1 Android phone:""We removed the 1GB soft limit from our policy statement, and we are confident that T-Mobile G1 customers will enjoy the high speed of data access over our 3G network," said company spokesperson Amanda Ginth…
T-Mobile Caps 3G at 1G for T-Mobile G1 Google Android Phone
T-Mobile is capping UMTS network use at 1 Gigabyte. When you read the fine print ad the bottom of the G1 3G description pages it states:"If your total data usage in any billing cycle is more than 1GB, your data throughput for the remainder of that cycle may be reduced to 50 kbps or less…
T-Mobile Backhauls 3G in Tampa, Orlando, San Fran, and Memphis
To better support new smartphones like the HTC Dream, T-Mobile is expanding its data network.T-Moble has made deals with backhaul providers Bright House Networks, FPL FiberNet, IP Networks Inc. and Zayo Bandwidth to support high speed data bandwidth requirements.for sites in Tampa, Fla., Orlando, Fl…
Qualcomm Gobi Cetified For AT&T Mobile Broadband
AT&T Inc.and Qualcomm Incorporated announced that Qualcomm's Gobi global mobile Internet technology has been certified for use on the AT&T mobile broadband network. Gobi technology gives users the freedom to connect to the Internet over wide-area wireless networks, providing fast, secure…
T-Moblie 3G Network Expanded in Vegas
T-Mobile has expanded its 3G service in Las Vegas. T-Mobile's 3G network in Las Vegas supports voice and data services. The company offers multiple phones that are able to operate on the UMTS network. These phones are designed to automatically connect to the best available network (3G or GSM…
AT&T Bans Use of Peer-to-Peer File Sharing on 3G Network
According to MultiChannel News, AT&T's 3G bandwagon does not include peer-to-peer downloading and AT&T bans the use of 3G networks for P2P file sharing and told an FCC official that anyone caught with their hands the P-2-P cookie jar will be terminated."AT&T's terms of service for mobile…
Agilent offers 5.7 Mbps HSUPA Test
Agilent announced a new 5.7 Mbps HSUPA test capability for its W-CDMA/HSPA Test and Lab Applications, which run on the 8960 (E5515C) Wireless Communications Test Set. HSUPA is a 3G mobile telephony protocol in the HSPA family with uplink speeds up to 5.7 Mbps. Also known as E-DCH (Enhanced Dedic…
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