Thursday, February 16, 2012

iPad 3 to debut March 7, feature LTE support, reports claim

  LightSquared's options to save its network are limited | New processor to cut cost of LTE smartphones, says Renesas
 
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iPad 3 to debut March 7, feature LTE support, reports claim
Apple will unveil the next iPad on March 7, according to reports, and it will be the first Apple product to support the faster LTE data networks now available in the U.S. from Verizon and AT&T. Read More


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LightSquared's options to save its network are limited
Though would-be mobile carrier LightSquared says it still wants to find a solution to interference with GPS, its options are limited, industry observers said. Read More

New processor to cut cost of LTE smartphones, says Renesas
Chip maker Renesas Mobile has launched the MP5232, a processor that will allow vendors to build LTE smartphones with a price tag between $150 and $300. Read More

Barbara Krasnoff: Samsung's Galaxy Note: A stylus by any other name
There has been of bit of ridicule aimed at Samsung's Galaxy Note recently, even before it's become available to U.S. consumers. Not simply because of the recent Super Bowl commercial, which was, let us say, a bit over the top. But because it comes with a stylus. Read More

HP CEO: Google-Motorola deal could close-source Android
WebOS could be an important player in the long run as an open-source mobile OS because Android could become closed with Google's purchase of Motorola Mobility, Hewlett-Packard CEO Meg Whitman said. Read More

FCC seeks to kill LightSquared's LTE network plan
The U.S. Federal Communications Commission wants to drop the conditional waiver that could have allowed LightSquared to operate an LTE network in frequencies near the GPS band, potentially killing the carrier's plan to offer a hybrid satellite and cellular mobile data network. Read More


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Samsung launches low-cost Android 4.0 tablet
Samsung Electronics has launched the Galaxy Tab 2 (7.0), the first of its tablets to ship with Android 4.0 and its own Touchwiz user interface, the company said. Read More

Wireless voting still has a long way to go
With the widespread adoption of smartphones and the use of mobile tactics in U.S. presidential campaigns, could there come a day when Americans might vote wirelessly? Read More

Skyrocket? Maybe the word for mobile data growth is exa-rocket
Mobile data globally is expected to grow 18-fold by 2016, Cisco said in the update to its Visual Networking Index. Read More

Google's Motorola deal could be boost in rivalry with Apple
With official OKs from the U.S. Department of Justice and the European Commission on Monday, Google moved closer to finalizing its deal to acquire Motorola Mobility. Read More

Google may be going after Apple with music device
With a wireless streaming music device reportedly in the works, Google is working on getting deeper into the home entertainment arena, according to reports. Read More

Google clamps down on its prepaid Google Wallet card on smartphones
Google said it has temporarily disabled the provisioning of its prepaid Google Wallet cards used in some NFC-ready phones. Read More

 
 
 

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