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Archive for April, 2009

Windows 7, Snow Leopard & Ubuntu Upgrading

Posted by Sam Churchill on April 25th, 2009

Walt Mossberg sez, if you’re shopping for a computer now, consider that both Microsoft and Apple will upgrade their current Operating Systems with major new versions: Windows 7 and Mac OS X Snow Leopard. And that affects what PC hardware you should choose. Mossberg says upgrading Netbooks from XP to Windows 7 will be a [...]

Malaysian WiMAX: Better Late Than Never?

Posted by Sam Churchill on April 24th, 2009

YTL e-Solutions, one of Malaysia’s four 2.3GHz WiMax spectrum license holders, was perceived a laggard as it had missed an August 2008 deadline to deploy WiMax services commercially. Now YTL announced they will work with Samsung to implement its WiMax network across the country. It is expected to be rolled out nationwide in July 2010. [...]

Smartphone Markets Compared

Posted by Sam Churchill on April 23rd, 2009

Today, T-Mobile said that it had sold 1 million Android phones in the U.S. since the G1′s launch in October 2008. Reaching 1 million units in six months isn’t terrible, says PC World, but the iPhone has sold roughly four times that amount in the same time. Apple doesn’t explicitly break out US sales. But [...]

AT&T Reports Dramatic Growth of Wi-Fi

Posted by Sam Churchill on April 23rd, 2009

AT&T today reported dramatic growth in the number of Wi-Fi users among their nearly 20,000 domestic hotspots, such as Starbucks. AT&T Wi-Fi connections totaled 10.5 million in the first quarter of 2009 – more than triple the 3.4 million connections in the first quarter of 2008. Some 40 Percent of AT&T WiFi connections came from [...]

Clearwire Sued Over Early Termination Fees

Posted by Sam Churchill on April 23rd, 2009

A legal action has been filed against WiMAX operator Clearwire, seeking certification of a class action on behalf of Clearwire subscribers, says Cellular News. The lawsuit is alleging that Clearwire is misrepresenting the quality of its WiMAX network and then imposing early-termination fees if a customer is unable to secure a reliable service (pdf). The [...]

Chips Supporting Bluetooth 3.0 Announced

Posted by Sam Churchill on April 23rd, 2009

The Bluetooth Special Interest Group (SIG) announced the formal adoption of its next generation Bluetooth v3.0 + HS wireless connectivity technology on April 21, 2009, at the SIG Annual All-Hands meeting in Tokyo. Today, chip manufacturers Atheros, Broadcom and CSR announced products based on the new high speed spec. Atheros has received Bluetooth certification for [...]