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Archive for December, 2009

Apple Tablet, G-Phone Rumors

Posted by Sam Churchill on December 23rd, 2009

Silicon Alley Insider says Apple could unveil a tablet next month. According to mobile blog Boy Genius report, Apple is “100%” likely to announce a 7-inch tablet in January. The FT also suggests that the four times larger screen of an iPhone, it is the “iPod touch HD” envisioned a year ago. The NY Times [...]

Santa’s Helpers

Posted by Sam Churchill on December 23rd, 2009

An 85-foot-tall blue spruce from Arizona has become the Capitol Christmas Tree. TracktheTree.com, a web portal designed by SkyBitz, provided real-time tracking of the Capitol Christmas Tree Caravan, during its 21-day, 4,167-mile circuitous journey from Arizona to Washington DC. The technology behind the tracking application is SkyBitz’s GLS210, a small box that contains electronics, antennas [...]

Top Ten Wimax & LTE Stories of the Decade

Posted by Sam Churchill on December 22nd, 2009

Welcome to The Top Ten WiMAX & LTE stories of the decade. Dailywireless.org, has recorded achievements in broadband wireless for the last 8 years (since March 2002). We are making a Top Ten of the Decade list in 10 categories. Cellular Wi-Fi Municipal Wireless Wimax & LTE (this page) Bluetooth/UWB/Zigbee Government Actions Infrastructure Satellites RFID [...]

Top Ten News Stories of the Decade

Posted by Sam Churchill on December 22nd, 2009

C/Net chooses the top 10 news stories of the decade. They resonate with me, although there are lots of other legitimate possibilities. What do you think? 10. Hewlett-Packard acquires Compaq (2002) 9. Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates retires (2008) 8. Google acquires YouTube and legitimizes social media (2006) 7. Craigslist and the slow fade of traditional [...]

Cellular Business: Looking Good

Posted by Sam Churchill on December 22nd, 2009

The number of cellular base stations will grow over 10% in 2009, reports In-Stat. WCDMA (GSM) base stations will make up the lion’s share of all base station shipments worldwide, accounting for about 50% of the total base station revenue. By 2013, In-Stat forecasts that the percent that WCDMA contributes to total base station revenue [...]

The iPod Decade

Posted by Sam Churchill on December 22nd, 2009

NPR remembers the first-generation iPod. Jobs announced it as a Mac-compatible product with a 5 GB hard drive that put “1,000 songs in your pocket“. According to Jobs, “To have your whole music library with you at all times is a quantum leap in listening to music.” He was right. The iPod, combined with the [...]