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Archive for April, 2010

Atom Supporting DDR3 Memory

Posted by Sam Churchill on April 26th, 2010

Intel is preparing to launch more Atom-based processors for netbooks, reports Digitimes. It will support DDR3 memory and dual-cores, says Engadget. Intel launched its second-generation Atom N450 and N470 processors in January 2010 and is planning to launch DDR3-supporting Atom N455 and N475 shortly. In June, Intel is set to reveal more details about its [...]

Verizon: No Go on Nexus One

Posted by Sam Churchill on April 26th, 2010

Verizon Wireless has decided not to sell the Google Nexus One smart phone, Bloomberg reports, although Google’s Web site shows that the phone would be available through Verizon in spring 2010. The site now points Verizon users seeking Android-based phones to the HTC Incredible. T-Mobile already carriers the phone, and Sprint is expected to offer [...]

State of the Internet

Posted by Sam Churchill on April 26th, 2010

Akamai’s The State of the Internet for the fourth quarter of 2009, says the U.S. and China account for nearly 40 percent of the total 465 million unique IP addresses. The report lists the most highly-connected cities and countries. Continued investment in broadband infrastructure in rural and remote areas is part of the U.S. government’s [...]

LTE Vs WiMAX: The Fractal Round

Posted by Sam Churchill on April 26th, 2010

International Data Corporation reports that more than a dozen new LTE networks are poised to go live this year, and spending on LTE will exceed WiMAX equipment spending by the end of 2011. Worldwide LTE infrastructure revenues will fall just below $8 billion by 2014. “The world is coalescing around the LTE standard as a [...]

Battle of the eBooks

Posted by Sam Churchill on April 23rd, 2010

Barnes & Noble has rolled out a substantial update for its ebook reader, the Nook that includes extra features it originally promised would set the Nook apart from Amazon’s Kindle. You’ll be able to read certain books from the company’s e-book catalog free of charge on your Nook when you’re in a Barnes & Noble [...]

Smart Meters, Big Growth

Posted by Sam Churchill on April 23rd, 2010

According to a recent report from Pike Research, forecasts that home area networking (HAN) connectivity in smart meters will be included in 49% of all smart meters shipped worldwide by 2013, and the North American HAN-enabled meter penetration rate will be even higher at 81% by the same year. Pike Research segments the smart meter [...]