The Wi-Fi Alliance and Wireless Broadband Alliance (WBA) have announced plans to collaborate in order to harmonize their programs related to Wi-Fi hotspot ease of use and roaming. The Wi-Fi hotspot certification program and the Broadband Alliance will work together to help ensure the best user experience. The Wi-Fi CERTIFIED hotspot program is designed to [...]
Wireless broadband subscribers exceeded half a billion in 2010, in the 32 developed countries that make up the OECD. Korea is the leading country for wireless broadband subscriptions, with 89.8 per 100 inhabitants, followed by Finland (84.8), Sweden (82.9) and Norway (79.9). This compares to an OECD average of 41.6 and a total of just [...]
A federal court judge said Apple’s fight to prevent Amazon from using the name Appstore in selling software for Android will “probably” be denied, Bloomberg reports. U.S. District Judge Phyllis Hamilton after a hearing in Oakland said she will “probably” deny the motion because Apple had failed to demonstrate real evidence of confusion among consumers. [...]
Apple plans to introduce a new iPhone in September, reports Bloomberg, that boasts a stronger chip for processing data and a more advanced camera, according to two people familiar with the product. The device will include the A5 processor, the more powerful chip that Apple added to the iPad 2 earlier this year, along with [...]
Sprint is introducing two new Android tablets and a 3D Android phone tomorrow. Sprint’s first WiMax tablet, the 7″ HTC View 4G ($399) and the Evo 3-D ($199), “America’s first ‘glasses-free’ 3D 4G device, will be available June 24th. Samsung’s Galaxy 10″ tablet ($499.99), a 16GB Wi-Fi-only tablet with a 1GHz Tegra 2 Dual Core [...]
Rep. Anna Eshoo, D-Palo Alto, plans to introduce the Next Generation Wireless Disclosure Act (pdf) today. It would require carriers to inform consumers of minimum data speeds, network reliability and coverage, and the technology used to provide “4G” service. “Consumers deserve to know exactly what they’re getting for their money when they sign up for [...]
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