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Archive for September, 2011

T-Mobile: Samsung SII & HTC Amaze 4G

Posted by Sam Churchill on September 26th, 2011

T-Mobile USA today announced what are likely to be its flagship phones for the rest of the year: The Samsung Electronics’ Galaxy S II and HTC’s Amaze 4G. Both phones will be available on October 12, with the Amaze 4G selling for $259.99 and the Galaxy S II selling for $229.99, with both prices coming [...]

Streaming Tablet Battle

Posted by Sam Churchill on September 26th, 2011

The Kindle Fire, from Amazon.com, is expected to be announced this Wednesday, September 28. The 7″ Android tablet is expected to cost $250 and include Amazon Prime, delivering Amazon’s movie and music services. Apple has sold about 29 million iPads since its April 2010 launch and some analysts forecast the color Kindle could sell 3 [...]

“Unlimited” Handset Data Killed

Posted by Sam Churchill on September 26th, 2011

AT&T starts throttling wireless users this week, following Verizon Wireless which began throttling its heaviest 3G data users last week. AT&T killed their unlimited plan with a new lower cap with a $10 per gigabyte overage model. Verizon says throttling will only affect 3G customers on unlimited data plans that fall in the top 5 [...]

Wireless Providers Team on AMR and SmartGrid

Posted by Sam Churchill on September 26th, 2011

Sprint and Neptune Technology are working together to modernize the nation’s utility infrastructure, the companies announced today. By combining the Sprint wireless network and machine-to-machine (M2M) expertise with Neptune’s automated metering solutions, the companies are helping utilities collect consumption and diagnostic data. The companies today announced that Neptune’s ARB FixedBase Automated Metering Infrastructure (AMI) and [...]

Stuxnet: Year One

Posted by Sam Churchill on September 26th, 2011

National Public Radio notes that one year ago, German cybersecurity expert Ralph Langner announced that he had found Stuxnet, a computer worm designed to sabotage a nuclear facility in Iran. It was the most sophisticated worm Langner had ever seen. The German cybersecurity expert warns that U.S. utility companies are not yet prepared to deal [...]

Ruckus Wireless on The Cloud

Posted by Sam Churchill on September 26th, 2011

Ruckus Wireless today announced that it has been selected by The Cloud, the UK’s largest public access Wi-Fi provider, to supply advanced indoor wireless products and technology to support the large-scale upgrade and expansion of its nationwide Wi-Fi service. The Cloud is retrofitting thousands of hotspot locations with ZoneFlex dual-band 802.11n access points throughout the [...]