News tagged with 3g networks

Review: BlackBerry enters tablet market with PlayBook

BlackBerry, with its diminishing legions of devoted fans, is stepping delicately into the tablet market.

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created May 03, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Verizon Wireless to start selling first 4G phone

(AP) -- Verizon Wireless says it will start selling its first phone capable of using its new, faster "4G" data network.

Technology / Telecom

created Mar 15, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Hacker builds $1,500 cell-phone tapping device

(AP) -- A computer security researcher has built a device for just $1,500 that can intercept some kinds of cell phone calls and record everything that's said.

Technology / Software

created Aug 01, 2010 | popularity 4 / 5 (4) | comments 2

4G wireless: It's fast, but outstripped by hype

(AP) -- Cell phone companies are about to barrage consumers with advertising for the next advance in wireless network technology: "4G" access. The companies are promising faster speeds and the thrill of being the first on ...

Technology / Telecom

created May 31, 2010 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (8) | comments 1

Nexus One gets touch and 3G capabilities

Google is ramping up its entry in the hotly competitive smartphone race by adding "pinch-to-zoom" multi-touch and 3G wireless broadband network capabilities to the Nexus One.

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Feb 03, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Wireless carriers muddy waters with '4G' marketing

The marketing world is full of vague adjectives like "new," "better" or "healthy" that don't necessarily mean much.

Technology / Telecom

created Dec 02, 2010 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

EU invests millions in 'ultra high-speed' mobile internet

The European Union announced Tuesday an 18 million euro (25 million dollar) investment in an "ultra high-speed" internet system to underpin the next generation of mobile services.

Technology / Telecom

created Aug 18, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Review: G-Slate a powerful, but pricey iPad competitor

Another day, another possible iPad killer. This week we have the G-Slate, from LG and wireless carrier T-Mobile, the first 4G-enabled tablet to run on Google's superb Android 3.0 (Honeycomb) operating system.

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Apr 22, 2011 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 2

Rivals bid to trump iPhone at Asia's biggest telecom fair

Mobile phone manufacturers will show off their most advanced models at Asia's biggest telecommunication fair this week, hoping to prove they can rival or even better the phenomenal Apple iPhone.

Technology / Telecom

created Jun 15, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (3) | comments 0

T-Mobile gets into the game of laptop connections

(AP) -- T-Mobile USA is opening up its new cellular broadband network to laptops for the first time, with Wednesday's launch of a USB "dongle" that lets portable computers get wireless Internet access.

Technology / Telecom

created Mar 25, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 3

S. Korea expands high-speed wireless coverage

South Korean telecom operator KT said Wednesday it has expanded its high-speed wireless broadband network to cover 85 percent of the population in what is already one of the world's most wired countries.

Technology / Telecom

created Mar 02, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Apple's iPhone 4 finally comes to India

Apple's iPhone 4 made its debut in India on Friday, nearly a year after the updated model of the handset was launched in the United States, amid growing demand for smartphones.

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created May 27, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Review: Despite its bulk, G2 phone gets it right

(AP) -- Two years ago, the Android invasion began when T-Mobile released the first smart phone running Google's Android operating system, HTC's G1.

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Oct 13, 2010 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

China web users 'outnumber US population'

The number of Internet users in China is now greater than the entire population of the United States, after rising to 338 million by the end of June, state media reported Sunday.

Technology / Internet

created Jul 26, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 2

Indian government begins allocating 3G bandwidth

India's government on Wednesday began allocating third-generation (3G) bandwidth for cellphone services to mobile operators after a multi-billion-dollar auction of licences.

Technology / Telecom

created Sep 01, 2010 | popularity 3 / 5 (3) | comments 0