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Qualcomm Snapdragon devices coming 2009: always-on HSPA+

By Chris Davies on Tuesday, Dec 16th 2008 No Comments

After their first netbook reference design sparked some interest, Qualcomm have been giving further details of their Snapdragon chipset and their intention for the platform. Snapdragon uses a 1.5GHz dual-core CPU with integrated HSPA+, 1080p high-definition support, WiFi, mobile TV and GPS capabilities; it’s also incredibly power-frugal, something that Manjit Gill, director of product management in Qualcomm’s Connected and Consumer Products Group believes will allow hardware partners to create an truly always-connected device.

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Telstra turns on first ever HSPA+ network

By Brenda Stokes on Friday, Dec 5th 2008 No Comments

Well this is exciting news. Telstra announced today that they have turned on the first ever, as in the first in the world, HSPA+ network. This network also goes by the name of HSPA Evolution and supposedly can offer up to three times faster speeds than standard HSPA networks.