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Verizon USB551L 4G LTE Modem Available March 31st

Samia Perkins, Mar 29th 2011 Discuss [6]

The Verizon USB551L 4G LTE USB modem, made by Novatel Wireless, which the company states is "the smallest LTE USB modem available today", will be available in Verizon stores and online this Thursday, March 31st. According to Verizon, the device is up to fifty percent smaller than competing products. Read The Full Story

Intel Shipping XMM 6260 HSPA+ modem, Introduces LTE XMM 7060

Samia Perkins, Feb 14th 2011 Discuss [0]

Intel announced on Monday that it will begin shipping the XMM 6260 platform to key partners. The plaform supports HSPA+ networks with download speeds up to 21Mbps and upload speeds up to 11.5Mbps. The platform is said to use less power than competitor's products (especially ARM). XMM 6260 is built with the 40nm manufacturing process, and is based on the X-GOLD 626 baseband processor and the SMARTi UE2 RF transceiver. Read The Full Story

LG VL600 LTE Modem for Verizon is now Mac-Compatible

Samia Perkins, Feb 10th 2011 Discuss [0]

If you have an LG VL600 LTE, rejoice! After being promised an update in early December, LG's VL600 LTE dongle now has Mac drivers. You can download the new drivers here. Our own Ben Bajarin has already got his modem up and running on his MacBook Air, and getting 3.3 mb download and 3.8 mb upload speeds. Read The Full Story

Google Cr-48 gets Gobi 3G unlock for GSM support

Chris Davies, Feb 4th 2011 Discuss [0]

One of the lucky minority with a Google Cr-48 Chrome OS notebook? Maybe you were one of SlashGear's lucky winners a few months back, or came up trumps in Google's invitation-only program. Either way, there's a new Google update out which apparently enables GSM functionality on the Cr-48's integrated modem. Hexxeh spotted the update to the Qualcomm Gobi modem, and quickly figured out some instructions as to how to get it all to work on AT&T. Read The Full Story

Verizon adds OS X support to Pantech UML290 4G LTE modem

Chris Davies, Feb 2nd 2011 Discuss [0]

It's taken a while, but Verizon has finally released Mac drivers for its 4G LTE modems; well, at least one of them. The LG VL600 we reviewed - and were so impressed by its data speeds - is still Windows-only, but the Pantech UML290 now has official OS X support. Read The Full Story

Motorola 4G LTE Phone Confirmed by Verizon

Chris Burns, Dec 21st 2010 Discuss [0]

In an interview today John Stratton, Verizon's chief operating officer said they'd be distributing a Motorola smartphone to run on its 4G network. Verizon launched its high-speed LTE network earlier this month and tossed out a nice little USB modem to go with it but this phone is the first and only to be announced to be running on the network so far. Stratton noted, "We've got LTE smartphones on the horizon. Motorola will be right there." Read The Full Story

Verizon 4G LTE modem gets Mac OS X hack

Chris Davies, Dec 14th 2010 Discuss [3]

Verizon has promised Mac support for its LTE 4G modems, but until then the official software is PC-only. That's not good enough for OS X lovers wanting some high-speed 4G action, however, and so an unofficial workaround has been cooked up over at HowardForums for the Pantech UML290. Update: It seems the workaround was originally sourced from here. Read The Full Story

The Daily Slash: December 13 2010

Chris Burns, Dec 13th 2010 Discuss [0]

Well now! Take a peek at the dinosaur! Whippin up some nice HTML 5 with Javascript for amazing results out at LeWeb! Then take a trip down memory lane as you prepare for the future as Philip reviews Tron (1982), aka the former in the longest period between a film and it's sequel, EVER, culminating in Tron: Legacy soon! Get pumped up because iPhone for Verizon might run on LTE! Discuss the meaning of a Chrome OS Notebook with Ben. Review with us the Orb Music MP-1 and the LG VL600 LTE modem, unbox and get your hands on a Nexus S and a Laser Pico Projector, and give 3D a try with Don. LOTS to do here right now on The Daily Slash! Read The Full Story

Reviews

LG VL600 LTE modem review

Vincent Nguyen, Dec 12th 2010 Discuss [8]

Our initial speed benchmarking with Verizon’s LTE service was enough to get us seriously interested in the high-speed 4G network, but there’s more to a mobile broadband service than just raw throughput. Has the LG VL600 LTE modem lived up to expectations? Check out the full SlashGear review after the cut.

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Verizon 4G LTE contract-free options confirmed

Chris Davies, Dec 2nd 2010 Discuss [1]

Verizon has confirmed contract-free availability for its new LTE 4G service, when the high-speed modems launch on December 5. According to Sascha Segan, Verizon will be offering the same two data tariffs for no-contract customers - $50 for 5GB of data per month, or $80 for 10GB - but the modems themselves will be priced at $249.99 each. Read The Full Story

Bell DC HSPA+ network launches Nov 23: up to 42Mbps with Novatel Ovation MC547 modem

Chris Davies, Nov 18th 2010 Discuss [1]

HSPA+ is all well and good, but Bell Mobility and Novatel Wireless are more interested in what speeds you can manage if you pair a couple of cells together. Together they've announced the Ovation MC547 USB modem for Bell Mobility's freshly unveiled Dual-Cell HSPA+ (DC HSPA+) network, which will be theoretically capable of up to 42 Mbps downloads and 11 Mbps uploads. Read The Full Story

Bug Labs add AT&T 3G modem to modular toolkit

Chris Davies, Oct 19th 2010 Discuss [1]

Last month it was Verizon and Bug Labs; today the modular product development platform specialist is announcing a partnership with AT&T. Like with the CDMA carrier, the new AT&T deal will see Bug Labs users equipped with a BUG+ 3G/GSM plug-and-play electronic toolkit that will make adding cellular connectivity straightforward. Read The Full Story