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Chrome OS: Waiting Is The Hardest Part…Though Necessary

By Joanna Stern on Friday, Nov 20th 2009 No Comments

Google has more than emphasized that its Chrome operating system will be super speedy; it will boot in only seven seconds and surfing the web will be just be quicker. The irony is that you will actually have to wait for Google’s OS to arrive and for a pretty long time in the technology world. After giving a preview yesterday of what is in store from the Internet giant’s computing platform, Google’s Sundar Pichai said that they are “a year away” from releasing products with the operating system. Yep, we are going to be waiting for a solid 365 days!

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C-motech Mangrove WinMo UMPC hands-on

By Chris Davies on Thursday, Nov 19th 2009 2 Comments

We’d forgive you for having forgotten about C-motech’s Mangrove UMPC; after all, the market for a 7-inch touchscreen tablet running Windows Mobile 6.5 is hardly vast. Still, we were interested to see the unit at Qualcomm’s event today, though its tubby form-factor was a whole lot less impressive when sat next to the Quanta Android Smartbook.

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ASUS WiFi, 3G and WiMAX ebook readers confirmed from March 2010

By Chris Davies on Thursday, Oct 29th 2009 No Comments

Further details of ASUS’ upcoming ebook reader have emerged, after executives from the company apparently confirmed that WiFi, 3G and WiMAX versions will be announced before the year is out. The ebook readers will apparently begin reaching carrier partners in the US and Europe come March 2010, with the executives claiming that prices will be “competitive” with what’s on offer from Amazon and Sony.

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Mio MiBuddy Android PND/MID coming 2010; WiMAX version to follow

By Chris Davies on Tuesday, Oct 27th 2009 No Comments

Navigation firm Mio is planning to use Android for certain models in their next-gen PND line-up. The Mio MiBuddy range will offer both Android models – complete with GPS navigation, media playback and internet access – and versions using the existing Windows CE-based OS of Mio’s current PND range. While specific hardware details and model numbers are yet to be confirmed, Mio has revealed that the Android models will have WiFi and Bluetooth; future versions may add WiMAX.

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NEC Aterm WM3300R for MiFi-style mobile WiMAX sharing

By Chris Davies on Tuesday, Oct 27th 2009 No Comments

It packs all the grace of an FM radio, but the NEC Aterm WM3300R distinguishes itself not by aesthetics but by packing a WiMAX radio and WiFi router into a palm-sized device. Basically a MiFi but for WiMAX rather than 3G connections, the WM3300R offers up to 40Mbps downlinks and up to 10Mbps uplinks, together with a removable 1,880mAh Li-Ion battery.

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CLEAR “true 4G” WiMAX arrives: faster speeds, new logo

By Chris Davies on Thursday, Sep 24th 2009 No Comments

clear logo The whole Clearwire/Clear/WiMAX/Sprint/XOHM branding situation was never all that straightforward to begin with; let’s face it, consumers want to know exactly what they should be asking for when they go into the store. Now Clearwire are seemingly intending to make things easier – or upset the whole situation once more, perhaps – with a fresh new relaunch as CLEAR. The new name apparently signifies the switch from “pre-WiMAX service” to true 4G WiMAX, and brings with it a fresh boost of speed.

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Motorola launch WiMAX WiFi base station & USB dongle

By Chris Davies on Thursday, Sep 10th 2009 No Comments

Motorola WiMAX CPEI 775 Motorola has announced two new WiMAX products, a desktop base-station which shares WiMAX over WiFi and supports VoIP – the Motorola CPEi 725 – and a USB dongle, the USBw 200. The two products – which will go on sale via WiMAX carriers, rather than directly to consumers – enable both deskbound and mobile workers to take advantage of the next-gen high speed networks slowly spreading across the US.

The CPEi 725 is perhaps the most interesting of the two new products, and has twin WiMAX antennas to support the 2.5GHz band. As well as WiFi it has an analog voice adapter port for plugging in a handset and using the WiMAX connection for VoIP calls. As for the WiFi side of the equation, there are MIMO antennas for improved coverage.

Alternatively, the Motorola USBw 200 is a USB dongle intended for a single user. It will be available in 2.3, 2.5 and 3.5GHz versions, and has a “power boost” system for better connectivity with reduced draw; in fact, it requires just 1.5W, which means the notebook you’re using it with should last even longer.

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VIA eNote 11.6-inch ultraportable gets WiMAX [Video]

By Chris Davies on Thursday, Sep 10th 2009 No Comments

VIA have unveiled their latest ultrathin notebook, the eNote Turnkey Solution, a wireless-packing ultraportable based on the company’s 1.3GHz Nano CPU and a choice of WiMAX, HSDPA and EVDO Rev.A modules. Intended to be offered by carriers rather than direct to consumers, the VIA eNote has an 11.6-inch WXGA LCD and VX800 graphics chipset.

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Sprint 4G WiMAX reaches Las Vegas, Portland and Atlanta

By Chris Davies on Tuesday, Aug 18th 2009 2 Comments

Sprint's gradual roll-out of 4G WiMAX across the US continues, with the latest three areas to receive a "hotspot the size of a city" being Las Vegas, Portland and Atlanta. Of course, that might come as a surprise to residents of those three cities, who might have been using WiMAX under the Clearwire CLEAR banner for several months now.

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Sprint Announces 17 More WiMax Markets

By Evan Selleck on Tuesday, Aug 11th 2009 No Comments

Sprint is busy with a lot of things, from pushing the Palm Pre, to expecting the release of the network’s first Android phone, and trying to keep those needed subscribers in their ranks. But it keeps pushing strong with the network itself, and that’s something we can all appreciate.

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