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Samsung DV300F twin-screen WiFi digicam revealed

Chris Davies, Jan 2nd 2012 Discuss [1]

Samsung has launched the 2View/DualView DV300F, the company's latest dual-display digital camera toting a 16.4-megapixel CCD and WiFi for easier self-portraits. Pairing a 3-inch 460k main display with a 1.5-inch 61k front LCD, the DV300F grabs stills and up to 720p 30fps video clips with mono sound. Using Samsung's free Remote Viewfinder app for Android and iOS, owners can remotely frame shots, take photos, add geotagging from the phone's GPS and view video from the camera. Read The Full Story

Verizon axes $2 convenience fee upon possible FCC probe

Rue Liu, Dec 30th 2011 Discuss [4]

Verizon recently confirmed that it plans to charge its wireless customers a $2 convenience fee for certain methods of credit card payments, news that sparked immediate criticism from consumers. It has even caught the attention of the FCC, which now intends to take a closer look into Verizon's actions. And that was enough for Verizon to retreat on the plan altogether. Read The Full Story

Verizon confirms $2 fee for online bill payments

Rue Liu, Dec 29th 2011 Discuss [32]

Following reports that Verizon may be unleashing a $2 convenience fee policy on its wireless customers, the carrier has responded today to Phonescoop confirming that the change will indeed go into effect starting January 15. The fee will apply to one-time credit card payments made online and via telephone. Read The Full Story

LightSquared petitions FCC affirm GPS has no right to protection

Chris Burns, Dec 20th 2011 Discuss [26]

This past month the folks at LightSuared have had less than an awesome time dealing with the idea that their network had been accused of interfering with GPS receivers of all kinds, and this week after already having sent word out to the world that the whole thing was just a simple misunderstanding, they've petitioned the FCC directly to have them affirm their spectrum rights. LightSquared is currently looking into building a new national LTE network using frequencies that sit next to those generally devoted to GPS, and as their petition for declaratory ruling notes this week, they're living in peace, not bashing each other around. On the other hand, specifically what they're asking is that the FCC affirm that their rights to use the spectrum outweighs the fact that because GPS receivers are not licensed and do not operate inside service rules, they are not entitled to interference protection. Read The Full Story

Curved glass iPod-bangle in Apple labs tip insiders

Chris Davies, Dec 19th 2011 Discuss [3]

Apple's engineers are experimenting with wearable devices, insiders claim, including a curved glass iPod intended to be worn on the wrist and controlled using Siri voice commands. The "very small group of Apple employees" are part of an industry-wide push for wearable tech, the NYTimes reports, using the now-ubiquitous smartphone as a data-crunching hub. Read The Full Story

Verizon picks up Cox AWS spectrum for further LTE expansion

Chris Burns, Dec 16th 2011 Discuss [2]

This month Verizon is picking up contracts left and right, with a $3.6 billion purchase of AWS spectrum at the start of December and a $315 million purchase of Cox Communications 20 MHz Advanced Wireless Services this week. Though this agreement does not include Cox's 700 MHz spectrum licenses, Cox Wireless customer accounts or any other assets at all, Cox and Verizon Wireless will becoming agents that sell each other's commercial and residential products and services through each of their own sales channels. This agreement is expected to join up with the $3.6 billion agreement from earlier this month which includes Bright House Networks, Time Warner Cable, and Comcast. Read The Full Story

Microsoft Bluetooth Mobile Keyboard 5000 eyes your iPad

Chris Davies, Dec 15th 2011 Discuss [4]

Microsoft has outed a new keyboard, the Microsoft Bluetooth Mobile Keyboard 5000, targeted at mobile professionals hoping to do some serious text-entry on their iOS, Android or Windows tablets. On sale later this month, the wireless peripheral offers the hardware division's familiar Comfort Curve design along with low-profile keys and a few helpful shortcuts such as volume. Read The Full Story

OnLive hits iOS and Android with phone/tablet cloud gaming

Chris Davies, Dec 8th 2011 Discuss [2]

OnLive has launched its smartphone and tablet cloud gaming apps for iPhone, iPad and Android, bringing console-class gaming to WiFi and 3G/4G mobile devices with an optional wireless controller. This updated control pad uses what OnLive calls “adaptive wireless” to automatically find the best connection with your TV, PC, Mac, Blu-ray player, smartphone or tablet, and will go on sale on December 9 at $49.99/£39.99. Check out the video demo after the cut.

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ip.access AFC portable femtocell offloads 3G/4G to WiFi

Chris Davies, Dec 5th 2011 Discuss [0]

An iPhone-sized portable femtocell could make creating a private bubble of cellphone coverage straightforward in homes, offices, hotel rooms and public spaces, offloading smartphones and other mobile devices onto WiFi. The ip.access Advanced Femtocell Concept (AFC) works as existing products, like the AT&T 3G Microcell and Vodafone SureSignal, but can hook up to the internet via either a wired ethernet connection or WiFi. Read The Full Story

Verizon buys $3.6bn AWS spectrum for LTE expansion

Chris Davies, Dec 2nd 2011 Discuss [4]

Verizon Wireless has splashed out on $3.6bn worth of spectrum for its LTE expansion, grabbing 122 AWS licenses covering approximately 259m people from a joint venture made up of Comcast Corporation, Time Warner Cable, and Bright House Networks. The deal, the carrier has announced, will also include several produce and service agreements, allowing each company to sell the other’s products and, eventually, each of the cable companies being able to offer Verizon Wireless service wholesale, likely rebranding it as their own wireless offerings.

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Casio Bluetooth 4.0 smartwatch pairs with DoCoMo Android phone

Chris Davies, Dec 2nd 2011 Discuss [4]

Casio's Bluetooth 4.0 smartwatch plans are nearing fruition, with the first pairing of a low-power wireless watch and Android smartphone headed to Japan's NTT DoCoMo in the next few days. The NEXT MEDIA PP N-01D offers the usual Japanese niceties, like a 4-inch WVGA AMOLED touchscreen, wireless charging, 8.1-megapixel camera, along with water and dust resilience, but can be paired with a special Casio MEDIAS PP-SHOCK GB-6900 watch. Hooked up via a frugal Bluetooth 4.0 connection, the watch shows incoming call and email information, as well as allowing you to reject incoming calls. Read The Full Story

Sky testing huge cable & WiFi broadband roll-out

Chris Davies, Nov 30th 2011 Discuss [2]

Sky has trialled its own cable installations, the company has confirmed, experimenting with the possibility of bypassing BT in the UK and operating its own broadband network over which it would have full control. Another possibility - though only rumored at this stage - is using a huge expansion of The Cloud, a UK WiFi hotspot service, Electricpig reports, to bring high-speed communal wireless internet access directly to subscribers' homes. Read The Full Story