Regular consumers are enjoying Verizon’s LTE network and its fast speeds, and now businesses will be able to get in on the action too in a slightly different way. Verizon today announced that its high-speed wireless network has been combined with a Private IP network, which will give businesses secure access to the internet.
Verizon's Galaxy Nexus has gone under the knife - or the screwdriver at least - to bare its silicon guts in the now-traditional post launch teardown. While we've already seen what's going on inside the HSPA+ version of the Samsung smartphone, ZDNet's breakdown of the LTE model shows there are some big differences when you get past the 4.65-inch Contour Display and 100mAh bigger battery.
Qualcomm has launched a set of new modems capable of both LTE and HSPA+/EVDO connectivity, the Gobi 4000 series, intended to get tablets, laptops and ereaders online at high speed. The new Gobi range builds on Qualcomm's MDM9600 and MDM9200 3G/4G modems, one pairing LTE with HSPA+ and the other with EVDO; they're likely to crop up in multiple tablets over the coming months, with both Android and Windows compatibility.
It's something of a teardown day, with first the new MacBook Pro getting stripped to basics and now the Motorola XOOM suffering the same. iFixit whipped open the casing - a straightforward process, given Motorola obviously doesn't want to make things too difficult for its technicians adding in 4G modem support - and discovered that the XOOM actually uses the same hybrid CDMA/GSM modem as found in the Verizon iPhone 4.
Details of Microsoft's various XOOM models have been released, with the initial Verizon version of the slate up against the WiFi-only MZ604 and HSPA MZ601/MZ603 versions. Meanwhile, Motorola Mobility CEO Sanjay Jha has defended the $799 pricing of the 32GB Verizon XOOM MZ600, confirmed earlier this week, saying that it's the potential for 4G that makes the Android 3.0 Honeycomb tablet more valuable than Apple's iPad.
Verizon announced today the new 3G Network Extender from Samsung. The new model isn't a revolutionary step forward in the network extension market, but rather a moderate upgrade from the previous model available. The new 3G Network Extender boosts the simultaneous connections from four to six, which may or may not be enough to get someone to buy the new model.
Verizon's "global ready mobile hotspot" was caught in the wild all the way back in July, but it's getting its official unveil today. Working both on the carrier's own CDMA EVDO Rev.A network in the US and 850/1900/2100 UMTS/HSPA networks globally, the Verizon Wireless Fivespot can share its 3G connection with up to five WiFi devices.
Motorola's first-generation DROID shook HTC's dominance of the Android segment and arguably reinvented the company after years of tired RAZR variants. Now, after a spate of low- to mid-tier Android devices, the company has unveiled their next high-end smartphone. The Motorola DROID X, again on Verizon Wireless in the US, scales up the screen, the camera and the processor, while simultaneously slimming down in the hand; it also faces strong competition from HTC, Samsung and others. Has Motorola done enough second-time around? Check out the full SlashGear review after the cut.
Long anticipated, hugely specified and just plain huge: there's a lot to like about the HTC EVO 4G. The first WiMAX phone in the US brings with it the promise of DSL-like mobile data access along with the flexibility of Google's Android OS, complete with HTC's now-legendary hardware quality and flexible Sense UI. On the flip side it's nowhere near cheap and WiMAX coverage is marginal. Is this new superphone faster than a speeding bullet, or is that just how quickly it drains its battery? Check out the full SlashGear review after the cut.
We've already caught a glimpse of it earlier on this morning, but RIM have officially launched the BlackBerry Bold 9650. Toting the latest optical trackpad and QWERTY keyboard, the Bold 9650 appears to be a dual-mode GSM/CDMA device with dualband EVDO Rev.A along with 2100MHz UMTS and quadband GSM for international roaming.
Sprint's femtocell plans have been tipped by the FCC, with the company's latest model sneaking through ahead of its official debut. The new Sprint Airave differs from its predecessor by adding in EVDO support for higher speed data connectivity, together with throwing in a VoIP phone port, based on a femtocell design by Airvana.
There's nothing like bathing in the cool green glow of your KDDI Sharp IS01 to cheer you up, just as this happy model has found. If you can't get enough of the 5-inch multitouch-capable Android clamshell MID then Gigazine's hands-on report should be your next port of call; they've got lashings of video showing the IS01 in action, some of which you can see after the cut.
Video demos after the cut