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+-   AT&T's city-by-city plan to up wireless covera[->] on Friday November 06, @09:36AM alphadogg

Submitted by alphadogg on Friday November 06, @09:36AM
wireless
alphadogg writes "AT&T has created different mobile calling models for every major city in America as it tries to improve a network that has come under fire for poor performance as the data-friendly iPhone has proliferated, an executive said Thursday. Other carriers just use one nationwide calling model to plan for all cities, claimed Chief Technology Officer John Donovan, speaking at the Open Mobile Summit conference in San Francisco. The nation's second-largest mobile operator has a hard time planning for bandwidth needs in the rapidly changing mobile world, Donovan said. AT&T has seen rapidly growing mobile data usage — and much criticism over its 3G coverage — as the exclusive iPhone carrier in the U.S.

"If a network is not fully loaded, it's hard to know exactly how much demand is out there," Donovan said. "You put all you can in the ground, and they eat it all up, and then you put more in there, and they eat it all up.""
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+-   Telecom providers announce LTE standard[->] on Thursday November 05, @11:17PM suraj.sun

Submitted by suraj.sun on Thursday November 05, @11:17PM
cellphones
suraj.sun writes "In the battle between LTE and WiMax for wireless broadband, LTE may have just gotten another boost.

A group of leading telecom service and equipment providers, including AT&T, Verizon, Nokia, and Samsung, announced a new standard Thursday for delivering compatible voice and messaging services using Long Term Evolution (LTE) networks.

The standard, dubbed the One Voice ( http://news.vzw.com/OneVoiceProfile.pdf ) initiative, offers a set of technical functionalities that telecommunication companies can use in their LTE services and products to provide both voice and Short Message Services (SMS).

LTE has been fine at supporting data, which uses IP-based packet switching. But it's faced challenges trying to incorporate traditional circuit-based switching voice and SMS services onto IP-based networks. One Voice is the group's attempt to resolve that issue.

The new specification will use existing functionality known as IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS), which already defines how to provide data, voice, and other content over an IP-based network.

CNET News: http://news.cnet.com/8301-1035_3-10391591-94.html"
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+-   Vint Cerf plugs Android into interplanetary net[->] on Thursday November 05, @02:29PM Anonymous Coward

Submitted by Anonymous Coward on Thursday November 05, @02:29PM
internet
An anonymous reader writes "El Reg reports that Internet founding father and Google man Vint Cerf is working with NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory to bring his interplanetary DTN networking protocol to mobile networks down on earth. Cerf and crew have already added DTN to Google Android at the application level."
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+-   Verizon Doubles Early Termination Fee for Smartpho[->] on Wednesday November 04, @06:14PM suraj.sun

Submitted by suraj.sun on Wednesday November 04, @06:14PM
cellphones
suraj.sun writes "A new detail has emerged with a few documents and it looks like starting on November 15th Verizon will be charging up to $350 as an early termination fee on “advanced devices.”

This new “improved” fee does have a minute silver lining (if you can even say that): for every month of service completed, the $350 sum will decrease by $10. No word yet on what an “advanced device” constitutes but we can use our imaginations to figure it out.

What do you think? Anyone considering abandoning plans to buy the DROID after hearing this news, or are you just going to get yours before November 15th?

BoyGeniusReport: http://www.boygeniusreport.com/2009/11/04/confirmed-verizon-wireless-to-charge-up-to-350-early-termination-on-advanced-devices/"
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+-   Dell rugged laptops not quite tough enough![->] on Tuesday November 03, @05:20AM Anonymous Coward

Submitted by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday November 03, @05:20AM
portables
An anonymous reader writes "Trusted Reviews has put the new Dell XFR rugged laptop through the grinder and it hasn't fared as well as expected. Considering that these guys drove a car over a Panasonic Toughbook, they went pretty easy on the Dell, but it still couldn't take the punishment. It looks like Dell still has a way to go to steal the ball from Panasonic when it comes to all terrain computing."
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+-   Cell Phones That Sense Chemical Attacks[->] on Monday November 02, @11:34AM gthuang

Submitted by gthuang on Monday November 02, @11:34AM
gthuang writes "Advances in optics, microelectromechanical systems, and nanotechnology are making it possible to build 'sniffer' chips that can detect deadly chemicals such as Sarin gas. Last week in San Diego, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security unveiled a technology development program aimed at making such chemical sensors small enough to be installed inside ordinary cell phones. If the devices were built into commercial phones, consumers would have the option of activating the sensors, which would transmit data to first responders and federal authorities in the event of an attack---in effect 'crowdsourcing' the chemical detection problem, in the words of one DHS official."
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+-   Motorola Droid review on Saturday October 31, @11:33PM abkaiser

Submitted by abkaiser on Saturday October 31, @11:33PM
cellphones
abkaiser writes "I've completed a fairly extensive review of the Motorola Droid. It's an incredible phone. I don't think we can call it the "iPhone killer" just yet, but we're close. Close enough that, as I said in the article, "If I had a choice between an iPhone on AT&T's network, versus a Droid on Verizon's network, I would not pick the iPhone. I'd pick the Droid. No hesitation.""
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+-   Nokia's N-Gage to end after 2010[->] on Friday October 30, @02:30PM negRo_slim

Submitted by negRo_slim on Friday October 30, @02:30PM
negRo_slim writes "Who knew the N-Gage was still kicking? Well apparently it still is, however it looks like 2010 will be the end."
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+-   Handicapping Android 2.0 vs. iPhone and the rest[->] on Friday October 30, @02:02PM GMGruman

Submitted by GMGruman on Friday October 30, @02:02PM
GMGruman writes "Every few months, it seems, there is a new "iPhone killer." Android 2.0, in the guise of the Motorola Droid, is the latest such "killer." But what will it really take to beat or match the iPhone, and does Android or any other mobile OS have the right stuff? There's a lot more to the answer than is usually discussed. InfoWorld's Galen Gruman assesses the mobile technologies, technology providers, and market forces to help users, developers, and IT organizations place their bets wisely. http://www.infoworld.com/d/mobilize/android-20-iphone-killer-last-985"
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+-   Asus to launch smartbook in 2010[->] on Friday October 30, @10:39AM Barence

Submitted by Barence on Friday October 30, @10:39AM
portables
Barence writes "Asus will launch an ARM-powered smartbook in the first quarter of 2010, as it looks to replicate its Eee PC success. The company showed off a prototype of the laptop at Computex back in June, running on Qualcomm's Snapdragon platform — which licenses ARM's processor design — and Android. Asus chief executive Jerry Shen is quoting a potential price of 6,000 Taiwanese dollars, which comes to around £112 at the current exchange rate. If the mystery laptop does turn out to be Snapdragon based, it could significantly alter the way we view the netbook category. Qualcomm claims the 1.3GHz ARM chipset uses only 10 milliwatts in standby, and can comfortably play 720p high-definition video."
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+-   Verizon Announces Droid's Launch Date[->] on Wednesday October 28, @06:07PM adeelarshad82

Submitted by adeelarshad82 on Wednesday October 28, @06:07PM
cellphones
adeelarshad82 writes "Motorola Droid (Images and video) made its debut today after a relatively brief, if attention grabbing, ad campaign that targeted the iPhone's perceived shortcomings. The handset, which runs the recently announced Android 2.0 software, will be available starting Nov. 6 exclusively on the Verizon Wireless network. It will cost $199 with a two-year contract, after a $100 mail-in rebate. As an earlier product leak suggested, the 2.4 in.by 4.6 in. by .5-in. phone's specs feature a 5-megapixel camera, 802.11 b/g Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and built-in GPS with those snazzy new turn-by-turn directions from Google. The Droid has a TI OMAP 3430 processor which can run at up to 600-MHz, Motorola chief executive Sanjay Jha said in a press conference on Tuesday. The processor changes speed based on the demands of running programs. The OMAP 3430 is based on ARM's Cortex-A8 architecture, which is newer and faster than the ARM11 used in previous Android phones."
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+-   Android 2.0 Released[->] on Wednesday October 28, @09:38AM stoolpigeon

Submitted by stoolpigeon on Wednesday October 28, @09:38AM
stoolpigeon writes "Android 2.0 is now available from Google. This puts to bed concerns about Google not releasing the sdk or perhaps being in some kind of exclusivity deal with Verizon around 2.0. The release notes give a nice overview of what is there. Those who already have the SDK can grab the updated tools as SDK components, everyone else will pick up everything when downloading the new SDK."
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+-   Google Voice: Keep your mobile number[->] on Tuesday October 27, @10:42AM IP-192.com

Submitted by IP-192.com on Tuesday October 27, @10:42AM
google
IP-192.com writes "Google Voice users can now utilize their existing mobile phone number for collecting voice messages instead of applying for a Google Voice number. "½ÂoeUp until now, if you wanted to use Google Voice, you needed to choose a new number. Taking calls through your Google number allows us to offer features like call recording, call screening and getting text messages via email," said Google’s Craig Walker and Vincent Paquet in a blog post.

When you sign up for Google Voice now, you can either choose Google phone number or keep your own. Keeping your existing number gives you:
* Online, searchable voicemail;
* Free automated voicemail transcription;
* Custom voicemail greetings for different callers;
* Email and SMS notifications;
* And low-priced international calling comparable to the Skype-service.

Going for the full-fledged Google experience includes all of the above services plus:
* One number that reaches you on all your phones;
* SMS via email;
* Call screening;
* Listen In;
* Call recording;
* Conference calling;
* Call blocking.

Customers who already have a Google Voice number can add the voicemail option to any mobile phone associated with the account."
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+-   No hand held devices in Ontario cars.[->] on Monday October 26, @07:06AM NIK282000

Submitted by NIK282000 on Monday October 26, @07:06AM
wireless
NIK282000 writes "In Ontario it is now a ticket-able offense to text, email or try to navigate with your GPS to cut down on accidents caused by drivers who aren't paying attention. But it seems to me that they have thrown the baby out with the bath water because it is now also a $500 fine to change your radio station, change songs on your MP3 player or even drink your morning coffee. It can also be enforced to the point where changing the climate controls on your dash can get you fined because it requires you to take your hands off the wheel. Though this was a good idea it seems to have been taken a little to far."
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+-   Android goes to Battlefield[->] on Friday October 23, @06:00PM wiseandroid

Submitted by wiseandroid on Friday October 23, @06:00PM
google
wiseandroid writes "Google's mobile operating system Android has won plenty of adherents among cellphone makers and gadget manufacturers since its 2007 debut. Now defense contractor Raytheon is preparing it for a more urgent mission: saving lives in places like Afghanistan and Pakistan."
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Comments: 1 +-   ARM Launches Cortex-A5 Processor, To Take On Atom[->] on Friday October 23, @12:20PM bigwophh

Submitted by bigwophh on Friday October 23, @12:20PM
bigwophh writes "ARM launched its new Cortex-A5 processor this week (codenamed Sparrow), and while it's not targeted at the top-end of the mobile market, it is a significant launch nonetheless. The Cortex-A5, which will likely battle future iterations of Intel's Atom for market share, is an important step forward for ARM for several reasons. First, it's significantly more efficient to build than the company's older ARM1176JZ(F)-S, while simultaneously outperforming the ARM926EJ-S. The Cortex-A5, however, is more than just a faster ARM processor. Architecturally, it's identical to the more advanced Cortex-A9, and it supports the same features as that part as well. This flexibility is designed to give product developers and manufacturers access to a fully backwards-compatible processor with better thermal and performance characteristics than the previous generation."
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+-   First Android netbook reviewed[->] on Friday October 23, @07:37AM Barence

Submitted by Barence on Friday October 23, @07:37AM
google
Barence writes "PC Pro has got its hands on Acer's Aspire One D250 with both Windows 7 and Google Android installed. Anyone who's played with an Android phone had better get ready for a let-down: Android is far from ready for netbooks. The review laments the lack of a proper Marketplace, the poor implementation of both the inbuilt browser and Firefox, and the general pointlessness of it all in its current incarnation as a quick-boot alternative. Yes, it will get better, but at the moment it's hardly going to turn people off Windows 7."
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+-   Motorola comes back![->] on Friday October 23, @04:04AM wiseandroid

Submitted by wiseandroid on Friday October 23, @04:04AM
wiseandroid writes "Motorola tonight released the full specifications and a photo gallery of the highly-awaited Droid phone on their public Web site, pre-empting the anticipated October 28 announcement of Verizon Wireless's first Android smartphone."
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+-   Symbian MicroKernel finally goes Open Source[->] on Thursday October 22, @01:25PM ruphus13

Submitted by ruphus13 on Thursday October 22, @01:25PM
news
ruphus13 writes "Symbian announced over a year ago that they were going to Open Source their code, and the industry has been patiently waiting for that to happen. Well, it finally has. According to news on Wednesday, "Symbian has released its platform microkernel, and software development kit (SDK), as open source under the Eclipse Public License. The Symbian Foundation claims that it is moving quickly toward an open source model, which is questionable, but the release of the EKA2 kernel is a signal that Symbian still means business about adopting an open source model. Accenture, ARM, Nokia and Texas Instruments contributed software to the microkernel, Symbian officials said. ""
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+-   First public white spaces network is alive[->] on Wednesday October 21, @03:55PM Anonymous Coward

Submitted by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday October 21, @03:55PM
wireless
An anonymous reader writes "The first public white spaces network officially launched on Wednesday in Claudville, Virginia. It uses sensing technology from Spectrum Bridge with software and Web cams supplied by Microsoft and PCs from by Dell. The project was funded the TDF Foundation. White spaces networks use unlicensed television spectrum and have been called Wifi on steroids. They offer more bandwidth over larger areas than Wifi. IT companies duked it out with broadcasters for years to get white spaces approved by the FCC. They finally got the FCC's nod in November, 2008."
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