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Report: Apple To Give 4G A Shot In Arm With Next-Generation iPad, iPhone

Dec 1, 2011 10:49 AM

We’ve seen some significant strides for LTE in the past year—with some big names like Verizon and AT&T (NYSE: T) getting behind the fast mobile broadband technology and rolling it out for the masses. The latest reports on what Apple (NSDQ: AAPL) is cooking up could be another boost: Apple…

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Will Docomo’s New LTE Service Fan The Flames In The Apple vs. Samsung Fire?

Sep 8, 2011 5:17 AM

We may be approaching the point where it’s fair to ask the following question: Where haven’t Apple (NSDQ: AAPL) and Samsung sued each other in court over patent and design infringements? Today, Japan became the latest country to see legal action from Apple over allegations that Samsung violated Apple patents…

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Posted In: Gadgets, Tablets, Legal, Patents, Mobile, Social Media, Video, Technologies / Formats, 4G, Companies, Apple, DoCoMo, Google, Android, Hulu, Samsung, Countries, Europe, Germany, Asia, Korea, Japan, fujitsu, lte

Mobile Lowdown 8-22-11: Amazon; WebOS Future/TouchPad sales; Apple LTE; LG

Aug 22, 2011 5:12 AM

A look at some of the top stories in mobile today: » Amazon has been spotted trademarking the name and logo for Lab126, the division that makes the Kindle hardware. Another spot sees the registration of Kindle Scribe. Are the moves connected to a future tablet launch? (via GeekWire, Fusible)

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Posted In: Gadgets, Tablets, Mobile, Technologies / Formats, 4G, Companies, Amazon, Kindle, Apple, Google, Android, HP, Hutchison Whampoa, LG, Microsoft, Windows Phone, Motorola, inq, lte, touchpad, webos

Mobile Lowdown 6-20-11: Huawei Tablet; Photovine; Adobe Flash; Spain LTE

Jun 20, 2011 7:19 AM

A look at some of the big stories in mobile today:

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Posted In: Apps, Gadgets, Tablets, Mobile, Money, M&A & Venture Capital, Venture Capital, Technologies / Formats, 4G, Companies, Adobe, Apple, iPad, iPhone, Google, Android, RIM, BlackBerry, Countries, Europe, UK, Spain, eagle eye solutions, flash, huawei, lte, mediapad

The LTE Ship Finally Docks In The UK, Led By BT And Everything Everywhere

May 25, 2011 7:50 AM

LTE is far from being a widely available technology, but operators in some countries—such as the U.S., Russia and Sweden—have been quicker off the mark to offer it than others. Today, the UK could have seen its first bid to join that group, as BT (NYSE: BT) and Everything Everywhere…

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Posted In: Mobile, Technologies / Formats, 4G, Broadband, Companies, BT, France Telecom, Orange, T-Mobile, Countries, Europe, Sweden, Russia, UK, everything everywhere, huawei, lte, nokia siemens networks

Mobile Lowdown 5-25-11: 4G; Cox; Nokia / ZTE; Sony; Instagram; AdSense

May 25, 2011 5:34 AM

A look at some of the big stories in mobile today: Cox drops 3G; UK gears up for first LTE trial; Nokia (NYSE: NOK) and ZTE scramble to put out the first Mango handsets; more security breach woes for Sony (NYSE: SNE)—this time around Sony Ericsson; (NSDQ: ERIC) Instagram’s four-million…

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Posted In: Mobile, Technologies / Formats, 4G, Broadband, Companies, France Telecom, Orange, Google, Microsoft, Windows Phone, Nokia, Sony, Sony Ericsson, Sprint, T-Mobile, Countries, Asia, Philippines, Malaysia, adsense, cox communications, instagram, lte, zte

Mobile Lowdown 5-20-11: More Apple Cloud; NFC UK; iPhone China; WP7 Verizon

May 20, 2011 6:27 AM

Our look at some of the big stories in mobile today: Apple (NSDQ: AAPL) files patents that point to a cloud service; two UK operators launch a long-awaited NFC payment service; Verizon gets its first Windows Phone 7 device; and is the first 4G iPhone going to appear in China?

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Posted In: Entertainment, Music, Legal, Patents, Mobile, Technologies / Formats, 4G, Companies, Apple, iPhone, EMI, France Telecom, Orange, HTC, Microsoft, Windows Phone, O2, Samsung, Verizon, Countries, Asia, China, Europe, UK, barclaycard, china mobile, lte, mastercard, mobile wallet, nfc, visa

Verizon’s App-Developer Friendly Drop-In Testing Centers Drawing Near

May 12, 2011 7:13 PM

Verizon Wireless (NYSE: VZ) is getting ready to court mobile application developers with two research and development centers on both coasts of the U.S. in hopes of helping apps run better on its prized network while being seen as a little more community-oriented than in the past.

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What Does Apple Have Up Its Sleeve For The iPhone 5?

Jan 26, 2011 9:08 AM

All those new Android devices, jumped up with NFC and LTE capabilities, are getting Apple (NSDQ: AAPL) fans very hungry for news about what the next iPhone might contain. To be clear, Apple has not made any official announcements—and in truth we’ll probably see further launches of the iPhone 4…

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Posted In: Apps, Mobile, Technologies / Formats, 4G, Companies, Apple, iPhone, iphone, lte, nfc, tim cook

Mobile Bytes: LTE; Motorola / NSN In Europe; Youth Mobile Data Use

Dec 19, 2010 7:41 PM

—LTE: With more operators announcing roadmaps for LTE investments, ABI’s come out with some service forecasts: by 2015, LTE will generate $942 million in service revenue in the U.S., and $650 million in Western Europe. (via Cellular News)

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Posted In: Mobile, Research & Metrics, Technologies / Formats, 4G, Companies, Motorola, Nokia, lte, nokia siemens networks, youth

Mobile Bits: MetroPCS, Nokia/LTE Detail Plans; New Forum For Voice Over LTE; Strong Growth For WiMax

Mar 5, 2009 3:57 PM

It seems that 4G technology LTE is gaining ground on rival WiMax. MetroPCS COO Tom Keys said that the company is skipping EVDO deployment and moving straight to LTE: “Our hope is to deploy in the latter part of 2010, but that’s not nailed down” he told GigaOM. MetroPCS plans…

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Posted In: Research & Metrics, Technologies / Formats, 3G, Broadband, WiMax, Companies, Nokia, T-Mobile, lte, metropcs

Bell Canada Picks LTE For 4G Despite Investments In WiMax And Clearwire

Oct 10, 2008 7:16 PM

Bell Canada said today that it will use LTE to build out its 4G network, an unexpected move for a company which has many close ties to the competing WiMax standard. For instance, the operator currently offers a WiMax-like network in 178 cities in Canada, and in March 2005, it…

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Posted In: Technologies / Formats, Broadband, WiMax, Companies, Clearwire, Sprint, Countries, Canada, bell canada, lte

T-Mobile Tests LTE At Highway Speeds

Sep 22, 2008 2:06 PM

In the race to get to market, WiMax is clearly ahead, but the LTE camp seems to be working fast to catch up. Rumors emerged today that Sprint (NYSE: S) is getting ready to launch its Xohm WiMax service in Baltimore on Oct. 6, meanwhile T-Mobile International and Nortel Networks…

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Posted In: Technologies / Formats, Broadband, WiMax, Companies, Clearwire, Sprint, T-Mobile, lte

4G Two-Headed Race Continues With Nortel Refocusing on LTE

Jun 12, 2008 6:01 PM

Just when you think WiMax has regained its standing, it faces another setback. A month ago, WiMax got a big boost when Clearwire (NSDQ: CLWR) announced that it would merge its WiMax efforts with Sprint’s (NYSE: S) and receive a billion-dollar plus investment from Google (NSDQ: GOOG), Intel (NSDQ: INTC),…

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Posted In: Technologies / Formats, 3G, Broadband, WiMax, Companies, AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile, Verizon, Vodafone, lte, nortel

Nokia, Ericsson, Others In LTE Licensing Agreement

Apr 14, 2008 5:02 PM

A group of heavyweight manufacturers have joined to create a patent licensing framework for Long Term Evolution (LTE) mobile technology. “The companies have committed to keeping royalty levels for essential LTE patents in handsets below 10 percent of the sale price, with the maximum royalty in LTE-enabled notebooks staying below…

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Posted In: Gadgets, Technologies / Formats, Companies, Nokia, lte

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