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FCC – efforts to increase the speed of Internet in the United States to 100Mbps

Published on: 23rd February, 2010

Julius Genachowski, chairman of FCC, has launched an effort to increase the speed of Internet access in the United States to 100Mbps or even higher. The initiative is named “100 Squared” and would provide at least 100Mbps access speed to about 100 million homes in the United States. Genachowski did not provide a timeline for [...]

ASUS’s T101MT convertible netbook is now official

Published on: 18th February, 2010

ASUS T101MT convertible netbook, spotted, on Christmas Eve, at the FCC, has now gone official, as full specifications are available on ASUS’s website. Information leaked in December is confirmed, as the new netbook has a 1.66Ghz Intel Atom N450 processor and a 10.1-inch LED-backlit multi-input touchscreen, with a resolution of 1024×600. The default OS is [...]

FCC: New version of Dell’s Mini 10

Published on: 13th February, 2010

Information about Dell’s new version of Mini 10, with WiMAX has recently leaked through an FCC filing (PDF). This version of the netbook will benefit from Intel’s WiFi-Link 6250, gathering the 4G wireless connection, as well as the 802.11n Wi-Fi in the same chipset. There haven’t been mentioned any other major improvements, even if these [...]

FCC announce a new Core i7 tablet from Fujitsu

Published on: 22nd December, 2009

New information about the new T900 model was given by Fujitsu to FCC, ruining the plans for them and for Intel. The new model looks the same as the LifeBook T5010 convertible tablet but comes with a significant system upgrade. T900 uses a 2.66GHz mobile Core i7 that performs like a quad-core processor and a [...]

FCC wants some answers from Verizon, but gives them some extra time

Published on: 20th December, 2009

Verizon has gained some extra time to definitive an explanation concerning the new structure of fees for early terminated contracts, thanks to the FCC. The Commission is paying a lot of attention to the reasons why Verizon has doubled the ETF amount for smartphones and all “advanced devices”, in their opinion. Until recently, Verizon has [...]

Wi-Fi enabled Palm Pixi?

Published on: 16th December, 2009

Palm will launch, as soon as possible, a new version of the Pixi handset, supporting Verizon’s network and having integrated Wi-Fi capabilities, according to a recent FCC filing. The actual Pixi operates on CDMA as well, but it doesn’t benefit from Wi-Fi, which would keep costs down. The upcoming version of the Pixi handset, called [...]

FCC – white space database expecting new devices

Published on: 7th December, 2009

FCC has recently approved the creation of a white space frequencies database in order to accelerate white space data access. Information about which frequencies are being used by existing TV networks will be collected and processed by a third party, showing this way which of the unused frequencies could be assigned to be used by [...]

Pine Trail-based Mini 10 prepared by Dell?

Published on: 30th November, 2009

An FCC filling (PDF) could be a sign that Dell is planning to seriously revise its Mini 10 netbook. Tests made for the 802.11n Wi-Fi mini-card are based on a 10-inch system, a model named P04T, which doesn’t seem to correspond to any up to date released Dell notebook. There are some other details available [...]

Dell Mini 3iX Edged Closer to the United States

Published on: 10th November, 2009

According to an FCC filing, Dell’s Mini 3iX could reach the United States in 2010. The FCC approved Dell’s first Android-based phone, the Mini 3iX. The device itself is not photographed but a label diagram identifies the handheld as being a phone with Bluetooth and UMTS-based 3G. The frequency range is also a confirmation of [...]

Motorola Droid for AT&T Canada – Revealed by FCC Tests

Published on: 27th October, 2009

A confirmation of the fact that Motorola Droid is not limited only to CDMA has leaked from FCC. The agency has tested the handset by running WCDMA, which is the foundation for HSPA-based 3G access on the 850MHz and 1,900MHz bands of frequency. These bands are used by AT&T in the United States and by [...]

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