Archive for August, 2010

Intel acquires Infineon's Wireless Solutions Business for $1.4 billion

WLS today holds leading positions in the field of wireless mobility and cellular platforms for smart phones and ultra-low-cost, entry phones. WLS provides baseband processors, radio-frequency transceivers, power management integrated …

Bad (Real Bad) Cell Phone Coverage? Get A Mini-Cell Tower (Walt …

Verizon, Sprint and AT&T all have started selling gadgets that act as mini- cell towers, broadcasting wireless phone service just like a real cell tower does, though over a much smaller area: a single house. …

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Pew: More adults using cell phones, wireless laptops to go online …

An increasing percentage of people in the United States is taking advantage of cell phone and wireless laptop access to the internet. According to the results of a Pew Research Center’s Internet and American Life Project survey released …

Intel Upgrades Its Cell Phone—Buys Infineon's Wireless Solutions …

Intel has agreed to buy Infineon Technologies’ Wireless Solutions business for around $1.4bn, as it positions itself to grab a chunk of the rapidly exploding smartphone market. Intel’s CEO Paul Otellini said of the deal “The acquisition …

Come on HTC. Two new WP7 announced fot att wireless.

No word from HTC, yet, for att wireless, but it has been a busy few days for WP7 announcements.  These announcements are from the manufacturer and not att wireless, so some of you purists may still want to hold your breath a bit longer.  But a holiday availablilty of WP7 would need to start being tested by att VERY soon.   All links leed to new-cell-phones.org pages and a brief non techy write up and photos.   The AT&T Samsung Cetus i917 Samsung Cetus i917   The AT&T LG C900 LG C900   The LG has looks like it has a nice slider keyboard.  I am still really hoping that HTC jumps into the game before the holidays.  My Fuze is on its deathbed.  I am hoping to eek out another 90 days or so with it.

No Android Sideloading

Is AT&T’s decision final on not allowing side loads on Android phones?   My contract is up for renewal soon. And it’s worth changing carriers to get full use of the phone (will be switching from BB to Android). So, my question is: is this decision by AT&T final? And, yes, I know there are hacks to get side loading to work, but I refuse to be forced to jump through hoops just to load some software on my devices.   Imagine is Dell only allowed their customers to load Dell software. It does not make sense at all.   Come on, AT&T…

General Question

Is it possible to unlock my HTC Pure for use with an O2(UK) Simcard?   I am going overseas and have a pay as you go O2 British simcard and would like to use it in my HTC while in the UK.