Engadget http://www.engadget.com Engadget http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif Engadget http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/<![CDATA[Wherever I wander, wherever I roam, LTE probably won't work]]>http://www.engadget.com/2011/12/11/wherever-i-wander-wherever-i-roam-lte-probably-wont-work/http://www.engadget.com/2011/12/11/wherever-i-wander-wherever-i-roam-lte-probably-wont-work/http://www.engadget.com/2011/12/11/wherever-i-wander-wherever-i-roam-lte-probably-wont-work/#comments Hopes of a cross-network LTE standard were dashed months ago, when Verizon confirmed its 4G band won't overlap with AT&T's. What we didn't realize, though, was just how globally fragmented this technology is likely to become. A report by Wireless Intelligence predicts there'll be 200 LTE networks around the world by 2015, running on as many as 38 different frequency combinations. Moreover, the most common 700-900MHz spectrum range could account for just 16 percent of these networks. This stands to make carrier locking and band incompatibility on handsets even bigger hassles than they are today. And that's what's botherin' me.

Wherever I wander, wherever I roam, LTE probably won't work originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 11 Dec 2011 06:11:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Monsoon adds streaming, sideloading sweetness to new Volcano placeshifting box originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 10 Jan 2010 08:32:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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A survey of internet leaders, activists and analysts -- which undoubtedly included one Kim Jong Il -- found that by 2020, the leading method for accessing the intarwebz will not be highly potent Alienware gaming rigs, but cellphones. Granted, the finding isn't all that shocking considering just how ubiquitous mobiles are in comparison to full-fledged PCs, but it's still a rather astounding hypothesis. Comically enough, these very "leaders" couldn't come to an agreement on whether the widespread access along with other tech advances would "lead to more social tolerance, more forgiving human relations, or better home lives." Ah well, we've only got a dozen years to find out, no need to spin your wheels now.

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Internet leaders peg phones as leading medium for internet use by 2020 originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 17 Dec 2008 19:52:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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After seeing what we saw at CEDIA this year, we knew this innovation was only a hop, skip and a jump away. RCDb and Nortel have teamed up to showcase what they're calling the Video Bulletin Board, which is an interactive application that enables cellphones and Blu-ray players to communicate like never before. With it, you can "send a photo or video from your mobile phone to your own or a friend's BD Live-enabled Blu-ray deck and then, using the remote, activate a click-to-call feature that would automatically have your phone call back the mobile user who sent you the photo." It won't be long before you're ordering pizza from your Blu-ray player and watching outtakes on your handset -- at least, we hope.

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Video Bulletin Board enables mobile-to-Blu-ray player interaction originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 15 Nov 2008 19:41:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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After seeing what we saw at CEDIA this year, we knew this innovation was only a hop, skip and a jump away. RCDb and Nortel have teamed up to showcase what they're calling the Video Bulletin Board, which is an interactive application that enables cellphones and Blu-ray players to communicate like never before. With it, you can "send a photo or video from your mobile phone to your own or a friend's BD Live-enabled Blu-ray deck and then, using the remote, activate a click-to-call feature that would automatically have your phone call back the mobile user who sent you the photo." It won't be long before you're ordering pizza from your Blu-ray player and watching outtakes on your handset -- at least, we hope.

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Video Bulletin Board enables mobile-to-Blu-ray player interaction originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 15 Nov 2008 19:41:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>BD LiveBD-LiveBdLiveblu rayblu-rayblurayhdinteractiveinteractivityIPTVmobilemobile phoneMobilePhonemobilesnortelother formatsotherformatsothersRCDbVideo Bulletin BoardVideoBulletinBoardvoipSat, 15 Nov 2008 19:41:00 EST<![CDATA[GSM cellphone technology celebrates 20 years, aims for 20 more]]>http://www.engadget.com/2007/09/07/gsm-cellphone-technology-celebrates-20-years-looks-for-20-more/http://www.engadget.com/2007/09/07/gsm-cellphone-technology-celebrates-20-years-looks-for-20-more/http://www.engadget.com/2007/09/07/gsm-cellphone-technology-celebrates-20-years-looks-for-20-more/#commentsJust this summer we saw text messaging party down after turning 15, and now its time to get your weekend started right by celebrating 20 whole years of GSM. Reportedly, "15 phone firms signed an agreement to build mobile networks based on the Global System for Mobile (GSM) Communications" on this day in 1987, and while it took "12 years for the first billion mobile connections to be made," things have pretty much taken off since then. So here's to 20 incredibly fruitful years, GSM, you've earned it.

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GSM cellphone technology celebrates 20 years, aims for 20 more originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 07 Sep 2007 23:16:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>birthdaycellphonesgsmhandsetsmobilesFri, 07 Sep 2007 23:16:00 EST<![CDATA[GSM cellphone technology celebrates 20 years, aims for 20 more]]>http://www.engadget.com/2007/09/07/gsm-cellphone-technology-celebrates-20-years-looks-for-20-more/http://www.engadget.com/2007/09/07/gsm-cellphone-technology-celebrates-20-years-looks-for-20-more/http://www.engadget.com/2007/09/07/gsm-cellphone-technology-celebrates-20-years-looks-for-20-more/#commentsJust this summer we saw text messaging party down after turning 15, and now its time to get your weekend started right by celebrating 20 whole years of GSM. Reportedly, "15 phone firms signed an agreement to build mobile networks based on the Global System for Mobile (GSM) Communications" on this day in 1987, and while it took "12 years for the first billion mobile connections to be made," things have pretty much taken off since then. So here's to 20 incredibly fruitful years, GSM, you've earned it.

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Update: Like we said, we're on the lookout for more solid information, and Phone Scoop has quickly delivered. Expect the VX8500 to sport a 1.3 megapixel shooter, MicroSD slot, and EV-DO data when it drops, plus an update version of Verizon's much-maligned user interface that supports soft menus for the phone's side keys.

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Verizon to get a piece of Chocolate? originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 26 Jun 2006 19:35:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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