Sony Xperia S jogs past the FCC carrying AT&T 3G radios
The FCC boys were clutching at their multimeters in horror when they saw how much work they’d have to do when Sony’s new Xperia S rolled into the bunker. Still, their loss is connectivity’s gain, as the Ericsson-branded (for now, at least) phone packs quad-band GSM / EDGE, 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 UMTS and HSPA, RFID, Bluetooth 2.0 + EDR, 802.11 WiFi b/g/n and GPS. ANT+ is also included, which is a healthy sign that support for the fitness tracker will carry on through Ericsson’s departure.
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Sony Xperia S jogs past the FCC carrying AT&T 3G radios
Sony Xperia S jogs past the FCC carrying AT&T 3G radios (video)
The FCC boys were clutching at their multimeters in horror when they saw how much work they’d have to do when Sony’s new Xperia S rolled into the bunker. Still, their loss is connectivity’s gain, as the Ericsson-branded (for now, at least) phone packs quad-band GSM / EDGE, 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 UMTS and HSPA, RFID, Bluetooth 2.0 + EDR, 802.11 WiFi b/g/n and GPS. ANT+ is also included, which is a healthy sign that support for the fitness tracker will carry on through Ericsson’s departure.
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Sony Xperia S jogs past the FCC carrying AT&T 3G radios (video)
Verizon to enable global roaming for LG Spectrum and Droid 4
VZW’s latest LTE handsets don’t make the best travel companions right now. Aside from getting stressed in airports and talking too much on coach trips, they also lack support for global GSM roaming. However, Big Red says it’s “working on a few network enhancements” that will let the LG Spectrum and Droid 4 (shown above) work outside CDMA areas — probably by the first half of this year
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Verizon to enable global roaming for LG Spectrum and Droid 4
France ISP Free builds its own cellular network, offers free service to subscribers
The fact that French ISP Free just began offering its own cellular service is pretty nice, but the realization that it did so by building its very own prepaid network — rather than simply hopping on a dedicated cellular provider’s towers — is a noteworthy feat. Even more impressive, Free is offering the service, appropriately called Free Mobile, to subscribers at a price that matches the name of the company. Sure, you’re not getting a ton of minutes with the basic free plan (60 minutes and 60 SMS / MMS messages), but you can get a load more (unlimited calls and texts, 3GB of data and unlimited access to the ISP’s WiFi hotspots) for €15.99
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France ISP Free builds its own cellular network, offers free service to subscribers
Roam Mobility deflates roaming charges, teams up with T-Mobile to spare Canadian wallets
Roaming charges are the big, bad wolf of the wireless industry. And if you happen to be a Canadian with a predilection for crossing the US border, you’ve likely incurred the wrath of those fees . Enter Roam Mobility, a partnership with T-Mobile that aims to offer Canucks a flat, no strings attached fee when visiting the states
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Roam Mobility deflates roaming charges, teams up with T-Mobile to spare Canadian wallets
Unnecto TAPs into dual-SIM market, lets you do double GSM duty with a touch
Heard of Unnecto? Neither have we. But if you’re oh-so-important enough to be toting around more than one phone on more than one carrier, you might want to stop, drop (some dough) and TAP — as the company’s latest smartphone is known
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Unnecto TAPs into dual-SIM market, lets you do double GSM duty with a touch
GSM Galaxy Nexus 4.0.2 update rolls out, matches its cousin on Verizon
After the Verizon LTE Galaxy Nexus finally appeared and was (almost) immediately updated yesterday , it enjoyed the briefest of possible periods as the highest official Android version available. Now, owners of GSM-equipped Galaxy Nexus phones are getting the same bundle of tweaks shoved their way in a quick 8.7MB download.
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GSM Galaxy Nexus 4.0.2 update rolls out, matches its cousin on Verizon
Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) comes to GSM / UMTS Nexus S starting today
You heard right — Google itself has just affirmed on its own social networking branch that Android 4.0 will begin to hit GSM / UMTS (sorry, Sprint users !) Nexus S devices over the coming month, with the luckiest few to get it today . Outside of that, there’s no more specific time table to be had, but if you’re able to suck it down in the coming hours, definitely sound off on the improvements in comments below. Update : Looks like the package is available to download and install (at your own risk, of course) for T-Mobile’s Nexus S.
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Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) comes to GSM / UMTS Nexus S starting today
Qualcomm’s Gobi 3000 finds a home in HP laptops, delivers standard agnostic DataPass
Qualcomm’s Gobi 3000 is already a big hit around these parts for its dual-mode CDMA and GSM radios, which makes staying connected much easier for serious globe trotters. Its no surprise then that HP chose that particular chip for its DataPass -enabled laptops which offer pay-as-you-go mobile broadband
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Qualcomm’s Gobi 3000 finds a home in HP laptops, delivers standard agnostic DataPass
Cubic Telecom’s Maxroam data SIM card lets you roam the globe without breaking the bank
It’s never easy to travel the globe on a tight budget, but Cubic Telecom is doing its best to ease the financial burden a bit, with its new Maxroam card — a global data SIM card that allows American travelers to access the web for just 65 cents per MB. The card, available without any subscription or contract, works within a total of 43 countries, including India, Australia, South Africa and Europe.
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Cubic Telecom’s Maxroam data SIM card lets you roam the globe without breaking the bank