Ericsson yesterday demoed a new version of LTE technology that’s 10 times faster than today’s current standard and delivers speeds of nearly 1 gigabit per second. Conducted in the company’s home base of Sweden, the demonstration of LTE Advanced was presented to the Swedish Post and Telecom Agency (PTS). Using existing commercial hardware, Ericsson was …
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Research In Motion has slashed its internal sales target for its BlackBerry tablet due to weak demand, DigiTimes reported yesterday, citing information from Taiwanese supply chain sources. Has RIM trimmed its sales target for the PlayBook? RIM For the second quarter, RIM now expects to sell 800,000 to 900,000 tablets, down from its original goal of 2.4 million units, according …
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The average iPad consumes 400 percent more data over Wi-Fi networks in a month than does the average iPhone, iPod, or Android device, according to a report released yesterday by cloud-networking provider Meraki. Meraki Looking at data usage this year compared with 2010, Meraki also found that mobile devices are now outpacing PCs among all devices that tap into Wi-Fi …
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Hulu Plus has made its long-awaited debut on Android. The new Hulu Plus app for Android. Hulu Launching in Google’s Android Market yesterday, the new Hulu Plus app allows Android users who subscribe to the $7.99-per-month service to stream TV shows and movies directly to their mobile devices. For now, the app supports just six Android phones–the Nexus One, Nexus …
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A follow-up to Lenovo’s current LePad (shown here), the IdeaPad K1 tablet, could launch soon. Lenovo Lenovo’s new IdeaPad K1 tablet could launch soon with a $500 price tag, according to a photo allegedly of an OfficeMax store placard leaked today to Engadget. With a launch date that Engadget says “looks to be fast approaching,” the K1 is expected to …
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Screenshot by Lance Whitney/CNET The New York Post is now blocking iPad owners from accessing its Web site through mobile Safari, trying to instead force them to download and use the paper’s own iPad app. iPad-owning New Yorkers looking for their daily Post fix online will see nothing but a message directing them to download the paper’s $1.99 iPad app …
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Samsung Boy Genius Report says it’s received “exclusive” word from a source on just what we’ll find in the next version of Google’s Nexus smartphone. With the third iteration of the Nexus possibly to be named the Nexus 4G, BGR is calling it an “absolute beast.” The new Nexus will be powered by a dual-core 1.2GHz or 1.5GHz CPU, either …
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Is Vizio’s new 8-inch tablet about to make its debut? Donald Bell/CNET Vizio’s upcoming 8-inch Android Via tablet could soon find itself on the shelves at Wal-Mart selling for $349, according to an apparently leaked photo. Displaying what appears to be a photo of the product’s placard, tech enthusiast site This is My confirms some of the tablet’s specs, including …
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Google’s Android was the top smartphone OS on Millennial Media’s mobile ad network for the sixth consecutive month, capturing 53 percent of all ad impressions in May, according to a new report. In second place, Apple’s iOS shed a single percentage point from April, grabbing 27 percent of all ad impressions in May. That left BlackBerry maker Research In Motion …
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Lenovo plans several new tablets as follow-ups to its current LePad. Lenovo Lenovo plans on hitting the tablet market this year with devices aimed at both Android and Windows. In an interview with Dow Jones Newswires reported this week by The Wall Street Journal, (subscription required), Lenovo president and Chief Operating Officer Rory Read revealed that the company will launch …
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