How Much Would You Pay for Reliable Over-the-Air Bandwidth?
October 8, 2009 by Rico Mossesgeld
Filed under Ramblings of a Gadget Geek, Services
During a speech at the CTIA conference, AT&T CEO Ralph de la Vega “hinted at an unpleasant way of dealing with… the disproportionate wireless bandwidth usage of iPhone users”. PC World’s Mark Sullivan thinks de la Vega will start throttling bandwidth for iPhone users, who according to Sullivan represent only 3% of AT&T’s smartphone users, yet are responsible for 40 percent of over-the-air (OTA) bandwidth usage. AT&T apparently can’t keep up with the demand, especially since the wireless spectrum in the US is getting more crowded nowadays.
Too Many Customers, Too Little Capacity
The problem with “rationing” OTA bandwidth is of course, …read more
Sizing Up the 4G iPod nano
September 16, 2008 by Rico Mossesgeld
Filed under Portable Audio, Portable Video
The fourth-generation iPod nano brings Apple’s smaller portable player back to its form factor roots, albeit through a smaller and more feature-laden package. To wit:
The newest iPod nano is oh so slightly thinner than its predecessor, and the displays of both the 3G and 4G variants are actually the same, in terms of size and max brightness. Check out the pics and see for yourself (click on the thumbnails on top to see the bigger versions, and continue reading to see the rest of our gallery.
Nokia Connection 2008 Roadmap: New Phones, Robust Ovi Services
June 16, 2008 by Jayvee Fernandez
Filed under Cellphones
I’m currently in Singapore for Nokia Connection 2008, basically their own “lock out” version of CommunicAsia. I’ve written up a few posts about this on Cellphone9 and would like to recap everything that has happened form day one to the middle of day 2.
Highlights would include the launch of the new Nokia E71 and E66 enterprise phones and a more solid Ovi platform. There are also hints of Nokia going into the mobile advertising business.
The Nokia Connection 2008 Launch Party: A closer look at N-Gage, new phone launches and testament to the Ovi commitment.
Nokia E66 and E71 Details: Essentially …read more
Apple iPhone GeoTagging, 3G On/Off Switch
May 22, 2008 by Sean R.
Filed under Cellphones, Macworld, Wireless
Hey Apple iPhone fans, a few more reports have surfaced about the 3G version of the Apple iPhone. w00t!
This tasty round of nuggets tells us that the iPhone will include the ability to GeoTag photos (which means it will have GPS), users can toggle the 3G radio on and off, and I have some predictions on exactly when the iPhone will be available.
Continue reading my gadget loving friends as I have compiled a nice round-up of some recent wireless 3G and Apple iPhone 2.0 news that’s been circulating around the blogosphere.
GPS: According to Engadget, screen shots of the iPhone 2.0 …read more






