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Ban Against Apple 3G iOS Devices Lifted, Motorola Frowns

You all might remember that Apple got a bunch of devices banned from the German Apple store yesterday. For those who didn't stumble upon that tidbit, Apple's 3G iPad 2, iPhone 3GS and iPhone 4 were forced off the online German Apple store. It was a victory by Motorola that enabled this, but it looks lik...

4 February 2012
05:31 GMT

AT&T Changes Pricing for PlayStation Vita 3G Data Packages

Telecom company AT&T announced that it had changed the pricing for the 3G data services for the upcoming PlayStation Vita handheld from Sony. The smallest plan is still a 250 MB traffic limited one for 30 days, which will sell for 15 dollars (11.6 Euro), but a plan that was set to sell for 25 dollars (20.6 Euro) wit...

24 January 2012
04:16 GMT

Samsung's First 3G Suit Against Apple Rejected by German Court

The tensions between Apple and Samsung are as high as ever, but the latter was denied a victory during the recent hearing in Germany.Samsung has filed seven patent infringement claims against Apple in Germany, but one of them has been rejected.The case revolves around the 3G/UMTS wireless standards patents that Sams...

20 January 2012
08:18 GMT

PlayStation Vita’s AT&T 3G Data Plans Aren’t Feasible, Analyst Says

The AT&T data plans offered for the PlayStation Vita’s 3G model won’t be able to draw in customers, at least according to games industry analyst Michael Pachter, who says that cumulated costs will drive off lots of people. The PlayStation Vita is getting ready for its release next month and Sony has begu...

18 January 2012
03:44 GMT

U.S. PlayStation Vita 3G Units Are Locked to AT&T

AT&T has confirmed that all PlayStation Vita 3G units sold in the U.S. will be locked to its own network, meaning owners can’t use other SIM cards with it. The PlayStation Vita will be released next month all around the world, with potential customers being able to choose between a standard-priced Wi-Fi model ...

12 January 2012
18:31 GMT

PlayStation Vita’s 3G Data Plans Officially Revealed by AT&T in the U.S.

AT&T has just revealed what sort of data plans it will offer to owners of Sony’s upcoming PlayStation Vita 3G handheld console, who want to have a permanent data connection no matter their location. The PlayStation Vita is getting ready for its debut this February in the form of a simple, Wi-Fi edition, or a p...

10 January 2012
12:31 GMT

ASUS Confirms 3G Transformer Prime

Those disappointed in ASUS' decision to not make a version of the Eee Pad Transformer Prime tablet with 3G support can now breathe a sigh of relief. ASUS is reported to have confirmed that it will make a 3G-capable Transformer Prime after all. Back in November, it said it didn't intend to make one, no...

7 January 2012
06:57 GMT

Internet-Connected, 'Smart' Cars to Become Ubiquitous Car Industry Execs Believe

In a world where even your watch can connect to the internet and where more and more people carry a fully capable computer in their pockets, having the same things in their car still sounds like Sci-Fi. Of course, the car industry is not exactly one of the fastest moving industries out there and the product cycle, w...

5 January 2012
09:27 GMT

Sony Denies Canceling PlayStation Vita 3G Model in the U.S.

Sony has denied canceling the 3G version of its PlayStation Vita, after Amazon marked the product as being “discontinued by manufacturer,” saying that it’s just an issue with the retailer. While the PlayStation Vita is set to launch at the end of next month, both in North America and Europe, the de...

5 January 2012
08:09 GMT

Verizon Data Network Outage Hits US – 12/21/2011

This is the fourth time this year and the second time this month that carrier Verizon Wireless is hit by a major outage that affects its data network services, including 3G and 4G.  Two months ago the carrier’s LTE network was down nationwide, but Verizon managed to fix the problem after several ...

21 December 2011
05:43 GMT

HP TouchPad 4G/Go/Go 3G Get Support Despite Never Having Been Launched

Even though HP never actually launched any webOS-loaded tablet beyond the original TouchPad, the product registration page has options for a bunch of slates that never actually saw the light of day, officially anyway. This is one of those bits of info that aren't likely to emerge without someone looking for th...

21 December 2011
04:08 GMT

Qualcomm's Gobi 3000 Broadband Lands Inside HP Laptops

It took a while, but the Qualcomm Gobi 3000 mobile broadband technology has found a new home in a number of HP mobile personal computers, especially business ones. HP won't be including the software with every one of its machines, instead sticking to a select number of them. After all, the notebooks that will...

16 December 2011
10:16 GMT

Looks Like 3G tablets Aren't All That Hot After All

Looks like all the advertising and PR about 3G tablets ended up failing to actually make the things all that popular.According to a study by Connected Intelligence, the sort of slates that only have WiFi support are much more widespread than the ones that also have 3G.While 60-65% of tablet owners use WiFi, the cost ...

14 December 2011
11:01 GMT

Asus Has No Plans for a 3G Version of the Transformer Prime

With just a few more weeks to go until the Transformer Prime makes its appearance in retail stores, Asus Germany has announced a decision that is going to disappoint many of you: the company doesn’t plan to build a 3G version of the 10.1-inch tablet.When asked on the company’s German Facebook page whether...

1 December 2011
09:31 GMT

3G Version of PlayStation Vita More Popular than Wi-Fi One

A report coming from a Japanese retailer, Sinobi, shows that the 3G enabled version of the upcoming PlayStation Vita handheld from Sony is more popular among those who pre-order the device than the one which only offers Wi-Fi connectivity.The retailer is saying that 65 percent of those who placed pre-orders went for ...

18 October 2011
16:31 GMT

Sony Confirms 20 MB File Size Restriction for 3G PlayStation Vita

Video game hardware developer Sony has confirmed that the PlayStation Vita handheld will have a 20 MB file size download restriction when it launched in North America early during 2012.The company has made it clear that the limit was introduced by the infrastructure limitations of AT&T, the company which offers the 3...

13 October 2011
18:21 GMT

Sony Confirms Limited 3G Downloads for PlayStation Vita

Video game hardware developer Sony has announced that the upcoming PlayStation Vita will have a limit placed on the size of the files that can be downloaded using the 3G connection when it is launched on December 17 on the Japanese market.A representative from Sony has confirmed that 20 MB per file limit to the Japan...

3 October 2011
17:41 GMT

Amazon Removes Actual 3G Support from Kindle Touch

Some may have been excited about the 3G support that Amazon's Kindle Touch sported, but it looks like the newest version of the gadget doesn't really support it in full. Amazon really is utilizing strange tactics lately, going for very low prices with the apparent goal of spreading around as many means as p...

3 October 2011
11:04 GMT

New Ultraportable Wireless Router Created by TRENDnet

Users may be familiar with TRENDnet's habit of revealing high-quality Ethernet and wireless connectivity solutions, so they might not be too shocked to learn of its newest product.Back at the start of May, TRENDnet announced that it had completed the creation of the Wireless N USB adapter, essentially a device ...

2 July 2011
07:11 GMT

3G-Enabled Sony Cyber-shot Digital Camera Rumored

Although point-and-shoot digital cameras might be next in the list of devices rendered useless by smartphones, it seems that some companies are not really willing to give up without a fight, with Sony apparently working on a Cyber-shot model that will pack a 3G module.According to gdgt, who's quoting some unname...

11 March 2011
14:51 GMT

The PSP2 Has 3G Internet Connection, Won't Be a Phone

Another week, another series of rumors about the upcoming PSP2, as this time we hear that the new portable device will have support for 3G data networks, meaning that besides the regular wireless connection, owners will benefit from an always-on data feed. 3G Internet connections are currently used by almost all s...

24 January 2011
04:20 GMT

Verizon Grants 3G Certification to DLI 8400 Rugged Tablet

While media slates have more or less just taken off, rugged tablet PCs can be said to have been around for longer, and it seems that one of them, made by DLI, has now been granted Verizon 3G certification.The DLI 8400 rugged tablet is a 7-inch product with an Intel Atom Industrial Version Z530 1.60 GHz central proce...

2 November 2010
10:59 GMT

Verizon Adds Its 3G to HP's Pavilion dm1 Netbook

The Pavilion dm1 is one of HP's latest netbooks and somewhat more unique than others, mostly thanks to being powered by AMD hardware, and Verizon decided it would offer it subsidized and connected to its 3G network. The HP Pavilion dm1 has a configuration based on the AMD Athlon II Neo K325 central processing u...

9 October 2010
06:36 GMT

Textfree with Voice to Offer Free Voice Services over 3G and WiFi for iPhone, iPad Users

Textfree, the popular texting app for iPhone OS devices, has been enhanced to offer voice capabilities over 3G and WiFi networks, expanding support for the Apple iPad as well. The company developing the software, Pinger, confirmed today that its Textfree with Voice was the first application-based communication suite ...

3 June 2010
10:27 GMT

Skype 2.0 for iPhone OS Now Supports 3G Calls

Skype 2.0 has been released for iPhone, iPod touch and iPad. The new version brings 3G support. The newly supported protocol allows free Skype-to-Skype calls, but only until the end of the year, the makers of the service have confirmed. Operator charges for data will still apply. In a move suggesting Skype is trying ...

31 May 2010
03:12 GMT

Titanium iPhone Demoed

Why not? Apple has done away with aluminum for the 3G an 3GS iPhones only because this particular metal doesn’t allow the 3G signal to pass through it. Titanium, on the other hand, does, as shown in a video by Engadget reader Martin Schrotz. The guy used a milling machine to craft a titanium back cover for his ...

25 February 2010
06:00 GMT

3.1.3 IPSW Jailbreak for iPod touch 3G Awaiting PwnageTool Support

Just like Geohot’s Blackra1n jailbreak utility, the iPhone Dev Team’s famous PwnageTool application is also on track to include full OS 3.1.3 support for several devices, including the third-generation iPod touch. Released to the public on February 8th, PwnageTool 3.1.5 is the latest available version of...

12 February 2010
11:41 GMT

Skype Getting VoIP via 3G on iPad, iPhone

Skype has posted a video in regards to a future update to its popular VoIP application, saying the company plans to enable it to work over 3G, on the iPad. Until recently, developers of applications like Fring could not offer this feature to their customers. However, Apple has finally unlocked VoIP over 3G in the iPh...

4 February 2010
05:29 GMT

Elive 1.9.56 Has Support for 3G Phones

The Elive team announced today another unstable release of their Elive Live CD Linux distribution, now at version 1.9.56. Being powered by Debian, the Enlightenment E17 desktop environment and Linux kernel 2.6.30, the new development version of Elive brings support for 3G phones, the latest version of Adobe's Fl...

8 January 2010
08:59 GMT

Toshiba Working on 3G-Capable Netbook, Pine Trail Likely Employed

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) got yet another netbook model to scrutinize, this time from Toshiba. A leaked FCC filing shows that the IT company has been working on a mobile computer equipped with 3G connectivity capabilities and likely based on Intel's Pine Trail platform. The filing doesn't ...

23 December 2009
06:48 GMT

UK Newcomer UMPC PsiXpda Has 3G and Runs Windows XP

The PsiXpda ultra-mobile personal computer (UMPC) is a Windows XP-running gadget powered by an Intel Atom Z510 1.1GHz processor and 1GB of RAM. Although most UMPCs, while quite alluring thanks to their prices, don't usually hit mass production outside of Taiwan (where they are quite popular), the PsiXpda UMP...

5 December 2009
05:18 GMT

Nintendo Readies 3G-Powered Handheld

Nintendo is moving fast to offer more options to those interested in picking up a DS handheld. About one week ago, the Japanese company announced that it planned to launch a new version of the device featuring a larger screen, close in size to that of the PlayStation Portable Go from Sony and the iPhone from Apple, w...

3 November 2009
04:07 GMT

iPod touch 3G 3.1.1 Jailbreak Still Pending

Although the iPhone Dev Team has been hard at work jailbreaking the latest iPhone OS version (3.1 for iPhone / 3.1.1 for iPod touch), one device model remains immune to the infamous team’s hacking tools – the third-generation iPod touch. Since it comes preinstalled with OS 3.1.1 and (obviously) hasn&rsquo...

5 October 2009
10:27 GMT

Apple Testing Apps on iPod 3,1 Hardware, Pinch Media Claims

Pinch Media is a company that tracks application usage on iPhone and iPod and was likely the first to spot Apple testing the iPhone 3G S with apps accessing the Internet before it was released. Similarly, Pinch Media has now collected the model number of a new iPod appearing in the company’s version reporting. ...

8 July 2009
06:46 GMT

Apple Introduces iPhone 3G S

WWDC '09 was the time and place Apple chose to unveil “the fastest and most powerful iPhone yet,” the iPhone 3G S. According to the Cupertino-based company, the next-gen device sports improved speed and performance, with longer battery life, a 3-megapixel autofocus camera, easy-to-use video recording...

9 June 2009
02:46 GMT

Snow Leopard Shows More Evidence of Native 3G Wireless WAN Support

Snow Leopard testers are finding new System Profiler listings, AppleInsider reports, “building on evidence that Apple is seeking to hire engineers to test new Macs with 3G Wireless WAN support.” Particularly, these people are cited as saying that Mac OS X 10.6 will feature support for native WWAN hardware...

8 May 2009
06:24 GMT

Job Listing Hints at 3G-Enabled Mac Tablet

The folks at Coputerworld have found quite a piece of evidence that Apple is seriously considering 3G hardware in a new portable Mac, perhaps the long-rumored tablet Apple fanatics are waiting for with their fingers crossed. The vital clues were spotted within a job posting over at Apple's Job Opportunities pag...

6 May 2009
09:52 GMT

New Lenovo S10-2 to Deliver 3G Connectivity

In an effort to better promote its line of IdeaPad netbooks, Lenovo is reportedly planning to launch a new option for its IdeaPad S10 netbook, which will provide users with a choice for 3G connectivity.The company's plans were made available after the manual of the upcoming model was leaked onto the Internet, sh...

4 May 2009
11:01 GMT

MacBook Upgrades Likely at WWDC 09, New iPhone OS 3.0 Findings

The folks at 9to5mac claim to have received word that Apple is preparing new hardware upgrades for WWDC 09, specifically mentioning “some sort of 3G hardware built-in and/or speed bumps.” On the “soft” side, Final Cut Pro, Aperture, Logic, and Shake are about to see “significant updates,...

22 April 2009
04:41 GMT

Windows 7 Will Do for 3G What XP Did for Wi-Fi

Windows 7 will do for 3G what Windows XP did for Wi-Fi, namely make it ubiquitous, Microsoft revealed at the International CTIA Wireless 2009, in Las Vegas, April 2, 2009. Robbie Bach, president of Microsoft’s Entertainment &Devices Division, indicated that such a scenario would be made possible through the int...

3 April 2009
12:34 GMT

Acer Rolls Out the Aspire One D250 Netbook

After much anticipation and a series of leaked details that have surfaced on the Internet, Acer has officially introduced the new Aspire One D250 netbook. Boasting a new, slimline design, Acer's new netbook is just 1-inch thin and weighs in at just 1.11kg, enabling a higher level of portability, even for the net...

31 March 2009
08:45 GMT

New iPhone to Boast Speedier Internet Connection – 3G, WiFi (Rumor)

Silicon Alley Insider reports that a “scuttlebutt” it has heard from a “plugged-in source in the mobile industry” says that an upcoming iPhone model will have a significantly faster Internet connection. It is only logical to assume that, as faster, more powerful chips become available, Apple w...

23 March 2009
06:11 GMT

ASUS Shows Windows 7 Eee PCs at MWC

ASUS has recently announced that it would be showcasing some of its Eee PC models, using Microsoft's Beta version of the upcoming Windows 7 operating system. The purpose of the demonstration, which will take place at the Mobile World Congress, held in Barcelona between February 16 and 19, is to provide the compa...

18 February 2009
03:37 GMT

Nine 3G-Capable Phones to Be Released in China

China Techfaith Wireless Communication Technology Limited, an ODP developer of mobile phone solutions, and aigo, a leading provider of consumer digital products in China, announced today the release of nine new mobile phones designed to work on the newly rolled-out third-generation (3G) network in the country.The nin...

13 February 2009
10:10 GMT

iPhone OS 2.2.1 Doesn't Affect Jailbreak, Cancels 3G Unlock

It has been revealed that iPhone software update version 2.2.1 does not break the iPhone Dev Team's methods of jailbreak. However, 2.2.1 does break the 3G software unlock, users have reported.As every iPhone user should know, Apple released iPhone 2.2.1 firmware two days ago, addressing issues with photos saved ...

29 January 2009
03:23 GMT

LG Releases the KS660, Its First Dual SIM Mobile

LG is expanding its line of mobile releases with the new KS660, which represents a pretty major announcement for the South Korean mobile manufacturer, due to its dual SIM capability. As you've probably already realized, this is the first such dual SIM enhanced device the company has ever developed. The tri-band...

28 December 2008
02:56 GMT

StarHub Releasing Home Zone, the First Commercial 3G Femtocell Service

Since it is the first such service ever launched, Home Zone is surely going to be quickly tried out by all users who are given the opportunity to do so. Naturally, good or bad, we might as well brace ourselves to hear plenty more about it in the first days or weeks of release. Well, this can only mean the best of new...

2 December 2008
09:01 GMT

iPhone 2.2 Slows 3G, Drains More Juice, Users Say

iPhone 2.2 firmware update has spawned long Apple Discussions threads with complaints of slow 3G speeds (or no 3G at all), while battery issues also seem to be caused by the new software update. Thread starter socalrider asked if anyone else noticed “that 3G is at a slug speed” in socal Orange county are...

25 November 2008
03:57 GMT

Telstra to Provide Downlink Speeds of 21Mbps by the End of 2008

Telstra, Australia's largest mobile carrier, has just announced that its planned eHSPA (enhanced HSPA) network is on track for commercial deployment before the end of 2008. The new network, based on Telstra's already established Next G network, is said to bring data transfer speeds of up to 21Mbps in downli...

7 October 2008
07:01 GMT

Unlocked iPhone on Sale in Hong Kong

iPhone fans from Hong Kong will be able to purchase the handheld directly from Apple, without having to worry about the device being locked in any network. This is happening despite the fact that no announcements were made beforehand – yet the listings confirm it to be true.The price for an 8GB phone is 692 US ...

26 September 2008
05:47 GMT


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