Google Plans Mysterious Wireless Network Project

Google has filed an application with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) for a new or modified radio station for an experimental radio service other than broadcast. The initial base station will be deployed on Google's campus in Mountain View, Calif.

It appears the company intends to build a dense, hyperspeed wireless network.for more...

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Qualcomm Reference Design Program Achieves Growth in Device Launches, Bringing Leading-Edge Technology and Speeding Commercialization to Emerging Global Regions

SAN DIEGO – January 21, 2013 – Qualcomm Incorporated (NASDAQ: QCOM) through its wholly-owned subsidiary, Qualcomm Technologies, Inc., today announced significant momentum for the Qualcomm Reference Design (QRD) program, with the commercial launch of more than 170 devices and more than 100 designs in progress, supporting various network technologies including LTE-TDD, since the program’s inception in November 2011. Qualcomm Technologies will share details surrounding this achievement and further expansion of the reference design program at the QRD Summit in Shenzhen, China on January 23rd.For More

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CommScope Launches Free RF eBook

CommScope has entered the publishing world by releasing a nearly 200-page e-book authored by many of its engineers and technical directors. Entitled Understanding the RF Path it utilises the practical experience of its engineers to help others get to grips with many RF topics.for more...

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Get ready: A new wireless spec is on the way

There are a lot of cool gadgets and gizmos in the pipeline for 2013, but one of the pieces of tech that looks set to transform large parts of our daily lives is the latest Wifi standard that has been awarded an IEEE (institute of electrical and electronic engineers) consumer-friendly brand name of 802.11ac.read more

USB 3.0 to get 10Gbps throughput

A new specification being pushed by the USB 3.0 Promoter Group offers double the current throughput rate while maintaining backward compatibility.
The latest generation of USB 3.0 technology supports data transfer rates of up to 5Gbps, and has been one answer to the increasing I/O bottleneck for many peripheral devices, especially high-speed storage solutions.
The backward compatibility of USB 3.0 with prior versions of the protocol has made it quite convenient for users, but it has competition from the Thunderbolt technology from Intel and Apple. Thunderbolt has quadruple the overall data throughput of USB 3.0 and is far more configurable.read more

Working Together: 4G LTE and Energy

When people hear the term “4G LTE” they often think of network and technology or smartphones and tablets. They don’t usually think of energy – creating, conserving, or managing it. But, the truth is that energy and 4G LTE technology are more connected than first meets the eye.

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Sony aims to make a splash with waterproof Xperia Z

Sony hopes its Xperia Z smartphone goes under water. Literally.
The Xperia Z has all of the standard bells and whistles of a high-end smartphone: 5-inch high-definition display with 443 pixels per inch, a 13-megapixel camera, a high-end quad-core Snapdragon processor from Qualcomm, ability to pair with devices via near-field communication. Also, it's waterproof.
More to the point, Sony aims to brand its new phone -- and its smaller brother, the Xperia ZL -- as its first true attempt at marshaling the company's considerable resources in ways it's never managed to pull off before. To that end, … Read more

Power up with this device-to-device wireless charging tech

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The device-to-device power transfer works simply by placing two Qi-enabled devices back-to-back, as showcased in the video below. Developed by the Wireless Power Consortium, Qi is the international … Read more

Analyst: Samsung expected to widen smartphone lead over Apple in 2013

Samsung Electronics is likely going to expand its lead over Apple in the global smartphone market this year, according to research firm Strategy Analytics.Read more: News - FierceWireless

Nvidia unveils Tegra 4 chipset, calls it world's fastest mobile processor Read more: News - FierceWireless

Nvidia took the wraps off its long-awaited Tegra 4 application processor for mobile devices, with CEO Jen-Hsun Huang calling it the "fastest mobile application processor in the world today," and boasting of its performance capabilities. Speaking at a press conference at the 2013 Consumer Electronics Show here, Huang called Tegra 4 "nearly the worst kept secret," referring to recent reports that the new silicon was coming.

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AT&T, Qualcomm team up to spur connected device development

LAS VEGAS--AT&T Mobility is partnering with Qualcomm to spark further development of connected devices that can run on the carrier's network.

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Sprint to launch HTC, Samsung Windows Phones by the summer

LAS VEGAS--Sprint Nextel confirmed that it will launch LTE smartphones running Microsoft's Windows Phone 8 by the summer. Sprint said it will launch devices made by HTC and Samsung Electronics, though it did not mention specific models. Sprint said in mid-November that it would launch Windows Phones this year.Read more

Huawei unwraps 5-inch Ascend D2 and 6.1-inch Ascend Mate

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Alcatel One Touch promises U.S. smartphones by second half of 2013

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AT&T Talks Connected Everything, Digital Life to Launch in March

AT&T used its annual developer conference in Las Vegas Monday to highlight connected car and home products, as well as its work in mobile payments with ISIS. The conference's opening keynotes were streamed live online from AT&T's website.
Ralph de la Vega, president and CEO of AT&T Mobility, encouraged developers to create applications for the home, car and mobile payments platforms. He said developers could expect a merging of various products, including Digital Life, NFC-enabled ISIS applications and connected cars. read more..

Dawn of a new wireless: first 802.11ac router available today

Texas-based networking company Buffalo announced its first 802.11ac wireless router and wireless media bridge are available today for retail purchase. The two networking products are backwards compatible with 802.11n devices, but also feature the latest ac wireless standard.
Earlier this year, Buffalo promised the arrival of this next-generation router in the summer, but last month Netgear announced its similar router would be arriving in May. Today, it looks like Buffalo hustled enough to be able to call "first."read more

Implementing ZigBee Light Link for Lighting Control

Oyvind Strom, Sr. Director of Wireless Solutions, Atmel Corporation looks at the techniques for implementing Zigbee Light Link in lighting control applications.for more...