Gigabit Wireless

Gigabit Wireless in LA

Posted by samc on September 11th, 2007

NextPhase Wireless, a next-generation wireless connectivity provider, today announced that it intends to begin offering select NextPhase customers in Los Angeles with a specialized wireless services plan providing for high capacity wireless broadband connectivity at speeds of up to one Gigabyte per second (the equivalent of 647 T1 lines or 1,000 DSL connections) using GigaBeam’s “wireless fiber optics”.

“Operating in the 71-76 GHz and 81-86 GHz radio spectrum bands, GigaBeam’s technology provides the bandwidth normally associated with terrestrial fiber, with the benefits of wireless technologies, including faster deployment, significantly lower cost of ownership and scalability,” stated Robert Ford, Chief Executive Officer of NextPhase.

NextPhase anticipates that the initial wireless fiber deployment will be completed within 90-120 days.

“Following our planned deployment of advanced wireless fiber technology throughout the greater Los Angeles area, we will then replicate this in our other key service regions, with initial focus in California, Georgia, Florida, Nevada and New Jersey,” stated Tom Hemingway, Chairman and COO of NextPhase Wireless.

NextPhase operates its own WiMAX-ready wireless networks and providing advanced wireless technology solutions to both businesses and municipalities. It is currently providing wireless coverage in California and Nevada and Internet Service Provider (ISP) coverage in 19 states throughout the country.

Competitor FiberTower (First Avenue Wireless), said recently that it will provide wireless backhaul services from cell site to switch, in seven of Sprint’s initial Mobile WiMax launch markets.

FiberTower is a backhaul and access services provider focused primarily on the wireless carrier market, using its extensive spectrum footprint in 24 GHz and 39 GHz bands. First Avenue Networks merged with FiberTower Corporation in August, 2006, resulting in an installed base in 12 markets with more than 1000 sites. FiberTower bought the spectrum assets of bankrupt of ART (at 39GHz) and Teligent (at 24 GHz), and now owns licenses in the top 77 metropolitan areas.

Competitor XO currently has licenses in the 28 GHz to 31 GHz frequency bands covering 73 major U.S. metropolitan cities.

source : dailywireless.org

Vodafone & Omnifone

Vodafone signs Omnifone's MusicStation service for UK

Posted Sep 11th 2007 7:55AM by Thomas Ricker
Filed under: Cellphones, Portable Audio

So Vodafone made another little announcement during the unveiling of their iPhone-less Christmas lineup: an exclusive Omnifone music service deal for our more cultured, special British friends. The all-you-can-eat, MusicStation subscription download service will cost punters a weekly tithe of £1.99 (about $4.03) -- an investment which turns to dust once you cancel the subscription. Seems Vodafone, an early favorite for a pan-European iPhone exclusive, is now preparing to compete against a rival European iPhone launch with iTunes Wi-Fi Music Store in addition to Nokia's imminent Music Store. Good luck Voda-Omni-fone, you'll need it.

source : engadget.com

T-Mobile Germany iPhone?

Did T-Mobile Germany really leak the 3G, 16GB iPhone? Doubtful.

Posted Sep 9th 2007 9:39PM by Ryan Block
Filed under: Cellphones

So you may or may not have seen the above supposedly leaked German T-Mobile ad floating around the internets today, which outlines a new iPhone featuring not only HSDPA, but double the current device's capacity (16GB), all for a paltry €499 (about $700 US) when released on November 12th. Is it possible? Sure, anything's possible, and these guys even show off an iPhone with German-translated icons. Still, we're not convinced. What's more likely, that Apple, which managed to keep AT&T almost totally in the dark right up until launch day, really sealed the deal with T-Mobile on a new iPhone that just happened to get leaked more than a month in advance? Or that this image -- a ridiculously easy photoshop job -- is every bit as fake as the Ich Lüge bullets from Heathers?

source : engadget.com

AMD fastest quad-core

AMD unveils "world's most advanced x86 CPU" -- the quad-core Opteron

Posted Sep 10th 2007 8:28AM by Darren Murph
Filed under: Desktops

We know you've probably grown numb to these "world's best" claims uttered by processor manufacturers, but shortly after introducing the Athlon 64 X2 6400+ Black Edition, AMD is now unveiling what it calls "the world's most advanced x86 CPU." The quad-core Opteron touts a slew of enhancements including a "50-percent increase in integer and floating-point performance" and a boost in "virtualization performance." Interestingly, AMD goes on to brag about the chip's power saving abilities, as it utilizes Dual Dynamic Power Management, CoolCore, and Independent Dynamic Core Technology in order to provide a more energy-efficient device. Systems relying on the newfangled CPU have reportedly begun shipping "from global OEM and system-builder partners," so newfound greatness should be just an order away.

source : engadget.com

Aliens ROCK!

Alienware offers up dual 64GB SSD Area-51 m9750

Posted Sep 10th 2007 11:55AM by Evan Blass
Filed under: Gaming, Laptops, Storage

You've got to stay on the bleeding edge of component offerings when you're trying to charge the prices that Alienware does, so it's no surprise that the Dell subsidiary is the self-proclaimed first manufacturer on the market to stuff dual 64GB solid state disks into a consumer PC. Of course, you'll be paying out the nose to add 128GB of un-RAIDed SSD goodness to an Area-51 m9750 gaming notebook -- just about $2,000, nearly doubling the machine's base price. Those feeling a little "stingier" or perhaps requiring more storage space can also opt for a 64GB SSD / 200GB 7,200RPM HDD combo as well, which only tacks another $1,400 onto an entry-level rig. Still, despite the steep cost, we're sure that there are more than a few folks out there who can't put a price on having the fastest read times in their guild.

source : engadget.com

iPhoneSIMFree

iPhoneSIMfree's end-user solution tested, it works!

Posted Sep 10th 2007 12:54PM by Ryan Block
Filed under: Cellphones

So last Friday we got two things from iPhoneSIMfree: the demo version of their software SIM unlock solution, and the promise that it would be available for purchase today. We can't confirm that anyone's actually received their iPhone unlock orders, but we did get to test the release version of the software unlock today -- the very same thing people all over will be paying to unlock their devices with -- and, not surprisingly, it works like a charm. In other words, while we can't vouch for any of the vendors selling the software, we can vouch for the software itself working exactly as advertised. We've got the full unlock on video, which we'll be posting shortly.

source : engadget.com

Solar-powered plane

Solar-powered plane breaks unmanned flight record

Posted Sep 10th 2007 1:48PM by Joshua Topolsky
Filed under: Transportation

According to a BBC report today, a UK defense firm called Qinetiq has developed and tested a lightweight, solar-powered plane which has just broken the world record for longest unmanned flight. The plane, known as the Zephyr, spent 54 hours in flight using only self-recharging solar power, thus breaking the 30-plus-hour flight of the previous record holder, the US Air Force's Global Hawk surveillance craft. Although the record has been smashed, the plane won't be eligible for entrance into the "official" record books due to a late announcement of the feat, though another 33-hour flight might make the cut. The plane -- which has a wingspan of 59-feet -- is controlled from the ground after a hand liftoff, and is capable of cruising at 58,000 feet. According to the designers, the Zephyr is, "Going to go a lot higher and a lot further," and added that, "You ain't seen nothing yet." Indeed, ICEMAN, indeed.

source : engadget.com

TOO FUNNY!!!

Cablevision CEO a Verizon FiOS Customer?

Posted by kdawson on Saturday September 08, @03:56PM
from the for-research-purposes-only-of-course dept.

Keri_Love writes "Cablevision and Verizon are in the middle of heated battle trying to sign up customers for the coveted 'triple play': it's fiber-to-the-premises vs. cable for broadband, television, and phone. Cablevision is slinging lines like 'We're not afraid of your fiber!' Tech blogger Mike Murray discloses evidence that Cablevision's CEO may be enjoying FiOS at home. He writes: 'Click the picture to the right showing a Verizon FiOS can and drop directly above Cablevision's CEO Chuck Dolan's Oyster Bay, Long Island mailbox.' He's not scared! He's a customer!"

source : slashdot.org

Forensic Computer

IT: Forensic Computer Targets Digital Crime

Posted by kdawson on Sunday September 09, @12:07AM
from the taking-a-byte-out-of-it dept.

coondoggie writes "A European consortium has come up with a high-speed digital forensic computer dedicated to the task of quickly offloading and analyzing computer records. The TreCorder is a rugged forensic PC able to copy or clone up to three hard disks simultaneously, at a speed of up to 2 Gb/min., far faster than alternative equipment. The PC not only provides a complete mirror image of the hard disk and system memory — including deleted and reformatted data — but also eliminates any possibility of falsification in the process, meaning that the evidence it collects will stand up in court."

source : slashdot.org

AMD NDA Scandal

Your Rights Online: AMD NDA Scandal

Posted by kdawson on Sunday September 09, @12:58PM
from the all-your-words-are-belong dept.

crazyeyes writes "Just two weeks ago, a Thai journalist walked out of the hush-hush AMD event in Singapore over a controversial NDA that required him to 'send any stories to the vendor before his newspaper can publish it.' AMD categorically denied it happened, but today, we not only have proof that it happened, we also have the sordid details of the entire affair. Here's a quote from the editorial: 'First off, the non-disclosure agreement covered everything confidential said or written over the next two years on the product, and had a duration of five years, during which anything published or used in marketing would have to receive written approval from AMD before it could be used. Worse, at the end of the five years, all copies of the information made would have to be returned to the chipmaker.'"

source : slashdot.org

Google Video Ads

Google Mulling Video Ads In Search Results

Posted by kdawson on Sunday September 09, @08:30PM
from the are-we-evil-yet dept.

Bombula writes to let us know that Google is "finally succumbing to the power of the almighty dollar" and getting ready to implement image and video ads in sponsored searches.

source : slashdot.org