Saturday, May 7, 2011

Infuse 4G Can Run at Blistering Speed but Where's the Network?

Infuse 4G Can Run at Blistering Speed but Where's the Network?

Infuse 4G Can Run at Blistering Speed but Where's the Network?

Posted: 06 May 2011 11:32 AM PDT

AT&T has announced that the 4G Samsung Infuse smartphone, which it is reportedly positioning as a "supermodel of smartphones," will be available to the public May 15. The Infuse runs Android 2.2, has a 4.5-inch super AMOLED Plus screen, can download data at up to 21 Mbps off AT&T's 4G network, and is thinner than any other smartphone, according to the carrier. AT&T will include a version of the "Angry Birds" game special to the Infuse. However, AT&T offers different figures for the HD video resolution offered by the Infuse 4G's rear-facing video camera.

Will MacBooks Take Up ARMs?

Posted: 06 May 2011 02:23 PM PDT

Whispers are circulating out in Web Rumor Land that Apple may be planning to switch processors in its MacBook line of laptops from Intel-made silicon to ARM chips. ARM chips dominate the mobile world, having left Intel's Atom processors behind in the dust. Certain recent Cupertino moves may have given rise to this rumor -- among other things, the company has opened an iOS-style app store for the Mac. It has begun issuing betas of OS X Lion its next operating system, as apps in the Mac App Store.

Data Caps and Web TV: Heading for a Clash?

Posted: 06 May 2011 05:00 AM PDT

Americans seem to love television as much as ever. But they're increasingly viewing it through non-traditional means, usually involving the Web. The number of mobile subscribers watching TV on their mobile phones, for example, increased 41 percent year over year in the fourth quarter of 2010, Nielsen has reported. At the same time, Internet service providers are concerned about the amount of traffic on their networks, and some have imposed measures intended to limit consumer use.

WiFi Photo Transfer: Wireless for Wireless' Sake

Posted: 06 May 2011 05:00 AM PDT

Thursday's iPhone Rumor du Jour suggested that Apple may begin offering over-the-air iOS updates. Under such a system, new versions of iOS, whether they're tiny tweaks or major overhauls, could presumably be beamed directly to the phone. As it stands now, iPhone users have to physically link up with the mothership -- a PC or Mac running iTunes -- in order to partake in a new iOS version. There are benefits and drawbacks to going over-the-air instead of through-the-wire to get an operating system refresh.
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