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Leaked HTC T8290 Has Touch HD Resolution, WiMax, Sharp Corners

These images of a new HTC handset from Nedge2k reveal a surprising addition to the Taiwanese company's line: a half Touch HD, half Touch Diamond handset for which WiMax — of all things — is the most salient feature. Such a product might not make sense in most places, but Russia already has more than 20 million people soaking in their WiMax networks and other compatible phones in the pipeline.

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6:47 AM on Fri Oct 10 2008
By John Herrman
5,912 views, 24 comments

Latest by The Chad: @ANoel: I'm sorry, but this complaint is getting annoying. When MacWorld '09 comes around and they announce the iPhone more »

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Acer Aspire One Tested with WiMax

The WiMax Acer Aspire One hasn't even been announced yet (UPDATE: actually, it just was), but Laptop Magazine got their hands on a model and got to poke and prod it to their hearts' content. So how did browsing the web on a tiny WiMax notebook work? Pretty decently. More »

10:40 AM on Thu Oct 9 2008
By Mark Wilson
2,489 views, 7 comments

Latest by twoHats: WiMax is coming to the boonies - at least IMHO - Verizon didn't sell off all of the infrastructure (poles more »

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Start Your WiMax Engines With Laptops From Acer, Asus, Lenovo and Toshiba

Sprint's Xohm WiMax network got extra super official today with a party and all, so laptop makers are tossing out confetti in the form of WiMax-enabled notebooks. Here's what you've got to pick from. Acer dropped a pair of Aspire cheapies in 14- and 16-inch sizes, while Asus's 14 and 15-inchers are a bit mo' better for a bit mo' money. Oh, there's more. More »

3:45 PM on Wed Oct 8 2008
By matt buchanan
1,243 views, 1 comment

Latest by awemaker: Me wantum Netbook with. Don't these guys read The Giz? Duh! more »

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Sprint WiMax Slowing Down Corporations with "Narrow" Certification Pipeline

Sprint's enticing Xohm WiMax network is slowly making its way across the country, but Lenovo has complained of a major problem with it gaining popularity. According to GigaOM, Lenovo expected to dominate the market with a variety of WiMax products since they had put a lot of time and effort into testing equipment. But Lenovo explained that Sprint is requiring a "narrow" pipeline of internal product testing—something you don't see for Wi-Fi equipment—which has nixed much of their WiMax product line for launch. It's tough to tell where WiMax will go from here, but when a big company like Lenovo can't get products approved for release, it's hard to believe that the countless, smaller companies necessary to drive down prices and promote popularity will break into the market any time soon. [GigaOM]

12:45 PM on Wed Oct 8 2008
By Mark Wilson
921 views, 7 comments

Latest by TendoMentis: Boggles my mind too....as Xohm rolls out, Sprint's stock price keeps dropping. Thanks alot sub-prime lenders....ya'll ruined my master plan to more »

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Acer 14-inch, 16-inch Aspires Are Built for WiMAX

Now that the Baltimore's XOHM network is up and running, companies are scrambling to release WiMAX-enabled notebooks to capitalize on faster-than-EVDO internet. One of the first out the door is Acer, with two new WiMAX sporting Aspires. The Aspire 4930 comes with a 14.1-inch 1280x800 resolution CrystalBrite screen, 3GB RAM, a 320GB hard drive, a webcam, and retails for $900. The 6930 is all that (including the $900 price point), but with a 16-inch screen instead. Both use Intel's Centrino 2-based WiMAX/Wi-Fi modules. Happy on-the-go downloading! More »

8:01 AM on Wed Oct 8 2008
By Elaine Chow
1,450 views, 2 comments

Latest by xecutiv: @EVEs_Mako: Don't you mean Baltimore? But I get your point more »

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Xohm's WiMax Coverage Quietly Live and Working in Six More Cities

We saw Sprint/Clearwire/whoever's Xohm WiMax tested in B-more with speedy results. And now, news from a Xohm employee in Baltimore is that the service is also live and working (albeit in an "unsupported" test capacity) in Chicago, Boston, Dallas, Philadelphia, Washington D.C. and northern Virginia. So anyone with WiMax-enabled hardware in those cities, let us know if you're picking up any sweet 3 mbps pipe out there. [MP3Car]

11:15 AM on Mon Oct 6 2008
By John Mahoney
1,959 views, 12 comments

Latest by adamator: @reddingofish: If they could do it in Boston or Baltimore, they could do it in Manhattan. The island is tiny. more »

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Xohm Tested Out in Baltimore: Beats EVDO, Unsurprisingly

Laptopmag went ahead and tested out Xohm WiMax goodness, now that it's live in Baltimore. They jammed an ExpressCard Xohm into a Sony Vaio laptop, and compared it to a Kyocera EVDO card running on Verizon, at a spot where both signals were strong. The conclusion? Xohm beats EVDO for speed when doing intensive downloading, such as streaming video, or large file transfers—the top download speed they found for Xohm was 3.05Mbps while EVDO managed just 1.43MBps. So far so groovy, and Laptopmag gave a few more thumbs up to the system, like how it auto-connects when you plug in the adapter, and the daily subscription options. But this isn't much of a surprise—it's designed to be faster—and for now Xohm's coverage is severely limited, to say the least. Check out the link for the full picture. [Laptopmag]

4:49 AM on Wed Oct 1 2008
By Kit Eaton
2,328 views, 19 comments

Latest by FubarGuy: @Wegmans: Word to mah homies in 21201 all the way up to 21298! Surfin' the nets hon! more »

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Sprint's Xohm WiMax Will Neuter Heavy Downloaders

For all the talk that Sprint's freshly launched Xohm WiMax would be the openest internets ever and can totally replace your ISP, when it comes to bandwidth-sucking apps, that's not the case. It'll neuter file-sharing applications, or anything else—like VoIP—that uses a lot of bandwidth.
To ensure a high-quality experience for its entire subscriber base, XOHM may use various tools and techniques designed to limit the bandwidth available for certain bandwidth intensive applications or protocols, such as file sharing.
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3:00 PM on Mon Sep 29 2008
By matt buchanan
2,619 views, 18 comments

Latest by macserv: @Jules Winfield: You're completely missing the point of WiMax. Bandwidth issues can (and will, because of much bitching) be more »

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Sprint XOHM WiMax Quietly Goes Live In Baltimore

Just over a week ago the word was that Baltimore, the first city in a pilot program for the new wireless tech, might not see WiMax until October. With a minimal announcement and little fanfare, though, it looks like the service has gone live in select parts of the city. The pricing options are interesting though already controversial, as there are different fees for unlimited monthly access depending on whether or not that access comes from one or many locations. More »

5:40 AM on Mon Sep 29 2008
By John Herrman
3,270 views, 16 comments

Latest by AlanR: @yungjerry703: He gots to get got, yo! BEST SHOW EVER! more »

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Motorola USBW100 WiMax Adapter Allows Easy Wireless Upgrade

If you're tempted to buy into WiMax technology but don't want to purchase a whole new computer to partake, this Motorola USB adapter offers WiMax to any laptop with a USB port. Coming in multiple bands for worldwide compatibility (2.3GHz, 2.5GHz and 3.5 GHz), global travelers will, unfortunately, have to collect all three. No price yet, but we can expect the units to go on sale in Q4 2008. More »

12:56 PM on Thu Sep 25 2008
By Mark Wilson
1,516 views, 5 comments

Latest by merebito: Too bad it will probably break in less than a year like most of Moto-crappo's other junk. more »