4G, or not 4G? That is the question. Since new standards of high-speed, wireless data technology began to emerge in 2010, the label has been attached to a variety of networks, from AT&T and T-Mobile’s HSPA+ to Sprint’s WiMAX and the long-term evolution, or LTE, systems now being implemented by AT&T and Verizon Wireless. The [...]

Google is prepping a workaround for the Android mobile platform to replace the technology at the heart of an Apple lawsuit against Motorola Mobility in Germany. A court in Munich ruled Thursday that Motorola’s current handset unlocking technology infringed on an Apple patent governing the unlocking of a device by performing gestures on an unlock [...]

Who’s browsing the mobile web the most? Apparently, iPhone and iPad owners are. According to end-of-the-month data from statistics provider NetMarketShare , iOS users ended up with a 52% market share of mobile web browsing in December 2011. View full post on Wireless News

This week, Ashley and Mike discuss the Windows Phone 7 event, Apple’s newest trademark, and the Palm Pre 2. The TWiMob will also bring you the latest mobile news, Mike’s Game of the Week and a special giveaway all happening This Week in Mobile! For more information, show notes and an upcoming schedule, go to [...]

For more than a decade, the only reasonable way to configure Apple’s AirPort Wi-Fi equipment was through a software package the company provided for Mac OS X . Unlike other wireless base stations, Apple chose to avoid a Web-based interface as an option for configuration. View full post on Wireless News

The Hewlett-Packard Touchpad sold like proverbial hotcakes when the electronics maker slashed the price from $499 to $99. Now Lenovo is entering the market with a tablet priced at what it hopes is the sweet spot: $200. Lenovo just launched the IdeaPad Tablet A1 running Android 3.1. The new tablet features a NVIDIA Tegra 2 [...]

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Two-way video calling on Skype for iPad showed sharp image clarity over Wi-Fi. You won’t find Skype for iPad available in the App Store until Tuesday, but we got a hands-on look, with plenty of pictures and testing, with the forthcoming app. View full post on Wireless News

Facebook is preparing to launch an iPad app — finally. So says The New York Times, citing people briefed on Facebook’s plans. The app is indeed long overdue. Facebook has an iPhone application, but the iPad app has been elusive. Although many speculate as to why it has taken Facebook so long to develop an [...]

Industry observers are predicting that Apple plans to refresh its MacBook Air offerings by releasing new models based on the latest chip technologies from Intel. According to media reports, Concord Adams has been advising clients that Apple has already placed orders with its Asia-based component suppliers for 380,000 units to prime the pipeline. If Apple [...]