Archive for the 'Internet' Category

Not So Fast: Testing Finds World’s First LTE Network Isn’t Very 4G-ish

In a rather disappointing example of “your mileage may vary,” market research firm Northstream has put TeliaSonera’s shiny new LTE network — the world’s first to go commercial — to the test, coming away with some disappointing conclusions. The bottom line is that they never managed to go above about 12Mbps downstream, a pretty wild [...]

IE Security Flaw Exploited In Recent Google Attacks

This next item’s for any rogue states out there that might be planning a comprehensive wave of cyber-attacks: It looks like Microsoft has admitted that indeed it was a security flaw in Internet Explorer that hackers based in China exploited in the recent attacks on Google. As is often the case, the flaw is neatly [...]

Buffalo Outs USB 3.0 ExpressCard Adapter, We See a Trend Coming

After our adventure in figuring out the particular ExpressCard version of the StarTech USB 3.0 adapter, here’s Buffalo joining the fray and, naturally, there’s zero indication about whether this is an ExpressCard 1.0 or 2.0 device. The difference is that with the latter you can get all the way up to 5Gbps theoretical throughput, which [...]

Acer Liquid A1 Starts Shipping Its Android Wares In The UK

Looking for something a little different and exciting in the Android space? Acer’s Liquid A1 probably fits the bill. Sure, it’s another in a long line of slate-style phones with Android, but the quirky (if chunky) design and zippy Snapdragon processor are certainly worth paying attention to. The best part? It’s shipping now in the [...]

Microsoft Reportedly Randomizing Browser Ballots To Appease EU, Asks ‘Are You Happy Now?’

Some might say that Microsoft just can’t catch a break. Others might argue that it’s getting exactly what it deserves. Whatever your take on the situation, it seems as if Microsoft may finally have the EU off of its monstrous back (at least momentarily), as a report has surfaced noting that said software giant is [...]

Camangi WebStation Nabs Pre-Order Status

Those anxiously awaiting the arrival of the Camangi Webstation Android tablet / MID will be happy to know that the website — which went up about a week and a half ago — is now accepting pre-orders. The 7-inch glass touchscreen tablet boasts a 624MHz Marvell PXA303 CPU, 128MB of RAM, 256MB of flash storage, [...]

Fujitsu LifeBook UH900 Has Multitouch, World-beating Ambitions

What’s in a name these days? If we didn’t call this a UMPC or told you it can run Windows 7, it could just be a pretty huge clamshell smartphone. The freshly announced LifeBook UH900 sports a 5.6-inch “vivid glare screen,” (we’ll put that down to a bad translation), 3.5G wireless connectivity, and even goes [...]

Nokia N900 Impressively Demos WebGL 3D Graphics

We’re not sure anyone out there needs any more proof that the Nokia N900 is powerhouse, but just in case you still had doubts, check this video of a WebGL-enabled Firefox build smoothly rendering some complex 3D models on Espoo’s “internet tablet with phone capabilities.” It’s pretty impressive stuff, especially considering WebGL is still being [...]

Nook Ship Date Slips To January 11th, Supply Chain Managers Weep

Hardware construction is a funny thing. Sometimes, regardless of the money you throw at something, you just can’t get products to come together any quicker. Evidently that’s the case with Barnes & Noble’s Nook, which has seen its estimated ship date slip from today to sometime after the holidays, and now to January 11th. There’s [...]

Nissan Introducing Low-cost Navigation Systems This January

Now here’s a good idea: a built-in GPS navigation system that’s actually priced to move. Co-developed with Bosch, Nissan has put together a $400 option with a 5-inch touhcscreen, Bluetooth support for phones, USB connectivity for media players, iPod integration, XM Satellite and NavTraffic. The Detroit News was certainly impressed, testing it on a new [...]