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Google finally plans to light up some of that dark fiber they’ve been sitting on for years. In doing so, they’ll be turning on pipes with the potential to operate in excess of 100x the speed of what we’re used to. This will allow for the creation of web-based applications and services that have previously […]

Google finally plans to light up some of that dark fiber they’ve been sitting on for years. In doing so, they’ll be turning on pipes with the potential to operate in excess of 100x the speed of what we’re used to. This will allow for the creation of web-based applications and services that have previously […]

Technology Review: The problem with mobile phones, says Allan Knies,
associate director of Intel Research at Berkeley, is that everyone
wants them to perform like a regular computer, despite their relatively
paltry hardware. Byung-Gon Chun,
a research scientist at Intel Research Berkeley, thinks that he might
have the solution to that problem: create a supercharged clone of your
smart phone that […]

Uberphones: Here’s something you certainly don’t see every day. The Astonishing Tribe (TAT) has come up with a cell phone user interface that gives a convincing sense of depth and layers by tracking you eyes using their self-developed 3G engine. It basically relies on your eyes’ location in relation to the […]

IntoMobile:The next major overhaul of the iPhone platform might just see the iPhone coming into its own as a graphics-savvy gaming platform. Apple has been confirmed to have licensed PowerVR graphics technologies from Imagination Technologies in a bid to turn the iPhone into a data-crunching and gaming phenom the likes of which dedicated gaming consoles […]

IntoMobile: In a great little report over at DVICE I read this morning, blogger Kevin Hall pointed out that Google (NSDQ: GOOG) has grand plans for the Android OS… and it isn’t limited to the mobile scene.
Mark Hamblin, CEO of Touch Revolution and one of the key players in re-jigging Apple (NSDQ: AAPL)’s software to […]

IntoMobile: Last week we got a closer look at the HTC Iolite, highlighting aparticularly mysterious footprint key at the bottom. Well, today theTouch Cruise has been announced, and we learn that the key is reservedfor a little service called Footprints. Footprints allows users toquickly geotag their location with pictures, audio clips, and notes, aswell as […]

Engadet: We’ve gotten Palm on the record saying that there’s a WCDMA (read: UMTS world 3G) version of the Pre in the works, though we don’t know when or where. That means that the AT&Ts, T-Mobiles, and Vodafones of the world will get a shot at this baby. Suggestion, Palm: “soon” and “everywhere.”
Update:
We’ve just seen […]

IntoMobile: Talking to most T-Mobile (NYSE: DT) G1 users… they are almost all unanimous that the one thing they wish the device had was an on-screen ‘virtual’ keyboard, a la the iPhone or the BlackBerry (NSDQ: RIMM) Storm. While the slider form-factor is awesome… I can see it being a pain […]

Fierce Wireless: Nokia jumped into the touchscreen phone game by releasing the N97, a touchscreen phone with a slideout Qwerty keyboard that is similar to the T-Mobile G1.
Nokia unveiled the phone at a company event in Barcelona. The HSDPA phone has WiFi capability, A-GPS and Bluetooth. The phone also has a […]