Because technically, Apple and Verizon aren’t showing a new product; just a variant of an old one. That’s the theory offered up by Apple know-it-all Jim Dalrymple on TechCrunch. I’m OK with that theory.
America is divided! One faction is powerful and entrenched. The other is respected by the rest of the world but can’t seem to seize power here. I’m talking, obviously, about our mobile phones.
According to the generally reliable Boy Genius Report, Verizon Wireless is in the process of testing iPads compatible with their CDMA network as well as, possibly, a separate 4G model. A Verizon iPad? Be still my heart.
Want to know why providing mobile phone service is tricky? This great infographic from Cellphones.orghelps you understand the basics of how your magic phone actually works. See the whole thing after the jump.
Australia went through a revolution almost 10 years ago. Telstra turned off the original AMPS phone network and the Australian mobile network entered the digital age. However, it wasn’t as easy as turning off the old network and flipping the lever on the digital network.
Apple vs Microsoft, Oracle vs SQL Server, VHS vs Beta… the tech world has been subject to more religious wars than you can poke a stick at. And the mobile phone business hasn’t been immune for the battles between competing standards. In Australia that battle was fought between GSM, the Global System for Mobile Communications, and CDMA, Code division Multiple Access systems for mobile phone networks.
