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Networks
11:54AM Nick Broughall | Voda’s flicked the switch on their regional 3G network today, bringing the joys of faster mobile to thousands more Australians. More »
Vodafone Extends 3G Network To Most Of The Country Today
11:54AM Nick Broughall | Voda’s flicked the switch on their regional 3G network today, bringing the joys of faster mobile to thousands more Australians. More » 
Phones
IPhone 3GS Upstream Speed Limited To 384Kbps
4:20AM Jesus Diaz | While the iPhone 3GS got a download speed boost—to 7.2Mbps—it didn’t get any upload power-up. According to PC World, its upstream speed is limited by its hardware to 384Kbps. But don’t get out the torches and pitchforks yet. More »
Networks
1:00PM Nick Broughall | You’ve got to give it to Telstra: Even though you pay for it dearly, their Next G network keeps advancing leaps and bounds beyond what any of the other networks have to offer. First there was the speed bump to 21Mbps download speeds, and now they’ve bumped up the upload speeds to 5.8Mbps. More »
Telstra Boosts Next G’s Uplink Speed To 5.8Mbps
1:00PM Nick Broughall | You’ve got to give it to Telstra: Even though you pay for it dearly, their Next G network keeps advancing leaps and bounds beyond what any of the other networks have to offer. First there was the speed bump to 21Mbps download speeds, and now they’ve bumped up the upload speeds to 5.8Mbps. More »
Computers
AT&T Executive Hints at MacBook With 3G
10:00AM Matt Buchanan | It’s no secret AT&T wants its 3G inside everything. But talking to Fortune about the future of netbooks and 3G, AT&T Emerging Devices president Glenn Lurie hints that they’re cooking up something Apple-flavoured. More »
Computers
3G MSI Wind U120 Available in January, More Promising Models in the Works
11:43PM Mark Wilson | MSI has outed some of their plans to Laptop before the CES 2009 info-rush. And their big news is that 3G/WiMax enabled laptops will go on sale in the US this January. More »
Phones
BlackBerry Storm Doesn’t Need Wi-Fi or Tri-Band HSDPA Because Verizon Says So, Ok?
8:20PM John Herrman | Though the omission of two all-but-standard smartphone features from BlackBerry’s Storm is disappointing, it isn’t totally inexplicable. BGR has confirmed through a “really top-level” Verizon source that the crippling was — surprise! — carried out at the behest of the wireless company. Few wireless providers are innocent of phone neutering, but this blatant promotion of their data service and the added network anchor that the lack of tri-band HSDPA adds protect interests that, well, don’t really need much protecting. Even with Wi-Fi, who the hell is going to buy a Storm without a data plan? Stop baiting us, Verizon. We like you. [BGR] More »
Computers
Updated Eee PC 901 to Ship in October with Built-in 3G
10:45PM John Mahoney | In a stunning move, the folks at Asus appear to be adding a fairly significant feature to one of their netbooks–built-in 3.75G HSUPA connectivity to the Atom-powered 8.9″ Eee PC 901–without spinning off another 5 different model designations. The 3.75G chip will be in all 901s that ship from October onward. More »
Phones
Samsung’s Armani 2 Night Effect Mobile Phone Forgets to Include Stylishness
7:24PM Kit Eaton | Samsung’s original Armani phone was a tiny, touchscreen, haptic-feedback gizmo, and actually not bad looking at all: so I’m confused about the upcoming Armani 2 Night Effect. It’s a plain candybar mobile phone, emblazoned with large Emporio Armani emblems and it seems to have totally forgone attempts at simple stylishness. Get this—around the edge of the phone there’s a red, green or blue-LED glowing strip, presumably the “night effect” part. Maybe it’s my impression of what style is, but that’s just tacky. The specs of the phone aren’t too amazing either. More »
Phones
HTC Touch 3G Pictures and Specs Leak: Touch 3G and Viva Officially Confirmed
1:20AM Kit Eaton | Looking a lot like original HTC Touch, this HTC Touch3G was found by Engadget hiding on the HTC Touch HD official page. It looks like it’s got Europe-style 3G, 3.2-megapixel camera, Bluetooth, AGPS, Wi-Fi and a 2.8-inch screen. The data also says it’s got the TouchFLO UI, and quad-band GSM. So this phone’s not the Opal, since that’s got EDGE and a Ti Omap processor and this has HSDPA and a Qualcomm chip. It’s not quite as simple as a 3G Touch update, since it’s also got GPS. We’ll have to wait for HTC to stump up official news. Update: It’s now official. More »
Computers
