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Has ‘4G’ Lost Its Meaning?

Friday, January 21st, 2011

Wireless carriers in the U.S. have turned 4G into a meaningless marketing term, and standards purists are none too pleased about it.

With good reason: All four of the major U.S. wireless carriers are calling their faster wireless networks 4G, but the truth is that none of these networks meets the International Telecommunication Union’s specifications for 4G.

Top on the list is the speed requirement. The ITU defines 4G or IMT-Advanced as technology that offers download speeds of 100Mbps on mobile devices or 1Gbps on fixed wireless connections. The technologies used by the four major carriers in the U.S. today aren’t as fast as that.

This problem of mislabeling network technologies wasn’t an issue when the industry moved from 2G wireless networks to 3G wireless networks, because the criteria for those networks were clearly defined. And the world’s wireless carriers and device makers followed the criteria in defining and marketing their services and products.

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Tags: 4G, CDMA, HSPA+ network, LTE, network, technology, WiMax, wireless
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11 Outsourcing Resolutions You Should Make in 2011

Thursday, January 20th, 2011

The end of the year is a time for assessment, and that goes for outsourcing, too. While it’s easy to point fingers at IT service providers for problems that have arisen over the past twelve months, customers play a significant role in the success or failure of any outsourcing deal.

As the dawn of 2011 approaches, we offer eleven resolutions for the striving outsourcing customer, sure to set things on a better course in the new year, whether your deal is in the ditch or just a little disappointing.

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Tags: cloud, cloud-based service, IT outsourcing, Nearshore, Outsourcing, SaaS, Software outsourcing, technology
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CES 2011: The Biggest Winners and Losers

Monday, January 10th, 2011

The Consumer Electronics Show is the Super Bowl of the technology industry. As much as industry analysts and the tech press whine about CES being too big and being a relic of a bygone era, there’s no better place for tech companies to make a big splash that will be remembered throughout the year, and in some cases for years to come.

It’s also the place where tech companies can jockey for a better position in the market by generating more attention for their product line than a competitor’s. Conversely, companies that don’t make a good showing at CES can risk creating an impression that they are falling behind and risk having their products get lost in the crowd.

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Tags: 4G, CES, Consumer Electronics Show, devices, microsoft, Motorola Mobility, Motorola Xoom, Nvidia, smartphone, Sony, technology, Verizon, Windiws Phone 7
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Motorola Launches Xoom Tablet with Android 3.0

Thursday, January 6th, 2011

Motorola finally unveiled its highly anticipated tablet, the Xoom, with a 10.1-inch touchscreen with the latest version of Google’s Android mobile software on board, formerly called Honeycomb.

Google worked with Motorola and chip maker Nvidia on the launch of Android 3.0 on a tablet device.

Android 3.0 is designed for tablets, not smartphones as Android was originally designed for. The Nvidia Tegra 2 dual core processor on board can deliver up to 2GHz of power, since each core runs at 1GHz, according to a joint news release from Motorola and Verizon. The tablet will be available for Verizon users.

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Tags: android, Android 3.0, google, Honeycomb, Motorola Xoom, Nvidia, smartphone, tablet PC, technology
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Top Tech Gifts for the 2010 holidays

Thursday, December 30th, 2010

Tech gifts have always been popular, for good reason. Top tech gifts are usually something that someone won’t buy for themselves or at least put off the purchase of. The top tech gifts for the 2010 holidays cover a wide price range and many of the people on your gift list.

Point-and-shoot cameras

Even though anyone you’re considering getting a top tech gift for probably has a nice camera, a point-and-shoot camera can still be a great 2010 holiday gift. There are times you don’t want to haul around a large SLR camera, and a point-and-shoot such as the Sony Cybershot or Canon PowerShot combines a great sensor with spur-of-the-moment flexibility.

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