Company behind Philips Hue reveals LiFi lighting with incredible data speeds
WiFi routers are a staple of homes and offices all over the world, but there’s more than one way to send wireless data to a …
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Forget 5G: The US’s 4G LTE is still embarrassingly slow
There’s a lot of noise being made about 5G right now, probably something to do with the promise of gigabit speeds and zero latency. But …
T-Mobile is raising its throttling threshold to a massive 50GB
T-Mobile just published a blog post announcing changes to its Unlimited plan, and for once, they’re actually good. The prioritization threshold — the amount of …
Extensive study finds Verizon speeds slowed after unlimited data was introduced
Verizon’s wireless network saw slower average speeds across the country after the introduction of unlimited data plans, a new report from OpenSignal has found. Although …
Yep, America’s wireless networks still suck
Two new reports on mobile internet speeds are here, and the news is bad for the Greatest Country in the World Ever. The US is …
Let’s hope Comcast and Charter don’t make a wireless network
A report in the Wall Street Journal says that Charter and Comcast are teaming up to make some kind of play in the wireless market. Before you …
Verizon wins another wireless speed test thanks to its last real advantage
Verizon has long had a reputation for the best service in America, with prices to match. Things are changing these days: other networks are catching up, …
Wireless earbuds explode on flight, so now that’s something we have to worry about
Smartphones spontaneously combusting is certainly terrifying, but it’s nothing we haven’t seen a hundred times before. The good thing about a handset lighting itself ablaze is …
Verizon just swept every RootMetrics award category that matters
Every wireless carrier is constantly ranting about how they are the best of the best — except for Sprint, which has recently adopted an “everyone’s …
This room can charge gadgets without wires
Wireless charging has slowly gaining traction in the smartphone industry for a while, but the nature in which most “wireless” charging system work — having to …
LG thinks you want to wear a collar with built-in speakers, so it made one
Earlier this year, Apple publicly declared war on the headphone jack. Lots of people were upset, and understandably so, but at least AirPods are kinda, …
Video: HTC finally brings back Robert Downey Jr. for a truly awful new promo
Hey, remember when HTC went out and snagged Robert Downey, Jr. for what was supposed to be a major $1 billion marketing campaign? And remember …
Researchers set world record for wireless data speeds at 40Gbps
Remember how exciting LTE-Advanced peak speeds of 1Gbps used to be? Well they still sound exciting but they’re nothing compared to what German researchers have …
Why HTC may be doomed no matter how good its devices are
Although its HTC One has received across-the-board acclaim as one of the world’s best smartphones, HTC still finds itself in dire straits. Businessweek’s Joshua Brustein …
HTC reportedly in ‘utter freefall’
Any hopes that the HTC One would lead to a rapid turnaround for struggling electronics manufacturer HTC have apparently vanished. Unnamed sources have told The …
Samsung Galaxy S4 review
What company is rolling out an iterative update to its best-selling smartphone in the world? One that builds upon the success of the previous model, yet for …
HTC can’t catch a break, now faces European injunction for HTC One
HTC may have made the world’s best Android phone with the HTC One, but the company has had trouble getting the device to potential customers …
Wireless carriers continue to battle phone subsidies
Wireless carriers have traditionally made money off lengthy two-year service agreements, rather than physical device sales. In the age of smartphones, however, carriers are footing …
NTIA to make 95Mhz of ‘prime spectrum’ available to wireless carriers
The United States Department of Commerce and National Telecommunications and Information Administration on Tuesday announced that the federal government has repurposed 95MHz of “prime spectrum” …
Apple reportedly looking to adopt 802.11ac 5G Gigabit Wi-Fi this year
Apple may be looking to incorporate support for 802.11ac Wi-Fi specification into the company’s products this year, according to a report from AppleInsider. The new standard offers …
LightSquared and former FCC chief engineer say GPS tests were rigged
LightSquared and former FCC chief engineer Edmond Thomas on Wednesday said the GPS test devices that were used by the National Space-Based Positioning, Navigation and …
More than 50% of mobile phones sold this year will be 3G or 4G capable
More than 50% of all phones sold this year will be capable of running on 4G or 3G data networks, according to a new report …
Global telecommunications industry revenue to reach $2.1 trillion in 2012
Worldwide telecommunications industry revenue is set to reach $2.1 trillion this year according to market research firm Insight Research Corp. Despite the rocky global economy, …
Airtight brings Apple AirPlay to Google TV
Apple iOS users have long been able to take advantage of the company’s wireless streaming feature, AirPlay, that is built into all iPads, iPhones, and …
Looking back at 2011: 4G LTE takes off
LTE quickly became one of the most talked about wireless topics this year, but before 2011 it was a term most consumers probably had never …
SIMPLE Mobile introduces $10 international calling plans
SIMPLE Mobile recently introduced two new international calling plans. Customers can now opt to sign up for a $10 unlimited international long distance plan or …
Steve Jobs wanted to circumvent carriers, create Apple wireless network
During the Law Seminars International event in Seattle on Tuesday, Trilogy Partners chairman John Stanton said he spoke frequently with Steve Jobs about Jobs’s dream …
