February 3rd, 2010

LG gets bragging rights for Japan's first certified 4G device

The rest of the world is catching on rapidly but overall, Japan is still the world’s most advanced mobile society. That being said, you’d assume that the first 4G (LTE) device to get an official certification from Japan’s Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications must be coming from one of the many mobile companies over here, but it was South Korea’s LG who got the bragging rights [KR] for… → Read More

April 24th, 2009

File transfers via soundwave

Remember modems? No, not cable modems or DSL modems, which are more technically network bridges. I’m talking real, honest-to-goodness analog modems, the kind that actually made noise. The kind where, if you picked up the phone while you were connected to The Internet!, you’d hear warbling screeches and that nude picture of Samantha Fox that you were downloading would be ruined! Modem stands for… → Read More

April 24th, 2007

T-Mobile Launches USB Modem Reminiscent Of A Maxi-Pad

T-Mobile has introduced the web’n’walk USB modem to rival that of Vodafone’s, but it’s way cheaper, says T-Mobile. The USB modem is PC and Mac compatible, and offers broadband like speeds of up to 1.8Mbps. If you’re in the UK you can purchase one for £29.99 with a monthly fee of £29 on an HSDPA connection. Product Page [via Tech Digest] → Read More