Jul 27

Verizon will run LTE trials in Seattle and Boston later this year

Posted in: 4G, lte, Today's Chili, verizon, Verizon Wireless, VerizonWireless, vzw

We don’t know if this is indicative of the company’s rumored plans to roll out LTE in Q1 2010 , but Verizon has announced that it’ll start running trials of its 4G network later this year, and the lucky cities to first get a stab at it are Seattle and Boston. In an earnings call today, CFO John Killian reiterated that the plan is to have a commercial launch in “up to 30 markets next year” (note he didn’t say when in 2010), with an expected 100 million points of presence for LTE by 2013. VZW COO Denny Strigl skirted by a few questions about any future Apple devices, but no surprise there, that’s been its modus operandi for some time now.

[Via Phone Scoop]

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Verizon will run LTE trials in Seattle and Boston later this year originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 27 Jul 2009 18:11:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Jun 18

Project Natal recognizing retail shelves in 2010, says Ballmer (update: maybe not)

Posted in: gaming, Microsoft, steve ballmer, Today's Chili, video games, VideoGames, xbox, xbox 360, Xbox360

Despite our incessant pleading, not a soul at Microsoft — including newly-minted media darling Kudo Tsunoda — would give up a release window for Project Natal, except to say “not in 2009.” Well, at least we know we won’t be waiting too far into the future. Company CEO and cheerleader Steve Ballmer told attendees to his speech at The Executives Club of Chicago today that the Xbox 360 motion control interface is coming in 2010. That’s still a large timeframe, but hey, at least you can go ahead and start planning your block-breaking 2011 New Year’s Eve party now.

Update: Looks like Steve might’ve spoken out of turn. Microsoft just us over an official statement reiterating that they “have not confirmed a launch date at this time.” Full reading after the break.

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Project Natal recognizing retail shelves in 2010, says Ballmer (update: maybe not) originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 18 Jun 2009 17:14:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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May 08

Panasonic and Sumitomo see eye to eye in this OLED game, big screens due in 2010

Posted in: OLED, Panasonic, Today's Chili

Ready with the proper retort to all those rumors, false starts and misquotations, the Nikkei is reporting that Panasonic and Sumitomo are zeroed in and have the tunnel vision to deliver the 40-inch plus OLED HDTVs we’ve been waiting for within fiscal 2010. Once organic electroluminescent product is flooding the streets, the plan is apparently to cut the power requirements of the bright, slim displays to less than a third of current LCDs by 2015, right around the time Samsung thinks this tech will be ready for the mainstream, anyone else care to make a prediction? (Registration req’d on read link)

[Via Reuters & OLED-Info]

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Panasonic and Sumitomo see eye to eye in this OLED game, big screens due in 2010 originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 08 May 2009 04:21:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Feb 24

Steve Ballmer pounds chest, decrees Windows Mobile 7 coming next year

Posted in: cellphones, Microsoft, mobile, steve ballmer, Today's Chili, Windows, Windows Mobile, windows mobile 6.5, WindowsMobile, WindowsMobile6.5

Sure, we’re still anticipating — but not necessarily merrily — the release of Windows Mobile 6.5, but for those who wish to look even farther into the future, Microsoft head honcho Steve Ballmer said in a conference call this week that WinMo 7 will be out sometime next year. That jibes pretty well with what we’ve heard from Motorola and ZDNet before, although there’s probably a dozen or so known unknowns that could push it well into 2011 or beyond. For now, however, we’re willing to take Steve at his word. Hey, at least they’re not gearing up for a Windows Mobile 6.75 in the interim… right?

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Steve Ballmer pounds chest, decrees Windows Mobile 7 coming next year originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 24 Feb 2009 18:03:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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