Sep 17

Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen sells LTE spectrum to AT&T

Posted in: 4G, att, lte, Microsoft, Today's Chili

Here’s one straight from the depths of left field. If you’ll recall, Microsoft’s co-founder Paul Allen was considering buying a bit of spectrum from the 700MHz auction after founding Vulcan Spectrum LLC. Evidently, the guy’s bid ended in a win, but he’s obviously not so keen on getting in on the flagging MVNO business. According to a document filed with the FCC, Allen has agreed to sell the licenses he owns — which cover sections of Oregon and Washington — to AT&T, though the carrier isn’t disclosing financial terms. According to AT&T spokesman Michael Coe, the company is making the purchase to “meet customer demand and to support its transition to LTE.” Unfortunately, Mr. Allen wasn’t available to say what he was planning to do with the proceeds, though we did hear that one Kayne West was available to reiterate his belief that LTE was the best of all time.

[Via phonescoop]

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Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen sells LTE spectrum to AT&T originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 17 Sep 2009 14:17:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Sep 15

Xbox 360 802.11n WiFi adapter floats through the FCC

Posted in: adapter, Microsoft, Today's Chili, wifi, Wireless, xbox, xbox 360, Xbox360

See those two antennas? They can only mean one thing: lickity-quick 802.11n WiFi on Microsoft’s unannounced Xbox 360 adapter. Of course, the FCC label reads, “Xbox 360 wireless N networking adapter,” leaving little doubt as to its purpose. A spec bump that should push the raw data rate to at least twice what you’ve seen on 802.11b/g networks while offering more options for placement thanks to improved range. What, you do have an 802.11n network at home, right? It’s IEEE official now, you know?

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Xbox 360 802.11n WiFi adapter floats through the FCC originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 15 Sep 2009 01:12:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Sep 04

FCC looking to free up spectrum, and the airwaves that support it, with broadband and wireless for all

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FCC looking to free up spectrum, and the airwaves that support it, with broadband and wireless for all

Want more wireless broadband? Sure, we all do, even the FCC, which is making a case to open up more disused portions of the spectrum. The first goal is to come up with a way to sate Congress’s demands for a nation-wide broadband service, as opening up the airwaves would certainly be a lot cheaper than running more wires everywhere. Secondly, though, the FCC wants to assuage issues cellular providers are having in keeping bits flowing to all those fancy new smartphones. Exactly how long it’ll take for the FCC to rope off another few bands of frequencies for use remains to be seen, but we’re sure whenever it does it’ll use them as another reason to block white space approval.

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FCC looking to free up spectrum, and the airwaves that support it, with broadband and wireless for all originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 04 Sep 2009 10:08:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Sep 02

Sony Ericsson’s Aino smartphone smiles for the FCC’s cameras

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We’ve already seen Sony Ericsson’s new Aino smartphone (and its wireless headphones) pass through the FCC once before, but we’ve only just now been treated to the first proper photo shoot of the device, including the usual peek under the hood. What’s more, the new filing also offers yet more (fairly indisputable) evidence of the existence of a US 3G version of the phone, and those interested can get another look at the phone’s manual if you missed it last time around. Hit up the read link below to dive in.

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Sony Ericsson’s Aino smartphone smiles for the FCC’s cameras originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 02 Sep 2009 16:04:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Sep 02

Sirius XM Onyx radio, PowerConnect accessories hit the FCC

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Sirius XM’s Onyx radio may have gotten a little lost in the shuffle when it was announced alongside the company’s SkyDock iPhone / iPod touch dock, but it looks like none other than the FCC has now stepped in to offer a bit of a reminder, with the radio and a slew of accessories for it turning up for some approval. While the radio itself is pretty standard fare, the various accessories for it are anything but, as they make use of the company’s new PowerConnect technology (also found in the SkyDock) that essentially takes advantage of your car’s wiring to offer a better FM transmitter and ease installations in the process. Hit up the link below for a closer look at some of the accessory options available, including a cassette adapter for those looking to bring a bit of the 21st century to their old car stereo.

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Sirius XM Onyx radio, PowerConnect accessories hit the FCC originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 02 Sep 2009 08:07:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Sep 01

HP’s iPAQ K3 Obsidian gets FCC approval enroute to AT&T

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Sure, we could beat around the bush and say, “well, the test report calls it an iPAQ and it’s got both GSM and HSPA on the 850 and 1900MHz bands, so it’s probably headed to AT&T” — but let’s cut to the chase for once, shall we? Despite much of the documentation still falling under confidentiality, HP’s latest phone has “AT&T SKU” written right on its publicly-available ID label, so that pretty much settles that. Interestingly, the documentation repeatedly refers to the new WinMo-powered handset as the “iPAQ KB1,” but we have every reason to believe this is the K3 Obsidian that’s been floating around for a while now. To be fair, we don’t know whether that’s a go-to-market name — nor do we know the price or launch date, for that matter — whatever it’s called, we can now take comfort in the knowledge that it’ll be 100 percent legal to use on American soil.

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HP’s iPAQ K3 Obsidian gets FCC approval enroute to AT&T originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 01 Sep 2009 14:06:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Sep 01

Bugbase WiFi module threatened by large yellow antenna at FCC

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Bugbase WiFi module threatened by large yellow antenna at FCC

When the Hiro P BUGbase from Bug Labs shipped last year it did so without 802.11, leaving this piece of homebrewers hardware sadly disconnected from the groovy microwaves all around it. That looks set to change in the very near future with the FCC testing of the BUGwifi module, an add-on announced way back in January then never heard from again. There’s still no word on when we might expect this stubby open wundermodule to start hosting wireless Guitar Quake deathmetalmatches, but things usually don’t take long once the FCC has done its deed.

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Bugbase WiFi module threatened by large yellow antenna at FCC originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 01 Sep 2009 08:56:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Aug 31

Nokia’s 32GB Alvin RM-559 hits FCC, Simon 561 and Theodore 563 nowhere to be found

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Nokia’s latest mystery device to hit the FCC, the RM-550 “Alvin,” holds itself in some good company given the known specs. Its 32GB internal memory is matched only by Espoo’s other flagship devices N97 and N900, and it’s also got the same BL-5J battery as the aforementioned pseudo-MID. Throw in quad-band GSM, tri-band WCDMA, Bluetooth, and WiFi, and you’ve got our interests piqued. The confidentiality agreement of the filing gives no indication of when we might hear more details, but we’re gonna go ahead and start preparing ourselves mentally for yet another resistive touchscreen.

[Via Unwired View; thanks, Me]

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Nokia’s 32GB Alvin RM-559 hits FCC, Simon 561 and Theodore 563 nowhere to be found originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 31 Aug 2009 19:48:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Aug 31

Eee Keyboard tantalizingly within reach at the FCC

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The ASUS Eee Keyboard has been delayed a couple times since it first made our hearts race at CES, but it looks like those rumors of an October launch might actually come true: the new-age C64 has just arrived at the FCC for a little government work. Interestingly, the test reports indicate the presence of a UWB radio in addition WiFi and Bluetooth, so it looks like we’ll see the planned wireless HDMI model even after the spec pretty much hit the skids earlier this summer. We’ll see how it goes — and if we get that interesting Moblin version alongside the Windows edition when this thing eventually ships. Fingers crossed!

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Eee Keyboard tantalizingly within reach at the FCC originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 31 Aug 2009 13:21:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Aug 28

DJ Hero gets sized up by Mixmaster FCC

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Activision’s DJ Hero controller hasn’t exactly been making itself scare since its debut way back in May, but those looking for their closest look at it yet need look no further than the FCC, which recently got its hands on the device for the usual tests and dissection. Of course, there’s not a whole lot of surprises to be found, but we do also get a look at a somewhat sparse but straightforward user manual, and a couple of the usual dark and dreary test setup photos, which unfortunately don’t feature the FCC folks showing off their skills. Hit up the link below to check out the whole lot for yourself.

[Via Joystiq]

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DJ Hero gets sized up by Mixmaster FCC originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 28 Aug 2009 13:58:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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