Aug 07

Nokia device passes FCC for T-Mobile USA, looks an awful lot like a new Internet Tablet to us

Posted in: breaking news, BreakingNews, maemo, nokia, t-mobile, t-mobile usa, T-mobileUsa, Today's Chili

Every week, random, seemingly anonymous Nokia handsets quietly pick up FCC approval. Most will never see the light of day on an American carrier, and the ones that do have usually already been announced so that by the time we figure out what the FCC filing refers to, it’s uninteresting. Today, though, we noticed a Nokia RX-51 get certification, and we were immediately intrigued; standard Nokia phones have an “RM” designation, so “RX” has us thinking that this is no ordinary phone. Taking a peek at the SAR documentation reveals that it rolls deep with AWS 3G, just the kind that T-Mobile USA needs to do its thing. The final piece in this amazing puzzle has to be the ID placement doc, which shows the outline of a device far wider than your standard dumbphone. Where are we going with this? You might recall MobileCrunch‘s information from a while back suggesting that T-Mobile USA would be getting a Maemo 5-powered superphone codenamed “Rover” — and, well, we’re pretty sure this is it. Stay tuned — things are about to get interesting.

Nokia device passes FCC for T-Mobile USA, looks an awful lot like a new Internet Tablet to us originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 07 Aug 2009 17:24:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Aug 07

Engadget Podcast 158 – 08.07.2009

Posted in: Apple, AppStore, att, engadget podcast, EngadgetPodcast, Features, Google, Microsoft, nikon, podcast, sony, Today's Chili, windows 7, Windows7

The gang’s all here, folks! Yes, it’s been a rough couple weeks apart, but Josh, Paul, and Nilay have finally managed to reunite, and Engadget Podcast 158 is the happy result. Join the boys as they take Apple to task for its recent App Store shenanigans and the dismissal of Eric Schmidt from the board of directors, pick apart the Windows 7 upgrade matrix, and then shift into cruising gear for a run to The Shack and some quick thoughts on a trio of new cameras. Yeah, it’s good to be back.

Hosts: Joshua Topolsky, Nilay Patel, Paul Miller
Producer: Trent Wolbe
Song: Ruby Soho

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00:02:20 – FCC queries AT&T, Apple on Google Voice iPhone app rejection
00:03:10 – Google’s Eric Schmidt resigns from Apple board over “conflict of interest”
00:12:40 – Phil Schiller says Apple didn’t censor a dictionary.
00:35:15 – Official Windows 7 upgrade chart is ridiculous
00:45:20 – The Shack! Radio Shack’s current bid for relevance
00:52:43 – Nikon Coolpix S1000pj projector-cam beams into reality along with friends
00:59:28 – Kodak Zi8: Kodak Zi8 impressions: surprising functionality, but it’s still a pocket camcorder
01:04:38 – Sony Party-show dock: Sony’s Party-shot dock snaps incriminating Facebook photos while you drink


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Aug 06

Mysterious Dell laptop hits FCC, is a shoo-in for leaked Latitude Z

Posted in: leak, leaks, rumor, rumors, Today's Chili

While most of Dell’s latest FCC filing is hidden behind a confidentiality agreement, we couldn’t help but notice on the label location host picture a distinct bump on the laptop’s back side, which matches up quite well that pretty Latitude Z series leak we covered back in June. Testing a 802.11 b/g single-chip client is somewhat of a downer since it implies no Draft-N, but hey, we don’t mind being proven wrong here. External photos and user manual are being withheld at Dell’s request until October 25, but hopefully we won’t have to wait that long for the full story.

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Mysterious Dell laptop hits FCC, is a shoo-in for leaked Latitude Z originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 06 Aug 2009 16:54:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Aug 05

New Sony VAIO P hits the FCC, arriving this fall?

Posted in: laptop, Laptops, netbook, netbooks, sony, Today's Chili

A new model of Sony’s ultraportable VAIO P has just passed through the FCC, leading us to surmise that we can probably expect a new model in the very near future. Details are still exceedingly slim on this one, but we know that this one — model number PCG-1RSL — will be about the same size as the current VAIO P, and that it packs 802.11b/g/n and Bluetooth. The documentation’s confidentiality expires in October, so we’ll know all the juicy details by then — if we haven’t already found out via other channels. Fingers crossed that it’s the ‘mark 2’ we heard about recently that could right some of those painful, painful wrongs.

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New Sony VAIO P hits the FCC, arriving this fall? originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 05 Aug 2009 19:29:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Aug 03

nuvi GPS with EDGE data makes its FCC debut

Posted in: gps, Today's Chili

Sure, you’re still waiting for your Nüvifone, but in the meantime it looks like the kids at Garmin have taken all that hard-won knowledge and applied it to their latest PND. The nüvi 1690, which recently popped up at the FCC, features GSM, GPRS, and EDGE connectivity. The unit won’t support voice calls, although with Bluetooth you should be able to use it as a hands-free unit for your current cellphone. Garmin has thus far been mum on this guy, but as GPS Tracklog points out, the IFA show in Berlin is just around the corner — certainly the company will have something to say about all this by then. To check out the FCC bit for yourself, hit that read link. [Warning: PDF.]

[Via SlashGear]

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Aug 01

Hallelujah! FCC Investigating Apple For Google Voice App Rejection

Posted in: Apple, apps, att, Google, iPhone, Software, Today's Chili, top

YES. The FCC is looking into Apple’s chickenshit shenanigans with Google Voice, asking whether AT&T was involved, why it was rejected and what’s going on with this Google Voice thing. Updated with correspondence among FCC, Apple, AT&T and Google.

The request is part of a broader-ranging inquiry by the commission on exclusive deals between cell phone carriers and handset manufacturers for hot phones. FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski said Thursday that the FCC wants to look into rural areas where customers can’t buy the latest fancy phones because of such exclusive deals.

Update: We now have access to the letters sent by the FCC to Apple, AT&T, and Google, trying to sort this whole mess out. The questions to Apple and AT&T are exactly what we ourselves want to know: What role, specifically, does AT&T play in Apple’s app approval process? What are Apple’s specific reasons for pulling the Google Voice app, among others? And why in the hell is Google Voice approved for BlackBerrys and not the iPhone? Check out the letters here at Techcrunch.

AT&T responded with a very frosty denial that they have any influence on the app approval process, which is a tough argument to make when everybody everywhere is convinced they do. Here’s their statement:

AT&T does not manage or approve applications for the App Store. We have received the letter and will, of course, respond to it.

We’ll keep you updated when AT&T, Apple, and Google formally respond to the FCC’s inquiry.

This doesn’t signal, by any means, that Google Voice is going to get onto the iPhone, but it does put some pressure onto Apple to not pull moves like this in the future. [WSJ]

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Jul 31

FCC queries AT&T, Apple on Google Voice iPhone app rejection

Posted in: app, Apple, AppStore, att, breaking news, BreakingNews, Google, government, itunes, Today's Chili

Yeah, we’re pretty much all peeved by Apple suddenly ejecting all traces of Google Voice from the app store, but now it looks to have drawn the ire of the Federal Communications Commission, as well. According to a report from The Wall Street Journal, the agency has sent out three letters, one each to Apple, AT&T, and Google. To the latter company, it asked for a description of the Google Voice app and whether previous Google apps have been approved for the store (it has, but that’s another interesting story). To Cupertino, it’s asking the phone manufacturer to explain itself over the sudden exorcism and what involvement, if any, AT&T had in this decision. The report doesn’t make a direct indication of what the letter to the carrier said, but we can imagine it’s similar to what Apple got, plus some doodles at the end of a stick figure letting out an exasperated sigh. In a statement today, FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski said it “has a mission to foster a competitive wireless marketplace, protect and empower consumers, and promote innovation and investment.” Hey Julius, while you’re at it, can you see about Skype and Slingbox for us, too? Thanks.
Update: TechCrunch has published the three letters sent out, all very interesting reads. The FCC asks Apple specifically if any approved VoIP apps are allowed to be used over AT&T’s 3G network, and more generally what are the “standards for considering and approving iPhone applications” and more details into the approval process. It also asks for the contact information of all developers of rejected Google Voice apps, presumably for further investigation. In the Google letter, it seems to be asking if Voice will be able to be utilized in any capacity over the web, without inclusion in the iTunes store. Unsurprisingly, a number of questions to Apple and AT&T concern the carrier’s involvement in which apps or types of apps get rejected. All companies have until August 21st to respond and can request confidentiality on all or portions of their response.

Update 2: AT&T spokesman Brad Mays has sent us a statement denying any involvement in the app store process: “AT&T does not manage or approve applications for the App Store. We have received the letter and will, of course, respond to it,” he says. That said, its involvement in Slingbox’s rejection certainly does raise some eyebrows here.

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Jul 31

China Unicom’s iPhone gets regulatory approval, pictured

Posted in: Apple, bluetooth, chinese, iPhone, iphone 3g, Iphone3g, Today's Chili

Still having doubts that an iPhone will ever come to China via legitimate means? Have a gander at this. According to the listing after the break, which was discovered on China’s State Radio Regulatory Commission (SRRC; basically the Chinese version of the FCC) website, we’re looking at a GSM / WCDMA cellphone complete with Bluetooth, an internal model number A1324, a little-known manufacturer called “Apple Inc.” and an approval date of May 7th, 2009. We’re also told that the certificate expires in five years, which should give China Unicom plenty of time to capitalize on its reported three-year deal to offer the phone in mainland China. So, all we need now is what’s we’ve needed for years: a handwritten note from El Jobs himself saying that this whole thing is more than some sick charade.

[Image courtesy of Sina, thanks Joe]

Update: Looks like this may be the first live look at a China Unicom iPhone 3G, complete with no WiFi to speak of.

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Jul 31

LG BL40 passes FCC again, this time with US 3G very much enabled

Posted in: LG, Today's Chili

LG mentioned to us yesterday that there aren’t any US plans in the cards for its lovely BL40 New Chocolate — at least, none that it wants to talk about, even though we’ve got to believe Verizon’s cooking up some plans — but meanwhile there’s still action on the North American front. A new variant of the BL40 dubbed BL40G (“G” for “gonna be awesome,” obviously) has hit the FCC with HSPA enabled on the 850 and 1900MHz bands. You might recall that those bands were disabled on the last version the FCC checked out, so if anything, this might be the version that Canada’s Telus is signed up for to help it kick off its upcoming HSPA network launch. Remind us to start researching political asylum claims a little closer to launch.

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LG BL40 passes FCC again, this time with US 3G very much enabled originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 31 Jul 2009 01:33:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Jul 29

Motorola Morrisson with T-Mobile 3G and UMA hits the FCC

Posted in: Android, motorola, t-mobile, TMobile, Today's Chili

Well well, what’s this? Seems a certain Uncle Sam’s been poking around the lab with the Android-powered Motorola Morrison, and published his findings to the “World Wide Web.” And hey — are those T-Mobile 3G bands with UMA support we see in these action-packed RF reports? Why yes, they are — too bad Sam didn’t see fit to include any actual pictures of his new toy. Still, we’ve got a feeling this is one unreleased Motorola we’ll be getting our hands on real soon.

[Via CellPhoneSignal; thanks William]

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Motorola Morrisson with T-Mobile 3G and UMA hits the FCC originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 29 Jul 2009 19:44:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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