Hasta La Gadget!

After Google had accidentally dropped the T-Bomb during its offline Gmail demo, we’d half expected (okay, hoped) that the version of the Sapphire passing through the FCC would rock T-Mobile’s 1700MHz AWS goodies for US 3G. Alas, it doesn’t — implying that there’ll be at least two versions of the phone launched around the world, which really doesn’t come as a surprise considering the G1 takes the same route. We figure this particular variant probably does 2100MHz HSDPA in addition to the usual array of GSM / EDGE bands, so rest easy, Vodafone customers, you’ll have a perfectly legal handset should you decide to cross the pond.

Filed under: Cellphones, Handhelds

HTC Magic stops by FCC for a quick ‘hello,’ no AWS in sight originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 24 Feb 2009 14:40:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Been hankering for a low-end Nokia XpressMusic device in a familiar and unthreatening form factor? Then you might want to check in with the 5630, a candybar the company just shuttled off to the FCC for review (and dissection, if these pictures are any indication). In case you forgot, the device will sport a 3.2 megapixel camera with built-in flash, GPS, S60 3rd Edition (a personal fave of Engadget Mobile), and the “active toolbar” which we’ve seen more recently on the Tube… er, 5800 XpressMusic. The phone also supports N-gage games, and though we’ve been led to understand the device rocks an HSDPA / HSUPA radio, the manual up on the FCC’s site only mentions GPRS and EDGE connectivity. For now we’ll just assume that some kind of crazy joke (or typical US neutering of Nokia handsets). Check a pic of the gutted device after the break, and hit the read link for the full Commission rundown.

[Via Electronic Pulp]

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Nokia’s 5630 XpressMusic hits the FCC originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 15 Feb 2009 09:06:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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It looks like Acer’s 10-inch Aspire One D150 is getting set for a US debut, as it just popped up in the FCC’s all-knowing database. Nothing here we didn’t know or couldn’t guess — Acer’s own list of changes from the 8.9-inch Aspire One consists of the screen size and a new Bluetooth module — but it’s nice to see Uncle Sam giving this bad boy the once over before it starts beaming its WiFi terror rays into our homes. Or, you know, running XP to browse Facebook, whatever.

[Via mini-notebook-laptop]

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10-inch Aspire One does a little government work at the FCC originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 04 Feb 2009 15:44:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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It’s a sad day for Cox internet subscribers, ’cause if the FCC or some other almighty agency doesn’t step in soon, your traffic could be slowed. The carrier has just announced a rather significant update to its data management policies, as it lays out plans to test a system next month that will “give priority to Internet traffic it judges to be time-sensitive, like web pages, streaming video and online games.” We’re also told that “file downloads, software updates and other non-time sensitive data may be slowed if there is congestion on the local network.” Thankfully, “streaming video” was listed in the category that’ll supposedly get first dibs on available bandwidth, but one always has to wonder what kind of juju is going on behind closed doors when a plan such as this is announced. If all goes well in the Kansas / Arkansas test markets, the system could be rolled out to all Cox internet customers (business users notwithstanding) by the year’s end. Lovely.

[Via HotHardware]

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Cox follows Comcast down the data discrimination road originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 29 Jan 2009 09:14:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Comcast and now-former FCC Chairman Kevin Martin haven’t exactly been the best of buddies during Martin’s tenure at the regulatory agency, and it looks like things weren’t about to change as he made his way out the door. As The Wall Street Journal reports, Martin announced yet another investigation into Comcast in his final hours on the job, with this one focused on allegations that Comcast is deliberately downgrading its rivals’ phone services — an allegation that may sound strikingly familiar to those that follow such things. For its part, Comcast simply says that it has “fully complied” with the FCC’s so-called congestion-management practices, and that it is “reviewing the FCC staff’s letter.” In related news, Martin has also proposed $500,000 in fines against several cable companies, including Comcast, saying that they have failed to provide enough information about whether they have improperly shifted channels from analog to digital tiers. Of course, all of this is still up in the air at the moment, and could possibly be rolled back if and when President Obama’s expected choice to head the agency, Julius Genachowski, takes the reins.

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Former FCC Chair sets Comcast probe into motion on his way out originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 21 Jan 2009 12:49:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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