Aug 08

Huawei Vision hits the FCC, assaults the senses with a promo video

Posted in: Android, gingerbread, smartphone, Today's Chili, video

Huawei this morning offered the world a video sneak peak of the Vision, its “most stylish smartphone yet,” and like clockwork, the thing has popped up — albeit less flashily — on the FCC’s site. The admittedly slick-looking handset packs Gingerbread, a 1GHz processor, and a 3.7 inch capacitive touchscreen into a unibody frame that’s 9.9 millimeters at its thinnest. As for that “3D interface” the company’s been talking up, you can see that in action after the break.

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Huawei Vision hits the FCC, assaults the senses with a promo video originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 08 Aug 2011 09:49:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Aug 07

Droid Bionic loses FCC confidentiality, gets updated with pics and user manual

Posted in: cdma, droid, lte, sd, Today's Chili, verizon
When it rains, it pours, and the latest in the torrential downpour of Droid Bionic news comes straight from the FCC itself: we’ve got a manual. The user’s guide starts by confirming the usual suspects: a 1GHz dual-core processor, 4G LTE, a 4.3″ screen and a rear-facing camera capable of capturing 1080p video. The good stuff comes in on page thirteen: the Motorola XT375 supports LTE, CDMA, GSM, and UTMS, a world phone with support for over 200 countries, but unlike its WiMax cousin, the Photon, UMTS support is limited to 2100MHz only. The familial similarities are still there, however, as it seems that the Bionic uses the same connector layout (microUSB / microHDMI) as the Photon, but shifted further down the edge of the phone. This means, unlike the Atrix, the Photon and Bionic just might be able to share WebTop docks and accessories. Need more than just bread and butter? An inductive charging back tagged along on the handset’s federal funday, and while there’s no indication that it ships with its own charging mat, we’d hazard a guess that it’s compatible with existing VZW inductive chargers. Want a closer look? Check out the gallery below for the teardown of your dreams.

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Droid Bionic loses FCC confidentiality, gets updated with pics and user manual originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 07 Aug 2011 17:51:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Aug 07

Droid Bionic hits FCC, brings manual

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When it rains, it pours, and the latest in the torrential downpour of Droid Bionic news comes straight from the FCC itself: we’ve got a manual. The user’s guide starts by confirming the usual suspects: a 1GHz dual-core processor, 4G LTE, a 4.3″ screen and a rear-facing camera capable of capturing 1080p video. The good stuff comes in on page thirteen: the Motorola XT375 supports LTE CDMA, GSM, and UTMS, a world phone with support for over 200 countries, but unlike its WiMax cousin, the Photon, UMTS support is limited to 2100MHz only

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Droid Bionic hits FCC, brings manual originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 07 Aug 2011 17:51:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Aug 07

Archos Arnova 8 G2 tablet makes FCC appearance, gets friendly with metal yardsticks

Posted in: Android, android tablet, AndroidTablet, archos, gingerbread, tablet, Today's Chili
What’s the summer without a sequel or two? Archos’s latest entry in the eight-inch Android tablet game hit the FCC this week, sporting Gingerbread, 4GB of storage, an SD slot, and a 1GHz processor. The slate should be available later this month, carrying a price tag of between $180 and $200 — that’s a price bump over its insanely affordable predecessor, but hey, sequels always cost more, right?

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Archos Arnova 8 G2 tablet makes FCC appearance, gets friendly with metal yardsticks originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 07 Aug 2011 14:48:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Aug 05

Nabaztag successor Karotz cracked open by the FCC

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We haven’t seen anything this heart-wrenching since Pleo last made its way through the FCC. There’s just something depressing about watching an adorable little animal robot get torn down in the commission’s sterile government labs. Karotz, the successor to Nabaztag’s friendly WiFi-enabled throne has followed Pleo down the FCC rabbit hole, getting poked, prodded, and pulled apart, to assure that it won’t be shooting any harmful bunny death rays at you, the consumer. Also of note: the strangely ominous “Your New Life With Karotz” user manual cover.

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Nabaztag successor Karotz cracked open by the FCC originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 05 Aug 2011 17:53:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Aug 04

LightSquared’s Phil Falcone talks to CNBC, airs his feud with Verizon and AT&T (video)

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

Time to call in the wireless waahmbulance. LightSquared’s billionaire backer Phil Falcone made his television debut on CNBC’s Power Lunch to cry foul at the behind-the-scenes lobbying drama that could put the brakes on his 4G dreams. The hedge fund manager pointed his finger at AT&T and Verizon, claiming both are trying to “stomp out innovation” and competition by working in cahoots with the Save Our GPS Coalition. The soon-to-launch LTE network continues to encounter significant opposition from the group, as its tests have shown LightSquared’s planned 40,000 stations will transmit signals “up to 800 billion times” more powerful than low-powered GPS, effectively blocking it out. Falcone insists that all parties involved knew of the potential interference issues back in 2003, when the FCC first mandated the network’s build-out, and promises a switch to the company’s lower block of spectrum will remedy 99 percent of the problem. Whichever side of this he said / they said brouhaha you believe, one thing’s for sure — the 4G race is getting pretty ugly.

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LightSquared’s Phil Falcone talks to CNBC, airs his feud with Verizon and AT&T (video) originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 04 Aug 2011 17:39:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Aug 03

ASUS’ MeeGo-flavored Eee PC X101H goes under the FCC’s knife

Posted in: ASUS, intel, intel atom, IntelAtom, laptop, meego, netbook, netbooks, notebook, Photos, Today's Chili, ultraportable, video

Back when we introduced you to the MeeGo-packing ASUS Eee PC X101, we noted that its brother, the X101H, would also be available, albeit with Windows 7 onboard. Well, the X101H has just made its way through the FCC and it looks like ASUS has decided to ditch the brother-from-another-mother scheme, and offer the X101’s chubbier — it’s 22mm thick compared to 17.6mm — sibling with MeeGo, as well. Like it’s svelte little bro, the X101H is expected to pack a single-core Intel Atom N435 processor, 1GB DDR3 RAM, Bluetooth and WiFi connectivity, and a 10.1-inch WSVGA screen. If you like your netbooks with a little extra cushion, check out our gallery of teardown photos below, or hit the source link for a slew of FCC paperwork.

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ASUS’ MeeGo-flavored Eee PC X101H goes under the FCC’s knife originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 03 Aug 2011 19:46:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Aug 03

Sony PlayStation Vita clears the FCC hurdle, gets tantalizingly close to US release

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That label up there may not look like much, but the WiFi test report shown after the break makes one thing exceptionally clear: Sony’s PlayStation Vita just cleared FCC testing. For those unfamiliar with the process, this is widely regarded as the final step before a consumer electronics device is shipped to retailers here in the States, and given that “fall” date we’ve been hearing about, it sure looks as if Sony’s on pace to keep its promise. So, you did save room on this year’s wish list for yet another console… right?

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Sony PlayStation Vita clears the FCC hurdle, gets tantalizingly close to US release originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 03 Aug 2011 12:12:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Aug 03

Sony PlayStation Vita clears the FCC hurdle, gets tantailizingly close to US release

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That label up there may not look like much, but the WiFi test report shown after the break makes one thing exceptionally clear: Sony’s PlayStation Vita just cleared FCC testing. For those unfamiliar with the process, this is widely regarded as the final step before a consumer electronics device is shipped to retailers here in the States, and given that “fall” date we’ve been hearing about, it sure looks as if Sony’s on pace to keep its promise. So, you did save room on this year’s wish list for yet another console… right?

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Aug 03

FCC measures US wireline advertised broadband speeds, fiber dominates cable and DSL

Posted in: cable, government, research, statistics, stats, study, Today's Chili, us, usa, web

Ever wonder if the speeds your ISP advertises are actually what you’re getting while reloading Engadget all day? The FCC did, and decided to team up with 13 major broadband providers in the US to test how they performed from February to June of this year. Notably, during peak hours the average continuous download speeds of fiber connections were 14 percent faster than advertised, while cable and DSL were slower than claimed by 8 and 18 percent, respectively. Upload speeds also varied, with DSL again dipping the lowest at 95-percent of what’s advertised — might be time to ask your phone-based ISP for a partial refund, no? In addition to sustained speeds, the FCC analyzed consumer connections’ latency and the effect of ISP speed boost tech on activities like VoIP, gaming, and video streaming.

In concluding its research, the Commission noted that it should be easy to get tools in users’ hands for keeping better tabs on ISP-provided services, without needing to contact customer frustrations relations. The study is chock full of even more graphs and stats, which you’ll find by hitting that source link below. Now, if only we could get those speeds on par with our friends across the Atlantic.

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FCC measures US wireline advertised broadband speeds, fiber dominates cable and DSL originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 03 Aug 2011 07:19:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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