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Verizon announces new ZTE AD3700 3G modem

Set to be on sale on August 14, Verizon recently introduced a new global modem manufactured by ZTE and dubbed the AD3700. Designed for those who travel often and far, the AD3700 boasts the ability to provide broadband connections in over 175 countries. Verizon predominantly uses the EVDO Rev. A network in the United States, more »

Samsung Instinct selling in record fashion

Sprint’s new 3G phone, the Samsung Instinct, has sold the fastest out of all Sprint’s 3G phones. Sprint has come out to say that this new 3G touchscreen phone is breaking records already in it’s first week of availability. Sprint nor Samsung expected the Instinct to be selling this much because Samsung has to start producing more of the Instinct just to meet the consumer demand. There are already shortages in select US locations, and if Sprint wishes to continue with this surge, they need to make sure they have enough phones.

Dell’s next-generation laptops will connect to 3G networks worldwide

Dell has announced that it will soon be rolling out new-generation laptops that will enable users to connect online through mobile broadband running on multiple 3G cellular networks. The new Dell laptops will be equipped with the new GOBI Mobile Broadband Technology from Qualcomm. GOBI is a software-configurable technology that enables users to connect online using both UMTS and CDMA networks.

The new-generation laptops which are currently on Dell’s drawing board will have the capability to connect via HSPA carrier networks, a wireless standard commonly used in Europe, even if the user is US based and typically connects to the web using an EV-DO connection. The EV-DO carrier network is used by US mobile providers Verizon Wireless and Sprint.

Dell has not released specific models yet for these new laptops but the press release said that GOBI technology will be employed across Dell’s various laptop model series – Latitude, Precision and consumer laptops.

Sprint to offer an EV-DO-enabled HTC Shift

It was just a few weeks ago that finally saw the HTC Shift officially land here in the US and now we learn of a second version. The latest addition will be a Sprint-branded offering and come with built-in EV-DO support. Overall the specs will remain the same as the ‘standard’ Shift, which features a more »

Sprint updates HTC Mogul to connect to faster data network

Sprint is releasing a software update for the HTC Mogul that will let the phone connect to a faster data network. The software upgrade, which will double the data connection and enhance upload speeds of the mobile phone, will be using the Evolution-Data Optimized Revision A (EV-DO Rev.A) network.

Sprint is currently only using the EV-DO Rev.A network only for laptop cards, while most of their mobile phones used the slower network EV-DO Rev.0 network. With the new faster data network, the Mogul phone will be able to download at a speed of 600 kbps to 1,400 kbps. This is way faster that the current speed of the EV-DO utilized by most Sprint mobile phones. For uploading files, the Mogul phone connected on the EV-DO Rev.A network can run as fast as 350 kbps to 500 kbps, a very big improvement from the current 50 kbps to 70 kbps.