Archive for the 'Wireless & Laptops' Category

Dell has added WiMAX module option to the Studio 15, Studio 17, and Studio XPS 16 laptops.

For $60, customers can get the Intel 5150 WiMAX / Wireless-N combo card instead of the default Intel 5100 Wireless-N card.

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Fujitsu’s LifeBook T5010, T1010, P1630 and T2020 convertible Tablet PCs joined today the LifeBook U820 in providing built-in support for AT&T’s BroadbandConnect High-Speed Uplink Packet Access (HSUPA) network, the computer maker announced yesterday.

The HSUPA mobile broadband support adds $150 to the overall cost of the selected Tablet PC configuration.

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On December 14, RadioShack will start offering the Acer Aspire One netbook with integrated 3G wireless connectivity provided by AT&T.

The Aspire One is priced at $99.99 for customers who sign up for a qualifying two-year AT&T DataConnect mobile broadband service agreement with plans starting at $60 a month.

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Lenovo, Toshiba, and Acer unveiled yesterday their first notebooks supporting WiMAX, next-generation wireless broadband technology.

The PC makers are now shipping laptops with Intel’s WiMAX/Wi-Fi Link 5050 module, formerly codenamed “Echo Peak.”

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GSM Association (GSMA) has announced that mobile operators, PC manufacturers and chipset providers are uniting to pre-install Mobile Broadband chips into a range of laptops.

The notebook PCs with the Mobile Broadband service mark will be ready to “switch on and surf straight out of the box in 91 countries across the world”.

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ASUS today announced that it will be adding 3.75G mobile broadband connectivity to its Eee PC netbooks, “enabling convenient and high-speed access to the Internet anytime, anywhere”.

“With 3.75G, the Eee PC will be able to deliver on its promise of borderless one-day computing better than ever before. No longer bound to Internet hotspots, 3.75G-equipped Eee PC users will be able to enjoy low latency mobile broadband Internet access at high downlink and uplink speeds of up to 7.2 Mbps and 2 Mbps respectively,” Asus says.

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Qualcomm’s Gobi global mobile Internet technology has been certified for use on the AT&T mobile broadband network, the companies announced yesterday.

“Gobi technology gives users the freedom to connect to the Internet over wide-area wireless networks, providing fast, secure and convenient mobile broadband access and GPS functionality virtually anywhere in the world via leading 3G wireless networks. With Gobi-embedded notebook computers running on the AT&T network, customers will realize higher connection speeds, as well as access to the nation’s fastest 3G service when in the U.S. and the industry’s largest international wireless footprint when abroad,” the press release says.

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Intel today unveiled its Centrino 2 mobile platform for laptops, formerly codenamed “Montevina“.

Improvements in the latest notebook platform include better performance and longer battery life via new Intel Core 2 45-nanometer processors and Mobile Intel 45 Express chipsets, as well as faster draft 802.11n wireless. In addition, Centrino 2 with vPro-branded notebooks incorporate the new business-class manageability capabilities.

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Sony Ericsson announced yesterday the MD400 and MD400g HSPA mobile broadband USB modems, providing users with 7.2Mb/s download and up to 2.0Mb/s upload speeds.

The Sony Ericsson MD400 and MD400g are the first USB modems with combined M2 Memory Stick Micro and microSD card slot. The modems have a built-in antenna complemented with an additional swivel ‘Diversity’ antenna for better performance.

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Acer today unveiled its new Aspire 5920 notebook PC model, which features a built-in WiMax module. The laptop is planned to sell through Sprint Nextel and other companies, PC World reports.

The new 5920 will be available by the end of this year and will be sold along with WiMax service in a manner similar to the way mobile phones are sold along with service packages.

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Dell’s next-generation laptops, available later this year, will support a single-card EV-DO and HSPA 3G network connections through Qualcomm’s Gobi solution, the PC maker announced yesterday.

Dell explains that, using the Qualcomm Gobi, U.S.-based travelers who connect their laptops via EV-DO carrier networks (like Verizon Wireless or Sprint), will be also able to connect via HSPA carrier networks (like European Vodafone). Today customers who wish to connect to both types of networks must use two different mobile broadband cards.

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T-Mobile will give one year of complimentary T-Mobile HotSpot access to people who donate an OLPC XO laptop to a child in a developing country through the Give One Get One campaign.

The Give One Get One campaign by non-profit organization One Laptop Per Child will last from November 12 to November 26. During this period, people can donate $399 for two laptops. One laptop will be given to a child in the developing world. The other laptop will be sent to the donor along with information on how to activate the one year of complimentary T-Mobile HotSpot service.

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Verizon Wireless has announced the UM150 USB wireless modem, optimized for the company’s EV-DO Rev. A network and the BroadbandAccess service. This modem, which connects to laptop and desktop computers via a USB port, also features a microSD memory slot.

According to the press release, users of the UM150 USB modem in Verizon’s EV-DO Rev. A coverage areas are provided with average download speeds of 600 kilobits per second (kbps) to 1.4 megabits and average upload speeds of 500- 800 kbps. This means that customers can download a 1MB file in about eight seconds and upload the same-sized file in less than 13 seconds.

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The Sierra Wireless AirCard 881 LaptopConnect card for AT&T 3G wireless network is now available. This Type II PC Card for notebooks supports enhanced upload speeds between 500 Kbps and 800 Kbps reportedly.

“Compatible with High-Speed Packet Access (HSPA) technologies, the AirCard 881 PC will enable average upload speeds between 500 Kbps and 800 Kbps as AT&T commences the industry’s first U.S. deployment of High Speed Uplink Packet Access (HSUPA). After completion of comprehensive testing and certification, AT&T is rolling out HSUPA technology in its network today, with availability to be announced in select U.S. markets later this fall,” the press release says.

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Hewlett-Packard released today the HP Pavilion dv2500t Broadband Wireless notebook, which has a built-in support for the Verizon BroadbandAccess WWAN service.

The Pavilion dv2500t laptops have been already offered with the external Wireless V740 ExpressCard for the Verizon’s WWAN network, while the dv2500t Broadband Wireless notebooks provide the WWAN connectivity via a built-in module.

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