AT&T gave a press release today that stated they had upgraded their 3G network to provide higher speeds. One look at the new speeds they give though, reveals that in reality no network upgrades have taken place. Unless there was a cap on the data speeds they allow, then this is the same speed that everyone should have always gotten. ... continued »

Many people in the U.S. are currently enjoying AT&T's HSPA network. After the upgrade this year to enable HSUPA alongside the HSDPA network, true mobile broadband is now available in the U.S. Unfortunately, the network is of the 1.8mbps and 3.2mbps variety in most places, making it a very slow network compared to the similar HSPA networks in Europe. Networks ... continued »

The HTC May 6th event kicked off just a few minutes ago, and it is apparent the images we showed you of the HTC Touch Diamond are indeed correct. This device will focus on mobile internet usability, and this is going to be HTC's focus for 2008, according to HTC CEO Peter Chow. The promotional video enforces the usability, with ... continued »

While AT&T may not have announced availability for the LG Vu, over the border Canadian carrier Rogers Wireless has revealed it will be selling the mobile TV capable handset from the beginning of May. The quadband GSM (850/900/1800/1900) and dualband HSPA (850/1900) has a large, wide-aspect touchscreen, 2-megapixel camera with autofocus and full HTML browser. It will be ... continued »

Live in Canada?  Fancy some hot, fast HSDPA/HSUPA goodness?  Well, Rogers will soon be inviting you to ram high-speed cellular broadband right up your ExpressCard slot, thanks to Novatel Wireless' Merlin X950D 3G modem.  Capable of connections up to 7.2Mbps downlink and 2.1Mbps uplink, network depending, the X950D is triband HSDPA/UMTS (850/1900/2100) and quadband EDGE/GPRS (850/900/1800/1900) so even if you leave the soft, ... continued »

Huawei, who supply Vodafone UK with their 3G modems, have announced a combination HSDPA/HSUPA USB modem and digital TV receiver.  The E510 promises download speeds of up to 7.2Mbps and upload speeds of up to 2Mbps, network depending. continued »

The XPERIA X1 is one hot potato phone, and if Sony Ericsson is tossing it state side, I’m willing to bet the farm that AT&T will catch and run with it. I wonder how well the X1 will do against the iPhone. continued »

Kevin Choi from AVING spent some time at the MWC playing with Novatel's new MC950D HSDPA/HSUPA USB modem, and you can see the video of it after the cut.  The Ovation MC950D offers triband 850/1900/2100MHz HSUPA/HSDPA/UMTS and quadband 850/900/1800/1900MHz GPRS/EDGE, with data speeds of up to 7.2Mbps downlink and 2.1Mbps uplink (network depending, naturally).  continued »

AT&T have announced a duo of HSUPA data cards, the GT Ultra and GT Ultra Express, both being triband UMTS/HSPA (850/1900/2100 MHz) and quadband GPRS/EDGE (850/900/1800/1900 MHz) compatible.  Both cards - one PC Card compatible, the other ExpressCard - will provide typical download speeds of between 600 Kbps and 1,400 Kbps and typical upload speeds of between 500 Kbps and 800 ... continued »

Toshiba has added a new mobile to its G-series line. It’s called the Toshiba Portege G810 and it’s a WinMo smartphone that seems to be headed to Europe only, and not even then until the second quarter. continued »