Tag: WiMax
Samsung RV511 Review: Great Features on a $500 Notebook
The Samsung RV511 is a $500 mid range notebook which has a nice look and feel as well as a good collection of features for a $500 notebook. The retail price for the model we reviewed, the Samsung RV51 A01 is $549 at Best Buy, which may seem pricey given the use of last year’s Intel [...]
Sprint Still Considering LTE as Mobile Broadband Standard for Use
While Sprint has released a number of USB dongles that allow enterprise and consumer customers to connect to the carrier’s 4G WiMax mobile broadband network, the nation’s third largest carrier is still considering rival LTE technology as a possible candidate for 4G deployment. LTE has been selected as a standard by AT&T and Verizon Wireless [...]
IdeaPad Z360 Review: Small and Capable, but Not Perfect
The Lenovo IdeaPad Z360 is a relatively small and portable system from Lenovo that is also pretty affordable at $749. This 13 inch notebok isn’t as thin as the MacBook Air, but it does have quite a bit to offer; even if it isn’t perfect. Lenovo IdeaPad Z360 Quick Specs: The Z360 has a 2.4GHz [...]
Toshiba Intros 4G WiMAX-Ready Laptops
Toshiba introduced several laptop models that come equipped with WiMAX, a fast wireless broadband solution that’s being rolled out across the United States. The new Toshiba Satellite and Portégé models will presumably run on Clear’s WiMax network. Access to Clear’s network is being sold by the company itself, Sprint, Comcast and other partners. WiMAX is significantly faster [...]
Samsung QX410 Delivers NVIDIA Optimus, WiMax and Long Battery Life
The new Samsung QX410 is an extremely thin notebook with a 14-inch display and a chassis that is less than an inch thick. But the most interesting specs are the Optimus graphics and the long battery life. The 14-inch display fills the lid with a small bezel around it for what Samsung calls edge-to-edgeâ€. It [...]
Sprint Rolls Out Dual-Mode 3G/4G USB Mobile Modem
Not too long ago, Clearwire announced their 3G/4G USB Mobile Modem, and their plans to put WiMax 4G connections in all Intel Core notebooks sold at Best Buy. Sprint is hot on their trail and has just announced its own WiMAX 3G/4G USB WWAN modem. Allowing users to get online at the fastest speeds mobile devices [...]
Toshiba Satellite A655 and M65: New Feature-Rich Entertainment Laptops
Toshiba just announced its new entertainment laptops, the Satellite A665 and Satellite M645. Both laptops are a healthy blend of style and performance. Toshiba’s new Satellite notebooks have a new exterior design and have several features geared towards gaming, movie and music enthusiasts. At the top end of the new line is the Satellite A665 3D [...]
Lenovo Adds Support for Sprint 4G
Lenovo announced today that they are adding support for Sprint 3G and 4G wireless connectivity to ThinkPad laptops sold in the U.S. This includes the recently announced ThinkPad Edge line. Demand for constant, fast wireless technology has become an expectation, and it’s now mission critical for doing business today,†said Dilip Bhatia, executive director of [...]
NMU Provides Lenovo R400′s and WiMAX to Students
Imagine this. You’re (back) in college, settling down in “your” booth of at the local coffeeshop with your decked out Lenovo R400 and you realize that all the research for your midterm essay is located on the History Department’s shared network drive. If you’re a student at almost any school other then Northern Michigan University (NMU) you’d have to abandon your already warmed up booth, guzzle your double hazelnut latte and trek back to campus to download the research to your hard drive, but students at NMU don’t even have to depend on the coffeeshop’s flaky wifi connection thanks to the roll-out of WiMAX at NMU and in the college town of Marquette.
Dell Offers WiMAX on Studio 17, Studio XPS 16
Dell is now offering WiMAX on two notebooks here in the U.S. Dell Studio 17 and Studio 16 notebooks equipped with WiMAX will work with Clearwire, which is available in Portland, Atlanta and Baltimore. WiMAX offers maximum download speeds of 13Mbps and up to 3Mbps upload speeds.
