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Report: Apple Is Preparing A New Video Delivery Technology
Aug 27th
Some brief comments made by the Wall Street Journal indicate that Apple is preparing a new technology to deliver video to televisions, and has been debating about whether to try launching a subscription TV service.
The comments are made in an otherwise unrelated report regarding the challenges that Tim Cook will need to face. Little is know regarding what Apple’s plans entail or how it might work, but a similar report earlier this month suggested that Apple is developing a service called iTunes Replay, which would allow users to access and possible stream movies and television shows. They have also been rumored in the past to be preparing a Netflix-like service.
Apple has slowly been enabling users to re-download various types of content since the announcement of iCloud, starting with iOS apps, but eventually spreading to television shows. Apple will soon allow users to re-download their iTunes music as well with an upcoming iCloud service called iTunes Match due to be released this fall.
Previous reports have suggested that Apple may even be preparing their own HDTV, having been rumored to be investigating Samsung for their 55-inch LED displays. Apple has been producing their Apple TV set top box for the past several years, although it doesn’t experience nearly the success that most of Apple’s other products do.
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Infographic of the Day: students and technology
Aug 11th
Nowadays, 98% of students own a digital device and 70% of them take it to class for notes or covert Internet usage (college sophomores spend an average of 115.7 minutes on Facebook a day). What does this mean for study habits and they way young folks learn? Check out the infographic below for more.
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Clearwire Taking On 120 Mbps LTE Advanced-Ready Technology
Aug 4th
In more recent news Clearwire is moving forward with advancements in its network, only this time the company states they’re implementing an “LTE Advanced-ready” technology to its current 4G configuration. This is pretty good news if you ask us. In my opinion, it’s equivalent to saying that Verizon is moving from an all 3G CDMA network to an all 3G GSM network, sort of. This is just confirmation that LTE is the way to go and the race is clearly on. With the rapid expansion of its LTE network, Verizon is determined to be the leader in this race to true 4G. As of now, Verizon is truly ‘ruling the air” with AT&T & T-Mobile somewhat in the rear view mirror.
According to the press release, Clearwire is tapping into “deep spectrum resources and an all-IP network to meet long-term mobile broadband demands.” Clearwire hopes with this new technology they’ll be able to leap frog over Verizon to take the lead. Initially, the company looks to aim towards “high-demand areas of current 4G markets” and they’ll be doing it with 120 Mbps speeds. John Saw, Clearwire’s CTO put it this way:
“This is the future of mobile broadband. Our extensive trial has clearly shown that our ‘LTE Advanced-ready’ network design, which leverages our deep spectrum with wide channels, can achieve far greater speeds and capacity than any other network that exists today. Clearwire is the only carrier with the unencumbered spectrum portfolio required to achieve this level of speed and capacity in the United States. In addition, the 2.5GHz spectrum band in which we operate is widely allocated worldwide for 4G deployments, enabling a potentially robust, cost effective and global ecosystem that could serve billions of devices. And, since we currently support millions of customers in the 2.5 GHz band, we know that our LTE network won’t present harmful interference issues with GPS or other sensitive spectrum bands.”
So where does that leave WiMax? Don’t worry, the company has reassured us that they will continue to support the technology but if you haven’t gathered already, there will most likely be no plans for further expansion. How does that make you feel? Feel free to let us know in the comments below.
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New rendering technology can make even specks of dirt look real
Aug 2nd
For a long time now, computer graphics have been made mostly out of polygons, which are flat shapes that can be stuck together to make things look three dimensional. An Australian company claims to have done away with polygons completely, allowing for near-infinite graphic detail.
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New Wi-Fi Technology Could Give Your Network A 60-Mile Range!
Jul 30th
Users frustrated by Apple’s reluctance to include 3G connectivity in the MacBook Air may have something to look forward to! The IEEE standards group that oversees WiFi technology has just approved a brand new next-gen Wifi 802.22 technology that could allow your home network to span up to 60 miles!
The new technology works by using television bands previously tied up by analog TV broadcasts, and can reportedly generate a wireless connection covering up to a 100 kilometer area at a speed of 22Mbps.
While it wouldn’t necessarily be great for performing large file transfers within your network, the 22Mbps speed would be more than adequate for broadcasting your broadband internet connection.
While the fact that the new standard was approved is exciting, there is no indication of how long it could take for this technology to begin showing up in our gadgets – or how it performs under real-world conditions.
Personally, I’m hoping for this to come sooner rather than later! I can certainly see myself purchasing about 30 of these, setting one up for my home, and then setting up repeaters at the homes of friends and neighbors about every 30-40 miles in either direction of my home town. Yay for cross-country road-trips with full Wi-Fi service!
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