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Sprint confirms pay-as-you-go service, promises not to throttle speeds or cap data
Author: Jesus Sargent
Word of a Sprint pay-as-you-go service crossed our desks just yesterday in the form of a leaked slide, and now Big Yellow has confirmed to FierceWireless that the effort, dubbed Sprint As You Go, will launch on January 25th. The Now Network’s new initiative will offer a $ 70 monthly plan for smartphones and a $ 50-a-month plan for feature phones. Both options won’t offer premium features such as WiFi tethering and Sprint Navigation, but Sprint says customers will see neither hide nor hair of data caps or speed throttling. As for hardware, the smartphone tier includes the LTE-enabled Samsung Victory at $ 250 and the LG Optimus Elite for $ 150. On the feature phone end of the spectrum, Samsung’s Array and M400 handsets are available on the service (presumably ringing up at $ 80 and $ 50, respectively). Angling to take advantage of Sprint’s new offer? You’ll have to forgo online shopping this time, as the firm is making the offer available exclusively through it’s brick-and-mortar Sprint Stores.
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Japan unveils prototype of new maglev train, promises speeds of up to 311 mph
Author: Laura Clark
Even more than a year after the Central Japan Railway Business (JR Tokai) obtained building approval to obtain going on its maglev railways, it has lastly revealed a Series L0 prototype that would put its existing bullet train system to shame. Created to take a trip at 311 mph, a single one of these high-speed marvels is made to carry about 16 carriages, which equates to about 1,000 commuters. While Japanese travelers currently delight in a rapid 90-minute trip from Tokyo to Nagoya, this new maglev system promises to cut that journey to simply 40 minutes. Reported almost 5 years ago, the project has since been reached feature an Osaka-Tokyo leg and will certainly cost around 9 trillion yen (roughly $ 112 billion) when all is said and done. Do not pack your bags just yet though; the maglev’s Nagoya rail isn’t really scheduled to go live till 2027, and the boarding telephone call for Osaka isn’t until 2045. Of course, if you need to ride electro-magnetic rails now, there’s always China’s Shanghai Transrapid, which has actually been ferrying passengers at around 501km/h (311mph) because 2004– it’s even preparing a whopping 1,000 km/h vacuum-tube maglev train in just a year or so. Of course, those of us on the various other end of the Pacific are still waiting for that long-delayed California-Nevada maglev job to work out. Sigh.
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FCC wants to know if it’s too modest about broadband, gives chance to fight caps and slow speeds
Author: Matthew Wilson
A common complaint with the FCC’s National Broadband Plan is its conservative definition of the broadband in question: numerous would argue that the 4Mbps baseline is an anachronism in a period of 4G, FiOS and Google Fiber. If you have actually ever wished the FCC to up the ante, now’s your chance. The regulatory authority prefers comments on its definitions of fixed and mobile broadband to assess whether real-world trends like multi-user streaming video recording ought to result in raised expectations for web service providers. Ever been burnt by a too-low bandwidth cap? It’s open season on that location too, with the FCC asking if it ought to determine a minimum acceptable cap and possibly ask for much better limits than we see today. We merely share GigaOM‘s wish that we could ask if every cap is also required, although the Division of Justice could be answering that for us. Americans have up until September 20th to make their voices heard, so get fracturing if you ‘d like to set a higher bar.
Filed under: Cell phones, Networking, InternetFCC needs to know if it’s too modest about broadband, offers chance to fight caps and slow speeds initially appeared on Engadget on Fri, 24 Aug 2012 00:08:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink GigaOM|FCC|E-mail this|Comments
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Comcast doubles broadband speeds ‘in certain markets,’ launches 305Mbps Xfinity Platinum service
Author: Janet Odell
Comcast has just done the deed– following a rumor on the matter, it’s introducing 305Mbps (down) / 65Mbps (up) Xfinity Platinum internet service in the very inhabited Northeast branch of the United States. For those who have actually been around a while, you might bear in mind a time where one might weep upon discovering that Verizon’s FiOS merely had not been offered at a wanted location. Now, nonetheless, Comcast is doing its darnedest to equal fiber-to-the-home possibilities with blisteringly quick cable service.
In addition to its new flagship rate, the service provider is additionally increasing the speeds of two of its existing internet speed tiers in specific markets at no extra price. Especially, Xfinity Blast! customers will certainly now get download speeds of up to 50Mbps (previously 25 Mbps), and Extreme 50 customers will now receive speeds of up to 105Mbps (formerly 50 Mbps). According to GigaOM the ultra-desirable Platinum service will certainly buzz up at $ 300 per month, which is a full $ 90 more than Verizon’s very own 300Mbps FiOS option. Of course, this undoubtedly indicates that you’ll hit your monthly cap a heck of a ton much faster, however hey– at the very least you’ll get bragging rights.
broadband speeds ‘in certain markets,’ launches 305Mbps Xfinity Platinum service originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 24 Jul 2012 12:12:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink GigaOM | Comcast |
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United upgrading Gogo in-flight WiFi on its premium service fleet, speeds will reach 9.8 Mbps
Author: Nancy Kennedy
It will not be enough to cancel out the Engadget editor utilizing in-flight WiFi to publish pic galleries (sorry, men), but it must make web surfing from coach a little less tiresome. United has merely revealed that it will certainly be upgrading its Gogo in-air WiFi service to maximize Gogo’s improved ATG-4 service, which guarantees to bump speeds from the present 3.1 Mbps to 9.8 Mbps making use of directional antennae, dual modems and EV-DO Rev. B. Prior to you get too enthusiastic, though, bear in mind that United has up until now only committed to retrofitting its premium service fleet, which consists of 13 airplanes that fly between New York’s JFK and either LAX or SFO.
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Sony Smartwatch update speeds apps across the board, makes sure you (always) know what time it is
Author: Katie Scott
If you’d picked up a Sony Smartwatch, you might have noticed that some apps plod along; not anymore, courtesy of a just-posted update: third-party apps, the music jukebox and weather should all be speedier. Sony has also fixed the watch face — a slightly important part of a watch — to keep it always visible whether or not the device is in standby mode. Similarly, if you use the Smartwatch for exercise, you’ll be glad to know that Endomondo’s tracker app has now received Sony’s seal of approval as a watch companion. Hit the Google Play link below if you can’t wait to get moving, but you’ll get a heads-up from the Android app in the days ahead if there’s no rush.
Sony Smartwatch update speeds apps across the board, makes sure you (always) know what time it is originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 31 May 2012 19:53:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Windows Phone 7 vs Apple iPhone 4 Browser Speeds
Author: Eric Moss
A quick speed test comparing the iPhone 4 with LG Optimus 7 running the latest from Microsoft – WP7! Keep up with us – Subscribe here: youtube.com Visit us on the web: onlygizmos.com http catch us on Facebook www.youtube.com watch us on Youtube plus.google.com catch us on G+ twitter.com Talk to us on Twitter This video is IP of OnlyGizmos.com. Republishing outside our YouTube channel (youtube.com/onlygeek) or editing this is not permitted. Though please feel free to embed it on your site 
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Windows Phone OS mod speeds up app load times, knows you’ll play Monopoly on your break (video)
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Microsoft Research has revealed some of its latest work into mobile app optimization — and it’s called the contextual solution, Falcon. Fast App Launching with Context aims to improve “key OS services” including memory management, scheduling and security. It does this by using location and sci-fi-sounding “temporal access patterns” — when you use the app — to pre-load programs before you’ve even decided to use them, which dramatically reduces perceived loading delay. A learning algorithm baked into the Windows Phone OS mod also improves its behavior and predictive powers as you use it. In the project’s own tests, users were apparently saving up to 35 seconds on a single app launch. There’s no news on whether the developmental mod will find its way into future Windows Phone iterations, but if our phone just knew to pre-load Kinectimals each morning — the only thing that gets us through those 7am commutes– we’d be more than willing to give it a go.
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MyWi gets friendly with iOS 5, brings faster connection speeds and improved reliability
Author: Ang Nguyen
MyWi gets friendly with iOS 5, brings faster connection speeds and improved reliability originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 06 Apr 2012 15:43:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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No Comments »Review: The Speedmaster Moonwatch Co-Axial Chronograph Speeds Into My Heart
Author: Heather Brown
In the pantheon of mechanical wristwatches, the Speedmaster holds a high place. Originally built in 1957 as a reaction to the first wrist-worn chronographs coming out of competing houses, the iconic design – white on black with bold, eminently readable chapter rings and pips – the Speedmaster cemented its place in history when Buzz Aldrin wore his on the moon in 1969. Omega has been flogging that relationship ever since, much to the brand’s benefit and Speedmaster fans rabidly hunt for new and old models like madmen intent on owning stars.
Decades later the Speedmaster has maintained this original styling and functionality and, barring a few odd turns taken in the 1970s and 80s, hasn’t strayed far from the white on black design. This new model, the Moonwatch Co-Axial, pays homage first to the watch’s importance in the space race and, second, to the contributions of one of the greatest modern watchmakers, George Daniels.
I wore this watch for a week in China, alternating it with another GMT watch I own, in order to assess the legibility and usability of the piece. I was initially taken aback for reasons that should be clear to any Speedmaster fan. The traditional Speedmaster, the Professional, has four registers – a running seconds hand at 9 o’clock, a minutes register at 3 o’clock, and an elapsed hours register, going up to 12, at six o’clock, as well as a main elapsed seconds hand. To be clear, the main, “long” seconds hand doesn’t register “running” seconds but is activated by the pushers on the right side of the watch. There is no date on the Professional and it has standard baton hands with lume running the length. The Professional looks like this:
The model I’m reviewing today looks like this:
To the average watch buyer, the difference is, at best, cosmetic. However, to the Speedmaster purist (and I hold myself in that esteemed aviary of nerds) the reaction is horror. “What wickedness is this?” you cry. “Where is the hours register?”
Surprisingly, the hours and minutes register are on the same dial. The minutes turns quickly around the dial at 3 o’clock while the hours hand, slightly shorted than the minutes, turns a bit more slowly. You’ll also notice a date window at six o’clock that replaces the original hour register.
This minor change introduces a great deal of skepticism in the average Speedmaster fan but I’m here to tell you not to fear: this Speedmaster is as good or better than any other Speedy you can own. The legibility is excellent and, once you get past the initial shock, the small register change is more than acceptable. I also loved the small date window, an addition that improves the Speedmaster immensely. Even the date font hearkens back to a simpler time, being in a sort of bold, Art Deco style that you rarely see on watches anymore.
Why do I like this watch?
First, the movement is accurate to a fault and the pushers are strikingly improved over the standard Speedmaster. The co-axial escapement by George Daniels reduces the necessity of maintenance considerably thanks to the reduction in lubricant necessary over the life of the piece. As the owner of a Speedmaster Automatic and a few Seamasters, Omega watches require regular maintenance to remain accurate. I expect this watch to offer years of excellent service, whether you’re travelling to space or not.
The watch comes on a steel bracelet or leather strap and is about 44.25mm in diameter – a bold size to be sure. It is water resistant to 100m but it doesn’t have a screw-down crown so I’d be slightly concerned with giving it much of a bath.
This is an automatic watch – meaning it is wound by a weight inside the watch – and it holds about 40 hours on a bad day and 60 hours as advertised. I saw an amazing 50+ hours in reserve in my testing, a welcome improvement.
Now for the (relatively) bad news. This watch costs about 7,300 Swiss Francs or about $ 8,060 USD. You’ll notice that I rail against conspicuous consumption in other posts on this site, as is my prerogative, but I rail against consumption for consumption’s sake. This item is, in short, the epitome of modern horological engineering and mechanics, on par with a handmade Bugatti or, dare I say it, an artifact of equal importance to the lunar lander (at least in terms of horological manufacturing). Non-watch nuts can argue the negative, but the Speedy is a definitive timepiece and deserves at least some modicum of respect.
Where does that leave the beginning collector or, barring that, the fellow who wants a nice watch? Well, I can whole-heartedly recommend this particular Speedmaster without reservation as it takes the best of Omega’s past and future and compresses them into a watch that almost anyone would agree is handsome, bold, and mechanically superior. Watch collectors are an odd bunch, however, so you may want to look at the traditional Professional before diving headfirst into this improvement on the original.
Either way, Omega has, in this watch, remained true to the legacy of the Moonwatch and, more important, improved on their original design without alienating the purist. It’s a hard thing to do – and they haven’t always done it well (see their ridiculous Olympic collection) – and so this Speedmaster is definitely worth a second look.
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