Devices

Los Angeles, Calif. — Jim Zemlin, executive director of the Linux Foundation, had a conversation with Linus Torvalds, creator of Linux kernel and Git, at the Open Source Summit North …

Los Angeles, Calif. — Alan Clark, director of industry initiatives, emerging standards and open source at SUSE, and chairman of the OpenStack Foundation’s board of directors, delivered a keynote presentation …

When considering Apple iOS, which runs the iPhone, or Google Android, there is more than just a different operating system to consider. Apple iOS is much more secure compared with …

After selling Motorola’s smartphone business for less than a quarter of what it paid to buy it, Google is reportedly planning another acquisition in the mobile device space. This time …

LTE to 5G Evolution: Key device upgrade considerations for increasing efficiencies in the network The network evolution to LTE-Advanced (LTE-A) and LTE-Advanced Pro (LTE-A Pro) are essential enhancements for extending …

The evolution of data centers Data centers are constantly changing to stay up to pace with the latest tech novelties. Among the technologies anticipated to have the biggest impact on …

WiGig use cases include wireless docking and untethered VR The 802.11ad standard, also called WiGig due to its ability to deliver multi-gigabit throughput using unlicensed 60 GHz frequencies, has been …

T-Mobile US is trying once again to disrupt the U.S. wireless industry by attempting to offer consumers exactly what they want. This time, the self-described “un-carrier” says it has created …

CNCF teams up with Packet to provide Lab to developers The Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF), a non-profit organization dedicated to the development of cloud native applications, announced today it …

The six devices that support gigabit LTE are built on Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 835 platform and X16 modem More than two dozen carriers around the world, as well as all four …

Four-channel carrier aggregation uses three channels of unlicensed spectrum Verizon Wireless is ready to start rolling out license-assisted access technology nationwide. Following a demonstration that delivered 953 megabits per second …

Samsung said its newest LTE modem is capable of aggregating six component carriers, an industry first. The 3GPP currently defines carrier aggregation as a maximum of five component carriers, each …

Company is on track to replace Intel as world’s largest chipmaker The world’s leading smartphone vendor had a very strong second quarter, but smartphones were not the biggest contributor to …

So, your smartphone got wet and now it won’t work. What should you do? I spoke with David Naumann who started a company called DryBox. He says don’t try and …

Qualcomm is asking U.S. trade authorities to potentially ban the sale of iPhones that do not use Qualcomm’s baseband processors. The chipmaker is calling for an import ban, as well …

I spoke with Marc Seelenfreund, CEO of Siyata Mobile Inc., a push-to-talk player. Think of them like Nextel on steroids. You remember Nextel. They were the PTT company that flourished …

Why are smartphone product designers getting it so wrong? Maybe they are using their own personal preferences. Maybe they got some bad data. It doesn’t matter. They are wrong. The …

Apple, Nokia patent deal settles intellectual property dispute Apple and Nokia have settled all lawsuits in their intellectual property disputes and agreed to a multi-year patent license. Most of the details …

Reader Forum For many device companies, a significant percentage of all product or part returns end up in the category “No Trouble Found” or NTF, also known as “No Fault …

The Samsung Galaxy S8 is evolutionary, not revolutionary. It is a better smartphone than previous versions in a few ways, but it is not a home run. The screen is …

The Device Hub initiative, which was formed based on partnership efforts with Sprint, continues to attract CCA members looking for LTE device procurement. LAS VEGAS – The Competitive Carriers Association …

After the Galaxy Note 7 battery disaster several months ago, Samsung teased us with their upcoming AI services. Last week Samsung introduced Bixby, which is their new AI service. It …

Signaling-control delivered via software sets the stage for the explosion in IoT devices, as well as 5G, while accelerating innovation Virtualizing telecommunications networks is a costly and expensive task. But, …

Telecommunications carriers depend on optical fiber networks with ever-faster speeds and greater capacity to serve the insatiable data demands of their customers. Whether for fiber-to-the-antenna, Distributed Antenna Systems or fiber-to-the-home …

Samsung keeps shooting itself in the foot. Between their burning Galaxy smartphones a few months ago, their washer and dryer problems and today’s pending bribery scandal, Samsung is under extraordinary …