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Sony Nypon To Be Realesed As Xperia P

Last week a leaked picture of Sony’s android device which is LT22i model. The device received a codenamed Nypson.However today GSM Arena reported the Nypton will be release as Sony Experia P.

On the other hand, aside from leaked picture of Nypson, there’s also a leaked picture of Kumquat. The handset may be labelled the Xperia U when it release. The Nypson will be one of the very first device to be launched without Ericsson branding. As for it’s features, the Nypson packed with a 1Ghz processor and qHD display.

[via AndroidCommunity]

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News on Apple iPad 3

Other than every little rumour about the upcoming iPhone 5 there are of course numerous rumours on what the next generation Apple iPad will bring, and today we have some more speculation about the Apple iPad 3 in the form of images that show details about Apple’s next iOS slate, which apparently an unnamed source…

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Antitrust Raised Over Verizon/Cable Deal

A Senate antitrust panel is planning a hearing to discuss Verizon Wireless’s multibillion dollar deals to buy wireless airwaves from cable operators, reports Reuters. Senator Herb Kohl (D-Wisc.), chairman of the Antitrust, Competition Policy and Consumer Rights subcommittee, said the hearing will include a review of a cross-marketing agreement between Verizon Wireless and cable firms including Comcast, Time Warner Cable, and Bright House.

The Justice Department’s antitrust division is also looking at the two deals, which critics oppose because they would mean that companies that are rivals in some businesses, like cable and Internet, would become allies in the wireless business.

Verizon Wireless said on December 2 that it would pay Comcast Corp and Time Warner Cable Inc $3.6 billion in a spectrum/marketing deal. A similar deal with privately held cable operator Cox Communications, worth $315 million, was announced in mid-December.

Consumer advocates are worried that Verizon’s co-marketing partnership and spectrum deal with the cable industry contains either a documented or undocumented “gentlemen’s agreement” that Verizon will limit future expansion of FiOS. Some rivals, such as Sprint Nextel, have argued that any review of the spectrum sale by regulators should include other elements of the companies’ agreements.

The hearing by the Senate Judiciary Committee’s antitrust subcommittee will likely be in March, a committee staffer said.

According to Neil Smit, President, Comcast Cable, four years from signing, Comcast could become a reseller of Verizon Wireless’ service through a Mobile Virtual Network Operator (MVNO) agreement. Comcast could then purchase wireless service at wholesale rates and sell its own, branded wireless service.

The Verizon-SpectrumCo deal would combine the spectrum with its other AWS holdings for 20 MHz channels, which coupled with LTE-Advanced technology could give it significant throughput gains. First, however, Verizon Wireless has to build and open their AWS spectrum. That could take years. Currently, Verizon only offers LTE on the 700 MHz band.

The $3.6 billion Verizon/Cable deal values the spectrum purchased at $0.69 per MHz-POP (the number of people covered by each megahertz). That’s a big jump from the $0.45 per MHz-POP that cable operators paid in 2006.

Verizon Wireless is 55 percent owned by Verizon Communications and 45 percent owned by England’s Vodafone Group.

See Dailywireless: Verizon-Cable Deal: Too Cozy?, Cross Marketing of Verizon & Cable Begins, Verizon Buying Nationwide AWS Spectrum from Cable, Comcast Adds Wireless Tower Business, BelAir: We’re MIMO, Too! , Wavion: 3X3 MIMO for Muni Wi-Fi, Carrier-run Public WiFi Nets Expand, Towerstream Launches Wholesale MuniFi, AT&T Moves to Hotzones and Picocells, AT&T Hotzone in Wrigleyville, Free AT&T Wi-Fi for Charlotte and NYC Gets Another Free WiFi Proposal

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LG Optimus 3D Successor To Be Known As 3D MAX

If you guys can recalled the LG Optimus 3D packed with two rear shooters capable of taking 3D video. Well, the company is planning to released the Optimus 3D successor. The device will be known as the 3D MAX.

Unlike Optimus 3D processor which is 1GHz TI OMAP, the 3D MAX will obtain a 1.2GHz TI OMAP. As for the display, the 3D MAX features a 4.3 inch with better resolution. Not much info we can gather as for now, but expect to hear more during MWC 2012.

[via AndroidCommunity]

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News on Android

When you spend as much time as we at Phones Review do sourcing information about the worlds latest new devices, you are bound to come across some strange mobile extras. Some we just let pass us by, but occasionally we feel that we should let you know about them. In this instance we spotted a…

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Samsung 11.6” Tablet?

Android Pit says Samsung’s next great Android super phone could in the form of an 11.6” Samsung tablet. The massive 11.6” display may feature 2560×1600 pixel resolution and could be driven by a 2 GHz Exynos 5250 dual-core processor.

Last year’s Mobile World Congress saw Samsung introduce the Galaxy S2, notes Android Pit, which became a huge, world-wide hit. Samsung sold five million Galaxy S2s just in South Korea since the phone’s late April debut, accounting for 1 in 4 of all smartphones sold in South Korea.

The Galaxy S3, Samsung’s smartphone follow-on ,could have similar resolution and processing power with a Samsung Exynos 4412 chipset, a quad-core 1.5GHz processor, or a Exynos 4212 chipset, a dual-core ARM9 chipset. The S-3 would likely feature Ice Cream Sandwich with a 4.5″ screen and 4G connectivity.

Meanwhile, rumors abound for the iPad 3. Apple’s anticipated A6 processor may be a quad-core or a more power-efficient dual-core processor. Many are hoping for a “Retina” display, doubling the current iPad’s resolution to 2048-by-1536. DigiTimes says it’s scheduled to launch at the end of the first quarter (March).

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Verizon MAP Leaked Motorola DROID 4 For $200

CES 2012 has passed very quickly and a bunch of devices has been announced during that time including the Motorola DROID 4. Previusly we heard that the device priced at $249.99. Now, we have the Verizon MAP leaked stating differently.

In the leaked it stated that DRODI 4 will cost $199.99 with a two-years agreement. Along the side, there’s also the black and white 32GB DROID RAZR moving to $279.99 and the DROID Bionic dropped to $149.99. Check out the hands-on video on the handset.

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[via Phonedog]

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Pantech Burst

Pantech’s first 4G LTE phone for AT&T sports an affordable price and a compact frame with 4-inch display. Key features include 5-megapixel camera, memory card slot, and 1.2 GHz dual-core processor.

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News on Samsung Galaxy S2

If you are in the market for anew skin for your Samsung Galaxy S2 smartphone and have a penchant for vintage stuff we have brought together our top five pick of Samsung Galaxy S2 vintage skins for your consideration below, which may or may not attract your attention but we’ll leave you to decide on…

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Ericsson Buying BelAir?

Telecom networking giant Ericsson is buying BelAir Networks, adding its outdoor WiFi technology to Ericsson’s portfolio, reports Kevin Fitchard of GigaOM.

BelAir gear is used extensively by AT&T (in NYC, Chicago and San Francisco), Cablevision (with a large-scale deployment in the NY area), and Time Warner Cable (with a large-scale deployment in the Los Angeles area). Bright House Networks turned on a 2,000 hotspot network across Florida.

Belair’s outdoor metropolitan picocells, including the BelAir100SP Strand Picocell, which can be mounted outdoors on cable coax. The BelAir100SP combines both 3G and dual 802.11n radios with a built-in a DOCSIS 3.0 Modem, plant power supply, and power protection/splitter.

BelAir and Ericsson declined to discuss the deal, says Fitchard.

“Ericsson does not comment on rumors or speculation,” Ericsson spokesman Jimmy Duvall said via email.

With cable operators and Verizon now merging their interests, Belair’s (Ericsson’s) strand-mounted hotspots seem likely to add Verizon 3G and LTE to strand-mounted gear.

Carriers typically offer free WiFi access – if you’re a subscriber. All others pay.

Carriers are embracing Wi-Fi and major mobile network equipment providers such as Alcatel-Lucent, Motorola and Ericsson are endorsing access agnostic (licensed/unlicensed) small cell networks.

LTE-Advanced also includes features to enable faster and easier implementation of het-nets.

A wireless heterogeneous network is able to maintain service when switching between a cellular network and WiFi.

Competitors include Ruckus Wireless and Israel’s Wavion, which is re-introducing their beamforming gear. Each has landed big deals in Europe and Asia. Ruckus and KDDI have teamed on a 100,000-hotspot network in Japan. Ruckus has announced a large number of installations around the world.

Alvarion recently bought Wavion. Wavion Base Stations feature 802.11n in 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz unlicensed bands as well as 700 MHz licensed bands.

Ericsson and Alcatel-Lucent have become the early LTE leaders as a result of modernization contracts with Verizon and AT&T, according to In-Stat analyst Chris Kissel. The top LTE Vendors have their eye on het-nets.

Ten, $2,500 strand-mounted LTE picocells (with free WiFi for subs) will beat one $250,000 cell tower anyway you cut it.

See Dailywireless: Verizon-Cable Deal: Too Cozy?, Cross Marketing of Verizon & Cable Begins, Verizon Buying Nationwide AWS Spectrum from Cable, Comcast Adds Wireless Tower Business, BelAir: We’re MIMO, Too! , Wavion: 3X3 MIMO for Muni Wi-Fi, Carrier-run Public WiFi Nets Expand, Towerstream Launches Wholesale MuniFi, AT&T Moves to Hotzones and Picocells, AT&T Hotzone in Wrigleyville, Free AT&T Wi-Fi for Charlotte and NYC Gets Another Free WiFi Proposal

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