HTC T8290 WiMAX – handset of the future

HTC recently unveiled the photos of the HTC T8290 that will be supposedly WiMAX enabled. Although the handset looks like the HTC Touch HD, the WiMAX capability is a defining feature.

Specs known so far:

- 3.8-inch WVGA 800×480 LCD display
- WiMAX & WiFi (802.11g)
- Bluetooth 2.0

3G iPhone + WiMAX

Last week, Craig Mathias wrote a piece on 802.21, a convergence standard promoted by the likes of InterDigital (IDCC) and Intel (INTC). The people at 9to5 Mac immediately saw the iPhone connection, and hatched what I thought was a highly speculative story. That Apple (AAPL) will push this yet official standard to include WiMAX into [...]

Motorola Purchases Wireless Networking Software Company

Cell phone giant, Motorola has announced its purchase of a privately held software company, by the name of Wireless Valley Communications

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