NTT DoCoMo, Japan’s largest mobile provider, serving over 60 million mobile customers in Japan, said Friday it will soon launch the world’s first femtocells to support both 3G and LTE. Femtocells are the smallest microcells, usually installed in homes, serving 3-4 users at a time. When cellular coverage inside homes is lacking, a femtocell enables [...]

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Google’s new mapping app will work natively on Apple’s iPhones, reports the Wall St Journal. Google has been putting the finishing touches on the app before submitting it for approval to the Apple iTunes store, the WSJ reports, though it’s unclear exactly when that will happen. If Google’s new mapping app is accepted into the [...]

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Google has held talks with satellite-TV provider Dish Networks in recent weeks to partner on a new wireless service, reports the WS Journal. With 40 MHz of LTE spectrum, it would rival the networks of wireless carriers such as AT&T and Verizon. Google is just one of several companies that Dish has held talks with [...]

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Broadcom today announced the contribution of its Bluetooth software stack to the Android Open Source Project. The software will also be included in Android 4.2. As the largest Bluetooth solution supplier on Android, Broadcom’s leading Bluetooth software stack has shipped in more than one billion devices, enabling seamless communication between smartphones and tablets. Broadcom says [...]

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Qualcomm today announced that it is collaborating with Cisco to accelerate indoor location services for public and private venues. Qualcomm’s Snapdragon S4 chipset, will include Cisco firmware that will enable the chipset to talk to wireless LANs equipped with Cisco’s new Mobility Services Engine software. The combination of the Qualcomm IZat indoor location services platform [...]

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The Kindle Fire HD 8.9 is now shipping. The $299, 8.9″ tablet features a 1,920 x 1,200 display and is also available at Best Buy starting tomorrow as well as additional retailers like Staples and Radio Shack in the coming weeks. Amazon says it’s value added features include free unlimited cloud storage for all your [...]

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