Testing 4G handsets

[David Farber <dave () farber net>]

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From: dewayne () warpspeed com (Dewayne Hendricks)
Date: May 29, 2010 10:13:28 AM EDT
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Subject: [Dewayne-Net] Testing 4G handsets

[Note:  This item comes from friend Janos Gereben.  DLH]

From: janosG <janosg () gmail com>
Date: May 28, 2010 6:55:34 PM PDT
To: Dewayne <dewayne () warpspeed com>
Subject: Testing 4G handsets

<http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/877f7670-69ef-11df-a978-00144feab49a.html>

An insight into the 4G future

By Paul Taylor / FT / May 28

Increasing numbers of smartphones that aim to deliver a broadband-style internet experience are expected to become 
available over the next few years, as the big mobile network operators start rolling out so-called fourthgeneration 
technology.

But a question remains as to whether 4G handsets will deliver on their makers' and network operators' promises to bring 
bandwidth-hungry applications such as streaming video, two-way videoconferencing and location-based services to mobile 
users.

I have been testing the first 4G smartphone to be available - HTC's EVO 4G , which goes on sale for $199 with a new 
two-year contract from Sprint Nextel, the third-largest US mobile operator, next week.

HTC, the Taiwan-based smartphone maker, has launched a wide range of handsets recently as it vies with leaders in the 
smartphone market, such as Apple and Research in Motion.

The new handset uses Sprint's 3G network for ordinary voice calls but can switch to Clearwire's WiMax-based 4G network 
for data-heavy applications in areas of the country where the Clearwire WiMax network has been rolled out including 
several East Caost US cities but not yet New York. (Sprint holds a majority stake in Clearwire).

Even without its 4G mobile broadband capabilities, HTC's Androidpowered EVO 4G smartphone is an impressive 
touchscreen-based handset because it combines many of the best features found in other devices to produce what could 
start a whole new category, which might possibly be called "superphones".

It competes directly with the latest generation of 3G-based smartphones, which includes HTC's own Droid Incredible and 
HD2, Apple's iPhone 3GS and Research in Motion's BlackBerry Bold (see right), all of which have many advantages except 
they lack the EVO's WiMax capabilities.

Like the Droid Incredible, the EVO 4G uses Qualcomm's popular 1Ghz Snapdragon processor. It runs Goog-le's Android 2.1 
operating system, en-hanced with HTC's Sense user interface - my personal favourite because of its design and smooth 
operation. 

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