Verizon Wireless announced today it is turning on the world’s first large-scale 4G LTE Network in Clarksville, Tenn. on Thursday, April 21, 2011.
Verizon Wireless’ 4G LTE Mobile Broadband network is the fastest and most advanced 4G network in America with speeds up to 10 times faster than the company’s 3G network.
The deployment of Verizon Wireless’ 4G LTE in Clarksville, Tenn. provides LTE coverage to surrounding areas including Fort Campbell, St. Bethlehem and New Providence, as well as Oak Grove, Ky., and Hopkinsville, Ky.
4G LTE provides wireless consumers access to services up to 10 times faster than the company’s industry-leading 3G network. With this latest progression of wireless technology, the company expects average data rates in real-world, loaded network environments to be 5 to 12 megabits per second (Mbps) on the downlink and 2 to 5 Mbps on the uplink.
These speeds will allow for smooth mobile video-conferencing, multiple simultaneous video streams, speedy transfer of large files, downloading and running of powerful programs, and numerous other applications to improve efficiency and productivity wirelessly.
The Verizon Wireless 4G LTE technology also will improve coverage strength inside buildings, as it runs on a powerful 700 megahertz wireless frequency.
“Verizon Wireless is making the best network even better,” said Jerry Fountain, the president of the Carolinas/Tennesee Region for Verizon Wireless. “Our initial 4G LTE launch gives customers access to the fastest and most advanced mobile network in America. We will quickly expand 4G LTE, and by 2013 we will cover the existing Verizon Wireless 3G coverage area. The activation of our lightning fast 4G LTE network in Clarksville is further evidence of our commitment to and investment in the residents of this area.”
4G LTE Mobile Broadband Data Plans and Devices
Verizon Wireless customers can choose from two 4G LTE Mobile Broadband data plans: $50 monthly access for 5GB monthly allowance or $80 monthly access for 10GB monthly allowance, both with $10/GB overage. For laptop connectivity, two 4G LTE USB modems are currently available: the LG VL600 and the Pantech UML290, each $99.99 after $50 rebate with a new two-year agreement. Both USB modems provide backward-compatibility with Verizon Wireless’ 3G network. If laptop users travel outside of a 4G LTE coverage area, they will automatically stay connected on the company’s 3G network.
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Mass production of Apple's A5-, Qualcomm-powered iPhone 5 rumored for Sept.
Apple's iPhone 5 will feature "slight modifications" from its predecessor, including an 8 megapixel rear camera and a Qualcomm baseband for both GSM and CDMA models, and will go into production in September, a new report claims.
Analyst Ming-Chi Kuo with Concord Securities issued a note on Monday offering alleged details of the next iPhone. His checks with supply chain sources indicated that the next handset from Apple will not feature an all-new-design, but rather only "slight modifications" from the iPhone 4.
Specifically, Kuo has heard that the iPhone 5 will include the faster A5 processor already found in the iPad 2, as well as a higher resolution 8 megapixel rear camera. He has also been told that Apple will switch to a Qualcomm baseband for both GSM and CDMA models, along with an improved antenna design.
Kuo has also been told that the new iPhone will go into trial production in August and mass production in September, allowing Apple to reach shipment volumes of between 28 million and 32 million units this year. That would align with previous reports that have indicated Apple plans to make its new iPhone available for sale later than usual this year, likely in Apple's next fiscal year beginning in October.
The earthquake and tsunami disaster have reportedly resulted in constrained supplies for Apple, which plans to focus components toward building the new iPhone 5 later this year. As a result of those component shortages, Kuo said to not be surprised if a new fifth-generation iPod touch is not announced as usual in September this year.
Kuo's report also presumes that Apple will unveil its fifth-generation iPhone at this year's Worldwide Developers Conference, scheduled for June 6 through 10 in San Francisco. However, other reports have indicated that Apple does not plan to introduce any new hardware at this year's event, choosing instead to focus on iOS 5 and Mac OS X 10.7 Lion software.
In addition, if Kuo's information about production in September is correct, it is highly unlikely that Apple would announce a new iPhone in June, three months before the device is even scheduled to be built in large quantities.
Regardless, Kuo said he believes the "main selling point" of the iPhone 5, due to its similar design to the iPhone 4, will be the new iOS 5 mobile operating system. Kuo expects a more dramatic hardware change to the iPhone in 2012 when the presumed sixth-generation model will arrive.
Kuo said he has heard that Apple plans a new design and greatly improved hardware specifications for the sixth-generation iPhone. Sources have also indicated that the device could go on sale in the first half of 2012, an earlier-than-usual date due to "fierce competition" with Google's Android mobile platform.
In January, Kuo correctly claimed that Apple's iPad 2 would feature the same 1024-by-768-pixel display as the first-generation iPad, and that it would use the same cameras as the iPod touch, which are of lower quality than the iPhone 4.
Kuo also said in March that Apple was set to begin production of the white iPhone 4 and ship the device in April. Last week, numerous reports confirmed that Apple will make the white iPhone 4 available for sale in the "next few weeks."
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Analyst Ming-Chi Kuo with Concord Securities issued a note on Monday offering alleged details of the next iPhone. His checks with supply chain sources indicated that the next handset from Apple will not feature an all-new-design, but rather only "slight modifications" from the iPhone 4.
Specifically, Kuo has heard that the iPhone 5 will include the faster A5 processor already found in the iPad 2, as well as a higher resolution 8 megapixel rear camera. He has also been told that Apple will switch to a Qualcomm baseband for both GSM and CDMA models, along with an improved antenna design.
Kuo has also been told that the new iPhone will go into trial production in August and mass production in September, allowing Apple to reach shipment volumes of between 28 million and 32 million units this year. That would align with previous reports that have indicated Apple plans to make its new iPhone available for sale later than usual this year, likely in Apple's next fiscal year beginning in October.
The earthquake and tsunami disaster have reportedly resulted in constrained supplies for Apple, which plans to focus components toward building the new iPhone 5 later this year. As a result of those component shortages, Kuo said to not be surprised if a new fifth-generation iPod touch is not announced as usual in September this year.
Kuo's report also presumes that Apple will unveil its fifth-generation iPhone at this year's Worldwide Developers Conference, scheduled for June 6 through 10 in San Francisco. However, other reports have indicated that Apple does not plan to introduce any new hardware at this year's event, choosing instead to focus on iOS 5 and Mac OS X 10.7 Lion software.
In addition, if Kuo's information about production in September is correct, it is highly unlikely that Apple would announce a new iPhone in June, three months before the device is even scheduled to be built in large quantities.
Regardless, Kuo said he believes the "main selling point" of the iPhone 5, due to its similar design to the iPhone 4, will be the new iOS 5 mobile operating system. Kuo expects a more dramatic hardware change to the iPhone in 2012 when the presumed sixth-generation model will arrive.
Kuo said he has heard that Apple plans a new design and greatly improved hardware specifications for the sixth-generation iPhone. Sources have also indicated that the device could go on sale in the first half of 2012, an earlier-than-usual date due to "fierce competition" with Google's Android mobile platform.
In January, Kuo correctly claimed that Apple's iPad 2 would feature the same 1024-by-768-pixel display as the first-generation iPad, and that it would use the same cameras as the iPod touch, which are of lower quality than the iPhone 4.
Kuo also said in March that Apple was set to begin production of the white iPhone 4 and ship the device in April. Last week, numerous reports confirmed that Apple will make the white iPhone 4 available for sale in the "next few weeks."
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http://gloryswensen.createblog.com/blog/
http://www.findfinetip.co.cc/index.php?p=1_2_Products
http://enscm.academia.edu/AntonyNellson
Why Apple Should Make the Move to Content
The biggest failure of my life was getting let go from an employer many years ago. I was young, found the job kind of boring, and after a while I mentally checked out. But I decided that it would reflect poorly on me to leave it so soon after starting, so I resolved to stay for a set period of time and then quit. Well, I guess the feeling was mutual, because my boss beat me to the punch by a few weeks. That failure left a permanent scar on me, and I resolved to never let it happen again.
I bring this up because in thinking about Apple (AAPL), I can't help but grimace and wonder if it will be soon be facing a crossroads not unlike the one it faced in the late '80s. There, it failed. Macintosh computers were fantastic products, superior to PCs in most ways (so people tell me -- I was in early elementary school at the time and was more focused on Mario 2), and yet they lost to Wintel-based systems. As innovation slowed down it allowed lower-price, commoditized competitors to catch up and beat Apple on price and customization. Apple fell into a morass from which it did not reemerge until Steve Jobs returned to the company in the late '90s.
Today, Apple is one to two years away from a similar crossroads. Innovation is slowing. The iPhone and iPad remain category killers, though slowly but surely you can see Google's (GOOG) Droid-based competition and others nipping at their heels. In the long run, hardware gets commoditized. That's not a game Apple is positioned to or desires to win. It's not clear where it goes from here, with iPod/MacBook/iPhone/iPad all at various stages along the maturation curve. It's in their DNA to try to compete with Microsoft (MSFT), IBM (IBM), and Hewlett-Packard (HPQ) in the services/enterprise world -- that's for losers like PC guy.
Apple needs to make a big move into a new product category. Something as big as the first iPod, iPhone, or iPad. Which brings us to its cash horde. Apple currently has about $60 billion in cash, and is projected to earn a ludicrous $50 billion in earnings (not revenue) over the next two years. It's going to become a bigger and bigger investor concern -- what can Apple possibly do with $100 billion?
Two options. One, give it all back to investors. Two, buy something gigantic. But what should it buy? Increasingly its moving away from computing and toward being at the intersection of computing, communications, and media delivery. That's its vision of a post-PC world. It's already world-class at computing, communications, and media delivery. The missing piece to the puzzle, of course, is content.
Enter Disney (DIS). The music industry more or less accepted its fate of being at the mercy of iTunes. The TV industry has had more time to respond and they're fighting back with Hulu and their own initiatives. They see what Netflix (NFLX) is doing to their business. Google's got YouTube. Amazon (AMZN) is muscling its way into the business. Facebook's going to give it a shot. It's clear this fight won't be as easy for Apple as music was. What better way for Apple to show its dominance than to buy Mickey Mouse?
And if it's a media company, it's gotta be Disney. Steve Jobs is already on the Board of Directors. He loves brands, and Disney is a top 10 global brand, and stands for creativity, wonder, and imagination -- not unlike Apple.
Steve Jobs is the Walt Disney of our age. Might as well make it official.
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http://pccc.academia.edu/PeterSwonsen
http://oca.academia.edu/ClarkLender
I bring this up because in thinking about Apple (AAPL), I can't help but grimace and wonder if it will be soon be facing a crossroads not unlike the one it faced in the late '80s. There, it failed. Macintosh computers were fantastic products, superior to PCs in most ways (so people tell me -- I was in early elementary school at the time and was more focused on Mario 2), and yet they lost to Wintel-based systems. As innovation slowed down it allowed lower-price, commoditized competitors to catch up and beat Apple on price and customization. Apple fell into a morass from which it did not reemerge until Steve Jobs returned to the company in the late '90s.
Today, Apple is one to two years away from a similar crossroads. Innovation is slowing. The iPhone and iPad remain category killers, though slowly but surely you can see Google's (GOOG) Droid-based competition and others nipping at their heels. In the long run, hardware gets commoditized. That's not a game Apple is positioned to or desires to win. It's not clear where it goes from here, with iPod/MacBook/iPhone/iPad all at various stages along the maturation curve. It's in their DNA to try to compete with Microsoft (MSFT), IBM (IBM), and Hewlett-Packard (HPQ) in the services/enterprise world -- that's for losers like PC guy.
Apple needs to make a big move into a new product category. Something as big as the first iPod, iPhone, or iPad. Which brings us to its cash horde. Apple currently has about $60 billion in cash, and is projected to earn a ludicrous $50 billion in earnings (not revenue) over the next two years. It's going to become a bigger and bigger investor concern -- what can Apple possibly do with $100 billion?
Two options. One, give it all back to investors. Two, buy something gigantic. But what should it buy? Increasingly its moving away from computing and toward being at the intersection of computing, communications, and media delivery. That's its vision of a post-PC world. It's already world-class at computing, communications, and media delivery. The missing piece to the puzzle, of course, is content.
Enter Disney (DIS). The music industry more or less accepted its fate of being at the mercy of iTunes. The TV industry has had more time to respond and they're fighting back with Hulu and their own initiatives. They see what Netflix (NFLX) is doing to their business. Google's got YouTube. Amazon (AMZN) is muscling its way into the business. Facebook's going to give it a shot. It's clear this fight won't be as easy for Apple as music was. What better way for Apple to show its dominance than to buy Mickey Mouse?
And if it's a media company, it's gotta be Disney. Steve Jobs is already on the Board of Directors. He loves brands, and Disney is a top 10 global brand, and stands for creativity, wonder, and imagination -- not unlike Apple.
Steve Jobs is the Walt Disney of our age. Might as well make it official.
Read also:
http://lcsc.academia.edu/BobGostell
http://pccc.academia.edu/PeterSwonsen
http://oca.academia.edu/ClarkLender
Apple Online Forums Become Apple Support Communities
Apple revamped its online discussion forums over the weekend with a push towards social interaction. The newly named Apple Support Communities will award members with points based on their activities, and lets users “like” posts they find helpful or interesting.
Apple Support CommunitiesApple Support Communities
The Apple Support Communities forums include “communities,” or sub-groups that categorize posts by topic, along with the ability to customize views with widgets.
Apple began the migration from its older style discussion board system into its new social forums in August 2010.
Like the online discussion boards Apple Support Communities replaces, users don’t need to pay any fees to participate, and they can sign in using their Apple ID.
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Apple Support CommunitiesApple Support Communities
The Apple Support Communities forums include “communities,” or sub-groups that categorize posts by topic, along with the ability to customize views with widgets.
Apple began the migration from its older style discussion board system into its new social forums in August 2010.
Like the online discussion boards Apple Support Communities replaces, users don’t need to pay any fees to participate, and they can sign in using their Apple ID.
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http://foodblogforum.com/members/klacksons/profile/
http://www.motodash.com/profile/5595/
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