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Comment: Re:"It's the Network" (Score 2, Informative) 745

by JoeSavage (#29180543) Attached to: Why the Google Android Phone Isn't Taking Off
The bands for 2G (GSM/EDGE) and 3G (W-CDMA) are different, so you can have a phone that is "quad-band" for 2G but is single-band for 3G. The radio designs for W-CDMA are MUCH more complex than GSM/EDGE, thus having a phone that supports multiple W-CDMA bands significantly increases the BOM cost and the radio footprint compared with a single W-CDMA band design. Such phones are definitely being made, but at least it makes sense why a phone targeted for T-Mobile would only support their frequency bands. FYI, in the States, AT&T uses bands II and V while T-Mobile uses band IV. See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UMTS_frequency_bands
Media (Apple)

iPhone Review Roundup

Submitted by wile_e_wonka
wile_e_wonka writes "Engadget put together the available early reviews of Apple's upcoming iPhone.

The verdict: it seems to be a good extremely portable computer (except for the problematic keyboard) and music player, just not a very good phone."
Sony

Sony DRM Strikes Again?

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Insomnia Slim
Insomnia Slim writes "It seems that "Stranger Than Fiction," "Casino Royale" and a few other newly minted DVDs from Sony Pictures are stalling or crashing DVD players in the past week. So far, it's been reported on my personal blog, a review blog, and an Amazon.com review page.

What is going on here? Are we experiencing yet another attempt at (not so) surreptitious DRM?"

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