Mobile

India blasts 104 satellites into orbit aboard one rocket

88 of the CubeSat satellites were “Doves” from US Earth-imaging company Planet Labs

Experts warn businesses not to over-buy on unlimited data plans

New Verizon Unlimited plan applies to companies with up to 50 workers

Apple smartphones outsold Samsung’s in Q4

Apple outsold Samsung by the narrowest of margins in Q4, but both are pursued by a pack of determined Chinese manufacturers

iPhone 8 will feature wireless charging and may cost $1000

Gigabit LTE, a 5G stopgap, is now live

Super-fast mobile data has launched in some Australian business districts. It promises to proliferate the U.S. and will be a stand-in for 5G until that service becomes available.

Wireless charging for iPhones & iPads might finally be coming together for Apple

MIT researchers tackle wireless charging security

Everything is built to connect to the internet, so why can’t I?

Shared spectrum, recently opened by the FCC, paves the way to extend LTE coverage in a way similar to your existing wireless network

Smartphone CPUs put desktops to shame

The latest smartphones sport multi-core processors of dizzying complexity.

Chips coming by June will herald the next generation of Wi-Fi

Qualcomm is getting ready to ship sample chips for IEEE 802.11ax, promising higher speed and efficiency

Cisco, competitors infiltrate Avaya customer doubts

Cisco, Mitel, NEC and others are targeting Avaya’s customers as the networking company goes through Chapter 11 bankruptcy