Ethertronics, a leading provider of standard and customized embedded antenna solutions for wireless devices, today announced that it has developed a high-efficiency, active band switching antenna solution. By leveraging its patented Isolated Magnetic Dipole™ (IMD) technology, which enables high performance and isolation, Ethertronics’ new small form factor antenna solution supports advanced band switching across the [...]

Verizon Wireless announced today that its 4G Long Term Evolution (LTE) network field trials in the United States have demonstrated wireless data speeds that are significantly faster than today’s 3G network speeds. Trials in Boston and Seattle indicate the network is capable of peak download speeds of 40 to 50 megabits per second (Mbps) and [...]

Skype and Nokia today jointly announced the release of Skype for Symbian, a Skype client for Nokia smartphones based on the Symbian platform, the world’s most popular smartphone platform. Skype for Symbian will allow Nokia smartphone users worldwide to use Skype on the move, over either a WiFi or mobile data connection (GPRS, EDGE, 3G). [...]