MRGizMo, the Gadget Specialist

WiMAX spread out accross the world. Become wider from America,Asia,Europe and recently went to Africa. China’s ZTE has sign contract with Mauritanian’s Chinguitel. It will be the first major commercial WiMAX network across the entire African continent.According to the contract, ZTE will provide core network equipment, wireless access equipment and various communication terminal devices for indoor and outdoor use. Neither ZTE nor Chinguitel have divulged the financials detail of the contract.

Via WiMAXian

WiMAX getting popular day by day. Toshiba , Acer , Asus , Lenovo and Apricot already launched their laptops/netbook enabled-Wimax.Not only laptop, now expanding to Mobile Internet Device (MID). NOKIA N810 WiMAX edition is the first product that comes in my mind that has been a MID with built-in WiMAX module. Here comes the news,October 21,2008 USI announced its MID which was claim as the worlds thinnest MID.The MID-160 adopts a 5-inch 800×480 pixel touch screen with 167,000 colors in a seamless ID design.
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Motorola has wi4 WiMAX project that committed to support WiMAX development around the world. Yet they started to announced their progress by announced it first WiMAX USB adaptor for laptops.Motorola WiMAX USBw 100 adaptor lets end-users connect to mobile WiMAX broadband on their laptops using the convenient USB format. This compact device easily plugs into any USB port to deliver flexible, high-speed connectivity for mobile or nomadic wireless broadband access. Now end-users are no longer limited to cable or DSL for high speed broadband connectivity. They can experience the same easy, reliable access to broadband speeds on the go – indoors and outdoors, at home or in the office. The USBw 100 adaptor offers best in-class radio performance in a convenient form factor. Compatible with Windows XP(SP2/SP3) and Vista, this adaptor provides notebook computer users with the low power consumption and high sensitivity they demand.This thumb-drive-sized device is available in three versions to connect to WiMAX networks in each of the three bands approved for use around the world – 2.3GHz, 2.5GHz and 3.5 GHz

Via Geek , Motorola

The TU25 is the first USB Modem that certified for use with XOHM’s Mobile WiMAX service,the company’s next-generation broadband service now commercially available in Baltimore and planned Chicago, Washington DC for next town. ZTE’s TU25 USB Modem provides XOHM’s subscribers with reliable, high speed broadband wireless connection for laptops and desktop computers with a USB port.”With our newly achieved certification, consumers and enterprises everywhere are one step closer to realizing the promise
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WiMAX getting popular day by day.So many laptop manufacturers launched its laptops WiMAX-enabled which were Toshiba , Acer , Asus and Lenovo . How about Netbook? Congratulations to Apricot, we meet PicoBook Pro. As far as I know, it’s first netbook with WiMAX enabled option.Powered VIA® C7-M™ Ultra Low Voltage 1.2 GHz with 1GB DDR2 RAM. HArddisk space 60GB HDD. High Performance 3D Graphics: VIA Chrome9™ HC3. The Screen is 8.9″ Wide Screen WSVGA (1024×600) Display,1.3 Mega-pixel Integrated Webcam, Built-in 4 in 1 Card-reader, Wireless LAN 802.11abg, Bluetooth. Optional WiMAX, You can choose operating system Windows XP Home Edition or Linux Novell SUSE. The Linux version of Apricot PicoBook Pro is priced at $482, and an additional $84 will get you a Windows XP machine.

Via Apricot , PCLaunches

The Nokia N810 Internet Tablet WiMAX Edition started jump to market on early April ‘08. The Nokia N810 WiMAX Edition Internet Tablet is now listed at the Nokia USA Shop as in stock and shipping for $443 after an automatically applied $50 discount. Now you can get lowest price $404.99 at Buy .Probably this is an anticipation of Sprint’s XOHM WiMAX network, which was just launched in Baltimore, will be rolled out to DC and Chicago next.
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The HTC T8290 is said to be a GSM + WiMax device, it has a 3.8-inch display screen with an impressive 800 x 480 WVGA resolution, built in WiFi and Bluetooth.This device will be released by Russian WiMAX operator Yota first, and then will probably hit the North American market, but the actual release date is still unclear. Specification :

• Processor: QUALCOMM(R) ESM7206A @ 528MHz
• Cellular networks: GSM850, GSM900, GSM1800, GSM1900, UMTS900, UMTS2100
• Cellular Data connections: CSD, GPRS, EDGE, 3G/UMTS, HSDPA, HSUPA
• TouchScreen: WVGA 480 x 800 TFT 3.8 ” (65536 scales) MDDI Samsung S3CA460
• ROM: 512MB
• RAM: 256MB or 128MB
• Mobile WiMAX: 802.16e (chipset Sequans SQN1130)
• Wi-Fi: 802.11b/g with VoWLAN capabilities (VoIP enabled)
• microSD, microSDHC, TransFlash and SDIO support
• Built-in GPS
• Built-in accelerometer (GSensor)
• TV-Out
• 5 Megapixel Camera
• IrDA

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Lenovo announced whole range of WiMAX-enabled laptop. Thinkpad X301, T400, SL300 and SL500.The Thinkpad X301 comes with thin and light for fast moving business professional.If you’re normal business or SOHO then Lenovo provides ThinkPad T400, SL300 and SL500. The cheapest Lenovo laptop that will have embedded WiMax is the recently introduced SL500 ThinkPad, which starts at $720.The WiMax chip will add about $60 to the price of a laptop. Lenovo’s ThinkPad X301, T400, SL300 and SL500 will offer embedded WiMax as an option immediately. Later this year, a WiMax option will be expanded to the ThinkPad W500, W700, SL400, X200 and IdeaPad Y530.

Via Computer World PCLaunches

ASUS was proud to lead the launched its first laptop that embedded with Intel WiMAX/Wi-fi module,previously codenamed “Echo PEak”.“ASUS is excited to be shipping our first WiMAX embedded notebooks. As XOHM™ coverage expands in the US, ASUS plans to scale our product introductions to allow more customers to experience city-wide connectivity.” said Jackie Hsu, ASUS President of North America Sales.
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ACER as one of the biggest laptops manufacturer launched its first WiMAX enabled-laptops. Introduced on Oct,8th in Baltimore in conjunction with big launch Sprint’s XOHM network. Both the Aspire 4930-6862 & 6930-6771 has the Intel® WiFi Link 5150/5350 embedded Wi-Fi®/WiMAX™ combo module delivers unprecedented mobile wireless broadband coverage and performance, so you can connect to Wi-Fi® or WiMAX™ networks depending on your location, mobility and quality-of-service requirements.
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