There’s plenty of mobile hotspot excitement in the air right now, what with Best Buy’s recent “iPad Anywhere” announcement. If you’re considering picking up one of the pocketable wireless access devices, however, you might want to hold off for a couple more months. According to images posted by Tmo News, T-Mobile plans to begin offering their first 4G MiFi by…

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Up until recently US customers who wanted to pick up an Apple iPad had few choices: They could get a WiFi-only model or a 3G model which worked only on AT&T’s network. The Verizon figured out that it could sell the WiFi iPad with a Verizon MiFi mobile hotspot, which essentially provides you a way to get online from anywhere…

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The MiFi mobile hotspot sort of changed the way a lot of people think about 3G mobile wireless service. Instead of purchasing a single computer with a 3G modem and a data plan that’s linked to that computer, you could always have signed up for a 3G USB stick that you can plug into multiple computers — one at a…

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Not happy using a 3G iPad with AT&T’s network? No problem. All you have to do is open up the iPad case, void your warranty, pull out the 3G modem, and replace it with the innards of a Verizon MiFi. OK, this hack isn’t for anyone… or even very many people. But at least one dude managed to stuff a…

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[/caption] Sure, Palm’s stock might be worth next to nothing and a lot of pundits are starting to question the company’s future. But for the first time, I’m starting to wonder if I should have picked up a Palm Pre last month when I was in the market for a smartphone instead of a Google Nexus One. Because today Verizon…

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There are a few ways to get mobile broadband access on a portable computer. You can pick up a laptop, tablet, or other device with an integrated 3G modem. You can purchase a 3G or 4G USB stick that you can plug into your computer to connect to a network. Or you can get a portable WiFi hotspot like a…

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Novatel Wireless has filed documents with the FCC demonstrating a new laptop module that supports both WiFi and 3G wireless connections. Typically you need two separate modules for these different features, but by combining a 3G modem with an 802.11a/b/g/n WiFi module PC makers may be able to cut down on size and price. The module is currently designed for…

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