Taiwanese OEM Quanta is apparently working on a netbook called the QW6. There’s not much information about it at the moment, but odds are this machine will be released under a different brand name, as Quanta doesn’t sell PCs directly to consumers. But the company does manufacturer notebooks for big name PC makers. According to […]
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FCC launches broadband speed test for smartphones
The Federal Communications Commission wants to know what kind of internet speed you’re getting. Is it close to the speeds your ISP advertises? Are download and upload speeds different in different parts of the country? The agency has a web-based speed test at Broadband.gov. But you’ll need to install Java and enter your home address […]
Quanta convertible tablet hits the FCC – probably a Classmate PC
Taiwanese PC maker Quanta produces computers that are sold by companies ranging from Apple to Lenovo. And that’s why I have no idea what brand name we’ll eventually see on this convertible tablet that popped up at the FCC web site this week. But as Wireless Goodness notes, it appears that the tablet has 802.11b/g/n […]
JooJoo tablet hits the FCC, complete with specs, teardown photos
Just in case you had any doubts that the JooJoo tablet was real, the FCC is here to help. The federal agency has published a series of documents related to the upcoming tablet, which is expected to begin shipping by the end of the month. Hot on the heels of Engadgets’ new photos of the […]
Lenovo IdeaPad U150 may be getting the WiMAX treatment
It looks like Lenovo may be planning to add a WiMAX option to the IdeaPad U150Â inch thin and light notebook. Wireless Goodness spotted an FCC filing for the U150 with an internal wielress card that would support WiMAX mobile broadband as well as 802.11b/g/n WiFi. The Lenovo IdeaPad U150 features an 11.6 inch, 1366 […]
LG T280 thin and light laptop hits the FCC
The LG T280 is a thin and light notebook with an 11.6 inch, 1366 x 768 pixel display ant Intel CULV low power processor. We first heard about this model a few days ago when it popped up in Korea. Now it looks like the T280 could be headed for US shores as well. Wireless […]
Dell Mini 10 to come with WiMAX option soon?
The Dell Inspiron Mini 10 netbook is already available with WiFi, Bluetooth, and an optional HSPA 3G modem. But it looks like a 4G WiMAX modem might be available soon as well. Wireless Goodness spotted an FCC filing for a Dell Inspiron Mini 1012 with WiMAX. It’s not clear from the filing whether Dell will […]
LG X20 netbook hits the FCC
LG introduced a handful of new netbooks and thin and light laptops at CES last month, including a 10 inch netbook that I thought was going to be called the X200. But now the FCC has published a series of documents related to a mini-laptop called the LG X20 which seems to look an awful […]
OLPC XO 1.5 hits the FCC
The XO 1.5 laptop from OLPC is basically an incremental update to the original XO Laptop. The new model replaces the AMD Geode processor with a faster VIA C7-M CPU, but that’s the most significant change. This week the XO 1.5 hit the FCC, confirming that the laptop supports 802.11b/g WiFi. It also has 1GB […]
HP Smartbook hits the FCC
HP has already said that the Qualcomm Snapdragon-based smartbook running Google Android that it was showing off at CES earlier this month was just a prototype and isn’t ready for prime time yet. But there’s mounting evidence that the company is planning to launch something in the smartbook space. Wireless Goodness spotted an FCC listing […]