Novatel MiFi 4620L Jetpack Available on April 12th for $49.99
We got a chance to check out Novatel's next generation MiFi at CES this past January, and came away impressed with the update. Officially titled the Novatel Wireless MiFi 4620L 4G Global Ready Jetpack, it has big shoes to fill as the successor to the Wireless MiFi 4510L, which was our favorite LTE hotspot device when we reviewed it late last year. The Jetpack 4620L includes global WCDMA and GSM/EDGE support in addition to CDMA 2000 1x, EVDO and Verizon LTE support. Unfortunately, 5GHz WiFi is still not on board, as 802.11 connectivity is limited to b, g, and 2.4GHz n bands. But the most interesting thing about the Jetpack 4620L is the small OLED screen on the front, giving access to settings menus, device information, connectivity, and battery status. This makes it significantly easier to use and troubleshoot than the previous MiFis, and in our brief use, we found the display to be quite responsive and intuitive.
At the time, we didn't have any details on pricing or availability, but earlier today, Verizon announced that the Jetpack would go on sale April 12th for $49.99 after a $50 mail-in-rebate, with data starting at $50 a month for 5GB. We'll have a review unit soon, so stay tuned!
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Google begins Android 4.0.4 Rollout
Just today, Google announced that it was rolling out Android 4.0.4 to the Android Open Source Project (AOSP) for download, with build IMM76D. The note at that point by JBQ was that the timeline for ROM push for the final build was unknown.
In a tweet and Google+ post, Google has now noted that Android 4.0.4 images are beginning to push out for the GSM/UMTS Galaxy Nexus and Nexus S, and Xoom WiFi. Absent are the CDMA/WiMAX Nexus S on Sprint and the CDMA/LTE Galaxy Nexus on Verizon, both of which are likely waiting on carrier approval. The update includes bugfixes, stability improvements, faster camera launch (which we've noticed in leaked 4.0.4 builds), and better performance in some areas.
We’ve started rolling out Android 4.0.4, Ice Cream Sandwich, to UMTS/GSM Nexus S, Xoom Wi-Fi, and HSPA+ Galaxy Nexus devices. #android
— Android (@Android) March 28, 2012
We're anxiously waiting for our own GSM/UMTS Galaxy Nexus to get the push so we can test out the final build and see what all has changed. Hopefully Google also updates the factory images for Galaxy Nexus pages for those of us who are impatient.
Source: Google
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The Apple iPad Review (2012)
It has a display resolution that dwarfs most high-end desktop displays. The panel also puts a real emphasis on quality, not just resolution. For a computing device targeted squarely at the consumer market, both of these things are rarities.
Its SoC is the absolute largest ever squeezed into an ARM based tablet. The chip itself is even bigger than what you find in most mainstream notebooks. It’s expensive, it puts out a ton of heat and it offers a tremendous GPU performance advantage over anything else in its class.And it has a battery that’s larger than what ships in the current crop of similarly sized ultraportables and Ultrabooks.
The new iPad doesn’t significantly change the tablet usage paradigm, but it does put all previous attempts at building hardware in this space to shame. It’s the sort of no holds barred, performance at any expense design that we’re used to seeing from enthusiast PC component vendors - but in a tablet...from Apple.
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NSA: China is Destroying U.S. Economy Via Security Hacks
NSA director fingers China in recent RSA intrusion and subsequent data thefts, U.S. oblivious its at war
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2013 Ford Explorer "Sport" Airs, Gets EcoBoost
New premium SUV is packed with Ford's high-tech features, options
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Obama Admin. Aims to "Share" Combat Aircraft Training Spectrum
Block of spectrum is currently occupied by USAF and other federal users, could soon see smartphone use
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MIT Builds 3D Solar Structures Capable of Generating 20 Times the Power Output of Flat Panels
The improvement in power output comes from the vertical surfaces of the 3D structures
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Only 82K ASUS Transformer Primes Delivered, Cause Unknown
Asus hopes "awesome" update, court victory will please customers, revive sales
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3/28/2012 Daily Hardware Reviews
DailyTech's roundup of hardware reviews from around the web for Wednesday
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Ford Transit Connect EV Battery Maker Azure Dynamics Files for Bankruptcy
The bankruptcy filing caused a halt in Ford Transit Connect production
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Cadillac XTS Luxury Sedan to Get Directional Vibrating Seat Warnings
Vibrating seat aims to avoid accidents
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Apple Offers Aussies Refunds on LTE iPads Due to Misleading Advertising
New iPad won't connect to Australian 4G networks
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Indiana High School Student Expelled for Tweeting Foul Language, Says it Wasn't Posted at School
The student said he posted it during non-school hours, but the school's computer tracking system says otherwise
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Anonymous Supposedly Plans to "Kill" the Internet on March 31
Planned DDOS campaign against DNS is meant to highlight piracy legislation issues
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