at&t – Option & Sierra Wireless HSPA prep

Gathered from ENGADGET

We know that HSPA+ (also known as HSPA Evolution, depending on who you ask and which side of the bed they got up on that morning) is in the mix for AT&T ahead of LTE, and in order to make that launch a successful one, good data cards are a must. It looks like two of the cards coming out of the gate later this year will be the Option 393 — an unassuming USB modem with a retractable plug and integrated microSD reader — and the Sierra “Triple Lindy,” a dual form factor ExpressCard in the same vein as the AirCard 402. The 393 will top out at 14.4Mbps down and 5.76Mbps up, while the Triple Lindy really burns rubber with 21.1Mbps down and 11.5Mbps up. Of course, all those speeds are purely theoretical — but if we can even average 10 to 15 percent of that in real life, we’re in good shape.

at&t to carry LG (pico) Monaco

Gathered from ENGADGET

LG’s been getting cozy with Microsoft lately on the Windows Mobile front, and it looks like one of the most significant fruits of that labor to date might find a home on AT&T — eventually. This brassy little number is the LG “Monaco,” which is apparently also known as the “Pico” to some folks; what it’ll eventually be called at retail is anyone’s guess, but the big news is the feature list: 3.6Mbps HSDPA, a 3.2-inch WVGA display, 5 megapixel AF cam, microSD expansion, an add-on pico projector of some sort, and Windows Mobile 7. Though the screen is 0.3 inches smaller diagonally than the alleged minimum specified by Microsoft’s “Chassis 1″ guidelines, everything else here would work (and look) great as a next-gen device — and the accessory projector’s a pretty nifty selling point, too. At one point, AT&T had a crazy idea that they’d have this puppy on shelves by September of this year, but seeing we’ll be lucky to have 6.5 devices in our hands by then, this date has undoubtedly slipped since the slide was made. And yes, we’ll admit — we’re intrigued by the gold accents. Is that so wrong? Follow the break for a better view of the phone.

at&t announces 7.2 Mbps HSPS

Gathered from ENGADGET
The at&t company has announced its plans, with initial rollout beginning later this year and reaching completion in 2011. That will overlap only slightly with LTE, which AT&T plans to put into trials in 2010 and start melting our faces in 2011. The HSPA upgrade takes the network from 3.6Mbps to 7.2Mbps in theoretical speed, and AT&T also plans to nearly double the amount of wireless spectrum it dedicates to 3G in metropolitan areas — which should come as a relief to city dwellers who haven’t managed more than a couple minutes of sustained conversation since mid-2008. To support the increased bandwidth of HSPA, AT&T also plans on adding thousands of new cell site backhaul connections, while also rolling out 3G service to 20 new metro areas and deploying 2,100 new cell sites in total. HSPA-sporting mobile data cards and smartphones will be available “later this year.”

Twitterberry on Blackberry

The most current community tool for anyone looking to communicate to your friends, groups or whoever, would have to be the little tool called TWITTER. If your one of the thousands of souls around the world that twitter and you have a blackberry, then this application is for you.
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Twitterberry by Orangatame Software

Secure Encrypted Phone Calls by Cellcrypt

Cellcrypt operates resilient and secure public switches for the sole purposes of authentication, secure routing and increasing performance of Cellcrypt-based secure voice calls. The switches are protected using standard server security measures. Importantly, the switches do not participate in the trust relationship between callers or the end-to-end security of the call. Even if they were able to be compromised, all voice calls would remain confidential.

Organisations have the option to run their own secure private voice network by deploying a version of Cellcrypt’s secure central switch within their own network infrastructure.

 

 

 

 

 

Cellcrypt’s solution addresses security on multiple levels and establishes an encrypted call between trusted devices. Cellcrypt’s products are undergoing certification to FIPS 140-2 standard, approved by the US National Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST).

Key Generation: A unique private key is generated on the user handset during the installation to identify the device. No other copy exists on another device or server.

Trust Management: Each phone has a phonebook of trusted numbers and their associated pubic key without the need for a central server or certificate authority.

Key Exchange: when making or receiving a secure call, the encryption engine authenticates the other party and generates a unique session key that lasts only for the duration of the call.

Signalling Encryption: signalling information that sets up a voice call is encrypted to prevent an eavesdropper from gathering information on the phone number and identity of the participants of a conversation.

Voice Encryption: end-to-end security is enabled because only trusted mobile phones at each end of the secure call perform cryptography.

Update on AT&T BOLD

BlackBerry Enterprise Server and BlackBerry Professional Software Users

If your BlackBerry® smartphone is integrated with a BlackBerry® Enterprise Server or BlackBerry® Professional Software, your IT department may have plans for updating your smartphone’s software already.

Click here for the actual site

Other BlackBerry Smartphone Users

Step 1

With your smartphone disconnected, click the Check for Updates button below.

Step 2

When prompted, select Run to install the drivers.

Step 3

When prompted, select Run to start the update process.

BlackBerry 8520 (Gemini)

 Boy Genius Reports  - – Crackberry

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BGR guys & Crackberry report They got there hands on some juicy 411 on the now infamous BlackBerry 8520 (code-named Gemini) with an optical trackball!…. While there hasn’t been too much time to play with them, early impressions are definitely fitting in with what CrackBerry reported; real solid feel and the optical trackball is awesome and makes your brand new BlackBerry feel outdated. Literally. It makes what you have feel primitive. We’ve been able to confirm the handset is going to hit T-Mobile USA in Q4 of this year, no price point yet.

Blackberry Tethering by Tetherberry

   

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The Internet on Your Laptop With Your BlackBerry!
Have you ever been stuck in an airport, hotel room or coffee shop with no Internet? TetherBerry allows you to access the Internet on your laptop through your BlackBerry’s data plan anywhere there is cellular coverage. It’s simple to install, easy to use and it works practically anywhere.

Internet Anywhere:

- You can use TetherBerry anywhere you can make phone calls.
- Easy Setup: Download our software to your BlackBerry and another for your laptop… Then surf the web and email just like you would with any Internet connection.
- Fast Speeds: Download speeds that are impressive. Our users download at speeds up to 1,800 kbps.
- No Tethering Fees: TetherBerry uses your phone’s data plan and we do not charge tethering fees. *
- All BlackBerries: TetherBerry is compatible with all BlackBerries.
- All Carriers: TetherBerry has been used by carriers all over the world. Some carriers do require APN settings, though.
Over 10,358 signed up beta testers have given us an overwhelmingly positive response. Just check out our reviews.