Filed under: Handhelds, Portable Audio, Portable Video

So you all remember that not-so-conclusive iFixit teardown of the iPod touch right? The one we all hoped would bring an end to those Bluetooth rumors once and for all. Well, they’ve updated their findings at our request with more information about the WiFi chipset. What they found was a Marvell W8686B22 802.11a/b/g WiFi system-on-chip inside. Yes, 802.11a according to iFixit, which on its own is interesting since Apple only claims b/g support. The iPhone you’ll recall, has a similar Marvell W8686B13 for WiFi and seperate CSR 41B14 BlueCore4ROM chip providing the Bluetooth. Of course others like Wi2Wi, have integrated the Marvell WiFi die with Bluetooth for their own single-chip solutions. However, in that case we’d expect to see Wi2Wi branding on the chipface. So what’s the answer? Nobody knows. As unlikely as it may be, iFixit contends that they, “cannot confirm nor [...]

Original post by Thomas Ricker

Filed under: Cellphones, Handhelds, Wireless

RIM decided (and we tend to agree) that it could improve upon the already solid BlackBerry 8300 Curve by adding GPS or WiFi — carrier’s choice — in the form of the 8310 and 8320, respectively. T-Mobile has announced today the release of the 8320 variant, offering @Home branded UMA service and speedy data to supplement T-Mobile’s EDGE network (in hotspot range, anyway) in your choice of “titanium” and carrier-exclusive “pale gold.” We’ve had a few minutes to play around with the champagne hued version, and with WiFi added into the Curve’s already solid mix, it pretty much goes without saying that this is the best BlackBerry yet. Setting up our wireless network on the Curve was a breeze, though we had some trouble keeping calls from dropping over an Airport Extreme; fortunately, T-Mobile’s offering up optimized Linksys routers for a song, and you can always [...]

Original post by Chris Ziegler