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In a time when 100Mb/s makes people talk about what they will do with all that bandwidth (never mind that some European and Asian Countries already think nothing of it), here’s a report that details the growth of broadband over fiber over the next two decades. Analyst firm Analysys Mason was commissioned by the UK telecom regulator Ofcom to do an in depth study in to the future of Fiber and that has generated a report that suggests this outcome [PDF link]. The results are pretty clear — depending on what kind of a network is being used, end users will be able to access either a maximum of 10Gbps or 100Gbps. In both cases, the gateway of the provider will be 100Gbps. What you get will depend on what the ISP was feeling like when they built their network — long term or short term.

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HTC’s Legend has got to be the most coveted Android phone ever since it was first shown off at the MWC 2010 event. It’s premium aluminum unibody build, the rich AMOLED display, the premium finish — everything makes you want it, bad. Those lusting after it in the US will have to wait a while loger before they get any specific dates but their UK counterparts have already received their release date — 23rd March.

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So there was this tablet device called the iTablet much before the Apple tablet rumors reached fever pitch. It was made by Amtek and it has been around for quite some time you see. Now, there’s this company in the UK called X2, who are drawing your attention to something called the iTablet. The connection? It’s the same friggin’ device. Dare we ask for more creativity in the industry?

Continue reading “X2 Cashes In On Amtek’s iTablet While Finalizing Their Own [Tablets]” »

O2 has confirmed the news that it is in talks with Apple for providing 3G access to the iPad when it launches in the UK. It seems like they were waiting for the iPad to launch in the US before starting to solidify anything around the deal. It is evident that they have been in talks since before the iPad was launched and this announcement is the first of its kind for the iPad outside the US.

Continue reading “O2 In Talks With Apple For iPad UK Deal, Has Sold 2 Million iPhones [iPad] [iPhone]” »

Sony Ericsson’s first step into the Android world and it is a pretty well hyped one. Everyone’s expecting a lot of things from the device and it is one of my personal favorites amongst the upcoming Android device. When it was first released back in November last year, it did see a lot of excitement and hype around it. The main thing going for it is the custom UI and two new apps that will be exclusive on the XPERIA X10 – MediaScape and TimeScape.

Continue reading “Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 Release Date Set For April On Vodafone UK, Rest Is Unknown [Smartphones]” »

This week has been extremely exciting for smartphone lovers simply because the HTC roadmap leak happened. It confirmed that the company is making a super powerful Android Snapdragon phone. Also, the Satio makes a come back after Sony Ericsson releasing a fix for the issues. Get to the other side for more.

Continue reading “All Phones Thursday: HTC’s SnapDragon Android And Others, Cheapest Navigation Phone And More” »

You might not have noticed this yet but we have become extremely dependant on our mobile phones. This is especially true for those who use modern smartphones. Our always-connected lives would become highly disconnected if we were forced to live without these devices for a single day.

Our dependence comes through very clearly when we are trying to buy a new phone. Suddenly, all our daily needs and requirements come into play and we are left puzzled at the onslaught of features. This scenario is further complicated by the fact that most companies have product release cycles that are between 10 months to a year.

The companies cannot be stopped from bringing out the latest gear all throughout the year but we can help you catch up on the latest phone news. And so we do, every Thursday. Get over to the other side for this week’s digest.

Continue reading “All Phones Thursday: iPhone Success Story Continues Globally But Has Worms, Droid Sells And More” »

Here we are folks, it is Monday once again and that means going getting out of weekend mode, getting back to work and catching up with the world that has been busy as usual« over the weekend. That is why we bring you this round up every Monday to help you catch up with the most relevant news in consumer technology that has broken over the past few days, with some fun bits thrown in for added taste.

This week we have speculations about HTC making a unique netbook, Vaios coming out in more style than usual, some great iPhone apps and still more. Get over to the other side to get started.

Continue reading “Catch Up Monday: iPhone Nano Worldmode, Knocking Pics, Balloon! It Away And More” »

If there’s one gadget that we all carry, it has to be the cell phone. We all need them, love them and have our favorites amongst them. But they come and go so very fast that it is hard for the consumer to keep track of what’s going on. So Otaku Gadgets helps you by supplying you all the important phone stuff, every Thursday.

Continue reading “All Phones Thursday: XPERIA X10 Is Official, Kurara Spied On, iPhone Loved, Hated, Has 100K+ Apps And More” »

It is Monday again, which means blink-and-you-miss Sunday is over already. Back in the world of tech, things have been really busy. Just after a big week full of Apple products and (glowing) Apple financial reports, the rumors are back again. Plus, Samsung has quietly launched their second Android phone in Russia (of all places). This time I have some iPhone apps to talk about as well.

Get over to the other side and start catching up.

Continue reading “Catch Up Monday: More Apple (Tablet) Rumors, Cool New iPhone Apps, DSi Voice Chat [?], U2 Live On YouTube Tonight And More” »