This specification for Wireless Regional Area Networks (WRAN) uses the white space in TV the frequency spectrum to provide coverage for remote areas. The WRAN is expected to be able to deliver speeds of up to 22 Mbps.

Patent lawsuits are behind Apple’s request to prevent Samsung from selling the Galaxy Tab in Australia. Similar lawsuits have been filed in other countries.

While earlier reports suggested a September release, it now looks like the next version of the iPhone will be released in October.

Engineers at Rice University have created a battery 50 microns tall. The batteries do not contain lithium and can be built at room temperatures.

Last year’s release of HTC’s HD2 was the final evolution of the Windows Mobile device. For Windows Phone 7, HTC has released the T-Mobile HD7, a Windows Phone 7 update of the HD2. Learn what ZATZ Editor-at-Large James Booth thinks of this updated offering from HTC.

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Retina-X Studios has launched MyDoc2PDFConverter, a PDF converter for Android smartphones. The utility can convert documents, images, contacts and Web pages into PDF format within the application interface.

The Raspberry Pi is a full PC on a USB stick. You plug it into the HDMI port of a display to use. The designs have been turned over to manufacturing to build the first models.

The past week has seen a flurry of “information” released on the rumored iPhone 5. This article offers a compilation, with links, of some of what has been said.

If you’re really proficient with computers, you may get really frustrated at the limitations of tablets. If you really don’t know much about computers and don’t want to know any more, tablets might be just great for you.

Telestream has released Wirecast 4.1 live video production and streaming software. Wirecast and Wirecast Pro webcasting software provide live switching, production, and streaming capabilities letting Mac and Windows users create video broadcasts for the Web.