Broadband / Network Services

Phone companies agree to use micro-USB as standard for power supplies

Broadband defined although people including Vint Cerf aren't impressed.

PC World tested the US 3G networks for speed and reliability (Sprint and Verizon did well but AT&T had noticably worse reliability scores).

WiMAX

WiNAX teams up with DSLAMs for rural broadband

ComCast to bundle Clear with its services: High-Speed 2go

Daily Wireless: Sprint WiMAX phone?

Mobile / FMC / VoIP

Sony is talking up a Phone-PSP hybrid. Frankly, what the heck took them so long?

iPhone; AT&T say the iPhone 3GS launch was their best ever sales day and the iPhone is #1 in Japan. Version 3.1 firmware is in Beta and brings Voice Control over Bluetooth. SingTel will be bringing the 3GS to Singapore, no big surprise there although less than 2 weeks after the US launch, local independent shops have genuine phones (via Italy) for up to S$2,200 (US$1,500); strictly for those who cannot wait. Akamai is offering adaptive streaming for iPhone/iPod Touch. I tend to hold back on reports of hardware faults as sometimes it takes a long time for the real story to emerge but Apple has issued a "keep your iPhone out of the sun" warning. Early feedback on Apple's Push technology fails to impress.

Palm Pre: sales reach 300,000 mark? O2 confirmed as UK exclusive carrier

Slow sales of TD-SCDMA