iPod, iTunes, iPhone and more Gadgets

The FCC - the government agency that certifies U.S. and authorizes devices that make use of radio waves - has recently given the green light to market a card produced by Intel that could cope with WiFi and WiMax, called 5350 WiFi / WiMAX combo.

The file in question has a pinout physically compatible with the slots in the MacBook and MacBook Pro, currently used with traditional Airport cards. However, it is unlikely that at present can run on these configurations. First, because currently there are no drivers for Mac, but only for Windows; second, because the antenna integrated WiFi may be unsuitable for that purpose.

In any event, given the close relationship between Apple and Intel nothing that soon we will see implemented this technology on Mac rumor and want to September already introduced products are compatible with WiMAX.

At that point, ironically, lacking only one thing: the network coverage.

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If Italy Vodafone and Tim are preparing the arrival of ‘iPhone 3G, in the U.S. AT & T is not less, with articulated plans for network development and an unusual restriction on sales.

Until further notice, in fact, in stores AT & T can buy one iPhone per person instead of the first three awards and, of course, the purchase should strictly be regularized by credit card. This is probably justified with the intention of the operator to maintain a stock of phones until the actual launch of the new model.

Much more interesting instead the announcement that AT & T has plan to develop an extensive network with 3G speeds up to 20 megabits per second by 2009, certainly to prepare the network iPhone but also to the whole new set of devices that will be, including the Blackberry 9000.

Maybe AT & T has learned that instead of banning the “unblocking” of devices that are used with other operators, it would be more fruitful to give customers a reason to stay. And the development of the network certainly goes in this direction.

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Apple these days is committed to enforcing its own reasons against SUISA, the equivalent of oltralpe of our SIAE, which so far has imposed what constitutes, in our own house, the well known and controversial fair compensation.

The Swiss legislation would affect, in practice, all devices musical based on solid-state memories sold on Swiss soil. The contribution would then be required will vary depending on the capacity of the object in question.

A Cupertino would like to put an end to the issue, given that the scenario increases the price of iPods would certificate on values from 42 to 153 Swiss francs (between 25 and 90 €). Apple has made it known that he never downloaded these costs on their customers. However, the Mela is trying to be exempt from this duty, at least on sales completed on the online store.
The strategy of Cupertino is to understand the Swiss authorities that the products of the store are purchased, in fact, in Ireland and, from there, transported in the homes of their customers.

By ‘introduction of iPhone on Swiss territory, in Cupertino are probably concerned that the smartphone is classified as a player and, as such, end up having to load annoying extras.

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