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Sony PC shows up at FCC, hints at 13-inch VAIO Duo

# 2013-05-21 15:38:00, Engadget
When a "personal computer" from Sony lands at the FCC, with very little else to identify it, we have to put the pieces together ourselves. With the model number SVD132A14L, we can divine that it's very likely a Sony VAIO Duo and a 13-incher at that. Radio-wise, it shows dual-band WiFi in a/b/g/n...

Motorola XT1056 gains FCC credentials for Sprint

# 2013-05-21 13:28:00, Engadget
The future of Motorola's smartphones are now falling into place, and we couldn't be more excited. Following the FCC certification of the XT1058 for AT&T, a similar test report for the XT1056 has just crossed our desk. This time around, the smartphone carries certification for LTE Band 25, which ...

Google-built media player hits the FCC, reveals only a Hitchhiker's Guide reference

# 2013-05-18 03:04:00, Engadget
With much of its information obscured it's hard to say what Google has planned for this new device revealed by its FCC filing, but the model number at least indicates someone has a sense of humor. Called an "H840 device" and rocking the model number H2G2-42 (Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy - 42...

Withings Smart Activity Tracker hits the FCC with a catchier Pulse name

# 2013-05-13 04:46:00, Engadget
Withings introduced its Smart Activity Tracker at CES with many details regarding how it worked, but few hints of just when it would reach our belts and wrists. Courtesy of an FCC approval, we now know that it's relatively close. The exercise and sleep sensor has gone through US testing with no ...

Astell & Kern's AK120 portable MQS player graces the FCC with its $1,300 sound

# 2013-05-11 14:06:00, Engadget
Audiophiles eager to get their mitts on iRiver's Astell & Kern-branded AK120 should take note: the portable Mastering Quality Sound player just passed through the FCC's labs. The $1,300 AK120 is the bigger, 2.4-inch sibling to the $700 AK100, promising to net deep-pocketed audio perfectionists imp...

Samsung SM-T310 pops up at the FCC, may be a Galaxy Tab 3 8.0

# 2013-05-10 18:47:00, Engadget
While there were few surprises when the Galaxy Tab 3 7.0 swung past the FCC, we didn't expect additional tablets all that quickly. However, we're already looking at one today: a Samsung SM-T310 (the Galaxy Tab 3 7.0 is the SM-T210) has just reached the US agency carrying 16GB of storage, Bluetoo...

Motorola XT1058 for AT&T hits the FCC, could be XFON related

# 2013-05-10 13:54:00, Engadget
We've been waiting to see what Motorola would produce now that it's a part of Google, and one of its first phones to bring the stock Android 4.2 experience may have just been revealed in an FCC filing. The XT1058 sports AT&T compatible LTE bands and NFC, and its model number matches some of the ...

FCC proposes boosted in-flight WiFi speed with 14GHz spectrum by 2020

# 2013-05-10 10:22:00, Engadget
The FCC released a report yesterday detailing plans to free up 500 megahertz of spectrum, in an effort to supercharge our nation's ground-to-air mobile broadband infrastructure. The proposed spectrum would fall within the 14.0-14.5 GHz band, which is currently utilized for satellite uplinks. The...

Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 hits the FCC with 7-inch screen and WiFi in tow

# 2013-05-08 22:29:00, Engadget
Just a little over a week after Samsung introduced the 7-inch Galaxy Tab 3 to the world, and it's already made its way to the FCC for approval. There's not much to say here that we don't know about, but as expected, this particular model is WiFi-only, with no LTE or voice-enabled bands mentioned...

Sony Xperia A hits the FCC with 5-inch screen and removable battery

# 2013-05-08 14:53:00, Engadget
Many have suspected that Sony wasn't done with its 2013 high-end phones just because the Xperia Z and ZL were shipping. As of today, that's more than just speculation: a once-rumored Xperia A has swung through the FCC for approval as NTT DoCoMo's SO-04E. The filing is unusually detailed for a de...

Sony Xperia L swings by the FCC with North America-friendly 3G

# 2013-05-04 08:34:00, Engadget
While Sony intrigued us with the Xperia L's blend of a low-end smartphone with a higher-end camera, it wasn't very specific on just where we could eventually buy one: "worldwide" doesn't help, folks. Courtesy of an FCC filing, there's now a hint that the phone might show up in North America. The...

Obama’s new FCC chairman isn’t a reflexive shill for carriers, but he’s still a bad pick

# 2013-05-03 05:00:05, BGR: The Three Biggest Letters In Tech
When I first learned that President Obama had nominated the former president of CTIA and the National Cable Television Association to be the next chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, my stomach turned: If there’s one thing that this country doesn’t need, it’s yet another former ...

President Obama nominates Tom Wheeler as next FCC Chairman

# 2013-05-01 08:50:00, Engadget
Not that there was much doubt after yesterday, but President Obama has just officially nominated Tom Wheeler to be the next Chairman of the FCC. In a statement, outgoing Chairman Julius Genachowski says that he has known Wheeler personally and professionally for almost 20 years, and says that wi...

Sony Xperia Z for T-Mobile approved by the FCC with compatible LTE

# 2013-04-30 18:42:00, Engadget
The FCC's approval process can be incredibly secretive, since most companies prefer not to leak out any information that could give away the identity of their star products. Sony, on the other hand, is typically the most liberal when it comes to letting us in on the scoop, and its latest device ...

President Obama to nominate Tom Wheeler as FCC Chairman tomorrow

# 2013-04-30 11:40:00, Engadget
As Julius Genachowski winds down his five-year term as Chairman of the FCC, rumors of his successor are in full swing. Now, Engadget has confirmed with a White House official that President Obama will nominate industry veteran, Tom Wheeler, for the position, in an announcement that will come tom...

Obama poised to name former cable, wireless lobbyist to chair FCC

# 2013-04-30 10:10:58, BGR: The Three Biggest Letters In Tech
The chances that the new chairman of the Federal Communications Commission will investigate ISPs’ use of bandwidth caps now seem decidedly slim. Unnamed sources have told The Wall Street Journal that President Barack Obama is poised to nominate Tom Wheeler, a venture capitalist and “former top l...

Samsung Galaxy Mega hits FCC again, this time with LTE

# 2013-04-27 19:51:00, Engadget
Better start working on those powerball exercises. If Samsung's Galaxy Mega was the thing you thought your life was missing, it's just landed at the FCC. Yeah, we know this isn't the first time, but this second go-round it's the LTE-sporting GT-i9205 model. The usual lab tests show little that w...

Activist group demands that next FCC chairman investigate ISP bandwidth caps

# 2013-04-24 17:59:50, BGR: The Three Biggest Letters In Tech
Data caps for home broadband services have been one of the less popular innovations ISPs have rolled out over the past couple of years and now one activist group is demanding that the next chairman of the Federal Communications Commission conduct a formal investigation into ISPs’ practice of cappi...