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Qualcomm Atheros flaunts 802.11ac WiFi module for Snapdragon S4 Feb 23rd 2012, 08:14 The 802.11ac WiFi standard may sound like an alphabetical step backwards, but for high-bandwidth tasks like 1080p streaming it promises to wipe the face off 802.11n. Qualcomm Atheros wants its share of the billion unit pie and has just launched a series of products to flesh out its 802.11ac ecosystem. Top billing goes to the WCN3680 WiFi/BlueTooth/FM combo module, which plugs into the new Snapdragon S4 (MSM8960) and offers speeds of up to 433Mbps to complement that blistering CPU performance. Since the S4 already includes built-in b/g/n WiFi (not to mention its 3G/4G/LTE baseband), manufacturers who choose to add the 802.11ac component will achieve full WiFi cross-compatibility and make many consumers happy in the process. Meanwhile, you'll also find similar multilingual abilities in QA's other 5G WiFi modules for PCs, laptops, routers and enterprise, which are all detailed in the PR after the break. Rest assured that we'll bring you more hands-on impressions of the latest Snapdragon just as soon as things kick off at MWC -- and hopefully in the form of a finished, market-ready tablet or handset. Continue reading Qualcomm Atheros flaunts 802.11ac WiFi module for Snapdragon S4 Qualcomm Atheros flaunts 802.11ac WiFi module for Snapdragon S4 originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 23 Feb 2012 04:14:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink   |   | Email this | Comments Harris new rugged tablet brings Honeycomb to your local combat-zone Feb 23rd 2012, 08:02 Harris makes the tough tech you'd expect to see census takers (leave it), NFL stadiums and public buses toting around. It's introducing a new 7-inch Android tablet that's so hard-as-nails it would make a Galaxy Tab go home and call its mother. The Harris RF-3590 packs a 1024 x 600 multitouch display, a dual-core 1.5GHz CPU, 2GB of LPDDR2 RAM, 2 and 8-megapixel front and rear-facing cameras and comes running Honeycomb. There's plenty of connection options with the usual WiFi, GPS and Bluetooth supplanted by a cellular connection, Ethernet, HDMI, SD and USB holes. It'll come with a 64GB SSD as standard but you can upgrade it to 128GB if you've got the moolah. Designed for soldiers in the battlefield, when stealth isn't necessary you can even activate voice control and bark your orders into the pair of microphones included. There's no word on pricing or availability, presumably because if you want to pick one of these up, you probably need to be called "General," and not just because you're good at Starcraft. [Thanks, Mike] Continue reading Harris new rugged tablet brings Honeycomb to your local combat-zone Harris new rugged tablet brings Honeycomb to your local combat-zone originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 23 Feb 2012 04:02:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink   |  Harris  | Email this | Comments Apache outs version 2.4 of its HTTP server six years after last full release Feb 23rd 2012, 06:58 It's been half a dozen years since Apache last released a new version of its venerable HTTP server, but the day has finally come for version 2.4 to be unveiled to the world. Granted, the old Apache was doing fine -- it's been the most prolific web server in the world since the mid nineties -- but a bit of freshening up couldn't hurt, right? Among the many changes are reduced memory usage, improved performance and efficiency, and more finely-tuned caching support for high-traffic sites. If you want to know more, check out the source link below for an overview and full feature list. Well, what are you waiting for, Tanto... jump on it! Apache outs version 2.4 of its HTTP server six years after last full release originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 23 Feb 2012 02:58:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink Ars Technica  |  Apache Software Foundation  | Email this | Comments

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