Quad-band Articles on TUAW - The Unofficial Apple Weblog

iPad 2 gets same quad-band 3G as iPhone 4

by Chris Rawson (Mar 6th, 2011)

Just like the iPhone 4 before it, the feature I wanted most from the iPad 2 was support for 900 MHz UMTS/HSDPA in its 3G chipset. And just like the iPhone 4, the UMTS/GSM version of the 3G-enabled iPad 2 delivers, with the same quad-band support as the iPhone 4. The original iPad (and the ...

What would convince you to buy iPad 2?

by Chris Rawson (Dec 13th, 2010)

It hardly seems like it, but it's been nearly a year since the announcement of the iPad. Soon, we'll no longer be able to call the device that's selling today by the simple name "iPad" -- instead, it will become "the original iPad," "iPad 1," "iPad 1G" or "first-generation iPad." If history (and ...

iPhone 4's multiband antenna makes it a true 'world phone'

by Chris Rawson (Jun 7th, 2010)

This morning, I read liveblogs about the WWDC keynote with growing irritation. I'd been hoping for a 64 GB capacity bump for iPhone 4, even though I knew in the back of my mind that engineering practicalities made it unlikely. The news that FaceTime will not only be WiFi only, but will also work ...