Stories for Oct. 30, 2014
In Brief
EE rolls out 150Mbps “4G+” connectivity in central London
As predicted a couple weeks back, the British mobile operator EE has begun rolling out LTE-Advanced “4G+” across central London. The technology aggregates spectrum in EE’s 1800MHz and 2.6GHz holdings to provide “real world” peak speeds of 150Mbps, EE promised in a statement. As the carrier noted, the use of EE’s 2.6GHz spectrum will take some of the load off its existing 1800MHz 4G network, theoretically speeding things up for 4G users who don’t have the latest devices – such as the Samsung Note 4 – that can take advantage of so-called 4G+. EE also said its 4G network now covers 300 cities and large towns.
Stories for Oct. 29, 2014
Flipboard launches version 3.0: Smarter recommendations plus a curated daily newsmagazine
Flipboard has launched a major redesign of its social-magazine app, adding smarter curation tools using technology from Zite, which it acquired in March, as well as a daily newspaper-style magazine that will be curated by the company’s editorial staff Read more »
In Brief
Two more key Twitter product engineers leave the company
Twitter is reorganizing once again, and with that shift, Twitter’s lead of Analytics, Adam Kinney, and VP of Engineering, Jeremy Gordon, are moving on. No word yet on where they’re heading, but CNBC reported that Kinney and Gordon quit because they didn’t agree with the executive team’s strategy for the company. It’s the latest in a long string of talent changes at Twitter, whose user growth has stagnated in recent months.
