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ICS XOOM


Motorola was kind enough to release the official changelog for the XOOM WiFi Ice Cream Sandwich (Android 4.0.3) update this afternoon. The push started last night for many, although according to our own Tato, not everyone is able to pull it.


The update itself is, well, ICS. Once you read the changelog below, you will understand that this is as stock as it gets, which is a good thing. The updated browser, swiping of notifications and tasks, new People/Gallery/Camera apps, and improved typing and spell-checking are all included.


 

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Wifi


Wireless standard 802.11n has been around for a while and naturally, it is time to look forward to the bright and speedy future of Wi-Fi 802.11ac. The new 802.11ac Wi-Fi standard is still in the works, but is bound to be finished and ready for testing come the end of this year.

 

 

It is faster and more efficient

Thanks to technologies like beam-forming and higher amplitude modulation used in Wi-Fi 802.11ac, you will be able to send data faster and more efficiently than the current 802.11n. up to 1Gbit/s faster. That is three times the speed of 802.11n.


This means that streaming HD video from your phone, tablet or laptop to an HDTV will be a breeze, not to mention syncing music or any file for that matter with your PC or laptop. Or you can even utilize the 802.11ac Wi-Fi standard for distributing video from a cable or a satelite set top box to mulitple TVs across the router area.


Wifi 5F 802.11ac


Better coverage

Lets be honest here current-gen wireless routers do not have the best coverage possible. Yes, they have come a long way from past years, but still there are times when you go from one room to another and the Wi-Fi signal just dies on you.


With the introduction of 802.11ac this will be a thing of the past. Thanks to the aforementioned higher amplitude modulation, the new Wi-Fi standard provides better coverage with fewer dead zones.


Official numbers are mot out yet, but having in mind that the 802.11ac modulation has been quadrupled in comparison to the Wi-Fi 802.11n, I can't help but feel hopeful.



Worth the Wait until 2015

Yes, you read it right. According to NPD In-Stat analyst Gregory Potter, we will have to wait three more years until the mass production of smartphones, tablets, laptops and HDTVs featuring the Wi-Fi 802.11ac standard ramps up.


Potter expects multiple devices supporting the standard draft specifications to pop-up at next year CES. But as is with most tech we see there, it will take a while for it to teleport into our pockets. At least, when the standard does become a Wi-Fi Alliance certified early next year, we will see more than 1 billion devices equipped with 802.11ac in a span of three years.



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