Sony integrates ’super 3G’ into laptops

Sony has upgraded six Vaio notebooks to include High Speed Downlink Packet Access (HSDPA) connectivity. It claims the SZ6 and TZ20 series, which consist of six notebooks in all, will eventually provide users with download speeds of up to 7.2Mbps while on the move.

Released under Sony’s new Everywair brand, the technology will initially provide internet connections of up to 3.6Mbps, however a firmware upgrade to be released at some unknown point in the future will then enable users to gain connection speeds of up to 7.2Mbps.

Sony also told Register Hardware T-Mobile will be its preferred network partner. It also said the technology means users won’t have to be within range of a Wi-Fi hotspot or fixed connection to enjoy broadband internet speeds. Unless, they’re out of range of the 3G network, of course…

Apple faces new class-action suit over locked iPhones

Apple Inc. is facing yet another class-action lawsuit over its iPhone, this time from a New York State resident who claims the company failed to adequately disclose to consumers that the handset is locked to AT&T’s network and that using the device internationally would result in substantial data roaming charges.

Herbert H. Kliegerman’s 9-page complaint, filed Monday in a New York Supreme Court, accuses Apple of engaging in deceptive and misleading practices by failing to properly disclose to iPhone buyers that their phones would be locked to only work with AT&T SIM cards and that the unlock codes would not be provided.

Approximately two weeks after purchasing his iPhone, Kliegerman traveled to Mexico for a week where he continued to use his iPhone to check emails and surf the web. He did so, according to the suit, after reading a statement on Apple’s iPhone website stating that “[y]ou can browse the Internet and send emails as often as you like without being charged extra.”