Intel drops 3G Centrino support

Intel has reversed course on whether the next-generation Centrino chipset will contain 3G network support. After a September 2006 announcement that the upcoming version of Centrino would allow connections to 3G networks, customers were looking forward to reaching out to touch the Internet from anywhere within a 3G network footprint. Now, though, Intel says that 3G support would be too expensive for the upcoming release. The news isn't the end of the line for 3G support, though, since Intel did not specifically rule out 3G support in future releases.

Read more about the future of 3G support from Centrino:
- in the article at CIO Today