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4G Killer Apps: A Top Five

PC World: "Imagine sitting on the grass in a shady park, watching flawless high-definition television on your connected tablet. Imagine pausing the program and switching over to a video call from your mother.

Wireless carriers will be trying to capture your imagination and your dollars with rosy scenarios like this one, tempting you with cool new applications--or better old ones--that fully exploit the 10X speed increases promised by fourth-generation (4G) wireless networks.

Already, carriers like Sprint are extolling what they believe will be 4G’s killer apps, but at this point it’s a guessing game--and consumers will ultimately decide the winners. That said, it isn't too early to make educated guesses about where those killer apps might surface--and here are ours."