Reconfigurable baseband processors aren't a new concept by any stretch of the imagination, but so far, the idea that we might move from CDMA to HSPA to LTE to WiMAX on our handsets with little more than some creative firmware flashing is -- sadly -- science fiction. Samsung's taking that dream a little closer to reality this week by revealing that it's licensing Sandbridge Technologies' software radio tech for integration in future devices; odds are, they're looking at this as a power play for reducing manufacturing expenses and not as a too-easy way for users to switch network technologies on the go, but as the old adage goes, "where t
