Qualcomm Atheros recently made a version of its Skifta media-sharing app available to the Apple iPhone and iPad. Skifta, which has been available to Android devices for some time, uses the DLNA protocol to enable devices such as smartphones and tablets push media content from their device to their DLNA-capable TV or stereo. The iPhone […]
Walmart and Straight Talk Wireless have announced that starting on January 11, 2013 in more than 2,000 Walmart stores and online at Walmart.com, customers now have access to the iPhone 5 and iPhone 4 on Straight Talk’s $45 no contract unlimited talk, text and data plan. To make this offer even more affordable, Walmart will […]
MetroPCS today announced new service plans that it hopes will make it easier for customers to pick the plan that’s right for them. All the plans offer unlimited voice minutes and unlimited domestic messaging. The least expensive plan now costs $40 per month and offers 500MB of 4G speed. The middle option includes 2.5GB of […]
T-Mobile gave an update on its LTE rollout at a press conference at CES in Las Vegas. According to Neville Ray, T-Mobile’s CTO, the company will launch LTE in Las Vegas later this month. Some current T-Mobile phones – including the Samsung Galaxy Note II – will work on the new LTE network after an […]
Sprint has announced that it has negotiated local FM radio access for its customers with American radio stations. Using an application called NextRadio, Android and Windows Phone smartphones will be able to access local FM radio over the air rather than stream it from Sprint’s network. The NextRadio application, which acts as a tuner and […]
Federal Communications Commission chairman Julius Genachowski has announced plans to make a 195MHz swath of 5GHz spectrum available to help alleviate congested Wi-Fi networks. In particular, the FCC wants more capacity to be available at large hubs, such as airports, convention centers, and other areas where large numbers of people gather. “We all know the […]
Verizon Communications CEO Lowell McAdam said that the company is not holding discussions with partner Vodafone to purchase the remaining shares of Verizon Wireless. Verizon Wireless is a joint venture between Verizon Communications and Vodafone. Verizon Communications owns 55% of Verizon Wireless and Vodafone owns the remaining 45%. Reports surfaced earlier this week suggesting that […]
Two weeks after wide-spread reports that Britney Spears was being fired from her role as judge on FOX’s fall talent show, Wednesday (January 9) night brought a slew of reports that Spears is quitting X Factor. Of course, these reports — TMZ got there first — are claiming Spears quit ahead of plans not to renew […]
It still doesn’t have an official premiere date, but Netflix has given addition information on the launch for the highly anticipated resurrection of Arrested Development. Netflix confirmed on Wednesday (January 9) at the Television Critics Association press tour that the 14-episode return of Arrested Development will debut all on the same day in May. Arrested […]
The nominees for the 85th Annual Academy Awards have been announced. “Lincoln”earned the most nominations of the day — 12 — including nods for performers Daniel Day-Lewis, Tommy Lee Jones and Sally Field. Ang Lee’s “Life of Pi,” a story about a shipwrecked young man who shares a lifeboat with a tiger, followed with 11 nominations. That was followed by the […]
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