Verizon ended one of the longer waits for its 4G smartphones by committing to a launch date for the LG Revolution. The Android LTE phone will ship May 26 for $250. The production version will also be the first phone to ship with Netflix for Android preloaded for movie viewing. Like other Verizon 4G phones, […]
May 25 2011 | Posted in
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Spokane isn’t the only city getting LTE on June 16th. Verizon detailed one of its largest expansions yet with notice that 21 cities would get its LTE network on June 16. The upgrade will focus the most on Michigan and Wisconsin, with Ann Arbor, Flint, Grand Rapids, Lansing, Madison, Milwaukee, Racine, Kenosha, and Wisconsin Dells […]
May 23 2011 | Posted in
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Verizon Wireless announced today that it is bringing its 4G Long Term Evolution (LTE) network to Spokane on June 16. Residents in areas such as Airway Heights, Liberty Lake, Mead, Otis Orchards, Spokane, Spokane Valley and the South Hill with 4G LTE smartphones, laptop modems and hot spots will be able to take advantage of […]
May 23 2011 | Posted in
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Sony Ericsson has announced that it has dropped its lawsuit against Clearwire. Sony Ericsson had filed suit in January claiming that Clearwire’s logo looked too similar to its own. An injunction was sought to stop Clearwire from using its swirl logo as the company had decided to enter the smartphone space. Clearwire recently told the […]
May 16 2011 | Posted in
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Verizon has now released its long-awaited over-the-air software update for the HTC Thunderbolt. Detailed in an online document (PDF), the update so far needs to be downloaded manually and has a number of fixes included. Chief among them is a fix for data problems when accessing Verizon’s 3G network. The patch also stabilizes the performance […]
May 12 2011 | Posted in
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Panasonic on Tuesday introduced the replacement for its Toughbook 52 notebook that is semi-rugged. The 14-inch notebook earns this distinction thanks to its spill-proof keyboard, magnesium alloy case, and a shock-mounted hard drive. It meets MIL-spec 810G standards for drop and shock resistance. Three versions of the Toughbook 53 are offered, including a 2.1GHz Core […]
Korean Telecom introduced a new sled case for the iPhone 4, the KWF-B2500 from its Portable Mobile WiMax Egg series. It provides WiMAX-based 4G access and has a 1,500mAh battery to extend battery life by about four hours. It adds 0.31in to the thickness of the iPhone 4 and weighs 2.4 ounces. The carrier also […]
US Cellular has jumped on 4G bandwagon with its own plans for an LTE network. The carrier planned to have at least 25 percent of its network covered by the end of 2011 and would focus on cities that haven’t been priorities for Verizon. Some of the first cities would include Madison, Milwaukee, and Racine […]
May 8 2011 | Posted in
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Verizon Wireless announced it has turned on it’s LTE network in six more metropolitan areas, as well as expanding the 4G LTE network in Charlotte, N.C. The areas where the 4G LTE network will now be available include Clarksville, Tenn.-Hopkinsville, Ky.; Cleveland, Tenn.; Columbia and Hilton Head, S.C.; Wilmington, N.C.; and the Greater Lehigh Valley […]
Apr 21 2011 | Posted in
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Sprint and Clearwire have come to a new agreement that required them to settle a previous dispute over wholesale pricing. Under the new deal, Clearwire will receive a minimum of $1 billion over the course of the next two years from Sprint in exchange for access to its high-speed WiMAX network for mobile devices. The […]
Apr 19 2011 | Posted in
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