Sprint will soon introduce new rate plans for 4G tablets, undercutting other carriers on pricing for 4G tablets. The carrier announced today that it will be offering customers up to 20 percent more data than AT&T and Verizon for the same price. Sprint is also going to temporarily waive the activation fee on all 3G […]
Oct 25 2012 | Posted in
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Sprint today announced that its LTE 4G network is now live in a handful of new markets around the country. Sprint customers in Hutchinson and McPherson, Kan.; New Bedford/Fall River, Mass.; Wichita Falls, Texas; as well as many Chicago-area suburbs can all use Sprint’s high-speed 4G network with compatible hardware. According to Sprint, its LTE […]
Oct 22 2012 | Posted in
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Verizon Wireless today provided an update on the progress of its LTE network deployment. Verizon Wireless said that it will reach 400 covered markets by October 18, about two months ahead of schedule, when it adds Marquette, Michigan. The roll-out will continue for the rest of the year and on into 2013. Verizon said that […]
AT&T today announced that it plans to sell both the Nokia Lumia 920 and Lumia 820 devices beginning in November. The two Lumia smartphones run Windows Phone 8. The Lumia 920 will be offered in red, white, black, yellow, and cyan. The Lumia 820 will only be offered in black. Both devices will run on […]
Oct 5 2012 | Posted in
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T-Mobile USA and MetroPCS today outlined their plans to transition their disparate GSM/HSPA+ and CDMA/LTE networks into a single HSPA+/LTE network within several years. Speaking to investors, the companies explained that MetroPCS’s 1X CDMA network will be turned off by 2015. Thanks in part to the high rate of device turnover within MetroPCS, they believe […]
Oct 3 2012 | Posted in
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AT&T has announced it would be the exclusive carrier of the MiFi Liberate, the first mobile hotspot with a touchscreen display. The MiFi Liberate, from Novatel Wireless, will connect to AT&T’s 4G LTE network, and it will support up to 10 Wi-Fi devices. AT&T has yet to reveal when the device will become available, but […]
Sep 28 2012 | Posted in
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Sprint on Monday announced the availability of LTE 4G in a handful of new markets. Consumers in Lawrence, Topeka, and Wichita, Kans.; Waukegan-Lake County, Ill.; and Barnstable-Hyannis/Mid-Cape, Mass. now have access to Sprint’s LTE network. In addition to the new LTE markets, Sprint said that it has enhanced its 3G CDMA network in Chicago, Los […]
Sep 25 2012 | Posted in
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Intel has confirmed with TechCrunch that it is currently prepping a dual-core Medfield-class Atom processor for mobile devices including smartphones. The new chip will also support LTE where currently its only smartphone processor shipping in handsets is only 3G-capable. Some speculate that it has been the lack of LTE support that has seen ‘Intel Inside’ […]
Sep 24 2012 | Posted in
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Verizon Wireless has announced that customers in San Diego will have access to its 4G Long Term Evolution (LTE) network in more places when the company expands its 4G LTE network on Sept. 20 in Otay Mesa and the Eastlake area of Chula Vista. The 4G LTE expansion area includes the Eastlake area of Chula […]
Sep 19 2012 | Posted in
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Sprint today announced details regarding the iPhone 5, including availability and price. As announced by Apple, the device can be preordered on Sprint.com starting at 12:01 AM Pacific Time on Friday, September 14, with delivery and in-store availability scheduled for September 21. Additionally, Sprint reiterated that the iPhone 5 will continue to have access to […]
Sep 12 2012 | Posted in
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