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HTC EVO View 4G trademark: Sprint WiMAX Flyer incoming?

Chris Davies, Mar 8th 2011 Discuss [0]

Looks like the HTC EVO View 4G really is incoming at CTIA 2011 next month, with HTC filing a couple of trademark applications for the mysterious new device. Good and EVO spotted the listings - here and here - which confirm both the name and the 4G connectivity; we still don't know, however, whether the device is a smartphone or a tablet. Read The Full Story

Three adds unlimited data options to pre-pay plans

Chris Davies, Mar 7th 2011 Discuss [0]

UK carrier Three has bucked the data trend and is offering true all-you-can-eat data access on its pre-pay tariffs. A follow-up to unlimited data on the pay-monthly One Plan, the new data tariffs are offered as £15 ($24) or £25 ($41) 30-day add-ons which pre-pay users can tag onto their current contract-free tariff. Read The Full Story

Motorola confirms XOOM 4G LTE update even for rooted tablets

Chris Davies, Mar 7th 2011 Discuss [0]

After concerns that rooting the Motorola XOOM would leave owners of the tablet ineligible for Verizon's 4G LTE upgrade later in the year, the manufacturer has stepped in to reassure would-be buyers that they can hack their toys and still get high-speed access. According to the official Motorola support forums, the company promises that XOOM slates that have had "the original factory software reinstalled" and have been "relocked" will be updated as normal, while it will "attempt to complete the upgrade" on those returned rooted. Read The Full Story

Samsung Galaxy Pro QWERTY Android candybar revealed [Video]

Chris Davies, Mar 7th 2011 Discuss [1]

Samsung has announced a new Android smartphone, the Samsung Galaxy Pro, and while we've grown used to seeing the company's near-endless variants on the Galaxy S family, the Pro dips a toe in as a QWERTY candybar. Already confirmed as headed to UK carrier Three "soon", the Galaxy Pro has a 2.8-inch 320 x 240 touchscreen above a physical keyboard, along with a 3-megapixel fixed-focus camera. Video demo after the cut Read The Full Story

Verizon HTC Trophy confirmed a World Phone, but won’t launch until June?

Chris Davies, Mar 4th 2011 Discuss [0]

Verizon may well be the last big US carrier to have a Windows Phone device on the market, but going by the latest set of leaked HTC Trophy photos their version may have some advantages over Sprint's HTC Arrive. WPCentral scored some shots confirming what we've suspected since the tail-end of last year, that the Verizon Trophy will be a so-called World phone with both CDMA and GSM connectivity. Read The Full Story

Sprint teases full US LTE network as soon as 2013 in Clearwire negotiations

Chris Davies, Mar 3rd 2011 Discuss [0]

Sprint has suggested it could have a nationwide 4G LTE network in place and operational by the end of 2013, though the carrier's apparent consideration of LTE could well be in part a negotiating tactic with its Clearwire WiMAX partner. Steve Elfman, Sprint's president of network operations and wholesale, confirmed this week that the carrier could have LTE operation and devices on the marker by 2012, FierceWireless reports; however, Elfman also said no final decision would be made until midway through this year. Read The Full Story

T-Mobile Sidekick letter offers 50% off Samsung upgrades or waived ETFs

Chris Davies, Mar 3rd 2011 Discuss [0]

T-Mobile USA said it would be easing the transition from a Sidekick to another device when the carrier announced data services would be shut down as of May 31; now the details of that transition have apparently leaked. According to a mailed out letter to one Sidekick owner, scanned for TmoNews, the carrier is offering 50-percent off "select" Samsung phones when bought with a new, two year agreement, or more flexibility in the early-termination fees (ETF). Read The Full Story

AT&T postpaid tablet data plans revealed ahead of iPad 2

Chris Davies, Mar 3rd 2011 Discuss [0]

AT&T has announced a new post-paid billing plan for tablet data packages, as an alternative to the current prepaid plans the carrier offers. Added to an existing monthly wireless bill, the new month-to-month plans are almost identically priced to their prepaid counterparts: $14.99 for 250MB per month, or $25 for 2GB per month. The only difference is in overage charges. Prepaid users who reach their limit can pay for a further 2GB for $25, with fees applied to a credit card. However, postpaid users will be charged at $10 for every 1GB, added to the monthly statement, which works out cheaper. Read The Full Story

Verizon iPhone defections “within our expectations” says AT&T CEO

Chris Davies, Mar 3rd 2011 Discuss [1]

Verizon may have sold 1m CDMA iPhone 4 handsets in the first weekend, according to one analyst report, but the number of users crossing over from AT&T to the new version is still unclear. AT&T CEO Ralph de la Vega told the WSJ that "We haven't seen any surprises" and that "everything is pretty much within our expectations" but declined to state any specific figures. Read The Full Story

No Hybrid Modem for 3G iPad 2; Verizon iPad 2 lacks Global Roaming

Chris Davies, Mar 2nd 2011 Discuss [0]

Unlike the original iPad, Apple is offering AT&T and Verizon versions of the iPad 2 WiFi + 3G out of the door. Unfortunately, carrier choice doesn't offer quite the flexibility we were hoping for: according to Apple, "the iPad model you purchase is specially configured to work with either AT&T or Verizon — not both." "While you don’t have to activate 3G service right away, you should choose your iPad with Wi-Fi + 3G according to the carrier you prefer" Apple warns. We'd hoped that the iPad 2 would have a hybrid GSM/CDMA modem which could be used on both AT&T's 3G/UMTS and Verizon's EVDO Rev.A networks, but sadly that's not the case. Read The Full Story

Acer Iconia A500, A100 and W500 confirmed for Vodafone

Chris Davies, Mar 2nd 2011 Discuss [0]

Acer's trio of tablets have apparently been picked up by Vodafone Germany, with the latest out of CeBIT 2011 being confirmation that the three models will all arrive in mid to late April. According to Steve Paine, the Iconia A500, Iconia W500 and Iconia A100 are locked in for the German market, though there's no word on whether Vodafone will be offering them in other countries. Read The Full Story

iPad 2 supplies to be scarce thanks to super-skinny screen?

Chris Davies, Mar 1st 2011 Discuss [4]

Apple's iPad 2 isn't expected to see delays in-between announcement tomorrow and going on sale, but launch numbers could well be limited. According to Goldman Sachs analyst Bill Shope, Apple's choice of a super-thin glass screen for the second-gen tablet has led to supply chain delays, reports AppleInsider; the issue is supposedly not one of technology, but of yield, and Shope believes "volumes [will] ramp fairly quickly as the process improves" Read The Full Story