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T-Mobile USA grabs BlackBerry Bold 9900 4G

, May 2nd 2011 Discuss [1]

T-Mobile USA has become the first US carrier to announce it will be offering the freshly launched BlackBerry Bold 9900. The handset will be T-Mobile's first 4G-capable BlackBerry smartphone when it goes on sale later in 2011, offering HSPA+ support. Read The Full Story

Verizon 4G LTE back online

, Apr 28th 2011 Discuss [1]

Verizon's 4G LTE network is back up and running, after embarrassingly going offline yesterday on the same week that the carrier's second 4G smartphone, the DROID Charge, goes on sale. Verizon is yet to confirm the exact reasons for the downtime, though did say yesterday that it had been "working with major vendors to restore connections." Read The Full Story

AT&T warns unofficial tethering will auto-trigger $25 extra fee

, Apr 27th 2011 Discuss [12]

AT&T obviously isn't relying on either honor or guilt to get people to stop unofficially tethering their phones. Having sent out SMS warnings last month to smartphone users caught tethering without a special data plan that they were flouting the carrier's policies, AT&T has apparently followed up with a second message, reports TiPB, saying they'll be automatically upgrading users to the appropriate package, an extra $45 $25 per month. Read The Full Story

AT&T, Verizon Battle FCC Over 700MHz Interoperability For Smaller Carriers To Roam

, Apr 26th 2011 Discuss [0]

Earlier this month, the FCC mandated that large carriers such as AT&T and Verizon had to share their data networks with smaller regional carriers---they are already required to share voice networks---such that roaming deals are priced reasonably. As part of this mandate, was a push for interoperability across different bands of the 700MHz network and their associated hardware so that smaller carriers can roam on the different networks of the larger carriers. AT&T and Verizon are not too pleased and cite expense and increased handset size as making this an unfavorable direction. Read The Full Story

Verizon Casio G’zOne Commando brings the rugged April 28

, Apr 26th 2011 Discuss [4]

Verizon's latest ruggedized Android smartphone has made its debut, and rather than simply wearing a bright yellow casing, the Casio G'zOne Commando actually offers some unique functionality. As well as meeting Military Standards 810G for Immersion, Rain, Shock and Dust Resistant, Vibration, Salt Fog, Humidity, Solar Radiation, Altitude, Low and High Temperature Storage, the G'zOne Commando also operates in eight different outdoor-centric modes: Earth Compass, Walking Counter, Adventure Training, Trip Memory, Tides, Thermometer, Sun/Moon and Star Gazer. Read The Full Story

Sprint Nexus S 4G confirmed for May 8

, Apr 26th 2011 Discuss [1]

Sprint has confirmed that the Nexus S 4G will go on sale come May 8, with the WiMAX-toting smartphone priced at $199.99. The CDMA version of the Nexus S - which runs unmodified Android 2.3.3 Gingerbread on a 1GHz single-core processor with a 4-inch curved Super AMOLED display - requires the usual two-year agreement and data plan. Read The Full Story

Verizon’s DROID Incredible 2 by HTC coming April 28

, Apr 26th 2011 Discuss [2]

Verizon Wireless has confirmed pricing and availability for the DROID Incredible 2 by HTC, the CDMA version of the Incredible S we reviewed last month. The DROID Incredible 2 will drop on April 28, priced at $199.99 with a new, two-year agreement and mandatory data plan. Read The Full Story

AT&T packs “Fly-away” cell tower in a suitcase, Mary Poppins style

, Apr 25th 2011 Discuss [0]

AT&T is offering a "cell tower in a suitcase" for disaster management, emergencies and temporary sites, a portable satellite base station which can get multiple users connected in a short amount of time. Part of AT&T's Remote Mobility Zone system, the so-called "Fly-away" solution has a half-mile range and can be used with regular GSM handsets. Read The Full Story

White iPhone 4 for T-Mobile caught in testing

, Apr 24th 2011 Discuss [2]

Images of a white iPhone 4 test device with what looks to be support for T-Mobile USA's 3G bands have leaked, though whether that means the expected launch for the white variant this coming week will also mark its long-awaited debut on the network remains to be seen. BGR's sources sent them the shots, which show the white handset marked "confidential and proprietary" (just in case it's found in a bar) and with 3G support for T-Mobile's network. Read The Full Story

AT&T deliberately breaks Samsung Focus HSUPA? Not so says carrier

, Apr 21st 2011 Discuss [0]

The Samsung Focus ended up being our unofficial pick of the first-wave of Windows Phone 7 handsets, not least because of its brilliant display and speedy uploads. Now, it seems, AT&T wants to take 50-percent of those abilities away, with the accusation that the recently-released NoDo update actually disables HSUPA. Updated after the cut with AT&T comment Read The Full Story

HTC Sensation 4G hitting T-Mobile USA on June 8?

, Apr 21st 2011 Discuss [0]

HTC wasted no time in confirming that its Sensation powerhouse would be headed to the US in the guise of the T-Mobile Sensation 4G, but the company was coy about when, exactly, that might be. The company's advertising team obviously has no such qualms, however; TmoNews spotted an AdWords result promising a June 8 2011 release for the HSPA+ handset. Read The Full Story

Verizon Q1 2011: 2.2m iPhone 4 and 260k ThunderBolt

, Apr 21st 2011 Discuss [4]

Verizon Wireless is the next to announce its Q1 2011 financial results, and it's a strong start to both its LTE 4G network - with over 500,000 LTE devices activated - and its iPhone 4 sales - with 2.2m Apple handsets activated. Over 260,000 HTC ThunderBolt phones have been sold in a two week period, helping total wireless revenues lift 10.2-percent over last year to $16.9bn. Read The Full Story
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