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Clearwire shutters Rover “youth” WiMAX brand

Chris Davies, May 5th 2011 Discuss [2]

Clearwire has confirmed that it is shuttering its Rover pre-pay brand, replacing it with its own no-contract plans. The company told FierceWireless that Rover was only ever "offered on a limited retail basis in a couple markets" and was seen as a way "to test some new pay-as-you-go pricing options." There's no word on whether the Rover Puck mobile hotspot will be made available as a CLEAR Spot. Read The Full Story

Motorola rehashes old tech with XPRT and Titanium phones

Chris Davies, May 5th 2011 Discuss [1]

Motorola has revealed a pair of "new" Android smartphones, though to be fair they're more warmed up existing designs than anything else. The Motorola XPRT is a rebadged DROID Pro, with the same 3.1-inch HVGA touchscreen and QWERTY keyboard pairing, along with Android 2.2 and World Phone connectivity. Meanwhile the Motorola Titanium replaces the i1, a ruggedized iDEN smartphone with similar specs to the XPRT but, bizarrely, Android 2.1 Eclair. Read The Full Story

Vodafone grabs BlackBerry Bold 9900

Chris Davies, May 3rd 2011 Discuss [1]

Vodafone has become the first UK carrier to throw its hat into the BlackBerry Bold 9900 ring, confirming that it will offering the BlackBerry 7 OS smartphone later this year. The handset, announced at BlackBerry World 2011 yesterday, will be the first to run RIM's new smartphone OS, and has both a touchscreen and a QWERTY keyboard. Read The Full Story

Vodafone Taxis offer payment by phone [Updated]

Chris Davies, May 3rd 2011 Discuss [1]

Cash-coy Vodafone UK users won't have to worry about paying for taxis any more, as long as they can spot one of the carrier's sponsored cars. A fleet of "hundreds" of Vodafone-branded cabs will take to London's streets from today, offering not only in-car chargers for rejuicing your phone, but the ability to pay for the fare on your handset, just as long as you're a Vodafone customer. Read The Full Story

T-Mobile USA grabs BlackBerry Bold 9900 4G

Chris Davies, 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

Chris Davies, 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

Chris Davies, 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

Rue Liu, 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

Chris Davies, 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

Chris Davies, 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

Chris Davies, 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

Chris Davies, 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