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Apple removing delivery dates from iPad mini LTE pre-orders

, Oct 31st 2012 Discuss [0]

Last week, we reported that customers who pre-ordered an LTE model of the iPad mini were getting confirmations of delivery dates with their order, some saying that they would get theirs as early as November 21 (one of our commenters even mentioned the 20th for him). However, it seems that Apple is redacting these dates and substituting in "mid-November" instead. Read The Full Story

EE lights up 4G LTE and fiber in UK

, Oct 30th 2012 Discuss [0]

LTE has gone live in the UK, with EE opening up its 4G doors to subscribers hoping for a little extra boost in their smartphone or mobile hotspot. The launch - which has hardly left rival UK carriers happy, waiting as they are for more spectrum before they stage their own LTE deployment in mid-2013 - sees smartphone plans from £36 per month with a device, while EE is also offering fiber broadband for homes and businesses. Read The Full Story

Verizon Nokia Lumia 822 official with 4G LTE [Update: $100]

, Oct 29th 2012 Discuss [0]

Verizon and Nokia have officially announced the CDMA version of Nokia's Lumia 820, the Verizon Lumia 822, running Windows Phone 8. Supporting Verizon's EVDO Rev.A and 4G LTE networks, the Lumia 822 is otherwise identical to the GSM model which will be offered on both AT&T and T-Mobile USA, complete with interchangeable covers and the possibility of wireless charging. Read The Full Story

Clearwire chooses Huawei for LTE network

, Oct 29th 2012 Discuss [0]

Huawei is a Chinese company that offers all sorts of hardware for mobile networks and other network systems. The Chinese company has been at the center of spying allegations made by the US government suggesting that Huawei may be allowing the Chinese government access to American network systems. Huawei continues to strenuously object to these claims and has offered access to its source code in an attempt to prove it's not facilitating Chinese spying on America. Read The Full Story

EE confirms LTE iPad mini and iPad 4th-gen headed to UK

, Oct 25th 2012 Discuss [0]

EE has thrown in with Apple's new iPad 4th-gen and iPad mini, confirming that it will be offering LTE versions of the two tablets "in the coming weeks." Sold alongside the Orange and T-Mobile UK versions - which will be limited to HSPA+/DC-HSDPA - the 4G iPads will be tied to data plans from £25.99 per month for your mobile browsing. Read The Full Story

Researchers use algebra to boost bandwidth, reduce network congestion

, Oct 24th 2012 Discuss [0]

A team of researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have discovered that they can improve data speeds over cellular networks by reducing dropped packets without any new or added hardware. Using just algebraic equations, the researchers can transfer dropped packets to the receiving device in order to solve the problem of a missing chunk, which then frees up the network for other tasks. Read The Full Story

Analog TV ceases transmission in UK, freeing up airwaves for juicy LTE

, Oct 24th 2012 Discuss [0]

Analog TV broadcasts have been shut off in the UK, marking the final stages of the digital switchover and freeing up valuable spectrum for further 4G LTE roll-out. The signal broadcast milestone is the culmination of half a decade of handover, with Northern Ireland the last remaining hold-out; transmissions there ceased at midnight local time, the BBC reports, ending 80 years of analog television. However, the potential for high speed data is probably enough to assuage any sadness. Read The Full Story

iPad 4th generation: Here’s all the supported carriers

, Oct 23rd 2012 Discuss [0]

Apple announced the 4th-generation iPad today, and it came with some incremental updates compared to the third-gen model, including the new A6X chip, a better camera, and improved WiFi. While some may not see this as a huge update to warrant a completely new generation of the iPad, Apple did add other carriers to the 4G LTE mix. Read The Full Story

EE launches EE Film for mobile video rentals (hands-on)

, Oct 22nd 2012 Discuss [0]

EE's new 4G plans for the UK have been revealed, but the carrier also has a new movie store, EE Film, for both its own subscribers and those of other carriers. Preloaded on EE handsets, such as the iPhone 5, Samsung Galaxy S III 4G LTE, and Galaxy Note II 4G LTE, but also available to other smartphone users to download, EE Film will offer what the network says is the best selection of new releases of any UK rental service, on a par with DVDs. Read The Full Story

EE reveals 4G pricing: UK LTE from £36/mo

, Oct 22nd 2012 Discuss [0]

New UK 4G carrier EE has revealed its LTE plans, with a variety of phone and mobile broadband packages as well as some added bonuses each month for subscribers. For regular users, EE will offer monthly plans with unlimited calls and texts, and 500MB of data, for £36 per month; there’ll also be 1GB, 3GB, 5GB, and 8GB packages for £41-£56. Meanwhile, mobile broadband is priced from £15.99 per month for 2GB. Full pricing and details after the cut.

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Verizon sold 651,000 iPhone 5 in dying days of Q3

, Oct 18th 2012 Discuss [0]

Verizon has quietly confirmed its iPhone 5 sales performance in Q3 2012, with over 650,000 of the latest Apple smartphones sold up until the end of September. Speaking on the carrier's financial results call, CFO Fran Shammo broke down the "6.8m smartphones sold" stat Verizon initially shared into Android and iPhone, with 3.4m of the former and 3.1m of the latter activated in the three month period. Read The Full Story

KDDI AQUOS Pad SHT21 packs IGZO display for 2.5x battery life

, Oct 17th 2012 Discuss [0]

The second mobile device to use Sharp's IGZO screen technology, the KDDI AQUOS Pad SHT21, has been revealed, a 7-inch tablet promising more than double the runtime of rival slates. Following on from Sharp's SH-02E phone, announced for DoCoMo earlier this month, the AQUOS Pad SHT21 runs at 1280 x 800 resolution and, Sharp claims, will run for 2.5x as long as tablets with conventional displays thanks to IGZO's frugal nature. Read The Full Story
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