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XCom Offers Free Mobile Data To Aid Japan Relief Effort

, Mar 16th 2011 Discuss [0]

The aftermath of Japan's 8.9 magnitude earthquake is getting more dire now with nuclear radiation threatening parts of the country. Aid in the relief efforts is going full force from people all around the world, including telecommunications carriers offering up their services for free. XCom Global has now joined the ranks to offer free mobile internet access to Japanese relief workers. Read The Full Story

Apple iOS 4.3 drops today at 10AM PT?

, Mar 8th 2011 Discuss [2]

Could iOS 4.3 be landing earlier than expected? Steve Jobs announced that the updated OS would arrive on Friday, March 11, alongside the new iPad 2, but a new rumor has pegged it for release today. BGR's source - who also had some interesting tidbits to share about the iPhone 4 mobile hotspot situation - claims iOS 4.3 will in fact be released at 10AM PT today. Read The Full Story

Personal Hotspots Coming from AT&T

, Mar 3rd 2011 Discuss [1]

AT&T has confirmed that it will begin supporting the Personal Hotspot feature with the launch of iOS 4.3 on March 11. Users who have the $25 a month DataPro plan which allows for 2 GB of usage, plus the $20 a month tethering add-on will get the update automatically when the update pushes out on the 11th. Users with earlier versions of the iPhone will not be able to use the feature. Verizon's iPhone shipped with the feature, so AT&T has been quick to offer it as well. Read The Full Story

T-Mobile readying unlimited data plan

, Feb 22nd 2011 Discuss [2]

T-Mobile USA is tipped to be readying a potentially true-unlimited data plan for its heaviest users. According to TmoNews' tipster, who sent them a shot of the carrier's internal systems, "an unlimited plan for more than 5GB of monthly data use will launch sometime this year." Read The Full Story

Verizon Presto 4G LTE Hotspot is Samsung’s SCH-LC11, due February 17?

, Feb 4th 2011 Discuss [4]

Samsung's SCH-LC11 4G LTE Mobile Hotspot slipped out at CES 2011 with the promise of dual-mode EVDO Rev.A and LTE support for Verizon's network, but no release date in tow. However, in among the recent Best Buy slip - which confirmed the XOOM and ThunderBolt launch schedules - there's also confirmation of the Samsung Presto "Hotspot", due on February 17, which could well be the official name of the SCH-LC11. Read The Full Story

AT&T Mobile Hotspot plan due Feb 13 as tethering bundle doubles

, Feb 3rd 2011 Discuss [2]

AT&T has officially confirmed its mobile hotspot plans, with the app debuting for Android smartphones with the launch of the HTC Inspire 4G come February 13. Before then, subscribers to AT&T's existing smartphone tethering plan will be alerted via SMS that they now have 4GB, not 2GB for the same $20 per month. Read The Full Story

ZyXEL MWR211 Mobile Router Review

, Jan 28th 2011 Discuss [3]

Mobile hotspots are relatively common by now, and more and more smartphones offer data-sharing among their features; what, though, if you’ve already got a USB modem and are tied into – or content with – your existing data package? ZyXEL believes it has the answer in the shape of the MWR211 mobile router, a palm-sized way to share your connection while mobile. Check out the full SlashGear review after the cut.

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AT&T MiFi 2372 Review

, Jan 28th 2011 Discuss [10]

It’s taken AT&T long enough to push a MiFi mobile hotspot out of the door, but finally the AT&T Novatel Wireless MiFi 2372 is available. As with the original MiFi units, the premise is straightforward: take one 3G connection and share it between a number of WiFi devices. Still, with 4G mobile hotspots on the market, and many smartphones offering integrated hotspot functionality, is the AT&T MiFi 2372 too late? Check out the full SlashGear review after the cut.

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iOS 4.3 Beta Released

, Jan 12th 2011 Discuss [2]

Earlier this morning, there was a confirmation that the mobile hotspot feature, which the Verizon iPhone 4 has already installed, would be made available to all iPhone 4s in the wild, once iOS 4.3 landed in the future. Apple has made iOS 4.3 one step closer to reality, by releasing the first official build for developers, courtesy of their developer portal on Apple's website. Read The Full Story

iPhone Personal Hotspot coming to all in iOS 4.3

, Jan 12th 2011 Discuss [0]

The personal hotspot functionality unveiled on the Verizon iPhone 4 yesterday is coming to all iPhones in iOS 4.3, though it will require carrier blessing before users can actually take advantage of it. According to BGR's source, the new firmware is expected to hit technical acceptance in March 2011. Read The Full Story

Verizon iPhone 4 vs AT&T iPhone 4

, Jan 11th 2011 Discuss [4]

Now that the iPhone 4 has been officially announced for Verizon's network, many potential customers are going to be asking an obvious question: what's different? While all of the details regarding the phone are still a mystery, more or less, we do know that, for the most part, the iPhone 4 on Verizon is pretty much the same exact phone that's currently available, and has been available on AT&T's network for some time now. However, there are some changes, so let's go ahead and run through them. Read The Full Story

Samsung 4G-Enabled Galaxy Tab, Smartphone & Mobile Hotspot Announced at CES 2011

, Jan 6th 2011 Discuss [1]

While HTC may have been first to pull the trigger on the Verizon stage at the Consumer Electronics Show, showing off the often-rumored about HTC ThunderBolt and making it official, Samsung is ready to announce three new 4G-enabled devices. They aren’t focusing on one market, though. They’ve just announced that they’ve got a smarphone, a tablet, and a mobile hotspot with the Samsung name coming to Verizon soon.

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