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HTC EVO 3D and EVO View 4G on sale June 24

Chris Davies, Jun 6th 2011 Discuss [1]

The HTC EVO 3D and HTC EVO View 4G will go on sale from June 24, with the 4.3-inch qHD 3D smartphone priced at $199.99 and the WiMAX-enabled tablet - a variant of the HTC Flyer - priced at $399.99. The EVO 3D offers glasses-free 3D graphics like the LG Optimus 3D only at a higher, 960 x 540 resolution, and runs the same 1.2GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon dual-core processor as inside the HTC Sensation. Read The Full Story

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SG Comics Presents: AT&T’s 4G Marketing

Rue Liu, May 9th 2011 Discuss [11]

Last week, we had the launch of two more ’4G’ devices on the AT&T network, the HP Veer 4G and the Samsung Infuse 4G, which sparked new complaints about the carrier’s marketing strategy. Back at CES earlier this year, AT&T had already downgraded the term 4G to their “evolved” 3G network, but this past week, they further downgraded 4G to mean the combination of 3G and a fast backhaul. So, what happens when they actually complete their promised 4G LTE network?

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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

4G: What does this really mean?

Kevin Fubar, Mar 30th 2011 Discuss [2]

Texas resident, Keith Geissler, contacted the Better Business Bureau when he found that his ATRIX 4G was only pushing around 300kbps up the tube instead of the expected 5.5mbps.

The ATRIX is a HSUPA-capable device, and we currently are performing the testing and preparations necessary to ensure that, when we turn this feature on, you will continue to have a world class experience.

AT&T hasn't quite gotten their act together as quick as they had hoped with this one. Sometimes the real answer is that these systems are technically the bleeding edge, and it's not some conspiracy to keep you from achieving your top speeds on the wireless internet. Here's a little help discerning the technical specs from behind the marketing malarkey surrounding the wireless broadband available on the market. Read The Full Story

Novatel 4G LTE and WiMAX MiFi Hotspots Win At CTIA 2011

Rue Liu, Mar 24th 2011 Discuss [0]

Novatel Wireless has won the 2011 CTIA Emerging Technology Awards under the Mobile Consumer Electronics Accessories category for its 4G MiFi Intelligent Hotspots, the LTE MiFi 4510 and the WiMAX MiFi 4082. The MiFi devices create a mobile hotspot that allows up to five different devices to connect and are about the size of a credit card. Read The Full Story

Sprint CEO: “Not faux-G, 4G” on our network

Chris Davies, Mar 22nd 2011 Discuss [0]

With the AT&T/T-Mobile USA acquisition still hanging in the air, and a keynote this morning attended by Sprint, Verizon and AT&T execs but punctuated with no small number of barbs, it comes as little surprise that Sprint CEO Dan Hesse took a pot-shot at rival 4G networks during the Sprint CTIA 2011 keynote today. In among announcing the HTC EVO View 4G, Hesse pointedly highlighted that the WiMAX-enabled Flyer delivers "not faux-G, 4G" on his network. Read The Full Story

Google Nexus S 4G hits Sprint this spring

Chris Davies, Mar 21st 2011 Discuss [2]

The Sprint Nexus S 4G has been made official this morning, the first Android 2.3 Gingerbread smartphone with 4G WiMAX support, and the first to bring the new Integrated Google Voice Experience to Sprint Android devices. The same Nexus S handset as we've seen from Google before, only with the added benefit of WiMAX connectivity, the Nexus S 4G will allow existing Sprint subscribers to use their current number as their Google Voice number, without having to pay to port it over. Read The Full Story

Sprint tease Nexus S 4G with WiMAX and “fully integrated” Google Voice

Chris Davies, Mar 21st 2011 Discuss [0]

The WiMAX version of the Google Nexus S has been confirmed, with a mention briefly spotted on Sprint's site. Caught by an Engadget tipster (and then promptly yanked by the carrier) the Nexus S 4G will apparently be "the first smartphone with fully integrated Google Voice." That means "the same number for all your calls and get cool features like voicemail transcription, web calling and more." Read The Full Story

Sprint Motorola XOOM spotted: 4G WiMAX inside?

Chris Davies, Mar 18th 2011 Discuss [0]

Motorola's XOOM has been caught in the wild apparently wearing Sprint branding, more indication that the carrier expects to launch its own version of the Android 3.0 Honeycomb slate. Leaked by SprintUsers' r0fl, the slate has no 3G or 4G branding; however, rumors yesterday suggested that Sprint was readying both a WiMAX-equipped XOOM and a WiMAX version of the Motorola ATRIX 4G. Read The Full Story

Sprint Overdrive Pro 3G/4G hotspot due March 20

Chris Davies, Mar 18th 2011 Discuss [2]

Sprint has updated its portable WiMAX hotspot, in the shape of the Sprint Overdrive Pro. Offering both 3G and 4G connectivity, the Overdrive Pro boosts the number of simultaneous supported clients to eight (up from five on the original Overdrive) as well as coming in at a lower price. Read The Full Story

Sprint’s plans for the future unveiled

Shane McGlaun, Mar 17th 2011 Discuss [1]

We all know that Sprint is looking at anything and everything to get its network back in to the fight with AT&T and Verizon as it continues to lose ground to the two largest networks. Some of Sprints plans for the future have surfaced and these will reportedly be implemented over the next three of our years. Whether they will happen and if they will help remains to be seen. Read The Full Story

Clearwire CEO and two execs exit WiMAX carrier

Chris Davies, Mar 11th 2011 Discuss [0]

Clearwire has lost three top executives including CEO Bill Morrow, who has resigned for "personal reasons." The news comes shortly after a lawsuit was filed against the company, alleging Clearwire throttled home WiMAX connections and did not provide the high-speed internet service that it had promised. Read The Full Story