Throughout the week, we strive to bring you the latest in mobile news. However, as many of you know, there is always quite a bit. Well, we want to make your life easier and we’ve conjured up five of our top tech stories from the week of February 6th. From the Nikon D800 to rumors [...]
Remember the Motorola Droid Bionic? We do and apparently Verizon does as well as the carrier is now rolling out an update for the first dual-core 4G LTE smartphone that brings along some enhancements and bug fixes that will surely put a smile on the faces of owners. Of course, it’s not the Android 4.0 [...]
Well, well, well, look at what we have here. Phone Arena has leaked out some photos and specifications for a mysterious HTC smartphone that’s not only running Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich, but it apparently touting 4G LTE capabilities courtesy of Verizon’s next-generation network. And while details surrounding the hardware and software are known, the [...]
Today is launch day for the Motorola Droid 4, a device that we awarded our Best Smartphone of CES 2012 award, and if you head over to Verizon’s website right now, you can snag it for $199.99 on-contract. Not a bad price. However, if you’re looking to save some cash and you’re a new customer [...]
Earlier today, HTC announced that it would begin rolling out Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich to its devices by the end of March. The first batch of devices that will be getting the Android 4.0 update include the HTC Sensation, HTC Sensation 4G, and the HTC Sensation XE. In addition, the company confirmed that a [...]
Verizon’s Motorola Droid Xyboard tablets just got a little better today as updates for both models rolled out bringing a number of improvements to the successors of the Motorola Xoom. The software updates have already begun to roll out today and so those of you who have either the Droid Xyboard 8.2 or Droid Xyboard [...]
After initially establishing a pre-order program for the highly anticipated Nokia Lumia 900 for AT&T’s 4G LTE network in the U.S., Microsoft retail stores are now abruptly ending the program and are no longer taking pre-orders for the Windows Phone device. It’s unclear as to why the pre-order program has suddenly end and Microsoft did [...]
Earlier this year, Sprint announced that it would be rolling out its 4G LTE network by the middle part of this year. In doing so, it also announced four launch cities including Atlanta, Dallas, Houston and San Antonio. Not satisfied with a mere four launch markets, the carrier today added two more markets to the [...]
T-Mobile has announced that it will be hosting a one day sale in honor of Valentine’s Day and that sale will begin on February 11th and see the carrier offer up its entire 4G smartphone lineup for free. In addition, the carrier will also be offering up select tablets for free. Of course, in the [...]
Motorola and Verizon have finally decided to announce the official release date of the Motorola Droid 4, giving it the expected $199 price tag along with a February 10th release date. Also expected. In addition, the carrier is going to be offering a couple of deals that will kick-off the same day as the Droid [...]
AT&T is about to be the first carrier in the United States to land two 4G LTE Windows Phones and we thought it would be appropriate to compare them to each other. The phones we speak of are the HTC Titan II, a handset that features an absolutely massive display and the Nokia Lumia 900, [...]
Yesterday, Samsung’s mobile division unfurled its first Super Bowl advertisement. The lengthy advertisement was for the upcoming launch of the Samsung Galaxy Note on AT&T’s 4G LTE network, a device that is part smartphone and part tablet. Truth be told, it’s one of the most unique and most talked about mobile devices in recent memory [...]
If you expected the Samsung Galaxy S III rumor mill to stop churning, you’re going to be sorely disappointed with this next little bit. Right now, we have a heap of Galaxy S III rumors and now we have another to add to the mix as ETNews is reporting yet another Galaxy S III release [...]
2011 saw the introduction of widespread 4G LTE and the devices that support the next-generation network that can pull down speeds 10 times faster than those of normal 3G. One of the companies responsible for said devices was HTC which came out with the first widespread 4G LTE smartphone in the HTC ThunderBolt, a phone [...]
Last year, Samsung sold over 10 million Galaxy S II smartphones which made it the best selling device in company history. It was no fluke as the Galaxy S II is widely considered to be one of, if not the best Android-powered smartphone ever made. Needless to say, Samsung is going to try and pick [...]
AT&T’s Samsung Galaxy Note is one of the most intriguing devices of 2012 thus far as it sports both a massive 5.3-inch display and 4G LTE capabilities. Some refer to it as a phablet as its size and features make it sort of a tablet-phone hybrid. And we thought so highly of its uniqueness that [...]
It appears that Motorola and Verizon Wireless are readying a new software update for the Droid RAZR and RAZR MAXX smartphones, which are essentially based on the same software and design except that the latter has a much more capacious battery while retaining a still slim form factor. The software update for both devices are [...]
In addition to launching a white variant of the original HTC Sensation on March 1 with Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich out of the box, it appears that HTC will be prepping its entire Sensation line for Ice Cream Sandwich, including the HTC Sensation XE and the HTC Sensation XL. The update will be delivered [...]
It looks like Sprint’s going to get some competition with its 7-inch ZTE Optik slate as rival AT&T is slated to launch iota own 7-inch tablet in the form of the MediaPad by Huawei. The tablet initially debuted on the U.S. through T-Mobile USA as the T-Mobile Springboard 4G and now AT&T will bring a [...]
If you think that AT&T and Verizon are the only carriers in the United States with 4G LTE networks in place, you’re sorely mistaken. MetroPCS currently has a 4G LTE network in place and those not looking to shell out the big bucks to the big carriers might want to give it a look. That’s [...]
Earlier today, we heard that the Motorola Droid 4 release date figures to be Friday, February 10th, and now, it appears that we have some information on the device’s pricing. A screenshot which depicts Verizon’s internal system all but confirms the Droid 4′s price as $199 with the signing of a new-two year contract and [...]
Well, we had thought that the Motorola Droid 4 release date was going to be February 9th but it appears that that’s not the case. Instead, it looks like Verizon is going to be launching the Droid 4 in all channels a day later on February 10th, a Friday. Normally, we’d say that this is [...]
Microsoft retail stores are now beginning to take customer pre-orders for the Nokia Lumia 900, which will be headed to AT&T’s 4G LTE network upon release. The Windows Phone 7 Mango smartphone was initially announced at the Consumer Electronics Show last month and has attracted a lot of attention as it will be one of [...]
Earlier today, we told you about a possible release date and potential pricing for the upcoming Motorola Droid 4 for Verizon and now, we have some more evidence that signals that a release is getting extremely close. The Droid 4 has landed on Verizon’s DroidDoes website which will give you a good look at the [...]
Earlier this year, Apple announced that it had sold 15.4 million iPads last quarter. That’s the equivalent to selling 109 iPads a minute. Not too shabby, especially when it was about 2 million above analysts predictions. Needless to say, Apple has sold a lot of iPads and iPad 2′s and we’re pretty sure that the [...]
As it stands, AT&T’s doesn’t have a wide selection of devices on its 4G LTE network. There are a couple of phones and tablets but the bulk of its LTE lineup will be launching this year, a lineup that includes devices like the Samsung Galaxy Note and the Nokia Lumia 900. However, if you can’t [...]
Don’t ask us why, but Samsung has released an early teaser video of its upcoming Super Bowl ad for the Samsung Galaxy Note which will be hitting AT&T’s 4G LTE network on February 19th for $299. In the meantime, Sammy is going to be drumming up interest for the 5.3-inch phone/tablet hybrid and one of [...]
Verizon announced the Motorola Droid 4 at CES 2012 without a release date or pricing leaving those that have been looking forward to getting the phone we awarded our Best Smartphone of CES 2012 scratching their heads. We’ve had a couple of leaks but it appears that we’re as close as we’ve ever been to [...]
U.S. Cellular, a regional carrier in the United States, has announced its first 4G LTE devices which will arrive next month along with its actual 4G LTE network. The carrier’s network will cover over twenty-five percent of its customers and those who are fortunate enough to be blanketed in the carrier’s next-generation network will be [...]
So you may have heard. The Samsung Galaxy S III is on the way and its launch may coincide with the 2012 Summer Olympics which will be taking place in London. There are already some rumored specifications out for it which include Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich, a quad-core processor, and a high-definition screen of [...]
This wouldn’t be the first time that Verizon quietly expanded its 4G LTE network into new markets but it’s always nice when it happens. Apparently, the carrier’s next-generation network has cruised into a couple of new places over the past couple of days. So, who hit the jackpot? Well, one of the markets is apparently [...]
Prior to its release on Verizon back in December, there had been talk of a Samsung Galaxy Nexus launch on carriers other than Big Red. Both AT&T and Sprint were mentioned amongst the possible suitors here in the United States. Suffice to say, many consumers out there, especially those adverse to heading to Verizon’s 4G [...]
If you’ve had your eyes on the HTC Rezound for Verizon’s 4G LTE network, you’re in luck today. That’s because Amazon has slashed the price of the Rezound down to a cool $80 for new customers. That’s a pretty incredible price for this phone and one that you’re definitely going to want to look at [...]
Though unadvertised and not marketed by HTC nor Verizon Wireless as a global world phone, the Android LTE HTC Rezound may in fact be a world phone complete with a GSM radio. After the device was shipped overseas, a user had inserted a T-Mobile UK SIM card into the advertised CDMA/LTE smartphone and was able [...]
Yesterday, Verizon launched the Motorola Droid RAZR MAXX which is essentially a Motorola Droid RAZR with a massive 3,300 mAh battery on board. Needless to say, it’s an intriguing phone because of the poor battery life that Verizon’s 4G LTE smartphones get. But just how much better is it? Well, LaptopMag went ahead and answered [...]
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