Owners of the HTC Vivid on AT&T’s 4G LTE network will notice that the newly pushed out Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich software update will boost the performance of their devices by as much as 66 percent. The smartphone was originally released with Android 2.3 Gingerbread, and VentureBeat benchmarked performance of the Vivid using Gingerbread and [...]
Two AT&T Android handsets have been graced with major Android updates today with the HTC Vivid Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich update now officially rolling out and the LG Thrill Android 2.3 Gingerbread update becoming available to owners of the 3D smartphone. Some HTC Vivid owners have been able to pull down the update for [...]
After being announced at Mobile World Congress late last month, the Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich update is starting to become available on AT&T’s network for owners of the HTC Vivid. At this time, early users who are reporting the availability of the software upgrade are noting that the carrier is not yet pushing out [...]
At Mobile World Congress, HTC had let it slip that the company’s HTC Vivid Android smartphone, which is available in the U.S. under carrier AT&T, will be getting an update in the coming weeks that will bring Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich as well as Beats Audio support to the smartphone. The first feature, Android [...]
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 [...]
As it stands, Verizon is the current king of the 4G LTE world. It has been rolling out its network at a neck-breaking pace leaving the competition in the dust. Still, there is finally some real competition (sorry, MetroPCS) in AT&T and many of you out there looking for a new LTE smartphone, especially those [...]
Well, that’s the question worth answering since porn company Vivid is sending HTC a cease and desist notice over the Vivid brand that the Taiwanese smartphone-maker is using on its flagship smartphone for U.S. carrier AT&T. The HTC Vivid is the first 4G dual-mode HSPA+ and LTE smartphone for AT&T. Vivid Entertainment, the adult entertainment [...]
With the availability of the HTC Vivid and the Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket, two of the most advanced smartphones today on the market, AT&T is showing its commitment to making smartphones affordable. Both handsets support the newer 4G LTE network, which is only available in limited markets right now, but can also fall back [...]
According to TechnoBuffalo, AT&T’s upcoming 4G LTE handsets, the Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket and the HTC Vivid, will both unsurprisingly be getting the update to Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich at some point in early 2012. As you might know, whenever a major Android update emerges, the weeks afterward play out a little bit [...]
While AT&T had just recently announced that the HTC Vivid, one of the company’s new 4G LTE smartphones, will be coming November 6 to the U.S., Canadian wireless carrier Bell is now offering the handset for sale up in Canada. The HTC Raider, also known by its code name of the HTC Holiday and the [...]
In addition to confirming 4G LTE for four more cities in the U.S., AT&T also announced its first two 4G LTE smartphones that will accompany said network expansion on November 6th. Those smartphones are the HTC Vivid and (look away if you just bought AT&T’s HSPA+ Galaxy S II) the Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket [...]
Back in September, AT&T launched its 4G LTE network in five cities around the United States. Since then, the carrier has been relatively silent about its expansion plans. That is, until today’s announcement where the carrier revealed that it would be rolling out 4G LTE service to four new markets on November 6th, the same [...]
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Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE Review: A Worthy Successor to the Original (Video)
When Sprint had debuted the original WiMax-capable HTC EVO 4G nearly two years ago, it was an instant hit on the Now network. Not only was the HTC EVO 4G the first 4G smartphone in the world taking advantage of Sprint’s then speedy WiMax network, but it brought some new features and pizzazz to the [...]
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Google Search App iPhone and iPad Update Looks Beautiful (Video)
Google just delivered a beautiful update to the company’s Google Search app for the iPhone and iPad The Google Search app for iPhone and iPad replaced Safari as my browser of choice, earning a spot in the iPhone and iPad dock. It’s faster and offers a beautiful new full screen image search which looks awesome on the [...]
