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While carriers have made it publicly known that they're unhappy with how much they're subsidizing the iPhone, don't expect this practice to change anytime soon. According to All Th....read more
After a hacker attack killed their launch slated for last week, Voyager Mobile has announced this morning that they are officially open for business. Voyager Mobile is the latest S....read more
It's been more than nine months since Google announced their intent to purchase Motorola Mobility for $12.5 billion. Why the hold up? Governments from several countries had to appr....read more
Apple CEO Tim Cook and Samsung CEO Choi Gee-sung will be sitting down this week as part of a court-ordered mediation between the two companies, according to a Reuters report. Back ....read more
Today’s Deals of the Day highlight is a buy one and get a second 4G smartphone for free promotion from T-Mobile. T-Mobile currently has six of the leading 4G smartphones including the HTC One S and the Samsung Galaxy S II as well as the Galaxy Blaze 4G. Note: both phones require new 2 year activations. Other deals brought to us by LogicBUY today: Mobile Phones Buy One 4G SmartPhone, get 2nd Smartphone for Free from T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket 4G LTE Smartphone (refurbished) [w/new 2-year AT&T contract] for … Read more
We filled you in on the details a few days ago about the Amaze 4G’s upcoming Ice Cream Sandwich update, and it’s now officially available through T-Mobile. The update brings the Amaze 4G up to date with the latest version of Android, but still retains version 3.6 of HTC Sense. We can’t say that we’re sure why this is, but users will likely still be impressed with the enhancements found in Ice Cream Sandwich alone. To start downloading the update, go to Settings>About Phone> HTC Software Updates>Check, and you should … Read more
Sprint and LG recently teamed up to launch the Viper 4G LTE, a Android-powered smartphone that’s compatible with Sprint’s upcoming 4G network. One of the phone’s strongest selling points is its parent-friendly features which include 4G LTE connectivity, a pocketable size, and an affordable price tag. To sweeten the deal for parents, LG is also offering a free story telling app for all Viper owners. The Life’s Good Fairytales app is a customizable storyteller that lets parents spend some quality time with their kids. Parents and children can snap photos, … Read more
After finally getting approved by China, Google’s purchase of Motorola Mobility should close within two business days, Motorola said in a filing. This nearly $13 billion dollar deal will take about nine full months to close as regulators had to take a close look at if the maker of Android buying a handset company was copacetic. China only agreed to the deal if Google agreed to keep Android free and open for at least five years, so we can look forward to that. It’s unclear what the immediate next steps … Read more
After a hacker attack killed their launch slated for last week, Voyager Mobile has announced this morning that they are officially open for business. Voyager Mobile is the latest Sprint-based mobile virtual network operator (MVNO) to launch, and runs on Sprint’s 3G CDMA and 4G WiMax networks. Voyager offers an unlimited talk and text plan for $19 per month, with unlimited data bringing the monthly price up to $39, plus any applicable local, state, and federal taxes. Voyager has a decent array of phones available for sale, ranging from the … Read more
While carriers have made it publicly known that they’re unhappy with how much they’re subsidizing the iPhone, don’t expect this practice to change anytime soon. According to All Things D, carriers are concerned that raising the prices consumers pay for iPhones will drive them away to alternative carriers that choose to leave the subsidy as is. Carrier trepidation makes sense when it comes to the iPhone; Apple’s smartphone beat out sales of every single other smartphone combined on the three major networks that carry the iPhone. Further, T-Mobile has recently … Read more
Vodafone UK is launching a new SIM card today aimed at parents looking to control their child’s mobile usage. The SIM, which uses software that runs on Vodafone’s servers called “the Bemilo system”, will let parents disable texting, choose which hours the phone can connect to the network, and it will even let parents read text messages. Since the software in question runs on the network, that means it’s tied to the SIM card itself, so children can’t escape their parents, unless they save up enough money to buy a … Read more
Apple CEO Tim Cook and Samsung CEO Choi Gee-sung will be sitting down this week as part of a court-ordered mediation between the two companies, according to a Reuters report. Back in April, the warring companies were ordered by a federal judge to appear in a court-supervised mediation to attempt to settle their differences before their cases against each other come to trial later this year. Apple claims that Samsung “slavishly copied” the iPhone and iPad when creating its Android Galaxy line of devices. Samsung is counter-claiming that Apple copied some of … Read more
Parkmobile USA is bringing its mobile payment service to the citizens of Oakland, California. Best of all, the new service supports NFC-based contactless payments, allowing customers to wave or tap their phone on any of Parkmobile’s NFC-enabled stickers. Of course, existing payment methods also apply, so even if your phone doesn’t support NFC, you can pay for the service by calling a number (1-877-727-5718) or use Parkmobile’s app (available for the iPhone, Android, Windows Phone and Blackberry smartphones). To get started, you’ll have to register for free at their website … Read more
IPO won’t stop Facebook from its acquisition plans. After Instagram and Lightbox, they acquired Karma, a gift giving service that relies on the social network to make the [gift giving] “process” as seamless as possible. Using Karma, folks can send “perfect gift” to their friends and family either from Facebook or from their smartphone (iOS and Android). According to Karma’s announcement, their service will continue to operate as nothing has happened, though we do expect to see their service better integrated into Facebook in the future. As a result of … Read more
Stalker is a new iPhone app (Android version is in development) that allows users to discretely take photos of their surroundings. No flash and no shutter sound to give you away – as far as the rest of the world knows, you’re NOT taking any photos. Heck there’s a feature that disguises the screen as an innocent text message to stop prying eyes from looking over your shoulder. Of course, we hope you won’t be using this app for stalking other people; Zeta Agency (the app developer) says it’s made … Read more
Talpic is a new iOS and Android app (at least I haven’t heard of it before) that targets the ever-competitive multimedia sharing market. Their twist is to go beyond photos and allow users to also include sounds to the mix. Available as a free download, the application lets you view, listen, share and recommend pictures and sounds from your and other people’s lives. Pictures are divided into six different categories including Wow!, Mesmerizing, Cute, Funny, Heart Warming and Others; while Sounds’ categories include Funny, Inspire, Stories, Music, Cool and Others. … Read more
Smith Micro Software is bringing its Voicemail platform to the Boost Mobile subscribers on May 31st with the launch of the HTC EVO Design 4G. Using the new service, users are able to manage their voicemail messages like email, scroll through and listen to messages in any order, forward or reply to messages via email or text, and save messages directly onto the memory card. Moreover, Voicemail-to-Text transcription will also be offered for a monthly fee, allowing subscribers to read voicemail messages at school, at a concert, in a meeting, … Read more
Dish Network, the budget satellite television provider, has 40 MHz worth of spectrum in the 2 GHz band that they really want to use to deploy a wireless network. There’s a few problems though. First, that spectrum was originally intended to be used for satellite communication, so the FCC has to see whether or not Dish can use that spectrum for terrestrial use. Why? Because cell towers sprinkled around cities put out a hell of power versus a satellite farm or two in the middle of nowhere. Second, Dish wants … Read more
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