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Nokia Lumia 521 Available on T-Mobile Online Store Starting May 22nd
T-Mobile today has announced the availability of Nokia’s new Windows Phone 8 powered Lumia 521, which will be exclusively available on T-Mobile’s network. The device will retail for $29.99 down with 24 monthly payments of $5 for qualified customers who choose a new simple choice plan. The device will be available online and in selected retail stores beginning on May 22nd. The Lumia 521 will also go on sale at Microsoft Retail Stores for $149 and at Walmart for $129.88 on May 11, and customers who have already purchased or … Read more
Ian Kersey
AT&T Launches Aio Wireless, BYOD Pre-Paid Services
AT&T has announced today the launch of a new pre-paid, BYOD subsidiary called Aio Wireless. The new wireless service will offer unlimited talk text and data options with no annual contract. The service is launching in select stores Houston, Orlando and Tampa, with the service coming to other U.S. markets across the U.S. over the next year. The pre-paid plans, which closely resemble the recent T-Mobile Simple Choice plans. The plans offer unlimited talk, text and data, with data speeds being throttled after a certain amount of usage. The plans … Read more
Ian Kersey
AT&T’s Nokia Lumia 900 finally gets Windows Phone 7.8 update
AT&T is finally rolling out update for its Nokia Lumia 900, bringing Windows Phone 8 to the Finnish company’s previous flagship smartphone. Available through Zune, software build 2175.2307.8862.13100 doesn’t bring a ton of changes but existing users should appreciate it, nonetheless. Here’s what’s included: New start screen experience with resizable tiles New theme colors Lock screen improvements with Bing photo of the day as wallpaper, and accidental input protection for the security code Fix for functionality issues with Live Tiles, such as Live Tiles not updating In addition, you’ll be … Read more
Dusan Belic
Path announces new partnership with Sprint
Path has hit a few road bumps as it grows from unknown startup to influential social network. It hasn’t reached this latter checkpoint yet, but it made a big leap forward today with a new partnership with US wireless carrier Sprint. According to Path’s announcement, the social networking app will appear in Sprint’s Discover-It widget. This widget gives Sprint users a quick and easy way to install popular apps on their Android smartphone. This is only the beginning of a bigger collaboration between Path and Sprint. “Sprint and Path are … Read more
Kelly Hodgkins
AT&T Cuts Price of HTC First; Wouldn’t be Facebook’s First Flop
The HTC First has received a price drop from AT&T today, making the device available for $0.99 with a new two-year contract, or $350 off- contract. The handset was previously $99 with a two-year contract and $450 off contract. Although official sales figures for the device have not been revealed, a price drop this significant after only a month of release seems a bit troubling for the Facebook centric smartphone. The HTC First features Facebook Home, which is Facebook’s software suite that runs over an almost stock version of Android. … Read more
Ian Kersey
AT&T rolls out LTE in a handful of new markets
Verizon, AT&T, Sprint and now T-Mobile are in the great LTE race of 2013, with the victor laying claim to the best 4G LTE network in the nation. Verizon is in the lead, but AT&T is doubling down on its effort to blanket as many markets as possible this year. As noticed by Droid-Life, AT&T recently rolled out LTE in 20 new cities that span 9 state and one territory. The full list is available below: Beeville, Texas Saginaw, Michigan Bay City, Michigan Monroeville, Alabama Evergreen, Alabama Vieques, Puerto Rico … Read more
Kelly Hodgkins
Telefonica Confirms Firefox OS Device Release In Q3 2013
Firefox OS device launch plans have been confirmed today by Telefonica, which will be bringing Alcatel and ZTE devices to Spain, Colombia and Venezuela in Q3 2013. Firefox OS handsets manufactured by LG, Huawei and Sony will be launched in Q4 2013. Carriers that have pledged support for the nascent smartphone OS are Deutsche Telekom (T-Mobile), Etisalat, Smart, Sprint, Telefonica, America Movil, KDDI, Telecom Italia, Telenor, China Unicom, 3 Group, KT, MegaFon, Qtel, SingTel, TMN and VimpelCom. The announcement came as part of Telefonica’s Q1 2013 financial results, which were … Read more
Ian Kersey
Staples Announces Availability of Samsung Galaxy S4
Staples today has announced details regarding the availability of the Samsung Galaxy S4 in its retail stores. The retailer will offer the Galaxy S4 on a variety of carriers, including AT&T, Sprint, Verizon and T-Mobile. Staples is offering the device for $199.99 with a two-year contract, with availability depending on the carrier. Currently, Sprint’s version of the Galaxy S4 can be purchased online, and the Verizon version of the device is available for pre-order, and will be available in-store or online on May 30th. The T-Mobile version is available in stores now, … Read more
Ian Kersey
Rumor: Bluetooth Filing Shows Unknown LG Device With Snapdragon 800 Processor
Thanks to a Bluetooth filing and a User Agent Profile on Sprint’s website,we now have information that points to the release of an LG device which could be an updated Optimus G Pro, or a new handset altogether coming to the network later this year. The leak shows a handset called the LS980, which runs on Android 4.2.2 and touts a 1080p screen. The model number is in line with AT&T’s Optimus G Pro model number of E980. Since the filing refers to Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 800 processor running the show … Read more
Ian Kersey
Sony Xperia Z tablet headed to T-Mobile with FCC’s blessing
The Sony Xperia Z tablet just passed through FCC’s approval process and should now be on its way to T-Mobile. Usually in hardware that has cellular connectivity, many devices that are compatible with the carrier are also compatible with AT&T due to the similar band requirements. The Xperia Z tablet, however, just includes Band 4 which makes it pretty much exclusive to T-Mobile. Unless Sony makes a separate version with different network bands, once the Xperia Z makes its debut we’ll likely see it on T-Mo. The only task left … Read more
George Tinari
Verizon Wireless smartphone customers to get a taste of AOL starting this summer
AOL and Verizon Wireless announced a content distribution deal that’ll bring some of AOL’s homepage to your Verizon Wireless smartphone and tablet. Starting this summer, AOL confirmed it will be the exclusive provider for VZW’s mobile web portal. This is the page that your phone defaults to when you launch the web browser. In other words, AOL will be all over your web browser when you launch it for the first time. The AOL homepage will be formatted for your mobile device and can be personalized to show content from … Read more