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Samsung to Launch Galaxy S 4 Advanced, International Unit With LTE Support

Samsung is not relenting in releasing new iterations of their Samsung Galaxy S 4, with the newest international model, the Galaxy S 4 Advanced to come packing LTE support, according to a report from Reuters. The new Galaxy S 4 Advanced will utilize LTE-Advanced 4G technology, which will provide data speeds double that of current 4G LTE networks. The Galaxy S 4 Advanced will be powered by Qualcomm chips, and aside from a different processor will tout the same specs as previous versions of the device. “S4 sales remain strong. Read more

Ian Kersey

President Obama Issues Order to Open Up Wireless Spectrum

President Obama issued an executive order today which will free up 500 MHz of Federal and non-federal spectrum over the next ten years, which will allow telecoms to expand their data networks and cover more Americans with 4G wireless broadband service. Although the spectrum shift will take place over the next decade or so, a White House Fact Sheet states that we could see 335 MHz of the spectrum re-purposed by the FCC in the next few years. “A combination of American entrepreneurship and innovation, private investment, and smart policy has Read more

Ian Kersey

FreedomPop adds voice to its free smartphone data plan

FreedomPop announced today that it will soon add voice minutes and unlimited text messages to its free smartphone data plans. The new plan will be available to Android owners and will include 200 VoIP-based calling minutes. Calls and texts will not count against the user’s 500MB allotment of data. According to Fierce wireless, FreedomPop will also offer an unlimited calling option for $9.99 per month. The MVNO also told publications like Forbes and TechCrunch that it will begin selling refurbished models of the HTC EVO 4G, Samsung Galaxy S II and Read more


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Kelly Hodgkins