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HTC and Vodafone announce Germany’s first LTE handset
Vodafone announced its plans to release Germany’s first LTE smartphone, called the HTC Velocity, slated to hit store shelves in Germany. The new HTC offering will use the 4G network only for data services as Voice over LTE has not yet been implemented. Besides that, the Velocity carries Android 2.3 Gingerbread and is powered by a 1.5 GHz dual-core CPU. Other noteworthy specs include: 1.5 GHz dual-core processor Support for quadband GSM/GPRS/EDGE, dualband UMTS/HSDPA/HSUPA at 900/2100 MHz as well as dualband LTE at 800/2600 MHz Bluetooth 3.0, WiFi b/g/n and a GPS … Read more
Charles West
Sprint’s releases its plan to phase out IDEN
Sprint is finally beginning to phase out its less attractive half, Nextel, as the company enters the first stage of transitioning customers off its iDEN cell towers. The Now Network put up a site that maps out where and when towers are being shut down. So for instance, if you live in my area of Hartford, CT, reduction is planned in late May of this year. This is something we’ve known since late 2011, and it’s an important part to Sprint’s “Network Vision.” The third largest wireless provider plans to shut … Read more
Charles West
Samsung used low-cost LTE chip in the Galaxy Nexus
Samsung in an Apple-like way has cut its cost for components, with the installation of a cheaper LTE baseband chip that went into the Verizon Galaxy Nexus. This dirty little secret was exposed when the wildly popular phone was stripped down to its innards, revealing the newer chip. The new chip has the same high-speed data performance as the older version. Now what’s the big deal, you ask? Well, the newer LTE chip inside the Galaxy Nexus is substantially cheaper than the previous version, as the latest model is estimated to cost half as … Read more
Charles West
Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 and Galaxy S Aviator are the first to get a taste of US Cellular’s LTE network
US Cellular has officially announced its first two LTE devices for its yet-to-be-born network in the form of the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 and the Galaxy S Aviator. The devices will launch in March and April, with no shred of pricing details to be found. The Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 is easily the most popular Android tablet available today (although not the most powerful), if you’re not counting the Kindle Fire, of course. The large, 1280 x 800 display is coupled with the NVIDIA Tegra 2 dual-core SoC, along with a … Read more
Blake Stimac
Rogers to expand LTE to 25 Canadian cities by the end of the year
On Monday, Rogers announced that it expanded its LTE coverage area in Montreal to now reach Laval, Terrebonne, Brossard, Longueuil and Vaudreuil. The Canadian-based wireless provider also plans to expand 4G coverage to more than “25 additional cities this year”. The company’s goal is to see its LTE network reach 20 million customers by the end of the year. Rogers has come a long way, it’s the first to launch an LTE network in Canada, starting in Ottawa last July, followed by Toronto, Montréal and Vancouver in September. The company’s VP and CMO, John Boynton, expressed how proud he … Read more
Charles West
TELUS launching new LTE-enabled SIM cards on February 1st
Canadian TELUS will soon join the LTE race, at the moment dominated by Rogers and Bell, both of which have been rushing to be the “first” LTE network in various provinces of Canada. According to leaked document MobileSyrup got, TELUS will start offering LTE-enabled SIM cards version 3 starting on February 1st. The specific wording used in the mentioned document goes like this: A V3 SIM is mandatory for use with all upcoming LTE devices. The current V2 SIM will not allow access to TELUS’ 4G LTE network. Only the … Read more
Dusan Belic
Verizon LG Spectrum hands-on and impressions
The LG Spectrum is now available for Verizon and we’ll review this 4G LTE smartphone soon but we wanted to give you a few pictures of the unboxing and give some initial impressions. Fundamentally, the LG Spectrum isn’t much different than the LG Nitro on AT&T and that’s not necessarily a bad thing because both phones are packed with power. The LG Spectrum has a few different design tweaks but it still packs a large 4.5-inch True HD IPS display, 1.5 GHz dual-core processor, 8-megapixel camera, 1.3-megapixel front-facing camera and … Read more
Marin Perez
LG Spectrum now available on Verizon for $199
The LG Spectrum is now available from Verizon Wireless for about $200 with a new two-year contract and the latest 4G LTE smartphone packs quite the punch with a beautiful HD screen. The device isn’t dramatically different from the LG Nitro we saw earlier but the Spectrum is for Verizon Wireless and it will be a 4G LTE handset. We can also look forward to a 4.5 True HD IPS display, 1.5GHz dual-core processor, 8 megapixel camera on the rear, 1.3 megapixel camera and all the other connectivity goodies you’d … Read more
Marin Perez
Verizon expands LTE network to five new markets
Verizon just announced that its 4G LTE network is getting lit up in five new markets and expanding to three others on Jan. 19. The largest carrier in the United States has big plans for its 4G network, which includes all of its future smartphones to feature LTE starting this year. But in order for this to be a success the company has to first get a grasp of the network, because having random LTE outages nationally doesn’t help things. New areas to recieve Verizon’s LTE network: Glens Falls, N.Y. … Read more
Charles West
CES 2012 Catch-up: Verizon Booth Tour
Only a few handsets were announced for Verizon at CES this year but that didn’t keep Big Red from having quite the booth. The entire theme was surrounded on it’s 4G/LTE network and how it can affect your every day life. We went around and snapped a few shots of the booth for you all to see. Enjoy! While the products and services on display may not be the biggest interests to our readers, the concept of the booth was. In the middle (core) of the booth was a clear … Read more
Blake Stimac
Hands-On: LG Viper LTE for Sprint
While the Galaxy Nexus will likely steal most of the thunder when it comes to Sprint’s new LTE handsets, we definitely haven’t forgotten about LG’s offering for the network, the Viper LTE. We got a little time with the handset during a Sprint event at the Venetian, so read on to get the rundown. While the Viper LTE isn’t underpowered by any means we would be surprised if it came in with the same price tag as the Galaxy Nexus. Sporting a 4-inch WVGA NOVA display, 1.2GHz dual-core processor, 5 megapixel rear camera with … Read more