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AT&T Expands 4G LTE Availability
AT&T has announced it’s LTE expansion into four existing markets as well as three new U.S. markets today, enabling owners of AT&T 4G LTE capable devices to enjoy the speed of AT&T’s 4G network. The four existing markets that will now have AT&T’s 4G LTE expanded are Gloucester County, NJ; Gary, IN; Hernando County, FL and Princeton NJ. The three new markets include Hilton Head, SC; Harrison, AR; and Watertown, NY. AT&T currently offers a wide variety of 4G LTE capable devices, such as the HTC One X, Nokia Lumia … Read more
Ian Kersey
Nexus 4 gets some T-Mobile LTE love with custom ROM & older radio
T-Mobile customers holding onto a Nexus 4 are in for quite a treat. If you’re willing to work for it, that is. Yesterday, T-Mobile went live with 7 LTE markets in the US and thanks to some custom ROMs and older device radios, you too can hook your Nexus 4 to T-Mobile’s LTE network too. The Android 4.2.2 update updated the radio in the Nexus 4, squashing T-Mobile LTE dreams, but not all hope is lost. Custom ROMs are here to help you out and give the Nexus 4 the … Read more
Blake Stimac
T-Mobile lights up its LTE network in seven launch markets
T-Mobile held its Un-carrier press event today and confirmed that it is ready to roll out its LTE network starting today in seven launch markets. The lucky seven includes Las Vegas, NV; Phoenix, AZ; San Jose, CA; Houston, TX; Washington DC; Kansas City, MO and Baltimore, MD. T-Mobile expects to reach 100 million customers by mid year and 200 million by the end of 2013. Customers in these areas can swing by T-Mobile to pick up one of T-Mobile’s LTE devices, including the Samsung Galaxy Note II, the T-Mobile Sonic 2.0 … Read more
Kelly Hodgkins
T-Mobile announces the LTE-enabled Sonic 2.0 mobile hotspot
Along with its new LTE network, T-Mobile also announced two devices that’ll support the company’s new 4G LTE network. Besides the high-profile BlackBerry Z10, the carrier will also sell the Sonic 2.0 mobile hotspot. The Sonic is the carrier’s first LTE mobile hotspot and its first mobile hotspot with Windows 8 certification. Key features of the LTE device include: 4G LTE connectivity for up to eight WiFi enabled devices at the same time Built-in support for T-Mobile’s 4G LTE, 4G, 3G and EDGE networks and Wi-Fi On- device interactive UI: … Read more
Kelly Hodgkins
T-Mobile LTE Service Functioning in 8 Cities
T-Mobile’s LTE service has been detected in 8 new locations today, according to PCMag. OpenSignal, a crowd sourced Android app, has reported that LTE is now functioning in Denver, Las Vegas, Kansas City, New York, New Orleans, San Diego, San Jose and Seattle. T-Mobile has declared it would roll out LTE service, but without details as to where and when. Since the service is now functioning in these areas, we can assume that they will be included in the initial LTE rollout. According to OpenSignal, the speeds detected were 25Mbps downloads … Read more
Ian Kersey
Fujitsu develops technology that uses camera phone to monitor blood pulse
Fujitsu Laboratories developed a technology that can measure a person’s pulse in real time using a camera phone, or any other digital camera. The magic happens by measuring variations in the brightness of the person’s face thought to be caused by the flow of blood. It is based on the characteristic of hemoglobin in blood, which absorbs green light without requiring any special hardware. In that sense, the system work by simply pointing a camera at a person’s face for as little as five seconds. The software starts to work … Read more
Dusan Belic
Skype for Windows Phone 8 updated with HD video support, People Hub integration
There’s a new version of Skype available for Windows Phone 8 devices and it comes with support for 720p HD video calls. Unfortunately, though as expected, not all devices are able to benefit from this capability. As you would imagine, HD video calls are reserved for owners of the higher-end smartphones like Nokia Lumia 920, HTC 8X and Samsung Ativ S; while those with other devices will have to settle with VGA calls. In addition, Skype 2.4 brings landscape video calls, ability to switch between rear and front camera, and … Read more
Dusan Belic
T-Mobile Galaxy Note II receiving OTA update to enable LTE
T-Mobile Galaxy Note II users will soon be receiving an over the air update that will enable LTE support for the popular phablet device. With T-Mobile set to launch its LTE network at the end of March, it would only be fitting to prep devices for some LTE goodness. The 9MB update (T889UVBMB4) will enable LTE support on T-Mobile’s network, and also includes ‘various device improvements’. Prerequisites for the update include: T889UVALL4 software version Device software is not rooted 50% battery life Pretty standard stuff here. If you’re currently on T889UVALK8 … Read more
Blake Stimac
LG Brings Eye Recognition, Dual Camera To The Optimus G Pro
LG is beating Samsung to the punch with eye recognition technology by announcing today that its new technology will be appearing soon on the Optimus G Pro. The new feature, called Smart Video, automatically plays and stops video without any manual input from the user, by tracking the user’s eye movements. The front camera can detect a user’s gaze, and stop video playback when a user looks away, and start it again when they look back. The unit will also be decked out with a function called Dual Camera, which captures photos simultaneously on the front … Read more
Ian Kersey
Canada’s Bell Mobility expands LTE network Alberta, New Brunswick and Quebec
Canada’s Bell Mobility keeps expanding its LTE networks and their next target are 3 regions in Alberta, New Brunswick and Quebec. The information comes from an internal document acquired by the MobileSyrup ninjas, though the carrier’s website still doesn’t reflect this expansion. That, however, doesn’t mean customers living (or visiting) Anzac in Alberta, St. John in New Brunswick and Saint Tite in Quebec won’t see the change. As long as their device can sing along LTE, they’ll be able to take advantage of super-fast mobile download and upload speeds…
Dusan Belic
FCC Approves MetroPCS T-Mobile Merger
The FCC has ruled that the proposed merger between MetroPCS and T-Mobile is a go today, ending months of speculation and negotiation. The merger represents a great opportunity for T-Mobile, as it gives the company a chance to expand its LTE services. According to news released last year, MetroPCS customers will have access to T-Mobile’s 3G service via GSM, and the MetroPCS CDMA spectrum will transform into LTE. This also paves the way for a multitude of handsets to be utilized on MetroPCS as well. In a statement from the FCC today, … Read more