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Verizon 4G LTE Now Available in Over 497 Markets, 95% of 3G Network
Verizon’s CTIA event was dominated by J Lo and the big announcement of the new, Latino focused Viva Movil Network. But they did drop an interesting tidbit early on. COO Marni Walden announced that Verizon’s 4G LTE network now covers 497 markets, which is 95% of its 3G network. Verizon’s stated goal is to cover 100% of its 3G network with 4G by the end of 2013, but the company’s on track to finish well before that. Full disclosure: I have Verizon and I’m (finally!) getting a 4G phone, so I’m … Read more
Wade Keye
Chrome for Android Updated: Features Speed Improvements, Fullscreen Mode on Smartphones
Yesterday, Chrome was updated for the desktop, and today Google has updated the Chrome browser for Android as well. Chrome for Android has been updated to version 27, and brings with it a number of improvements. Chrome for Android now lets users take advantage of full screen mode, a simplified search and tab history support for tablets. It also includes various bug fixes and stability improvements. Chrome for Android allows users to sync bookmarks and omnibox data across multiple devices, and even send webpages from tablets and smartphones to PC’s running … Read more
Ian Kersey
Microsoft’s Don Mattrick Says Backwards Compatibility is “Backwards”
It’s a day after the Xbox One announcement and the reception around the interwebs has been…. less than great. The bloggers have ruled, and their expressions of disappointment range from mild to downright indignant. Sony’s stock has shot up while Microsoft’s is down. Now the head honcho of the Xbox division has his foot planted firmly in his mouth after comments he made about backwards compatibility. Microsoft Interactive Entertainment head, Don Mattrick gave an interview to the Wall Street Journal today where he dismissed the idea of backwards compatibility outright. … Read more
Wade Keye
The HTC First failed for the same reasons as Microsoft’s Kin
When people talk about the HTC First and why it could have flopped, most resort to just blaming Facebook Home for lacking features or being too tied in to the Facebook ecosystem. These are both fair arguments, I suppose. Facebook Home did strip away a lot of what people like about Android in favor of a closed Facebook-controlled environment, as well-designed as the UI was. What I’m surprised about is virtually no one making the link between the HTC First and Microsoft’s Kin One and Kin Two devices of 2010. … Read more
George Tinari
CTIA 2013: Hands-On With The Kyocera Hydro XTRM
Kyocera unveiled a few new ruggedized smartphones at CTIA, and we recently got our hands on the Hydro Xtrm – a device that’s both waterproof and shock-proof. The Hydro Xtrm will be released on U.S. Cellular starting on May 24th, and will run on U.S. Cellular’s 4G LTE network. The Hydro Xtrm sports a dual-core Snapdragon 1.2 GHz processor, a 5 Megapixel rear-facing camera and a 1.3 Megapixel front-facing shooter. It also includes 1 GB of RAM, 4 GB of internal storage, which is expandable to 32 GB via a … Read more
Blake Stimac
CTIA 2013: Verizon Partners with J-Lo to Launch Viva Movil
Today Verizon announced a new partnership with J-Lo to announce Viva Movil – A phone retailer offered specifically to the Latino population. With the Latino population growing faster than ever, it certainly doesn’t come as much of a surprise to see a partnership like this form. While we think it’s a smart partnership, this is hardly the announcement that we were expecting to see come from Verizon this CTIA. At best, we were hoping to see a Voice Over LTE announcement or something to that extent and what we got … Read more
Blake Stimac
Rdio updates iOS app with Find People feature and cleaner UI
Music subscription service Rdio brought a small but welcome update to its iOS app today. It has an improved search feature, an easy way to find friends and artists, and a cleaner user interface for navigating. The improved UI mainly comes in for the side navigation. Rdio says it’s a “new, cleaner look.” The app currently is already pretty clean and very well-designed, so maintaining the high standards is always good. The update also introduces “Find People” for finding friends on Rdio and to discover artists. Relevant to this is … Read more
George Tinari
Cricket to launch Samsung Galaxy S 4 on June 7, with $55 down payment
Cricket has announced that it will be offering the Samsung Galaxy S 4 phone on June 7th. This is big news for those who want the phone but don’t want to get in a two-year commitment with the one of the major four wireless providers. Although Cricket is coming to the GS4 party a bit late, they’ve stepped their game up by offering the device with a ridiculously low down payment fee of 55 bucks. Matt Stoiber, senior vice president of devices for Cricket, had this to say about the impact the … Read more
Charles West
Caterpillar CAT B15 rugged Android phone makes US debut, priced at $350
Caterpillar has officially launched its extremely rugged Android smartphone called the Cat B15 in the U.S. This comes after the device hit the United Kingdom first last month for 300 GBP. The company’s durable handset comes with some decent features and specs that aren’t anything to sneeze at. Specs include the following: 4-inch WVGA display MediaTek MT6577 1GHz dual-core processor 1GB of RAM 4GB of internal storage 5 megapixel rear camera with 720p video recording VGA front camera GPS microSD card slot Runs Android 4.1 Jelly Bean These specs are more than … Read more
Charles West
Sprint announces a trio of tri-band LTE mobile broadband devices
Sprint announced a trio of mobile broadband devices that will take advantage of three bands of 4G LTE wireless spectrum available on the Now Network. These devices will be available at some point in the summer, bringing customers improved network performance and stronger in-building coverage as LTE is deployed on each of these bands, including Sprint’s 1.9GHz and 800MHz, as well as Clearwire’s LTE network at 2.5GHz. Novatel Wireless MiFi 500 LTE – offers sleek and compact styling, and the ability to connect up to 10 devices with the same … Read more
Dusan Belic
Samsung Galaxy S III coming to Boost Mobile, Virgin Mobile in June
With the hot-new Samsung Galaxy S4 now available from Sprint, the carrier is pushing Sammy’s last year flagship to its wholly owned no contract subsidiaries, Boost Mobile and Virgin Mobile. It’s still unclear how much the Galaxy S III will cost sans any long-term commitments, with Sprint wowing to release pricing information at a later date. We do, however, know that interested users will be able to get it in June with Boost Mobile’s no-contract $55 Android Monthly Unlimited plan with Shrinking Payments; or Virgin’s Beyond Talk monthly no contract … Read more