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SoftBank Mobile wants to be prepared when the next disaster strikes. Following the earthquake and tsunami on March 2011 that left the communications networks struggling to cope, the Japanese carrier started working on a backup solution… and they came with an elegant way to keep the networks running. The emergency relay system uses a balloon…
The folks of Waypharer prepared a neat infographic to illustrate the long road modern smartphones has crossed from AT&T’s first mobile network established in 1946. to the latest smartphones like iPhone 5, HTC One and Samsung Galaxy S IV. Some of the more interesting dates include: 1994. IBM combines a cell phone and PDA to…
Verizon is bringing its video-streaming service, Redbox Instant, to the public today. Many are familiar with the big red video-store-in-a-box, and today the service makes its way into Netflix territory after a three-month beta test. Redbox Instant’s streaming service is being offered at $8 a month, and will offer access to over 4,000 streaming movies,…
Samsung just unveiled it’s Galaxy S4 smartphone at Radio City Music Hall in New York, and through all the Broadway smoke and mirrors, Samsung made one thing abundantly clear: it’s all about the software. At the event, the specs of the device took a back stage, putting the Galaxy S4’s software features quite literally on the Broadway…
The Samsung Galaxy S4 has just been unveiled, and shortly thereafter, AT&T issued a press release confirming that it will be offering the device on its 4G LTE network. Keeping it short and sweet, AT&T’s press release details no pricing or availability of the Galaxy S4, we can’t imagine not seeing it that long after…
Verizon Wireless and US Cellular used their respective twitter accounts to announce that each one will be carrying the Galaxy S 4 when it launches in the upcoming month or so. Verizon and US Cellular won’t be the only carriers selling the S 4. AT&T, T-Mobile and Sprint each confirmed the S 4 shortly after…
Samsung announced the Galaxy S 4 today and said the phone would land on more than 100 carriers worldwide. Shortly after the announcement, Sprint chimed in to let the world know that it will be one of those launch carriers. Details in the press release were sparse, but Sprint did confirm that customers will be…
Samsung just recently finished up taking the wraps of the Galaxy S 4, and we walked away pretty impressed. While the hardware of the new flagship handset is very powerful on its own, it seems that Samsung took a greater focus on software features this time around, and that’s fine with us. The handset looks…
T-Mobile has wasted no time in officially announcing that it will be bringing the Samsung Galaxy S4 to its network at time of launch. Unfortunately, dates regarding device availability are not present, but prospective buyers of the device can sign up for product updates at T-Mobile’s website. We can’t foresee this device that much later than the global rollout…
Samsung rocked New York City with a press event that unveiled its next flagship phone — the Galaxy S 4. As expected the Galaxy S4 rocks some impressive hardware and packages it into a frame that’s reminiscent of the Galaxy S III and the Note II. It’ll fit right in between the two phones in…