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AT&T today sent out new press releases that talks about its LTE expansion in some new places. The second largest cellular provider in the United States has checked off the following cities on its LTE list: Brunswick, Georgia Evansville, Indiana Savannah, Georgia Expanded areas of Hampton Roads, Virginia The Death Star has been on a…
The fashion-focused Nokia 720 has made its way to the FCC. This new Windows Phone offering has passed through the FCC’s approval stage, but it doesn’t include the LTE capabilities most of us in the United States have grown accustomed to. Therefore, it is hard to believe the device will come stateside anytime soon. Much…
Google Maps for iPhone just got updated with some new features today. Version 1.1 adds some polish to an already impressive application, including integration with Google Contacts so you can quickly search for friends’ addresses by name. Users also get better local places search for finding businesses around you with keywords like “restaurants” and “bars.”…
Amazon is slowly moving in on Apple’s tablet market share. According to a recent Yankee Group survey, Amazon is the second most desirable vendor among consumers planning to buy a tablet. Of course Apple still remains the tablet leader by a wide margin, with 47 percent of U.S. consumers citing the brand. Amazon, however, is…
Asus is going to make owners of the Transformer Pad TF300 proud, as it’s now rolling out Android 4.2 Jelly Bean to the tablet. The update is available now in the United States by way of over-the-air (OTA), with other countries to follow later this month. The Transformer Pad 300 will get the usual additions…
Nokia has revealed a new video on its YouTube channel showing off its exclusive Burton mobile app in action. The Finnish based phone maker announced the application during Mobile World Congress last week. Burton is a snowboarding company that decided to team up with Nokia to give each of its users features, which play to…
When we first saw the Sony Xperia Z it was shown off by the Japanese manufacturer at this year’s Consumer Electronics Show. Sony showed all of its upcoming Xperia devices, including the Z and ZL. The Xperia Z is an awesome phone. During our hands-on with the device, we were easily impressed with how it…
Google released a new Chrome for Android update that brings a unique background audio playback feature. In addition, the updated version of the app comes with responsiveness tweaks and a new version of the V8 JavaScript engine, which allows for the new audio feature to work in the background. So what’s the big deal, you…
MetroPCS today reported a pretty solid fourth quarter that saw the company gain a 26 percent LTE customer base, and $1.3 billion in revenue for Q4 and $5.1 billion total in 2012. In fact, revenues are at an increase of 4 percent compared to the fourth quarter of 2011. The prepaid carrier’s most encouraging news…
Ford Motors is at it again. The american car manufacturer is partnering up with Spotify to offer drivers a top-notch music streaming experience. This after the company announced that the Amazon Cloud player app for Android would get Ford SYNC support as well. Ford’s plan is to have Spotify’s music streaming service be a part…