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Sprint has rolled out 4G LTE coverage to 17 new locations today, a welcome move to any Sprint customer. Sprint’s 4G LTE rollout, which began in 2012 has resulted in over 500 locations being blanketed with 4G LTE. Coverage outside of urban areas is Sprint’s weak point (T-Mobile’s as well) and if the yellow carrier…
Looking to save some cash on a new Apple purchase? You’re in luck. Apple has just announced that the company will honor the upcoming tax holiday in the states of Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Missouri, New Mexico, South Carolina and Tennessee. The tax holidays begin on August 1st, so get those credit cards ready!…
The budget minded Samsung Galaxy Avant is now available from T-Mobile for a price of $216 outright, or $9 a month for 24 months. The Avant isn’t the hottest device on the block, but it’s got enough guts to get the job done without emptying your savings account. The Avant looks like a mini GS4…
NVIDIA’s beefy SHIELD tablet is shipping to customers in the U.S. and Canada today. That’s a pretty speedy turnaround considering NVIDIA only announced the device last week. The SHIELD tablet’s innards are packed with all sorts of awesome specs, including the NVIDIA K1 mobile processor. The Tegra K1 has 192 cores at its disposal, and…
The days of messaging Facebook friends through the Facebook mobile app are quickly coming to an end. According to TechCrunch, Facebook will force its users with and iPhone or Android device to use the standalone Facebook Messenger app to chat with friends, removing the feature completely from the Facebook app itself. Facebook users on the…
Verizon’s Android 4.4.4 update for the Moto X is rolling out today after a quick soak test last Friday. The update isn’t a huge one but does bring some enhancements to the aging Moto X, such as improved picture quality and a new phone dialer with an improved graphical layout and colors. Neat-o! Be on…
In true underdog fashion, Microsoft has released a new video ad which smacks Apple square in the gut. The ad pits Microsoft’s Cortana against Apple’s Siri in a bloody battle of the digital assistants. Cortana is a part of Microsoft’s Windows Phone 8.1 update which is slowly making its way to various Lumia devices across…
T-Mobile has unveiled a new family plan that is poised to cut the legs off of AT&T’s “Best-Ever Pricing” plan as well as Sprint’s Framily plans. T-Mobile’s new offer allows a family of four to grab 10GB of data, unlimited messaging and unlimited talk time for just $100 a month. The plans will be available…
There have been a lot of eBay deals on the Nexus 7 as of late, but none have been quite as awesome as this one. Today’s eBay deal is the 16GB 2013 Nexus 7 for just $129. That’s about $100 off the retail price, and a steal of a deal for such an amazing tablet.…
The LG G3 is one hell of an Android device, boasting a Snapdragon 801 processor, 3GB of RAM and a 5.5 inch Quad HD display. With specs like these, Apple will certainly find themselves in trouble by the time the iPhone 6 lands in the fall. With the G3, LG has taken the guts of a…