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A leaked memo provided to Android Central suggests US Cellular may be jumping on the Motorola X bandwagon and could be carrying the device at the end of August. The memo pegs the arrival of the promo materials into stores on August 25th and the launch of the device on August 26th. The Motorola X…
AT&T and Verizon are known for their edgy advertisements that take a dig at their competitor’s network. Verizon’s “There’s a map for that” ads and AT&T’s Luke Wilson’s ads are a classic example of this not-so-friendly rivalry. The latest round in this back-and-forth banter is from AT&T, which just released a new printed advertisement, spotted…
Following in the footsteps of T-Mobile and AT&T, Verizon took off the wraps on its own early upgrade and phone financing plans. Verizon’s new Edge plan will launch on August 25 and will allow customers to upgrade their phone more frequently than the two years offered by current plans. With Edge, customers agree to pay the…
Verizon announced its quarterly earnings for the second quarter of 2013, and the results were on par with Wall Street estimates. The wireless carrier reported total operating revenues of $29.8 billion, a 4.3 percent increase over the second-quarter of 2012. Operating income increased 16.0 percent to $6.6 billion in Q2 2013, up from $5.7 billion…
The next king of the phablets, the Galaxy Note 3, is expected to make its first official appearance later this quarter. If all goes according to rumors, Samsung will unveil the Note 3 during a press event to be held sometime in September. Details on the device remain elusive, but some information can be gleaned…
Today is Nexus 7 leak day. Earlier, leaked prices for the upcoming tablet device hit the Internet, Google announced an event that might be used to uncover the Nexus 7 and now we have some leaked photos purportedly showcasing the android tablet. The photos, leaked by Android Central, show off an Asus tablet wearing the…
The BlackBerry Q5 debuted in India this week, and Sunil Lalvani,the managing director of BlackBerry India was on hand for the launch. While speaking during the Q5 kick-off, Lalvani filled in some details about the upcoming BlackBerry Messenger launch on Android, according to IBNLive. Lalvani confirmed that the highly anticipated Messaging app would arrive this summer. He…
When Nokia introduced the Lumia 1020, the manufacturer confirmed the handset would be available in white, yellow and black color options. Noticeably absent from this list was the ever popular color choice of red. Those that prefer the crimson color will be happy to see this leaked rendering from @evleaks. Included above, the leaked PR…
AT&T is turning up the heat on Verizon by rolling out its LTE network at a blistering pace. The wireless carrier announced today that it now offers LTE connectivity to 220 million people in 328 markets around the nation. It will hit 300 million POPs by the end of 2014, with most of those people…
Usually we see teardowns from repair shops like iFixit, but today the latest hardware eye candy comes from Nokia. As reported by WMPowerUser, Windowsmania has obtained and released the teardown manual for Nokia’s flagship handset, the Lumia 1020. The teardown manual is available as a PDF and shows you how to disassemble the Lumia 1020…