T-Mobile confirmed today that the FCC approved the transfer of AWS spectrum licenses from AT&T to T-Mobile. This spectrum shuffle is part of the break-up agreement that AT&T signed when it tried to buy T-Mobile. When the merger failed, AT&T paid T-Mobile a lump sum payment and started the approval process to transfer the valuable…
Sprint adds customers, posts net loss of $863M in Q1 2012
US wireless carrier Sprint announced its quarterly earnings for the opening quarter of 2012 and, as expected, the results were less than stellar. The carrier reported a disappointing net loss of $863 million and a diluted net loss of $.29 per share. As a comparison, the carrier posted a net loss of $439 million and a…
Judge rules that tweets can be subpoenaed
Better watch out if you plan to break the law and have a twitter account that you use to tweet. A recent court ruling lets prosecutors subpoena your tweets without a court order. The case centers on Occupy Wall Street protester Malcolm Harris who is facing trial for his role in a protest on the…
Samsung Galaxy Note spotted in the wild with T-Mobile branding
The Samsung Galaxy Note may be wearing a fine shade of magenta soon, according to a report from TmoNews. Earlier this week, The T-Mobile blog leaked screenshots and a user agent string from the device. Now, it has posted up pictures of the phablet with a T-Mobile logo and a slew of T-Mobile apps. I’ve included…
Google now selling the unlocked Samsung Galaxy Nexus for $399
As spotted by Android and Me and reported by TechCrunch, Google launched a new devices section in the Google Play store and is now selling the unlocked GSM Galaxy Nexus for $399. This isn’t the first time Google sold hardware. The Android creator sold the Nexus One directly to customers a few years ago and…
AT&T announces strong Q1 2012 earnings fueled by impressive smartphone sales
AT&T announced its quarterly earnings Tuesday morning and the company continues to record impressive gains in wireless revenue and smartphone sales. The wireless provider posted total wireless revenues of $16.1 billion, up 5.4 percent year over year. Wireless data revenue also exploded – up $1 billion or 19.9 percent from the same quarter last year.…
Boston MBTA launching the first smartphone rail ticketing system in the US
Hey Bean Towners, you may be the first people in the nation to order and display commuter rail tickets using your smartphone. The Massachusetts Bay Transit Authority recently announced that it’s hiring Masabi to administer a new smartphone ticketing system for the MBTA commuter rail that services Boston and its suburbs. Using the ticketing system, customers…
HTC One X torn down by Chinese blog
The folks at Chinese website PConline have an HTC One X and spent some time tearing the phone down to its screws and rails. Unlike most phones, which require you to remove the back first, the One X is taken apart by removing the front panel and display first. Despite its unibody design, the One…
Nokia releases commercial shot with the 41-megapixel 808 PureView
The Nokia 808 PureView might not have the greatest hardware under its hood, but it does have a fantastic camera. To see how good the 41-megapixel sensor is on this Symbian device, check out the Nokia promotional video below that showcases the 808 in action. Admittedly, this is a sponsored production meant to showcase the…
Snapseed for the iPad updated with retina support, Instagram
If you’re looking for an excellent photo editor for the iPad, then you should take a look at Snapseed. The iPad and iPhone app features a variety of touch-based tools and creative enhancements that’ll take a bland picture and make it beautiful. Snapseed was recently updated to version 1.4, This latest update added support for…









