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Square for iPhone and iPad is really shaking up the mobile payments space. It started with a small card reader that is attached to a device’s 3.5mm headset jack and an application that allowed credit or debit card payments to be processed, and anyone who owned an iPhone, iPad or Android device could use it…
Verizon is expanding its 4G LTE network to additional cities on June 16. Last week we learned that the carrier expanded its LTE network to new cities along the east coast and in the south. This time around, another group of cities are getting some blazing fast mobile broadband love on June 16. Cities included…
The HTC EVO 3D for Sprint is coming any day now, and it looks like RadioShack might be preparing itself for pre-sale orders soon. According to a leaked ad, the smartphone, capable of recording and display 3D video content, will be going for $199.99 with a two-year contract, and $499.99 if purchased unactivated. Additionally, it…
Foursquare and INQ have just announced a partnership that will have the location-based social networking service powering INQ devices. Foursquare capabilities will be integrated right into the device, and users will be able to do most of the things they can with the app: check-in, check for nearby places, read tips and more. But instead…
We’ve just gotten our review unit for the HP Veer 4G, and we figured we’d better get this thing unboxed for you guys sooner than later. It’s the newest webOS device for AT&T, and this thing is tiny. If you thought the Pre or Pixi was small, wait until you see this thing. Its length…
T-Mobile is shaking things up a bit with some new changes to its pre-paid and post-paid cell phone plans, and has kissed unlimited data plans goodbye. It seems to be the direction that most carriers are heading now, and I suspect it’s only a matter of time before all carriers in the U.S. offered tiered…
Sprint, who has been very opposed to the AT&T and T-Mobile deal since its announcement, now wants California and West Virginia to follow Louisiana’s lead in putting the deal under some scrutiny. Sprint CEO Dan Hesse has said that a merger could create a duopoly in the U.S. wireless market, and that it would stifle…
An explosion occurred recently at Foxconn’s Chengdu plant, and two workers were killed while several others were injured. No one knows the cause or the severity of the incident just yet, and the company has yet to release an official statement. But according to Engadget, “[. . .] witnesses saw a lightning hit the A05…
Nokia is getting set to build Windows Phone devices after its partnership with Microsoft was announced some time ago, and it looks like Qualcomm will be powering the devices. Of course, options do seem limited when Qualcomm has been working closely with Microsoft for processors in WP7 devices. However, Nokia did state that it was…
We’ve heard a lot of rumors now about the iPhone 5 and that it will be a dual-mode GSM/CDMA device. That means one iPhone will be produced by Apple and it could work with CDMA networks, such as the one Verizon or Sprint uses, and also GSM, which is used by AT&T and T-Mobile in…