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When Sprint first introduced the Kyocera Echo, it brought out the magician David Blaine to introduce the dual-screen Android device. The companies are hoping that the unique form factor will make the device seem like magic. After playing with the unquestionably unique Kyocera Echo for a week, I believe it’s an ambitious smartphone but I’m…
It’s another quarter and another record profit for Apple, as the company posted second-quarter revenues of $24.67 billion and $5.99 billion profits thanks to the success of the iPhone and the iPad 2. The iPhone going to Verizon didn’t hurt AT&T’s earning and it also greatly helped Apple for the quarter. The company sold 18.65…
Cellular South has hooked up with LightSquared for a data roaming deal and the move will give users of the regional carrier access to the 4G LTE service in the future. If you’re not familiar with LightSquared, it uses satellite spectrum to offer 4G LTE wholesale services to carriers. This ambitious network could be a…
HBO has posted a teaser video (below) about its upcoming HBO Go app and this will stream all of its shows to the iPhone, iPad and Android smartphones starting in May. If you’re hoping the HBO Go app will finally let you cut the cord on cable, you’re out of luck because you still have…
We now have an idea of how AT&T performs now that the iPhone hit Verizon, as the carrier has added 2 million wireless subscribers, iPhone activations increased, profits were up 39% and it sold more smartphones in its first quarter than ever. AT&T had consolidated revenues of $31.2 billion for the quarter including wireless, home…
Some of you thought this day wouldn’t come but AT&T Windows Phone 7 users will be happy to know that the NoDo update should be rolling out as we speak with copy-and-paste, faster app switching and more. For those of you not following the brouhaha, the Windows Phone 7 NoDo update was actually briefly shown…
Apple has just received a patent for wireless activation and this could continue to give its iPhone a head’s up against the competition, as well as potentially let iPhone owners have more control of their devices. As you probably know, the Apple iPhone lets you take the device home and connect it to iTunes to…
The iPhone and iPad aren’t lacking multimedia options but the new Crackle iOS app may help stand out from the crowd by offering free, well-known TV shows and movies. Think of the Crackle iOS app as a Hulu Plus for free with less modern content. The just-released app lets you watch movies like “The Da…
Twitter is reportedly ready to shell out up to $50 million to acquire TweetDeck, a company which makes multiple apps to access social networks. What will this mean to the popular mobile apps? First, let’s dive into the gist of the Twitter, TweetDeck acquisition talks. Twitter has grown to over 200 million registered users and…
T-Mobile is trying to be known for more than mobile services (and being acquired by AT&T) and it is diving into the Voice over Internet Protocol world with the Bobsled app for Facebook. The Bobsled Facebook app offers free VoIP calls to all your friends on the world’s largest social network. I’ve played around with…