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We just heard about who will be keynoting the upcoming CTIA Enterprise & Application show and it will be filled with bigwigs from Verizon Wireless, AT&T and Ford. Verizon CEO Lowell McAdam will kick things off on the first day (October 6) and he’ll be talking about the company’s 4G network based on Long-Term Evolution.…
After facing much criticism over privacy concerns, Facebook is beefing up how users can control their information. It’s not just desktops though, as the world’s largest social network is bringing privacy controls to your handset. On its blog, the company explained: You can get to privacy controls on mobile by going to m.facebook.com/privacy or by…
T-Mobile said it lost 93,000 subscribers in the second quarter but the Android platform and an expanded 3G network are giving it some positive news with long-term subscribers. The fourth-largest U.S. carrier finished with 33.6 million total subscribers and a net income of $404 million. This places T-Mobile behind Sprint’s nearly 50 million subscribers and…
We talked about how the NPD market numbers showed Android is the top-selling U.S. smartphone platform for last quarter but we missed this little tidbit about how Microsoft Windows Mobile dropped to single-digit market share. The Microsoft Windows Mobile operating system accounted for 9% of the market last quarter, according to NPD numbers and that’s…
Hey, remember the Sony Xperia X10 Android smartphone? It looked like a killer Android handset when it was introduced last year but it has still yet to see a real U.S. launch with a carrier but that may be changing soon. According to a tip by the Boy Genius, the Sony Ericsson has passed through…
Clearwire posted another bad quarter with a loss of more than $125 million but the 4G provider said it will be testing out Long-Term Evolution technology in a few markets. It’s not messing around either, as it claims it will provide speeds which are “unmatched” by any other carrier. The company, which is majority-owned by…
Residents of Chitown can now express their sorrows on Twitter when the Cubs lose, as AT&T has lit up an outdoor WiFi zone which covers the Wrigley Field area. Following its successful WiFi hotspot in New York’s Times Square, the Chicago zone is another attempt by the second-largest U.S. carrier to augment its 3G network.…
One of the biggest complaints about the BlackBerry is that the web browsing experience bites the big one when compared to Apple iPhone or Google Android. Research In Motion is trying to fix that problem with a new Webkit-based browser in BlackBerry 6 and the company is showing off some of the new browser’s features…
Clearwire is releasing a mobile hotspot that is aimed at bringing 4G speeds to your Apple iOS device. It’s clear (ha! get it?) that Clearwire is going after the Apple iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch with iSpot 4G hotspot branding and the design of the device. The iSpot 4G device will create a WiFi hotspot…
A new survey from ChangeWave suggests Apple iPhone 4 owners really enjoy your handset. I don’t want to jinx it, but they may be in love (fingers crossed). The report said 72% of Apple iPhone 4 owners said they were “very satisfied” with the handset while 21% said they were “somewhat satisfied. That’s pretty good…