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The two largest cell phone companies in the United States today announced they’ll be offering the new iPad on March 16. Both wireless providers plan to offer their own Wi-Fi + 4G models of the third-generation iPad across all sales channels. Subscribers can expect the 16GB entry-level model to set you back around $630 on Verizon…
I’m still lounging in Austin for the SXSW conference and one of the worst things about it is the lack of outlets and power. Luckily, AT&T if offering a pretty solid solution in an eye-catching way. These lockers you see above have chargers inside for various devices including an iPad, iPhone, microUSB and others. You…
While the new features found in the iOS 5.1 update were fairly minimal, one that snuck under the radar was an increase to the maximum download file size over 3G/4G networks. The new version of iOS allows downloads of up to 50 MBs to be conducted over cellular networks, a fairly sizable increase from the previous 20MB…
Demand for Apple’s new iPad is off the charts, according to a statement made to the USA Today by an Apple company spokesman. Apple has already blown through the preorder stock it set aside to be delivered on March 16th, and on Friday we reported that the shipping date had slipped to March 19th for…
AT&T announced its bringing 4G LTE to a handful of new cities in the next few months. There’s no precise timetable, only a rolling launch schedule that includes April, May and the early summer. The short list of cities includes: Cleveland, Akron and Canton, Ohio Naples, Florida Bloomington, Lafayette, and Muncie, Indiana Baton Rouge and…
Good news for the fans of “everything PlayStation” living in the U.S. with AT&T offering two PS-certified device, Sony Tablet P and Sony Ericsson Xperia Play, for $299.99. Both devices are somewhat niche products and honestly I don’t see any of them selling like hot cupcakes. The Tablet P is a very specific tablet with…
All the signs have been pointing to a March 18th release date for the Lumia 900, the flagship device in Nokia’s Windows Phone Lumia series on its way to AT&T. A placeholder page on the AT&T site still has a secretive coming soon placeholder for some device, long after its new iPad page has gone…
As is customary with preorders of hot new Apple devices, customers who waited a few days to pull the trigger on purchasing Apple’s new iPad will have to wait a little longer to get their hands on the device. Customers who visit the online Apple store are being greeted with March 19th as the new…
HTC’s massive 4.7 inch Windows Phone, better known as the Titan, went on sale in the United States on November 20, 2011; AT&T offered it for $200 with a two year contract. Today, less than three months later, AT&T is selling the exact same device for just $0.01 with the same two year contract. What…
Apple is still working out the kinks with its online Apple store for pre-orders, but we managed to snag a bit of information about the plans available on AT&T and Verizon for the 4G LTE iPad models. Putting aside coverage and speed differences between the two carriers, it basically comes down to whether you are…