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MetroPCS is preparing for a strong back-to-school season, or at least their leaked roadmap suggests so. The carrier, which isn’t exactly known for its high-end portfolio, will join the Galaxy S III game, currently “played” by Verizon, AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile and US Cellular. MetroPCS will start selling Sammy’s superphone at some point in the fourth…
MetroPCS will soon add a new mid-end device to its portfolio – Samsung Galaxy S Lightray 4G (model number SCH-R940). The LTE-enabled device which reminds us on the Droid Charge has already been cleared by the FCC and is pretty much ready for the official introduction. As far as we’ve understood, the carrier will launch…
Two unannounced LG Android smartphones have been found, which look to be bound for Sprint and MetroPCS sometime this year. The devices, the LG Cayenne and LG Motion 4G aren’t high-end devices but should be welcomed additions into the carrier’s mid-range portfolios. LG Cayenne While not pictured, one of the Cayenne’s biggest features is that it’s rocking…
Carriers have reported for the first time the number of instances they’ve been asked to provide some form of subscriber information to law enforcement officials. Nine carriers in the U.S., including Sprint, AT&T, Verizon, and T-Mobile, released information in response to a Congressional inquiry, and revealed that they responded to a whopping 1.3 million requests for…
By now, you’ve probably seen Windows Phone 8, Microsoft’s next-gen smartphone operating system set to debut in the fall. Windows Phone 8 has the potential to shake things up in the consumer marketplace, with a redesigned start screen that features a nearly infinite level of customization. The once-squarish live tiles can now be resized to…
Yup, we knew Huawei is looking to the U.S. market to brings its LTE smartphones to Americans and today we know their first client – MetroPCS. The carrier launched a rather mediocre Huawei Activa 4G smartphone, which aside LTE connectivity isn’t special in any regard. Then again, I guess we shouldn’t expect much more from…
When it comes to customer satisfaction, Apple dominates and RIM struggles. The 2012 ACSI report was the first time Apple, RIM, HTC, and LG were included in the cell phone manufacturer satisfaction category, making for an interesting inaugural cellular satisfaction report. The 2012 report shows that Apple has amassed a staggering 83% customer satisfaction ranking, becoming…
Deutsche Telekom, who owns T-Mobile USA, doesn’t want to do business in America anymore, but they can’t take their company behind the barn and but a bullet in its head. They tried to offload T-Mobile USA to AT&T, but the government stepped in and told them that they’re clinically insane. According to Bloomberg, Deutsche Telekom’s…
The FCC is getting serious about providing high-speed mobile broadband connections to rural areas. The agency has begun accepting bids to bring 3G and 4G services to parts of the country that have been ignored by major carriers, and is offering as much as $300 million to assist in the development costs of these networks.…
The BlackBerry form factor, better known as portrait QWERTY, doesn’t get a lot of love these days from handset vendors. Nearly every major device that’s been announced during the past half decade has just a giant slab of glass. What are people who want to use their thumbs going to do? Enter the Huawei M660.…