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AT&T has unveiled a new family plan, which promise to deliver significant savings to smartphone-savvy families. The main pitch is simple – a family of four can get unlimited talk and text, plus 10 gigs of shared data for just $160 per month. The basic service with two lines costs $130 per month and includes…
Sprint is yet again expanding its Spark LTE service. This time they’re going for the residents of the Kansas City, which BTW is Dan Hesse’s (Sprint CEO) home town market. The coverage is also extending to surrounding areas like Brookside, The Legends, downtown and Overland Park. For those of you who missed it, Sprint Spark…
Sprint has quietly made the Android 4.4 KitKat update available for the HTC One. By quietly we mean that the new firmware won’t be pushed out to your device just yet; you’ll have to manually check for update through Settings -> About phone. Or wait to be prompted to do so on February 11th. Waiting…
Heard of Tim Tebow? Neither have I, but I’m pretty sure he’s a huge deal and has to do with football or something. Whoever he may be, the stocky, crew cut sporting guy is starring in a new ad for T-Mobile, which will air at some football thingie that is supposed to happen this weekend.…
AT&T and Nokia have started rolling out the Lumia Black update for Lumia 820 and Lumia 920. Included in the deal are many new features such as new colors on the glance screen for night mode, new notifications in glance screen, Bluetooth 4.0 LE connectivity and so on. Plus, you also get to benefit from…
Boost Mobile is joining the phablet craze with a device of its own. Called Boost Max, it’s actually a device we know as ZTE Iconic Phablet, which the carrier will offer for $299.99 sans any strings attached. That cash gets you a massive phone with a 5.7-inch 720p HD screen, 8-megapixel rear + 1-megapixel front…
AT&T and Samsung are getting closer to launching a firmware update for the carrier’s version of the Galaxy S4 smartphone. This post at XDA Developers website has all the instructions and downloads needed to get your Galaxy S4 to the latest available version of Android. But, and there’s a big “but” here. This isn’t the…
Verizon Wireless has start rolling out a big update for its Ellipsis 7 tablet. There are many important things included in this firmware, such as: Verizon 4G LTE data connectivity support Mobile Hotspot User Experience and Connectivity Image quality improvements when using the camera Battery life improvements SIM Card Activation experience improvements Added support for…
Verizon Wireless has just announced the availability of its services in 35 New York City subway stations, making that commute a little more bearable. Verizon customers will now have full access to calls, texts and data networks while commuting underground. The stations cover the west side of Manhattan from 23rd St. to 96th St, including…
Everyone knows that Sprint is a little late to the game as far as 4G LTE service is concerned, but the carrier is constantly improving its LTE network, and has added 40 new locales to its portfolio. That brings Sprint’s total 4G LTE markets to a whopping 340 markets. That’s good, but still lagging behind…