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Earlier this week, reports began surfacing that death-gripping the HTC HD7 causes signal attenuation, a phenomena also exhibited by the Apple iPhone 4. As we saw with the iPhone and its ensuing “Antennagate” saga, this signal loss was captured on video, posted on YouTube, and widely reported across the tech blogs. As expected, HTC has responded…
If you were anxious to try out the Verizon 4G LTE network but didn’t want to be saddled with a new, two-year contract, you’ll be happy to know that the no-contract prices will be quite reasonable for service. According to PC World’s Sasha Segan, the no-contract prices for the 4G LTE service will be the…
Heads up bargain shoppers, Radio Shack is offering the Sprint Galaxy Tab for $349, a $50 discount off the normal retail price. You will need to hoof it down to your local store as the sale is available in store only and check first before you start the trek as the deal is available in…
Motorola CEO Sanjay Jha spoke yesterday at the Credit Suisse 2010 Technology Conference. As part of his presentation, the CEO said Motorola’s Q1 2011 guidance will be negatively impacted by a new “competitive dynamic” developing at Verizon Wireless. This new competitor must be the iPhone as only the iPhone could garner enough demand to hurt…
Clearwire is looking to raise more than $1.1 billion to build out its WiMax infrastructure as the competition in 4G is heating up. Clearwire will be offering debt securities in private placement transactions and the funds will help it build out its mobile data infrastructure. The company provides the service behind Sprint’s 4G network for…
MetroPCS has turned on its 4G LTE service in the San Francisco area and users will now be able to get next-generation mobile data without a contract. MetroPCS offers 4G LTE service for as little as $55 with voice and texting service and that’s significantly cheaper than some of the competitors. This also includes taxes…
Android has exploded in a big way over the past year, and Verizon says that Google can thank the Big Red network for that. I’m sure Verizon would just love to take all the credit for Android’s success, but just how much of a role did the carrier play in the platform’s popularity and explosive…
Today, Verizon announced its plans to launch LTE or 4G and Clearwire isn’t missing this opportunity to address that. What’s the subject of debate? Use of the term “4G” and what it means. Basically, Clearwire is admitting that “4G” is being used as a marketing term right now, especially since both Verizon and T-Mobile are…
If you’re looking for a new Windows Phone 7 smartphone and the Dell Venue Pro is striking your fancy, Dell has a deal in their online store that’s sure to get kick your holiday shopping into high gear. Dell is clearing out their Windows Phone 7 device with a $100 on-contract offer. As long as…
The Motorola Olympus is one hotly anticipated Android device, and it looks like we could be seeing it some time soon. After all, one managed to find its way into a flea market for an unsuspecting and lucky person to purchase. Whether that’s the actual story seems irrelevant at this point, because the lucky new…