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In a great show of cross-industry cooperation, Sprint said it has completed its mission of clearing up 35 MHz of broadcast auxiliary service spectrum across the nation. The move comes as the industry is facing a looming “< ahref="http://s06coeda4d.onrocket.site/2010/02/24/fcc-seeks-more-wireless-spectrum-for-mobile-broadband-data-networks/">spectrum crisis” – more and more consumers want to use mobile data services but the choke point…
Samsung is hoping to get its first WiMax phone for the U.S., the Epic 4G, past the halls of the FCC for approval. That outline you see above is not quite as sexy as the device you’ve seen–and the device we’ve had on hands on–before, but it’s part of what has been submitted to the…
Oh no. It looks like Verizon Wireless is getting ready to kill its unlimited data plans in order to go to a tiered-pricing model, according to an anonymous tipster over at Engadget. The nation’s largest carrier could implement this change as soon as this month. Sure, anonymous tips may not hold much credence in your…
Sprint wants to make it easier for you to manage your wireless account and the third-largest U.S. carrier has launched a Sprint Zone app for the EVO 4G, Samsung Intercept and BlackBerry Bold. The Sprint Zone app allows customers to use their handsets to pay bills, monitor mobile usage, and receive news and potentially deals…
It’s summer blockbuster time for mobile news, as this week was jam-packed with hot scoops and big deals. Apple giving away free iPhone 4 bumper cases was the big story today, but we also saw the launch of the Motorola Droid X on Verizon, the Samsung Galaxy S phones hit the wild and we put…
If you’re in the market for an Android OS superphone packed with all the bells and whistles available today, the Verizon Motorola Droid X and Sprint HTC EVO 4G should be high on your short-list – both phones made the cut for our Superphone Shootout, which says a lot. Both phones pack a speedy 1Ghz…
We had no doubt that CyanogenMod 6 would be coming to the Sprint HTC EVO 4G, but we just had no idea when. Now, it looks like the wait may soon be over, seeing as how we’ve got a video of CM 6 running on the EVO 4G. CyanogenMod 6 on the EVO is a…
It’s barely been a month since we rolled out the first Superphone Shootout but the smartphone market has become even better. We’ll take a look at the hottest devices on all the major carriers and break down the pros and cons and each. Motorola Droid X $199 on a new, two-year contract with Verizon Wireless…
With Verizon Wireless set to launch an LTE network this year, and then 2 to 3 years later have LTE coverage in as many places as there is CDMA and EV-DO coverage today, Sprint is starting to look like the class dunce. We never really understood why they went with WiMAX. They claim it was…
There’s no doubt that the Sprint HTC EVO 4G is one of the most impressive Android phones on market at this very moment, but due to supply shortages related to the Samsung-sourced display panels, the EVO 4G isn’t getting to that market fast enough to meet demand. A new report from the Wall Street Journal…