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Another year is upon us where we all magically transform into family-centric folks, cutting up the turkey and passing the stuffing on Thanksgiving – only to turn back into blood-thirsty animals on Black Friday who won’t hesitate to do what it takes to get your hands on a Zhu Zhu Pet. It truly is a…
Retailers may have the corner on crowds, lines, and crazed shoppers but carriers are no slouch when it comes to pre-Thanksgiving Day sales Black Friday deals. Most of the major carriers in the U.S. are slashing prices on handsets and offering tantalizing voice and data plans to encourage shoppers to kick off the holiday shopping…
Sprint is launching WiMax in Los Angeles, my hometown, on December 1 and it’s heralding the launch with a promotional video much like it did for New York City. If you’ve been wondering just how Sprint’s “4G” network fares with its competitors, it’s all about its data pipes – or the amount of spectrum available…
A nice piece of smartphone just passed through the FCC from HTC and it sports CDMA support and WiMax. Could this be the HTC Knight/EVO Shift 4G that we’ve seen before? The FCC details are very sparse, as it says that the device has support for CDMA, WiMax and is a “Smart phone.” That could…
As expected, Cox Communications is offering its own wireless service and it will even have some Android devices. Will Cox be able to go toe to toe with the likes of AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile and Verizon? Cox calls its wireless plans “Unbelievably Fair,” as users will get money back for unused minutes. I think the…
We first really caught word of the HTC Knight back when its release date was leaked, but didn’t know a whole lot about the handset. Recently, a trademark application was uncovered showing HTC’s intent to grab hold of the name, “HTC Shift 4G.” We didn’t think much of it in terms of its relation to…
It’s not just the major carriers that are ramping up the next generation of mobile broadband, as Cellular South has just detailed its plans for a 4G network based on Long-Term Evolution technology. Cellular South will be teaming with Samsung Mobile to build out its infrastructure and we can expect two Samsung 4Gdevices in the…
Clearwire, the operator we love to tease, has just formally launched their WiMAX service in the city of Sacramento, California, giving the roughly 1.2 million people living there access to the internet over what is falsely labeled a 4G network. Users who signup using the clear.com/sacramento website can get 50% off their bill for the…
The Palm Pre recently disappeared from Sprint’s website and its disappearance kicked up rumors that the webOS handset was on its way out. This speculation was well founded as a leaked internal document confirms the EOL (end-of-life) status for the original Pre. From this point forward, the wireless carrier will sell its remaining inventory and will no longer…
LG’s Android-powered Optimus One is selling briskly and has hit the 1 million milestone just 40 days after the handset’s launch. The Optimus One has a nice mix of features and low pricing that makes it attractive to consumers looking to move into a smartphone. The Optimus One is the fastest selling handsets in the…