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Sprint plans to make a major announcement regarding its 4G plans, according to comments from CEO Dan Hesse and this will immediately start rumors that the third-largest carrier plans to light up its own 4G LTE network like Verizon and AT&T have (or will soon have in Ma Bell’s case). “We’re going to come out…
It looks like we may really have NFC mobile payments pretty soon, as the Isis joint venture has just announced a relationship with American Express, Discover, MasterCard and Visa. When Isis first started, it represented an ambitious move to reshape how we pay for things by placing a strong emphasis on NFC. The joint venture…
Android 3.2 Honeycomb has just been released and it includes a number of bug fixes and other upgrades to the tablet version of Google’s mobile software platform. Moreover, the release shows better support for multiple screen resolutions, which means manufacturers can just go nuts with their screen sizes, within reason. What we have to look…
The Motorola Droid 3 has only been out for a few days but the good folks over at iFixit have already torn the latest Verizon Android phone apart. The results are terribly shocking but it is nice to see the same international 3G chip inside this thing that’s in the iPhone 4. Yes, the Motorola…
Got yourself a shiny new Samsung Galaxy S 2 and you’re not in love with the latest version of TouchWiz, as superior as it is to previous versions? Well, we can’t blame you. The Galaxy S 2 is itself is still relatively new and there are already a handful of custom ROMs you can load…
CNN is making a big push to have its news network be everywhere and the company will be streaming its broadcast 24 hours a day online and to its iOS app. You news junkie will now have more ways to get your fix. Don’t think that you can cut the chord quite yet, as you’ll…
We’ve just heard word that Android 3.2 is currently rolling out to Motorola Xoom users and this finally makes the SD slot usable, as well as adds a new viewing mode for older Android apps. Google has started rolling out Android 3.2, in phases, to Motorola Xoom users,” a Motorola told CNET. We’re still waiting…
The Google+ social network definitely appears to be taking off and the search giant has just updated its Android app to includes some new features and to fix some bugs. The Google+ Android app 1.0.2 now includes: Fun Features – Customize your Stream to show streams from individual circles (Stream>Menu>Manage Views) – New UI allows…
U.S. Cellular’s roadmap for the rest of the year has been revealed in all its glory, and for a little regional carrier, they’ve got some solid hardware on the way. The Motorola Photon, which just got its Sprint release date yesterday, will be landing on U.S. Cellular as the Electrify in October. The LG Optimus…
We have been waiting very impatiently for Spotify, the music service that has been all the rage in Europe, to come to the U.S. Today, that dream has come true and it’s available for $4.99 a month for Premium, and $10 a month for Unlimited. With the new music service, you can create and customize…