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We knew this day was coming but Sprint has finally lit up its 4G network in San Francisco. Or, at the very least, it is testing the service as the image above proves and that should indicate an imminent full launch. Sprint’s 4G service is in multiple markets but the lack of availability in New…
Google quietly announced that it will be bringing some improvements to the mobile version of its Google Docs word processing service for the Apple iPad and the Android platforms. Google Docs has been available on mobile platforms for quite a while and you can even edit these documents while you’re on the go. There are…
Last week, the Samsung Galaxy Tab was made official by the Korean manufacturer and we’re told that it’s hitting all four major U.S. wireless carriers. The Android tablet hasn’t been priced, and released dates still aren’t official, but that hasn’t stopped Samsung from producing an ad that shows us just how the Galaxy Tab can…
A tip sent into Engadget reveals AT&T’s upcoming roadmap for the holiday shopping season. Similar to T-Mobile, AT&T has a nice array of handsets landing in the next few months including the Motorola Flipout and slew of Windows Phone 7 handsets. The leaked information from the tipster includes the following handsets and tentative launch dates: Motorola Flipout: September 19th.…
The first decent Android tablet has been officially announced by Samsung today. The Samsung Galaxy Tab, which we were very impressed by when we got some hands-on action with, will be available for all four major U.S. carriers, as well as Rogers in Canada. As you’ve likely heard before, the Galaxy Tab sports a 7-inch,…
If you’re on Verizon and were hoping to get a brand new Microsoft Windows Phone 7 device when it launches next month, you’re out of luck because the nation’s largest carrier won’t offer one of these devices this year. Geez, are they still smarting over the Kin? From BusinessWeek: Verizon Wireless won’t offer a device…
HTC didn’t just launch a revamped HTC Sense UI, a new HTC Desire HD smartphone, and the HTCSense.com cloud-based phone management service, the smartphone maker also unveiled their new keyboard-toting HTC Desire Z smartphone. The Desire Z runs Android 2.2 Froyo but makes use of the new Sense UI. The Desire HD isn’t as powerful…
If you ever thought to yourself that you’d love to see Nokia produce a successor to the brick-sized Nokia 9000 Communicator that Val Kilmer used in The Saint, your wishes have been granted in the just-announced Nokia E7. At the Nokia World 2010 London keynote today, Nokia officially announced the E7, among other phones, as…
Traditional publishers are facing disruptions from all over the place, as the Internet and mobile apps are becoming increasingly popular and disrupting business models. At the App Nation conference in San Francisco Monday, representatives from ESPN, TIME and Samsung offered some interesting takes on how mainstream publishers can adapt to the new world. “What’s most…
Heart wrenching news came out of Finland this morning when Anssi Vanjoki, my favorite executive of all time due to his bombastic comments and remarkable resemblance to a James Bond villain, announced that he’s leaving the company effective 6 months from now. He doesn’t exactly say why, or what he’s going to do next, but…