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AT&T has made itself some major cash today with the sale of its wireline business to Connecticut’s Frontier Communications. The deal is worth $2 billion in cash. This signifies a change in the company that was in the pipeline, as the company move exclusively to a wireless ran telco. It’s not surprising considering how terrible the…
AT&T has closed a deal with the United Kingdom’s EE to allow its customers access to the British carriers’ LTE network. The partnership is the first of its kind and it gives the type of flexibility for AT&T customers who often travel abroad. Starting next year, traveling AT&T subscribers will have access to more than…
Sprint is hard at work with building out its 4G LTE network across the country, as it continues to play catch up to Verizon and AT&T. The Now Network today announced that it has brought its high-speed data to 70 new markets. Here’s the full list of locations below: Abbeville, La. Albany, Ga. Albertville, Ala.…
There are a few octa-core chipsets out there, such as Samsung’s Exynos 5 and Motorola’s X8. These chipsets, although described as octa-core are not true octa-core devices, as the cores do not always work in unison. The Exynos 5 has two sets of four cores, and the X8 uses only two of its cores for…
There’s no secret that T-Mobile is on a mission to gobble up as much spectrum as possible to improve their network. According to a report that surfaced recently, T-Mobile USA is eyeing unused spectrum from Verizon of all places. This comes after Magenta announced it planned to pocket $1.8 billion from selling off stock, as…
The Federal Communication Commission released its speed testing app today. It’s out for Android now, with versions for iOS and other platforms in the works. The app will help the regulatory agency crowdsource speed data for all US carriers. Grab it here! When you install the app, it automatically checks your phone’s connection speed in…
More coverage you want? Well, T-Mobile hears your pain, as the fourth biggest wireless carrier in the United States is set to off 66.15 million shares for almost $2 billion. The idea is for the company to invest the money for grabbing more spectrum. Where is T-Mobile going to find the spectrum it needs? Is…
AT&T continues its 4G LTE expansion today with the announcement of six new markets. This time the second largest wireless provider took its act out to the west coast, flipping on the LTE switch in two new California towns. Although the company is making tremendous progress with covering the country with its high-speed network, it…
To no surprise, Apple is continuing to grow rapidly around the world as it prepares to open yet another store; this time in the country of Brazil. A report from 9to5Mac claims that the tech giant is opening up shop in Brazil’s city of Rio de Janeiro. Here’s some of the information passed on to…
HBO Go without a cable subscription sounds pretty awesome, right? Being able to pay for a HBO Go subscription like we pay for Netflix? Yes please. It seems as if Comcast is down with that too, since they are now offering HBO Go without a cable subscription. Sweet! So how much will that be a…