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Verizon plans to double down on LTE in 2012 and it’s keeping track of which platforms are ready for this LTE explosion and which ones are not. When speaking to CNET about its LTE network in 2012, the carrier singled out Windows Phone and criticized the platform for its lack of LTE support. The carrier even threatened to drop Windows Phone…
US Cellular has decided to wait for Apple to release an LTE version of the iPhone before it carries the popular handset on its network, according to Ted Carlson, CEO of its parent company TDS. Carlson, spoke about the iPhone at the UBS Global Media and Communications Conference, saying: “We’re never going to say never about the…
Another day, another question to answer. This time one of our readers asked me whether the iPhone 4S sold by Verizon Wireless is any better than what two other big carriers (AT&T and Sprint) are offering. The short answer is – NO! You’ll get the best experience with AT&T’s iPhone 4S because it’s the only…
Late last week, U.S. District Judge Lucy Koh recently denied Apple’s request for an injunction against Samsung. On Monday, the reasons behind her decision became publicly available when court documents were accidentally released without redaction. Reuters was able to obtain a copy of these documents before they were pulled down. According to the documents, Koh reportedly believes Samsung products do not…
After extensive coverage of Samsung‘s war with Apple overseas, there’s a bit of a twist today: the legal battles don’t always involve Samsung and they aren’t taking place overseas. Welcome back to the legal battles between HTC and Apple. On December 14th, the smartphone manufacturer may face a giant ban against U.S. imports. If so, it…
comScore has just released some numbers relating to the U.S. wireless market in the three months leading up to October, and Samsung is still on top, claiming 25.5% of all mobile subscribers (among smartphones and otherwise). The numbers haven’t changed too much since their September survey, so there aren’t a lot of surprises. LG was nexddt…
Getting battery technology right is apparently harder than it seems. Earlier today we published an article about a Samsung Galaxy S II and a pair of iPhones that nearly exploded, but it looks like there’s more. According to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, Mophie and Best Buy are issuing product recalls on roughly 40,000…
Samsung was dealt another setback in its attempt to sell the Galaxy Tab in Australia. Instead of launching the Galaxy Tab Friday at 4 pm, the Korean company must now wait until December 9th. It’s a significant setback that’ll cost Samsung a week’s worth of holiday sales. Earlier this week, the Australian Supreme Court overturned…
Phone nerds were let down when Tim Cook showed off the iPhone 4S because it didn’t deliver on the wild expectations that they built up in their spec sheet obsessed minds. The screen stayed the same tiny 3.5 inches, the cellular radio got bumped up to only 14.4 Mbps max theoretical download speeds, and worst…
Speculation arose last night that in addition to Android using Carrier IQ to track users’ actions, iOS also had it implemented. Today, Apple has released an official statement for clarification: “We stopped supporting Carrier IQ with iOS 5 in most of our products and will remove it completely in a future software update. With any…