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As part of its plan to blanket the nation in 4G LTE coverage, Verizon has announced that several new cities in the U.S. will light up with its blazing fast data network this week. Cities include Pensacola, FL, Mobile, AL, Denver, CO, Montgomery, AL, Gainesville, FL, Tallahassee, FL, Philadelphia, PA and more. It’s interesting that…
Comcast was an investor in the Clearwire network and we now know why. Comcast is now offering a 3G/4G personal hotspot. The Comcast Intenet2Go 3G/4G hotspot is a Novatel MiFi with the Xfinity branding. When it’s in 4G coverage areas, it can provide download speeds of up to 6 Mbps down and 1.4 Mbps up.…
Novatel has another mobile hotspot that supports 4G technology – the Verizon LTE MiFi. It’s much like the Sprint version we saw a few weeks ago with a few noticeable differences. For starters – and probably the most important thing here – it is much faster. The difference is really like night and day. If…
While there are plenty of video calling applications for Android, a native one that works with other Android devices, like tablets, or over Gmail is awfully useful. After all, you might want to have video calls with friends and family members who don’t own Android devices, but you’ll be able to video chat with them…
Skype has just updated its Android app, and it patches a security bug that could have exposed user data and information to third parties. Initial reports surrounding the security issue stated that the application could have been collecting user names, phone numbers, chat logs and a whole lot more. Skype says that it takes user…
If you want to ride high on the Verizon 4G LTE hog but don’t want one of the huge computer dongles and aren’t convinced the HTC Thunderbolt is the right device for you, you’ll be happy to know that you can now pick up a Novatel MiFi with 4G speeds. The Verizon MiFi looks very…
Federal Communications Commission Chariman Julius Genchowski again articulated his agency’s plan to create more spectrum for mobile broadband by using repurposed TV spectrum but this time, he delivered his plan to a somewhat hostile audience at the National Association of Broadcasters conference. The FCC wants TV broadcasters to give back some spectrum that will be…
Sprint confirmed that its newest mobile broadband hotspot will be available for $79.99 with a two-year customer agreement. The MiFi 3G/4G mobile hotspot from Novatel Wireless features one-touch connectivity for up to five WiFi enabled devices, GPS, a browser interface for configuration, 802.11 b/g/n, and four hours of usage time on its 1500 mAh battery.…
When you’re looking for fast, reliable broadband speed on the go, the MiFi 3G/4G Mobile Hotspot from Sprint is the way to go. The new mobile hotspot from Sprint allows you connect up to five Wi-Fi devices at once onto the carrier’s 3G or 4G WiMax network where available. Unlike the Overdrive 3G/4G mobile hotspot…
It’s not much of a surprise but Best Buy is officially offering unlimited 4G WiMax mobile broadband for about $45 a month. The Best Buy 4G WiMax will be called Best Buy ConnectSM and it will be compatible with 23 computing models it sells. This includes units from Asus, Dell, HP, Samsung, Sony and Toshiba.…