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We know that AT&T is going to make a big push with its 4G network but we didn’t get many details about how much the 4G LTE data plans will be. Well, a leak suggests that we may be seeing tiered data and speed pricing. According to a leaked internal document obtained by BGR, the…
Google said its open source WebM VP8 codec will have hardware decoder IP available to chipmakers in order to make hardware acceleration available on future smartphones and tablets. This is important because Google just dropped the H.264 codec from Chrome and that codec is widely used to deliver video content to devices without Flash, like…
Virgin Mobile will be killing its unlimited Broadband2Go plans and implementing 5 GB caps where your speeds will be throttled. As we scooped a few months ago, the Virgin Mobile Broadband2Go simplified its plans in favor of an unlimited option. It used to offer plans for $10/100MB, $20/300MB , $40/1GB, and $60/5GB plan but then…
We just came back from CES 2011 (check out our top picks and the entire coverage) and felt it would be useful to let you know how AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile and Verizon fared during the Super Bowl of the tech world. I’ll dive into the specifics below but, in general, AT&T was useless, T-Mobile has…
Alcatel-Lucent generally deals with the back end of the wireless world but it was showing off some stuff that will hit consumers at CES 2011 and it was showing how 4G LTE can transform a wide variety of services. These are all part of its ng Connect program and this is a collaboration with hardware…
Opera is not going to let Skyfire get all the tablet browser love, as the company has demonstrated a sneak peak at its browser for tablets. In the video below, you’ll get a quick glimpse of Opera for tablets and it appears to be running on the Samsung Galaxy Tab. Like with the desktop version,…
If you were hoping to get your hands on the Clear iSpot 4G hotspot, you’d better move fast because the device has reportedly been discontinued. Over at the forums, it says that the units in the retail stores will not be replenished. If you’ve already purchased a Clear iSpot 4G, the company will have units…
dotMobi, the company behind the “.mobi” domain, updated its “content mobilization platform” goMobi. There are few cool features included in the update like: Support for multiple languages — including English, Spanish, French, German, Portuguese and Simplified Chinese. Site Visitor Translation – which allows the mobile site visitors to view a goMobi site in the language…
Opera Software announced a new carrier partner for Opera Mini – Three UK. As a result, even those with low-end feature phones will be able to get a decent web browsing experience by downloading the free application from Three’s portal. Moreover, as Opera’s web browser comes with the data compression technology, users will even end…
Yahoo is beta testing local mobile content and this is aimed at delivering hyper-local results directly to your phone. You can check it out on your Android and iOS device right now by going to http://beta.local.yahoo.com. According to Yahoo, the local mobile provides: – Local News and Information – delivering relevant hyper-local neighborhood and city…