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It looks as though the Samsung Galaxy S4 won’t be the only device to gain support for Verizon’s upcoming AWS LTE network upgrade. According to a report from Laptop Mag, Verizon has confirmed that seven devices will be ready to take advantage of the new AWS upgrade when it goes live. Devices that will utilize…
AT&T is continuing its 4G LTE roll-out, announcing today the availability of 4G coverage in 16 new markets. The updates will allow customers to take advantage of data speeds ten times faster than 3G on their 4G compatible devices, such as the iPhone 5, Samsung Galaxy S4 and the HTC One. 4G LTE coverage is…
The Verizon Samsung Galaxy S4 will have internet speeds double that of other carriers, thanks to components that allow the device to take advantage of Verizon’s upcoming network upgrade. According to a report from Bloomberg, Verizon has started developing the next phase of its network, which utilizes Verizon’s Advance Wireless Service, or AWS airwaves to…
Sony’s latest flagship smartphones and tablet lineup is certainly the best we’ve seen from the company in a long time. We’ve seen some great videos that the Xperia Z can take from a trip to India, and much more from the new device, but Sony’s latest ads are — interesting. The two ads you see…
3M is in the final stages of commercializing a new film for LCD screens that can allow up to 50% more color to be displayed. The problem with existing LCDs is that they are typically limited to displaying 35% or less of the visible color spectrum. 3M’s new QDEF solution can make for a better…
According to MacRumors, AT&T is expected to improve its GoPhone prepaid wireless brand tomorrow, rolling out LTE and HSPA+ data network access and official support for the iPhone. GoPhone customers who have been using the service with an iPhone or compatible 4G device will now be able access data service on their devices. GoPhone will…
Truphone proudly announced its industry first shared international mobile service plans for data, text and voice. The new plans allow businesses with employees based abroad and with employees traveling internationally to share local minutes, messages and megabytes from a single bundle when in the so called “Truphone Zone.” The mentioned “Zone” includes the US, UK,…
Verizon’s CTIA event was dominated by J Lo and the big announcement of the new, Latino focused Viva Movil Network. But they did drop an interesting tidbit early on. COO Marni Walden announced that Verizon’s 4G LTE network now covers 497 markets, which is 95% of its 3G network. Verizon’s stated goal is to cover 100%…
China Mobile is getting ready to trial its 4G service next month in Shanghai. Starting from June 1st, the world’s largest mobile operator will be inviting around 5,000 users to start testing the TD-LTE based service. As part of its preparations, China Mobile has built 1,000 base stations, 700 outdoors and 300 indoors, to cover…
While it may take until next year until we see the first devices in North America with NVIDIA’s Tegra 4i processor, the company is showing great progress getting its latest SoC up and running with Category 4 LTE, hitting 150Mbps of data. Currently, Cat 4 LTE isn’t deployed on any carrier in the US, so…