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Qualcomm today unveiled some details about a few new features that will be built into their popular Snapdragon 800 mobile processors. Quick Charge 2.0 is claiming to bring a 75 percent increase in charging times, and a feature that would let users wake their devices up by voice, whether or not the device is online. Quick Charge…
Microsoft has been making some big moves with Skype integration lately. Last week, Microsoft released a video voicemail update for most Skype users, which was surprisingly missing for Windows users. Today, Skype president Tony Bates announced at a Lync Conference Keynote that Skype and Lync will soon be connected, allowing Lync users to call and message Skype users.…
A smartphone with transparent screen has been a dream for many geeks for quite some time now. And it’s apparently closer to reality thanks to Taiwan-based Polytron Technologies, which has been demonstrating a transparent multi-touch display that should turn this dream into reality. Their technology, called Switchable Glass, is a conductive OLED that relies on…
Things just got a whole lot better for folks serving in the United States Navy, as sailors on board the USS Kearsarge and USS San Antonio will get access to 4G LTE service. In addition to the fast data speeds both crews are expected to receive free LG phones powered by Android. We’re not sure…
AT&T has been hard at work with expediting the rollout of its 4G LTE service across the country. Today the second largest wireless provider in the United States brought true 4G speeds to five more markets. LTE service is now available in these areas: Northwest, Georgia Albany, Georgia Cecil County, Maryland Montgomery County, Pennsylvania Norfolk,…
Three UK today announced that it’s bringing 4G LTE service to its existing customers at no extra charge. The 4G network will run on newly acquired 1800MHz spectrum later this year, and if subscribers are using the right handset, they will get the LTE upgrade as standard. The company is joining EE as the only…
Orange France has launched its first commercial 4G-LTE network in Paris, with plans to extend the service to 15 cities by early April, including Bordeaux, La Rochelle, Chartres, Orleans, Dunkirk, Nancy, Metz, Clermont-Ferrand, Grenoble and Annecy. The market-leading operator has been previously testing 4G in Marseille, Lyon, Nantes and Lille, where the network has been…
Looks like T-Mobile has started testing its LTE network in Kansas City, with at least one XDA Developer user saying it caught the signal. However, he wasn’t pleased with the speed, which tops at 10Mbps on the downlink and 5Mbps on the uplink. That, however, will definitely change once the test phase is over and…
Sprint continues the gradual rollout of its 4G LTE network. The carrier confirmed in a press release that it is lighting up LTE in the following locations: Boston, Mass Framingham, Mass Austin, Texas College Station/Bryan, Texas Columbia, Tenn. Emporia, Kan. Fort Wayne, Ind. Gettysburg, Pa. Western Puerto Rico (including Aguadilla, Isabela, Cabo Rojo, Mayagüez). Sprint…
Last week, English newscaster Laura Smart was so enthralled with her titillating texts that she accidentally fell into a canal. The story made headlines when it happened, and it took a turn for the hilarious when The Telegraph obtained CCTV video footage of the incident. According to a report in CNET, Smart has been able…