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Leaked images online reveal that RIM is gearing up to unveil a 4G LTE BlackBerry PlayBook tablet for release on July 31st. It’ll supposedly launch on Bell with the possibility of a few other Canadian carriers, but the 4G PlayBook here in the United States is looking like a no-go at the moment. MobileSyrup got the…
Verizon announced another 4G network expansion today and increased its LTE coverage to blanket 337 markets in the US. Starting July 19, the carrier will add LTE coverage to 33 new markets which includes: El Dorado/Magnolia and Russellville, Ark. New London County, Conn. Fort Pierce/Vero Beach and Melbourne/Titusville, Fla. Columbus and Rome, Ga. Burley, Id.…
TELUS keeps expanding the coverage area of its LTE network in order to hit the goal of reaching 25 million Canadians by the end of 2012. The latest markets to get the 4G speeds include Barrie, Bolton, Orangeville, St. Thomas, Kingston and Muskoka, while Montreal and Calgary got some improvements, as well. The new markets…
In its latest press release, ABI Research talks about gesture recognition technologies saying that they add another dimension to our interactions with machines. According to the research company, 600 million smartphones will be shipped with vision-based gesture recognition features in 2017. To prove its forecast, ABI turns to camera-based tracking, saying that such technology has…
Sprint customers in a handful of markets across the country can now enjoy 4G LTE. Accoridng to the Kansas City Star, the wireless carrier is lighting up LTE in the following locations: Atlanta, Georgia; Newnan, Georgia; Rome; Georgia; Kansas City, Kansas; St. Joseph, Missouri; Austin, Texas; Dallas, Texas; Forth Worth, Texas; Houston, Texas; San Antonio,…
This year the city of London is hosting the Olympics, which means they’re going to invest tons of money into their infrastructure to make a lasting impression on the millions of tourists who will come and visit the old empire. The London Underground, which at close to 150 years old is one of the oldest…
According to a new research from the GSMA and The Boston Consulting Group, Asia Pacific is on the cusp of a significant opportunity to unlock $1 trillion in GDP growth by 2020 through the harmonized adoption of the 700MHz spectrum band for mobile services. As part of this economic growth, there is the potential to…
AT&T is opening shop in a few new areas that lacked the company’s 4G LTE network. These new markets include Wichita, Kan.; Burlington, Greensboro, and Winston-Salem, N.C.; and Corpus Christi, Texas. The second largest wireless provider in the US also spread out its LTE 4G network in Charlotte, N.C., and recently launched in Buffalo, N.Y.…
Let the Nexus 7 hate begin. Almost one week after Google announced its introduction into the tablet market, the search giant finds its Nexus 7 tablet under some heat from the waterloo company known as Nokia. The Finnish based manufacturer is accusing Google and Asus of infringing on its patents. Yes, you heard correct. According…
Sprint is working double-time to finally get its LTE network rolled out to the masses. The company today announced the launch of its long awaited 4G service in the following cities: Atlanta, Dallas, Houston, Kansas City, and San Antonio. This is an aggressive move to speed up the process of overhauling its 3G and 4G…