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Many of us have been waiting for quite some time for the HTC Flyer – a sexy Android tablet that also happens to support a stylus – since we first caught glimpse of it a few months ago. We’re happy to see that the FCC has approved the device, so it should really be coming…
Verizon Wireless is working overtime to fix its 4G LTE network which has been down for almost 24 hours. The LTE network went offline early Wednesday morning and Verizon Wireless confirmed at the start of the business day that it was “aware of an issue with its 4G LTE connections.” The carrier later confirmed 4G…
AT&T owners who were hoping for a little T-Mobile G2x action on their network will be disappointed to know that the LG smartphone won’t support AT&T’s 3G bands. We initially thought it would, but the carrier decided to clarify the device’s specs. While it is a quad-band device, those bands won’t support AT&T’s HSPA+ network.…
Rogers, one of Canada’s “Big Three” carriers, today announced that their network would expand to LTE in Toronto, Vancouver, Ottawa, and Montreal before the end of 2011, and expand to the rest of the country throughout another 21 markets in 2012. Rogers began technical trials back in October, and though Bell and Telus are going…
Reports began to surface overnight that Verizon’s LTE network is down for the count. Numerous people on Verizon’s forums and on twitter claimed they had lost 4G connectivity on their device. This morning Verizon PR confirmed on twitter that the carrier is currently experiencing an issue with its 4G LTE connections. Verizon was tight-lipped about…
Hey, do you remember Viewdle? We saw them at Mobile World Congress showing an app that would locally store facial data of your friends so that your phone’s camera would recognize them. In that particular case, Viewdle’s app would let you pull up social networking information associated with them, like Facebook profiles, LinkedIn pages, or…
Just when we thought the Sidekick was totally dead, T-Mobile revived the iconic handset with a new manufacturer and new mobile operating system. We first caught wind of the new 4G device a few months ago, but we were skeptical: it’s made by Samsung, it’s powered by Android and it doesn’t even have the swivel…
We may not get an iPhone 5 until September but don’t loook forward to an iPhone 4G LTE until 2012, according to analysts. The 4G LTE chipsets for the Verizon next-generation network just aren’t at the point where Apple would be comfortable with how its phone is designed, analysts say. The first batch of chips…
Eye-Fi, the Wi-Fi-enabled SD card for point-and-shoot and DSLR digital cameras, had teased an upcoming mobile app last week, and now it’s available to download. With it, your smartphone can connect to a hotspot made by the SD card, transfer files over to your phone, then upload your pictures to any of your social networks…
Cellular South has hooked up with LightSquared for a data roaming deal and the move will give users of the regional carrier access to the 4G LTE service in the future. If you’re not familiar with LightSquared, it uses satellite spectrum to offer 4G LTE wholesale services to carriers. This ambitious network could be a…