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Mobile phones and the wireless networks they depend on to provide you with talk, text, and data, typically have no problems working for people who are sitting at a fixed location for long periods of time. It’s when you start moving around however that things start to get tricky. Handsets have to do something called…
When you’re looking for fast, reliable broadband speed on the go, the MiFi 3G/4G Mobile Hotspot from Sprint is the way to go. The new mobile hotspot from Sprint allows you connect up to five Wi-Fi devices at once onto the carrier’s 3G or 4G WiMax network where available. Unlike the Overdrive 3G/4G mobile hotspot…
If you’re one of the few people who’d like to grab the Dell Streak 7 and don’t want to sign a two-year contract with T-Mobile, then maybe a WiFi-only version would be best for you. The WiFi-only version of the yet to be announced Dell Streak 7 has made its way to Amazon for the…
A quick bit of app update news for the BlackBerry users out there. If you’ve ever used IM+ Talk for BlackBerry, you’ll know how easy it makes conducting Skype calls and chat, right from your Berry. In an update that dropped the other day (taking it to version 4.4), some key enhancements were included: Multichat…
Samsung is starting to leverage Android in their other businesses in the tech world, as today they have announced the SH100 point-and-shoot camera, which pairs up with a Galaxy S handset over the local Wi-Fi b/g/n network so you can preview, zoom, and shoot the camera remotely from your Android phone. Definitely more precise than…
Earlier this year, AT&T decided to alleviate its network in the dense Times Square area of New York City with a Wi-Fi Hotzone. For the most part, it has helped a little in conjunction with beefing up its network. The carrier is now planning on taking things a little further by expanding its Wi-Fi Hotzone…
It looks like the lust-worthy Dell Venue Pro is off to a bumpy start, as Dell admits that one of the coolest new Windows Phone 7 devices has some bugs which can lead to problems connected to secure WiFi networks. The Dell Venue Pro was highly coveted by many early adopters of Windows Phone 7…
The Samsung Galaxy Tab is set to hit all the major carriers soon, and just in time for the holidays. The Android 2.2 tablet features a 7-inch display, front and rear cameras for stills, video and video-chatting and 3G network connectivity for its respective networks. For those that don’t want network connectivity and paying the…
The Samsung Galaxy S I9000 will be the first handset to use the new Wi-Fi Direct standard, enabling machine-to-machine data transfer without the need for a wireless hub. The Wi-Fi Alliance had said in October of ’09 that many in-market devices would be forwards-compatible with the new standard, so expect a couple more handsets to…
T-Mobile G2 owners are so lucky this week. First, your phones magically became 4G devices over night – literally – and now it looks like your Android smartphones will be getting UMA capabilities, too. Starting tomorrow, T-Mobile will be rolling out an update that will enable Wi-Fi calling on your handsets. It’s perfect for those…