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Way back in 1997 the FCC auctioned off licenses for the 2.3 GHz Wireless Communications Service (WCS) band. AT&T owns some of those licenses, but they never actually did anything with them because companies that own WCS spectrum are required to follow some archaic rules that make it nearly impossible to operate a terrestrial network.…
Watching a company launch innovative new products and services is easily one of the best parts of this job. On the flip side, watching a company’s competitors race to copy said new innovative products and services is hands down the most depressing thing we encounter on what sadly feels like a daily basis. Apple’s voice…
The first version of Windows Phone, launched in the fall of 2010, didn’t have a codename. The update that was released several months later, the one that added copy and paste support, was called NoDo. Then Mango came, and with it Nokia’s first devices to run Microsoft’s mobile operating system. Now the newest version of…
Now that every major technology publication has reviewed Samsung’s 2012 flagship handset, the Galaxy S III, it’s time to look towards the future. To be more specific, it’s time to start thinking about the devices we’re going to see during the second half of the year. According to MK Business News, Samsung is on track…
Nokia is giving many Facebook users out there the chance to win themselves a Lumia 900. This should come to no ones surprise as both Nokia and Microsoft has pushed the hell out of this phone to gain mind share from consumers. The new competition is open from June 15 to June 29, and all…
Whisper is a new app for the iPhone and iPod touch that picks up where Post Secret left off when it shut down at the beginning of January. It lets you anonymously share your secrets with the rest of the Whisper community using photos and text overlays. The app reminds me somewhat of Pinterest. It’s…
According to an AllThingsD report, Sprint has said it may delay the launch of the Samsung Galaxy S III due to “overwhelming demand and limited supply.” According to the report, pre-orders for the handset, which kicked off on June 5th, will arrive a few days later than expected. Orders originally were slated to arrive on…
HTC has confirmed that the WiFi bug that’s plagued the company’s flagship phone, the One X, is also a problem found in other Tegra 3 models. Let me catch you up to speed, users for some time now have complained of weak WiFi reception, which prompted folks to apply their own weird fixes like squeezing…
Nokia has teamed up with The Dark Knight Rises movie to deliver a special edition back cover for the Lumia 710 Windows Phone handset with the movie logo on the back. It comes in the standard cyan, magenta, yellow, black, or white colors available with the regular Lumia 710. If you drop by a T-Mobile store,…
Buy.com is now offering the Unlocked Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc S (model LT18a) in midnight blue for only $255.99. The normal retail prices on this phone is $549.99. The phone comes with Android 2.3 Gingerbread OS, but is upgradable to the recently available Android 4.0. Another deal highlight today is the Samsung Galaxy Nexus on Sprint for $49.99.…