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As part of the plan to kill its iDEN network and replace it with the new CDMA-based push-to-talk service, Sprint announced that Direct Connect service is now available in its 1xRTT coverage and roaming areas. Up until this point, Direct Connect customers could only use the push-to-talk services in areas with 3G EV-DO coverage. No…
Sprint, for reasons we still don’t understand, decided to launch a WiMAX network several years ago instead of waiting for the 4G LTE standard to become finalized. That decision has been incredibly painful for them. WiMAX smartphones were huge, delivered terrible battery life, and to top it all off, the WiMAX network wasn’t even that…
AT&T won’t be the only carrier in North America to get the Sony Xperia Ion, with some Canadian carrier(s) readying to join the party. The rumor is that an LTE-enabled model will be released in the country, hinting us that any of the three major operators could get it, including Rogers, Bell and Telus. Then…
During my 3-day vacation, Google Play informed me there’s a new update for Angry Birds Seasons, which — believe it or not — is the only Angry Birds game I have installed on my Samsung Galaxy S II. The reason is simple – I don’t want to get addicted to another game, hence I’m playing…
Almost missed this… Samsung Canada announced a week-long delay of the Galaxy S III launch in the country, citing overwhelming demand for the problem. The official wording goes like this: Due to unprecedented global demand for the highly anticipated Samsung GALAXY S III, with more than 9 million carrier pre-orders to date, the date of…
After launching an Android version of Evernote Food, the popular note-taking service is releasing an updated version of the same-named iPhone app. There are few changes introduced in this release, including: Multi-shot camera mode that allows you to quickly add a bunch of photos to a meal in a single go. Multi-photo upload – for…
Mobile payments experts at iZettle raised another 25 million EUR in Series B funding. Greylock Partners and Northzone led the round, with MasterCard, SEB Private Equity and Series A investors Index Ventures and Creandum also participating. iZettle’s mini chip-card reader and app, which turn an iPhone or iPad into a credit card terminal, are available…
If you recall, the Denmark-based Lumigon unveiled a new phone at this year’s Mobile World Congress in Barcelona – Lumigon T2. At that point, they haven’t told us how much the fancy-lookin’ device will cost though we knew it won’t impress geeks with its guts. The reason is simple – it comes with a single-core…
InterDigital, who does genuine research on wireless technology and then lives off the patent royalties, is going to sell roughly 1,700 patents to Intel for a cool $375 million. Said patents are “primarily related to 3G, LTE and 802.11 technologies.” Considering that Intel picked up Infineon’s wireless unit for $1.4 billion two years ago, it’s…
ZTE, the Chinese handset vendor that isn’t quite as popular as their closest competitor, Huawei, has just announced the Grand X LTE. As the name implies, this thing has 4G LTE connectivity. That’s provided courtesy of the Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 inside. Strangely enough, He Shiyou, the Head of ZTE’s Handset Division, says: “We are the…