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T-Mobile’s LTE rollout has been making amazing progress since it’s beginning in May of this year, bringing its 4G LTE to over 154 markets in the U.S. T-Mobile is still lagging behind AT&T and Verizon, but is making solid progress nonetheless. T-Mobile’s 4G LTE now covers over 180 million U.S. customers, and is expected to…
BlackBerry may be on the brink of failure, but that’s not stopping the company from holding press events in Europe for some mystery announcement. The events are slated to be held September 18th and invites are arriving for press in Malaysia, France and India. Nobody knows what they events are about, but some people suggest…
Folks we have a winner — the unlocked yellow 16GB iPhone 5c beat out its competition to become the first iPhone 5c model to sell out. As noticed by 9to5 Mac, this yellow model now has a ship date of September 25th, a slip of 5 days from the original September 20th launch date. Without…
Apple announced the iPhone 5s earlier this week and confirmed the handset would go on sale starting September 20th. Information on how and when to purchase this phone were noticeably absent from the original press release. Now, Apple has filled in the details and updated its iPhone 5s webpage with launch information its flagship handset.…
Sony prepared a special version of its Xperia Tablet Z for cooking enthusiasts. The Kitchen Edition tablet is now available for $649, and that money will get you the white Xperia Tablet Z, iGrill wireless cooking thermometer, foldable tablet stand (to use in the kitchen) and a number of preloaded apps and content. Speaking of…
Windows Phone 8.1 will likely be released next year and we’re already hearing about some features it will bring. According to the website Windows-Phone.pl, the next version of Microsoft’s mobile platform will bring the much-rumored Notification Center, ability to select multiple tiles at once, and a Siri-like virtual assistant called Cortana. Multi-tile select will match…
A few days ago Google announced new Chromebook laptops as well as new companies that will participate in the program – Toshiba and ASUS. And while we like the fact that more OEMs are joining Google’s scheme we can’t help but wonder when will the “perfect Chromebook” be released. What I’m looking for is something…
Virtual keyboards like Swype and SwiftKey (my favorite) have improved typing on smartphones. However, when it comes to tablets, there’s still work to be done as the same approach doesn’t come with faster typing you would expect from a big screen device. Many of us are turning to physical keyboards to “solve” this issue but…
Gemalto is expanding its LinqUs Facebook for SIM software application to include Facebook Messenger to the mix. What this means is that even folks with super-cheap feature phones will now be able to chat with other Facebook users. LinqUs Facebook for SIM comes pre-installed on a SIM card of mobile operators offering the service, requiring…
Gogo knows its Internet in the sky sucks. Passengers are used to this and they are happy to be able to get their net fix even if it’s slow as hell. Let’s face it – it’s not easy to get this done. And Gogo is working to make it better. Up to 6 times better.…