Let me start off by saying that I am not only an unabashed Android fan, but have also not kept it a secret that I’m a lover of Motorola’s Droids. I still have my original Droid, got my wife a Droid 2 when she took the plunge into smartphone space, and now have a [...]
At an event held amidst the sweltering heat in New York City this afternoon, Sprint and Motorola announced their new partnership, and took the wraps off of its two newest Android devices. I was one of the lucky invitees who braved record-breaking Manhattan temperatures to attend this conference. Although there was much initial displeasure [...]
Looks like T-mobile is out to prove it’s still in the game, despite being purchased by AT&T. Based on this screenshot, starting today, you will be able to hold Wi-Fi voice calls for free. And oh yea, it’s unlimited. Wi-Fi calls used to be deducted from a customers minutes, which of course seemed like an [...]
Thursday marks the launch of the Samsung Galaxy S Fascinate 4G on Canadian carrier TELUS. As the name suggests, it’s the successor to last year’s popular Fascinate 3G. The new phone leverages the speed of TELUS’ HSPA+ network, offering downloads of up to 21Mbps. Marketed as “Canada’s fastest smartphone”, users’ lives should no longer be [...]
Sprint has the Xoom contract free I can’t for the life of me think of a reason why, but the Motorola Xoom WiFi only model can now be purchased at your local Sprint Store for $600. Sprint seems to be being a bit counterproductive by doing this but if it sells units, it sells units. [...]
Verizon’s Spring/Summer lineup has been published, and holds a few surprises. Let’s see what we’ve got here. Strangely, the Droid Incredible 2 is listed as “coming soon” when we know it went live on Big Red’s website last week. The HTC Trophy, Verizon’s first Windows Phone 7 handset, is out and it will soon be [...]
Sprint and Google Voice are integrated Sprint and Google have brought their Google Voice integration program to fruition as it is now live. We have discussed this here at length but here’s another brief overview of what exactly your choices are and what it all means. Under the new program you have a couple of [...]
Looks like the crackdown has begun on tethering apps and the ‘free ride’ is over. Droid Life are reporting that Verizon are now actively blocking wireless tethering apps on the market. They join AT&T and T-Mobile who have already taken the same measures. I can confirm that for us Brits it is all good as [...]
Well what do you know? Looks like someone got their hands on an early build of Android 2.3 Gingerbread for T-Mobile’s G2x.Have a look and let us know if you’ll be backing out of Cyanogen long enough to get yourself the official real deal Gingerbread when the time comes. As you know G2X runs Android [...]
AT&T Enables 4G (HSUPA) on Moto Atrix 4G, HTC Inspire 4G AT&T promised they would address having sold 4G phones that didn’t do 4G. On the last day of April, AT&T enabled High Speed Uplink Packet Access (HSUPA), allowing full HSPA+ connectivity in their Motorola Atrix 4G and HTC Inspire 4G smartphones. Until the firmware [...]
Intomobile was able to come upon some good news for all you Canadians. Rogers, one of Canada’s major carriers, has released some very interesting news. They would expand their network to 4g LTE in Toronto, Vancouver, Ottawa, and Montreal by the end of this year. They also plan to release 21 new markets throughout Canada during [...]
I woke up this morning to no 4G network on my Thunderbolt. That’s not it though, I can’t even get 3G in my normally rock solid signal house. I don’t know what I am going to do. I have email to send, Twitter to update and reservations to make my for my trip. This really [...]
AT&T a step closer to closing the deal The mobile showdown of global proportions continues as AT&T reiterated their intent to purchase and merge with T-Mobile and submitted their proposal for the deal to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). I tend to disagree with the pundits who claim the deal would put Sprint out of [...]
Sprint and Google continue their partnership On April 26th Integration between Sprint and Google Voice services will be live and I’ve never considered how this is one of the more confusing things going on right now. If you don’t believe me or understand why, just read some the threads around the web right now about [...]
Motorola Xoom and Nexus S. Two devices coming soon to Sprint’s network. And to make things more concrete, it has been seen in Sprint documents that training for these two devices is beginning soon. Thanks to Android Central, a photo has leaked showing that training will begin on 4/25 for all Sprint employees. This is [...]
HSUPA Update Spotted In The Wild? There’s been quite a buzz in the XDA forums about a possible update to the Motorola Atrix 4G on AT&T, which appears to finally activate its HSUPA capability. Nate2569, a user in the forum, claims to have received two previously unknown updates to his Atrix. We’ve been waiting for [...]
Sprint gets the ball rolling on carrier billing Sprint has finally gotten on the ball and released carrier billing for the Android Market. What this means for Android users on Sprint is that you will be able to purchase Android apps on the Market and charge them to your phone bill. As of April 14th [...]
Verizon: Two Year or No-Year Contracts Only, But Maybe Phones Could Cost Less? Recently, AT&T announced a price increase with their one-year contracts and I took a dig at them and said I was happy I went to Verizon. Days later, Verizon announces they won’t have one-year contracts at all, and that makes me a [...]
Minimum Advertised Prices on Verizon for All Sorts of Androids Oh Droid-Life, they have indeed provided us with a nice treasure here. It seems a very generous tipster has provided them with the minimum advertised price (MAP) for a number of devices on Verizon we are expecting to see released later in the year. Although [...]
T-Mobile goes unlimited T-Mobile officially announced new single line unlimited plans siting more expensive options from their competitors Sprint, Verizon and AT&T and upping the ante in the mobile carrier pricing war.T-Mobile is offering these plans for a limited time so if you think this is something your interested in you have to hurry. Pricing [...]
Sprint shows off its new devices So all the rumors of Sprints secret website has been confirmed and it is finally available for your perusal. The aptly titled “All Together Now” website covers the HTC Evo 3d, HTC Evo View 4G, and Kyocera Echo devices. This is very exciting for me as I am waiting [...]
AT&T: Want a 1 Year Contract? Prices are Going Up! Because we said so! Our buddies over at Android Central found this information out, and it’s not looking good for tech-savvy Android fans. It looks like their 1-year contract price is going up an astonishing $150! That a pretty HUGE difference!! The one year contract is [...]
Quebecor Offers Samsung Nexus Ones to TV Producers instead of iPhones it doesn’t Sell Quebecor Inc. is the parent company of Videotron, a mobile carrier that launched last summer. They also own a television network, TVA. The company recently noticed that many of the shows on their networks are prominently featuring the iPhone. The problem [...]
Alltell Adds Android All Over its Lineup Alltel recently issued a press release displaying the Motorola Milestone X (Droid X), HTC Merge, Samsung Gem, and LG Axis. A couple of these have been out for a month or so but it’s an impressive range of phones. Tell All, Alltell, About These Android Phones The lower [...]
Verizon: Instead of New Every Two, it’s Everyone Take Two Internal documents from Verizon show that after April 17, a One-Year commitment for a contract will no longer be offered to customers. Verizon will still offer the Two-Year contract option and also the Month-To-Month. The company just has not seen the demand for a One-Year [...]
Release Date Information T-Mobile decided to gift us with release date info for the G2x and the Sidekick 4G by Twitter this morning. The T-Mobile G2x is a dual core powerhouse from LG and it will be the first dual core phone on the carrier. It will be available online starting April 15th and in [...]
Sprint Takes The Fight Head On Last week BTIG Research analyst Walter Piecyk and a team conducted tests in New York pitting Verizon’s new 4G LTE network against Sprint’s 4G. The results showed 9Mbps down and 5Mbps up for Verizon while Sprint only had 1Mbps down and up. This is a problem for Sprint because [...]
Sprint Readies Own NFC System for Upcoming Samsung Nexus S Near Field Communication is coming, and leave it to Sprint to beat everybody to the punch on the technology. So what is NFC? Near Field Communication is the technology that allows us to use our smart phone like a credit card by waving it over [...]
Samsung, Boost Mobile, To Host Joint Event, Will Announce Samsung Galaxy Prevail This Tuesday Samsung and Boost Mobile are getting together in New York City to host a joint event. Engadget received a 19-page document from Sprint’s Prepaid Group outlining the updates and devices coming to Boost Mobile and Virgin Mobile this month. This event was going to unveil a [...]
Leap Wireless, the company that owns the Cricket brand is back in action after a slow 2010. A two-quarter drop off the map was followed by a resounding 4th quarter in 2010, when 400,000 of its Android devices were sold. The company itself is lining up some exciting offers for 2011, hoping to “leap” with [...]
Who’s Getting the Samsung Nexus S? Well this time, it’s all about Canada. It seems like every major carrier in Canada is getting the Samsung Nexus S, but it’s Mobilicity that’s gaining the spotlight this article. Mobilicity: Let the Training Begin Bell, TELUS, Rogers, Mobilicity, etc. are all getting the tech-savvy Nexus S sometime in [...]
Canadian wireless carrier Bell is soon to release the HTC Incredible S, but at a slightly lower price than originally advertised. The first time we heard about this phone being released, we heard $499.95, but now we are hearing about their price on contract. For a 3 year contract, $99.95 . It looks like we are [...]
As you can see above, Phandroid has gotten their hands on what looks to be a roadmap for releases due out on Verizon Wireless throughout April. This list includes a handful of big name Android phones that are expected to be hits. First, there’s the Samsung Charge (which will be Droid branded when released) the [...]
A&T Responds to HSUPA Complaint from Better Business Bureau, Says will Enable It in April We’ve been following AT&T’s upload speed issues for a while, and now they have finally admitted what their customers have complained about for weeks: Yes, AT&T has been limiting upload speeds on their so-called “4G” network. AT&T’s HSPA+ network is [...]
AT&T to Allow Amazon Appstore on their Android Devices If you’re with AT&T like I am, then you know how stubborn they are about having a tight grip on Android handsets. Probably one of the things I hate most about AT&T, is that they removed the system option to let me download third-party apps (applications [...]
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