4GLTE issue resolved overnight. 3G operated normally; calling, texting were unaffected. According to Verizon Wireless, the 4G outage that was affecting many of you yesterday has been resolved. The company made an announcement via their Twitter page today. Surprisingly, VZW claims that 3G was not affected at all. I’m sure we can find many people [...]
Really wanted a tablet for Christmas but the high prices put you off? Well Dixons online in the UK could well have come to the rescue by dropping the price of the HTC Flyer to £199 for the wifi only version. While shipping with Gingerbread, it's important to remember before dismissing the idea that the [...]
The Motorola EX225 (and EX226) have both made their way through the FCC revealing AT&T’s 3G bands. The EX225′s claim to fame seems to be the HTC Status-like Facebook button integrated right into the hardware keyboard; the EX226 however, will come without. Still unsure if that’s a good or bad thing. The EX225 recently passed [...]
And that's the question of the day, folks. Now that you can finally send in your original 3G Motorola Xoom for a 4G LTE upgrade — are you going to bother to do so- Do you (and can you) give it up for six days for some fairly major surgey- Let's hear it, folks. And [...]
We have talked about Fusion Garage’s Grid 10 before. The company makes some tablets that look interesting, but have been hampered by pricing that was more than many were willing to pay. The company has announced that it is cutting 0 off the starting price of the Grid 10 tablet. We talked about the Grid [...]
Verizon has announced a new /300MB promotional plan to existing Verizon customers from DC, Maryland and Virginia for any 3G or LTE device. This is a marvelously cheap plan for low-use customers or those fortunate enough to be around WiFi throughout the day. Each month starts you off fresh at 300MB’s and if you happen [...]
Shortly after it’s debut on US Cellular, smartphone giant HTC is bringing us the same popular slider on an entirely different network. As of now, Cellular South is distributing the 3.8-inch device at just on two-year contract, enabling even those on the tightest budges to join the Android family. Shipping with Android 2.2, an 800 [...]
If you are an AT&T customer and have been waiting for a Nexus S that’ll actually use your carrier’s 3G bands, your big day is here. The Nexus S for AT&T is officially available today at Best Buy locations, as well as via BestBuy.com. The device will run you with the use of an upgrade, or [...]
Not that too many of you may remember but the Motorola XT316 has already been through the FCC once before back in April. Only problem was this little brother to the Droid Pro was only packing Chinese supported 3G bands. This time around the XT316 looks to be supporting AT&T frequencies so you probably wont [...]
While many folks have already snapped up their WiFi-only Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1′s like they were going out of style, others have been holding out for the 3G/4G equipped version that’s soon-to-be released from Verizon. If you’re among those who held out, you can now hit up the Verizon site to place your pre-order for [...]
We reported on Tuesday that Verizon would be eliminating the unlimited data plan in favor of tiered pricing. You will see from the above image the pricing is now confirmed: for 2GB, extra for every 1GB for 5GB, extra for every 1GB for 10GB, extra for every 1GB Hotspot add on will be for 2GB. [...]
It does not matter what OS you champion. Nobody can deny that Android has grown exponentially in the last two and a half years. We went from slow devices like the G1 and MyTouch 3G to blazing fast dual-core phones and tablets like the Sensation 4G and Galaxy Tab 10.1. All in a very short [...]
Aside from the HTC ChaCha landing on O2 in the UK, it has now also popped up at the FCC in the U.S. wearing AT&T 3G bands. That doesn’t necessarily mean it’ll arrive on AT&T but it has the capability to run on their network should it be offered up to them by HTC. If [...]
No Woot-off going on today but the ever so popular woot.com does have a little android treat for sale today. For those that don’t know Woot they have one sale a day, and that is it (excluding woot-offs). So if you want to get in on the action you better act fast. If you’re looking [...]
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 [...]
Samsung Droid Charge, HTC Incredible 2 Pricing Revealed You know we’re getting close once they start sharing the MAP’D period and pricing. Next up on Verizon’s list is the Samsung Droid Charge and the HTC Incredible 2. Keep in mind these prices listed are the minimum advertised prices. So most likely they will debut lower than what’s shown [...]
HTC Thunderbolt: Can’t Turn 4G Off? Some Solutions As mentioned in Engadget’s previous review, there’s no option provided in the settings to switch off 4G (Fourth Generation) (LTE (Long Term Evolution)) and force the phone to operate solely on 3G (EV-DO (Evolution-Data Optimized)). I am with AT&T, and I heard a lot of talk about [...]
If you’re someone who’s into technology and phones and wireless toys as much as I am, you’re familiar with the fact that AT&T is attempting to purchase T-Mobile USA (pending government approval). Now, for all you TMo users, you must be wondering, “Will I have to get a new phone and/or plan when/if this deal [...]
Many people I know always give me a really strange look when I say things like Honeycomb, Nvidia Tegra 2 dual-core processor , and 1 GB of Ram. I know, you are probably wondering what I’m doing hanging around these kind of people. But come on, not everyone can be as geeked up as us [...]
FCC Filing Reveals Samsung Galaxy S II and its Frequencies It seems that the Samsung Galaxy S II is coming to North America, and as per the usual rumor hunting, there is a new FCC filing. It shows the Galaxy S II with North American 3G flavors (namely HSPA on 850/1900 MHz). We don’t know when [...]
Motorola Is On Track To Continue Their Droid Lineup Domination Through 2011 The three new Droid entries were posted on our site earlier, but this time we have the rumored specs to go along with the photos of the beasts heading to a Verizon store near you. While the Droid X2 and the Droid 3 [...]
The much anticipated Motorola Xoom is finally upon us, available now for pre-order and in stores on Feb. 24th. As previously reported it the first Android 3.0 Honeycomb tablet to market will run you $599 on a two-year contract or $799 for the standalone price. You have the option to choose a 3G data plan or opt [...]
The HTC Droid Incredible 2 just got a few new rumors added to its resume. The Verizon Wireless-bound Android smartphone will no doubt be just as successful as its next of kin, the Droid Incredible, but what does it have to offer? Helping add to the Incredible 2′s slow building hype, courtesy of a source of [...]
The just-announced Kyocera Echo on Sprint is a first of its kind: a dual touchscreen, Android-powered smartphone. Sprint announced that they would be releasing an industy first and this is just what they have delivered. The Echo features two 3.5 inch 480 x 800 displays that have the ability to be combined into one screen, which [...]
The Motorola XOOM, it’s the tablet that we have all wanted since Andy Rubin, CEO of Google, first teased us with it a little over two months ago. But is it still the ONE? T-Mobile and LG are set to make sure that we can say that we at least have a serious choice. Enter [...]
A memo on Verizon’s website has stated they are going to be implementing a new policy of throttling the data of its highest data users as a way to keep network traffic working smoothly. They are using brand new ”optimization and transcoding technologies” in order to keep everything manage in the proper way across their network. Verizon [...]
From what I hear rumors say, Virgin Mobile is getting ready to launch their rendition of the LG Optimus line near February 1st. Again that timeline is hearsay. What we do know about the LG Optimus V is that the price tag on this entry to mid-range device should be set for $149.99 with no [...]
There have been a number of reports about the NOOK eBook reader. Barnes & Noble did not expect the numbers that they had estimated. It was taken by surprise as they had believedthey created an edge as an Android -based color eReader. Their 3G version did not have an impact in the market and therefore, [...]
While Verizon seems to have a jump on the Motorola Xoom in the U.S. market, the Honeycomb tablet will also be available in the UK. The new dual core 10.1 inch LTE-capable device will be offered through the retailer Clove, though no pricing or availability has been given. Motorola has opted to make the tablet with a removable cellular [...]
The Motorola Xoom is the model on which Google bases tablets, and the hardware on which the software that is Honeycomb 3.0 was designed. What that amounts to is the first tablet that competes and beats the iPad on virtually all levels. As we all know when Motorola brings its ball to the court Verizon [...]
Next month at CES 2011 NEC will introduce a dual-touchscreen version in their LifeTouch series of tablets now out in Japan. If you like touch screens, how about two 7-inch ones that can run separate tasks on both screens at the same time! We can’t say how the screens will be arranged until we can [...]
If you were hoping for a LTE device from HTC anytime soon now, don’t get your hopes up. HTC just announced that there won’t be any LTE devices from them until at least mid 2011, according to Peter Chou, the CEO of HTC. Chou also mentioned that these devices will also feature the NFC technology [...]
With all the excitement of the announcement of Android 2.3 (Gingerbread), the question now is whether the Nexus S will be made available for both United States GSM carriers, T-Mobile and AT&T. As we all know, the Nexus One was first available on Google’s website with both versions. Lack of sales caused the site to [...]
Introduction There have been an ever increasing number of Android tablets entering the market, but besides the Samsung Galaxy tab none have been complete well rounded devices until now. ViewSonic is making a notable entry into the tablet market with the ViewSonic ViewPad 7 starting at $459 available in mid-December. Overall, the 7.1 x 4.3 [...]
Let’s say you’re a large American cellular carrier, and you know what 4G means, because there’s an international standard that defines it. Let’s say your current network doesn’t comply with that standard so you call it something else more accurate. Now let’s say your competitors’ networks are slower than yours but they use the term 4G [...]
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