Verizon to kill grandfathered unlimited data plan
Verizon has plans to kill the current unlimited data add-on and force users to a shared pool of tiered data. Speaking at today's 40th annual J.P. Morgan Technology, Media, and Telecom conference, Verizon Communications CFO Fran Shammo stated that all customers will be migrated off of current unlimited data plans and on to a new [...]
Sprint EVO 4G LTE reportedly will miss Friday’s launch date
Update at 11:17 a.m. EDT: Just heard back from Sprint again, and it's still referring any questions to HTC.
The HTC EVO 4G LTE won't be available Friday, its scheduled launch day, the WSJ reported this morning, following up on Tuesday night's bombshell that the AT&T HTC One X and Sprint's new EVO were being held at [...]
From the Editor’s Desk: A slow CTIA, whose app is it anyway, the EVO 4G LTE isn’t as bad as you thought, eh?
Two thirds of these guys busted their butts at CTIA in New Orleans. One of them was not me.
Another CTIA has come and gone. I'm not usually one to gripe about the pace of a show, given that at these things we're essentially on a working vacation in cool city. But this spring's CTIA [...]
Apple changes name of ‘iPad WiFi + 4G’ to ‘iPad WiFi + Cellular’ in many countries following international criticism
Top image was taken today, bottom image from May 9th (Apple Online Store)
Following a string of complaints across the globe (notably in Australia and the United Kingdom) regarding Apple’s branding of the 4G-LTE compatible iPads, Apple has tweaked the name of their cellular-connecting iPad in some regions. The new name is simply “iPad WiFi + [...]
EVO 4G LTE bootloader can be unlocked just fine
If you were wondering about the EVO 4G LTE bootloader, or were a bit worried after learning that AT&T's decided to go back to its not-so-friendly ways, we're happy to tell you that, yes, you can easily unlock the Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE bootloader. All you need is the Android SDK, the instructions from [...]
HTC Titan II Review: Sometimes A Win-Win Is A Lose
Short Version
I’ve been spending some quality time with HTC’s Titan II, and I would never call it a bad phone. But that’s not the question — good, bad, fast, slow, ugly, beautiful… they don’t matter unless I feel that I’d put down money and live my life with this device. And even though I expected [...]
Leaked Samsung device possibly headed to Sprint
Here we see an image of what is claimed to be the Samsung SPH-L300 which, based on its product code, appears to be destined for Sprint in the near future and the folks over at BriefMobile got the first look at this rumored device. If it hadn't already struck you as looking familiar with it's big silver [...]
Droid Incredible 4G LTE hands-on
We’re here in New Orleans on the eve of CTIA, and Verizon has the next star in their lineup on-hand. The Droid Incredible 4G LTE made its rounds tonight, and from our short but sweet time with the device, we really like what we see. The next-gen Incredible is what would happen if the Droid [...]
T-Mobile to rollout iPhone-compatible 4G HSPA+ 1900 MHz network in ‘large number of markets’ by end of 2012
T-Mobile has announced plans for an expansion of their current 4G network programs. The company says that they have struck a $4 billion deal with Ericsson and Nokia Siemens Networks in order to improve 4G reception in the United States this year. In addition, T-Mobile says they will conduct their 4G LTE rollout in 2013. Perhaps [...]
HTC statement on AT&T One X bootloader – ‘restrictions’ prevent unlocking
Just about all of HTC's international phones and tablets released over the past year have been added to its bootloader unlock list — the list of developer-friendly devices that can have their bootloader security disabled in order to allow enthusiasts to tinker around with custom ROMs and the like. And even a few U.S. network-branded [...]