T-Mobile is in no way, shape or form moving toward shared family data plans, even if other players in the industry are. Following news that Verizon is nixing grandfathered unlimited data in favor of shared family data plans, Andrew Sherrard, T-Mobile Senior Vice President of Marketing, said it just ain’t gonna happen on its network.

Japanese scientists are a crafty bunch, and this time, they’ve gone where no Wi-Fi users have gone before: They’ve managed to hit a new threshold in wireless Internet speeds using something called the T-ray band, a non traditional terahertz band of the electromagnetic spectrum. Ranging from 300 gigahertz to 3 terahertz bands, T-ray allowed the

Kenji Ishida of Japan has built a real-life Autobot that morphs into warrior form in a matter of seconds.

Mega retailer GameStop may have shocked a few when it started pushing Android tablets and accepting iOS device trade-ins, but the house that games built is about to step into a brand new arena. The company’s new GameStop Mobile will be taking the “bring your own phone” approach similar to we’ve seen from places like MVNOs

Here’s something to brighten your weekend: Apple has reportedly filed for a preliminary injunction against the Galaxy Tab 10.1 here in the U.S., and the company might get its wish. It seems Tim Cook’s cronies legal cronies gained a bit of confidence following the win against Samsung’s slate in Germany. Will the legal battles between

There have been many firsts in history: the first successful pilot to fly across the Atlantic, the first female voter, the first man to walk the moon. But few firsts have left such an indelible mark on today’s Internet age than the person who read a post, then bravely scrolled down to leave the very

Oy. As if flying isn’t annoying enough. Seems several flights from Branson’s Virgin Atlantic will soon be filled with the sounds of calling. The airline is outfitting several planes with onboard equipment that will enable in-air mobile calls, texts and web surfing. Those of us in the U.S. will be spared though, thanks to a

Regional carrier U.S. Cellular announced on Wednesday the release of Samsung’s SCH-LC11 Mobile Hotspot. Available on the carrier’s website and arriving in retail locations on May 21st, this mobile broadband device supports up to five Wi-Fi-enabled devices at a time. The hotspot will be available for $49.99 after a mail-in rebate for a limited time in

Would you like the good news or the bad news first? Good: To help quell declining customer growth, AT&T is entertaining the idea of introducing linked data plans between smartphones and tablets. Basically, one plan to rule them all. Rather than requiring folks to have separate plans for each of their devices, AT&T would instead

Riding from Brooklyn to Upper Manhattan and back on a modified Specialized Rockhopper was quite an exhilarating journey for me when I lived in the concrete beehive, but it was an exhausting ride. After seeing the Audi e-bike Wörthersee, it makes me want to return to the madness and challenge the streets of New York

There was quite a bit of backlash following Verizon’s CFO Fran Shammo announcement that Verizon will kill off grandfathered unlimited 3G data plans for customers upgrading to 4G LTE devices. In fact, things have gotten so heated that America’s largest wireless carrier has gone the route of releasing a cryptic, but official, statement concerning the future of its data

T-Mobile announced on Thursday that it will launch new no contract plans beginning on May 20th. There are four new plans in total, including a 300MB 1-week pass for $15, a 1.5GB 1-month pass for $25, a 3.5GB 1-month pass for $35 and a 5GB 1-month pass for $50. The plans aren’t for smartphone users,

Consumers aren’t the only ones fed up with Apple’s patent shenanigans. Just days after the ITC imposed an import ban on the One X and EVO 4G LTE, the U.S. District Court of Delaware on Thursday ordered the Cupertino company and HTC to meet face-to-face on August 28 to work out its legal differences. If

The import block on the HTC One X and EVO 4G LTE currently being upheld by U.S. Customs may not last for much longer. According to sources who spoke with The Verge, the two devices both “use a customized version of Android that removes the offending ‘data tapping’ feature.” Further adding weight to this claim

T-Mobile USA originally said it had plans to lay off as many as 900 employees as part of the carrier’s restructuring, but it recently said it will also hire additional employees this year. “This restructuring effort will result in 350 net job reductions,” the carrier said. “While approximately 900 positions are being eliminated as a

The sushi chef at my favorite local Japanese joint might have reason to fear the future: There’s a machine that can whip out 400 rolls per hour! That’s a lot of maki, my friends. But the SushiBot’s up to the challenge. Just feed it ingredients, and watch it assemble (churn out) rolls and bite-size morsels

Flirting with redline has never felt so environmentally friendly. The Porsche 918 Spyder has been throwing its 770HP to the pavement recently, and it’s brewing this effervescent cauldron of power via two electric motors and a gas engine. It’s worth mentioning that Porsche is reporting a 3.0-liter per 100 Kilometer fuel efficiency estimate, and in

We’d hate to sound so cliché but it looks like Boost Mobile is about to get another Boost. The Sprint powered MVNO is already slated to enter the realm of 4G later this month and we can now add visual voicemail to the prepaid carrier’s no so distant future. Earlier today, Smith Micro announced that it will

Sprint CEO Dan Hesse argued recently that federal regulators aren’t against mobile carrier acquisitions and deals, despite the FCC’s decision to block AT&T’s planned acquisition of T-Mobile USA, and that his company may indeed need to make a telecom deal in order to stay competitive. Hesse said that Sprint would prefer to make a deal after its

When Verizon did away with its $30 per month unlimited data plans back in July, grandfathered customers held on for dear life. However, all good things must come to an end and times they are a-changin. While speaking at the 40th J.P. Morgan Technology, Media and Telecom conference, Verizon Communications CFO Fran Shammo said that

Want a free iPad? Just buy a Cadillac equipped with the new touchscreen CUE system and Bob’s your uncle. All 2013 Cadillac XTS owners get a free iPad with their new car that’s loaded to the brim with CUE training activities, courtesy of the CUE training application. Owners can “test drive” CUE on the iPad

The end is near for the in-dash CD player, my friends, and Chief Designer of Ford Interiors Michael Arbaugh is tickled by the prospect. He recently said that in-dash CD players can account for up to five pounds of additional weight and occupy valuable real estate. Apparently, interior designers are not too keen on CD

It has happened to everyone at one time or another. It’s that sinking feeling of being unable to follow what the instructor is covering in class. Is it the material or are you just an imbecile?, you wonder to yourself. Then you realize you’ve got a dilemma: Raise your hand, voice your confusion and potentially

While the crackdown on in-car portable device usage is at full tilt, Apple recently filed a patent that could help solve the “reaching over to access your playlist while driving” conundrum. Apple laid the groundwork for a wireless remote control that clips to a car’s steering wheel for easy access to any playlist. You may

AT&T revealed a rather scary report on Tuesday that suggests 43% of teens text while driving. That figure alone is frightening, but the report also says that 97% of teens are aware of the dangers associated with texting and driving and many still do it anyway. In fact, AT&T found that 77% of teens have