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Leaked T-Mobile Document Reveals Dates for ICS Upgrades, Device Releases

T-Mobile’s HTC One S may be the Belle of the Ball right now, but that doesn’t mean the carrier won’t have grand plans for the coming months. TmoNews has acquired not only release dates for upcoming devices, but when certain handsets, such as the Galaxy S II, can expect Ice Cream Sandwich. Before we dive

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New Study Says Exercise Won’t Save Us From The Long Term Effects of Sitting

Technology enthusiasts come from all different walks of life, but we have one thing in common aside from a mutual love of gadgets. From a health standpoint, even the best of us aren’t getting enough exercise. A new study that looked at the habits of 222,497 Australian adults found that those who sat more than

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Sprint Galaxy Nexus Having Issues Connecting to 3G; Fix Incoming

It sounds like Sprint’s iteration of the Galaxy Nexus has run into a snag. Reports on the carrier’s community forums suggest the device is awash with problems connecting to the carrier’s 3G network, though not everyone is experiencing the issue. Wi-Fi still apparently works on devices that can’t connect to Sprint’s 3G, but that isn’t

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AT&T to Activate 4G LTE Network in Salt Lake City This Year

AT&T announced Friday that it will activate its 4G LTE network in Salt Lake City later this year. That means that customers in Salt Lake City with 4G LTE devices such as the Nokia Lumia 900, Samsung Galaxy Note, LG Nitro and the upcoming HTC One X, will reap the benefits of faster data speeds.

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CISPA Passes the House. What is CISPA, Anyway?

The controversial Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act otherwise known as CISPA (HR 3523) passed through the House of Representatives Thursday by a vote of 248 to 168. The bill now moves on to the Senate, where it needs a simple majority to make it to President Obama’s desk to be signed into law. Given that

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Hybrid Pickups? Not Any Time Soon…

I love my 2010 Nissan Frontier. It’s got a V6 for towing, 4WD for hellish New England winters, Crew Cab for full seating and a spray-on bed liner with adjustable anchor points for strapping motorcycles and other toys in the back. When it comes to a decent pickup truck, no vehicle is more versatile. But

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Intel Looking to Wireless Carrier Partners to Help Grow its Mobile Division

Intel CEO Paul Otellini said that partnerships with wireless carriers could be a driving force as the company tries to establish itself in the mobile market. In a recent interview, Otellini stated that carriers have expressed a lot of interest in Intel-powered smartphones and may use Asian vendors to build devices, but sell them under their

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Cadillac Steers Toward Autonomous Future

I remember when Vice President of Cadillac Marketing, Don Butler, showed me the Cadillac Cue system last year in San Diego. A pair of capacitive touchscreen LCDs dictated everything from driving information to reading and sending text messages while on the road. It was apparent that Cadillac wanted to remain at the center of the

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Sprint Announces Plans to Bring WiMAX 4G to Virgin and Boost Mobile

During today’s earnings conference call, Sprint’s president of network operations, Steve Elfman stated that the company plans on bringing its 4G WiMAX network to both Boost Mobile and Virgin Mobile starting sometime next quarter. This lines up with our previous report about Sprint keeping WiMAX alive through its MVNOs. Aside from prepaid customers gaining faster data

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AWS Spectrum Transfer Between AT&T and T-Mobile Approved by FCC

The FCC this week approved AT&T’s transfer of AWS spectrum licenses to T-Mobile. AT&T originally agreed to provide the additional spectrum when it announced intentions to acquire T-Mobile USA from Deutsche Telekom for $39 billion. Now, T-Mobile is one step closer to deploying its own LTE network, which is scheduled for a 2013 launch. “We

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Sprint Reports 1.5 Million iPhones Sold, $863M Net Loss in Q1 Earnings

Sprint announced its first quarter earnings for 2012 on Wednesday in which the carrier noted that it sold 1.5 million iPhones, 44% of which were sold to new customers. The carrier said it added a total of 1.1 million new net subscribers during the quarter and that it now serves a record 56 million customers.

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Programmer’s Conviction Overturned: You Can’t Steal Code, It’s Not Physical, Says Court

Can you steal something that has no physical properties? That’s a tough nugget to crack, as arguments abound over whether taking software code constitutes theft. Sergey Aleynikov would definitely say no. The programmer was convicted for theft of trade secrets when he left Goldman Sachs with some exclusive code in tow. And it seems the

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The New BMW i8 Spyder: The Best BMW Convertible Yet?

The new BMW i8 Spyder has dropped its top at the Beijing Auto Show, looking sleek and stylish as ever. It now bears the eDrive badge, which will adorn all future plugin or Hybrid BMW vehicles. The BMW i8 is claimed to offer a “unique driving experience” as the electric motor provides 100% torque off

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T-Mobile’s Magenta Deal Days Will Give You Up to $200 for Your Old Phone

Starting Wednesday, April 25, T-Mobile is giving its customers the opportunity to put their old dusty cell phones to good use. Through the carrier’s new “Magenta Deal Days” promotion, T-Mobile is offering customers between $50 and $200 in trade-in value for an old working phone, but there’s a catch: Existing customers need to be eligible

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Apple Reports Q2 Revenues of $39.2 Billion, Beats Street; 35.1M iPhones Sold, 11.8M iPads

Apple just released its fiscal second quarter 2012 earnings report in which the company reported revenues of $39.2 billion and EPS of $12.30. The company said during its Q1 earnings that it expected revenues of $32.5 billion and Street estimates pegged earnings at $10.06 a share on revenue of $36.81 billion. The company noted a

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NVIDIA Teases Something New for PC Gaming Festival on April 28

Something’s afoot at NVIDIA, and it’s… Well, that part isn’t clear. Yet, anyway. The company put up a teaser countdown that concludes at 7:30 pm PST on April 28, promising that something is coming at the GeForce LAN / NVIDIA Gaming Festival 2012 in Shanghai, China. GeForce? Gaming? Remember, the NGF is one of the

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Motorola Wins Partial Victory Over Apple in 3G Patent Dispute; Apple Will Appeal

A preliminary ruling from the U.S. International Trade Commission found Apple to have infringed upon one out of four Motorola Mobility patents. Administrative Law Judge Thomas B. Pender found Apple to have violated a patent essential to the 3G standard, both UMTS and CDMA, and, if the ruling is upheld — which FOSSPatents believes is

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AT&T Reports Record Q1 Smartphone Sales; 4.3 million iPhone Activations

AT&T on Tuesday reported its first quarter earnings for 2012 and noted $31.8 billion in consolidated revenues, up $575 million, or 1.8 percent from the first quarter of 2011. The company said its wireless unit sold 5.5 million smartphones, a record for any first quarter, and that it activated 4.3 million iPhones overall. Doing the math

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Lamborghini Urus SUV Concept Ignites the Beijing Auto Show

Boy oh boy, Lamborghini has come a long way from the LM002 SUV which debuted in 1986. Tack on 26 years to that fateful date, and we have the Lamborghini Urus concept SUV, arguably the top talk of the Beijing Auto Show. I feel as though Lamborghini finally got it right this time around with

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Microsoft’s Windows Phone GM Gavin Kim Joins NQ Mobile

Last week news broke that Microsoft’s Windows Phone general manager Gavin Kim had left the firm. NQ Mobile, the security firm headed up by former Samsung exec Omar Khan, announced Monday that Gavin Kim has joined the company as its chief product officer. Kim and Khan worked together at Samsung on the launches of the Galaxy

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Facebook Surpasses 900 Million Users; 500 Million Coming From Mobile Devices

A S-1 initial public offering document filed with the SEC on Monday revealed that Facebook has surpassed 900 million users, 500 million of which are mobile users. We’re not surprised by the staggering amount of mobile users: Facebook’s mobile app is available on nearly every mobile platform. Plus it’s easier to use a mobile phone

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Verizon Officially Axes Price of Galaxy Nexus to $199

As a leaked MAP document recently suggested, Verizon on Monday officially made its on-contract price of the Samsung Galaxy Nexus $100 cheaper. I hope none of our readers picked up the device yesterday. The Galaxy Nexus, which was the first Android 4.0 phone to market, now runs for $199.99 with a two-year contract. At that price-point,

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T-Mobile USA CEO Says Verizon 700MHz Sale isn’t Enough

T-Mobile USA CEO Philipp Humm met with senior FCC officials last week to discuss his company’s efforts to block Verizon’s purchase of advanced wireless spectrum (AWS) from various cable companies. Humm stated that Verizon’s plan to auction its 700MHz A and B block spectrum licenses isn’t enough to counter the negative impact that the company’s purchase

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Netflix First Quarter Earnings Report Focuses Almost Entirely on Streaming

Netflix has a lot of things to be happy about in the announcement of its first quarter earnings, but DVD rentals isn’t one of them. The first quarter results for Netflix are out, and we wouldn’t look at you oddly if you forgot this company was built on the back of DVD rentals because it

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Black Boxes May Be Mandatory for All Cars in 2015

You’re driving down the road, texting, turning the Katy Perry up and eating a Five Dollar Footlong all at once when suddenly another car “leapes out in front of yours.” Smash! Oh what a world! The nerve of the other driver for not yielding to you as you ran the red light! Well, it’s your

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