AT&T announced on Wednesday that it will begin re-allocating its 2G spectrum to meet the increased demand for its 3G and 4G networks in New York City. This step forward may come at the expense of AT&T’s existing 2G customers, who may experience a reduction in coverage. “Dedicating more capacity to our advanced wireless networks

T-Mobile announced on Wednesday that its highly affordable Prism Android smartphone is now available for $19.99 with a new two-year contract. We’ve reported on the Prism, a device made by Huawei, several times and early rumors suggested the phone would launch sometime this month. The Prism is very basic: It’s equipped with a 3.5-inch screen,

You can’t currently start a FaceTime video chat from an iPad, iPod touch or iPhone using a 3G network; Apple still requires that users are logged in to a Wi-Fi network, likely to make sure that a minimum level of video quality can be guaranteed. A new warning message inside iOS 5.1.1, discovered by iDevice recently,

Apple’s new iPad is the first of its iOS devices to be equipped with 4G LTE technology. It’s great if you’re in the United States and you can take advantage of those super speedy LTE networks from AT&T and Verizon, but for most international customers, it’s almost useless. You see, despite being advertised as a

If you’ve been waiting for the perfect time to snap up a cheap iPad directly from Apple, then wait no more. The Cupertino company has now slashed between $20 and $50 off its first- and second-generation refurbished iPads, with prices starting at just $349 for an original Wi-Fi iPad with 32GB of storage. If you want a

When the PS Vita made its debut in the United States and Europe back in February, gamers had two consoles to choose from: Wi-Fi only, or Wi-Fi + 3G. Those won’t be the only options for gamers in Japan next month, however, with Sony’s new handheld set to get a splash of white paint. The

Verizon announced on Monday that starting on May first it will launch its latest prepaid offering of unlimited talk, text and 1GB of data for $80 a month. The first device to cruise Big Red’s off-contract offerings will be Samsung’s Illusion sans 4G. This modest Android device features a 3.5-inch display, 1GHz Hummingbird processor, 3-megapixel

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

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

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

Skype is making its way to the PS Vita, and it’ll be available for free from the PlayStation Store for those in North America later today. The app allows gamers to keep in touch with their friends with voice and video calls over both Wi-Fi and 3G, and it works in the background to ensure

In response to AT&T’s new policy of unlocking iPhones, T-Mobile made a statement to 9to5Mac encouraging those customers who unlock their device to make the switch to its network — all they would need to do is purchase a T-Mobile micro SIM card and sign up for one of the carrier’s plans. A spokesperson told

Remember that PS Vita 1.65 firmware that was released then subsequently pulled yesterday? Well, it is no more. It has been replaced by version 1.66, which includes even more changes and is available to download this morning. The 97MB update includes all of the new features included in the 1.65 update which we detailed yesterday,

Sony has announced the first firmware update for its PlayStation Vita since the device made its debut in the U.S. on February 22. Version 1.65 of the PS Vita firmware is described only as a “minor” update, but it features a number of improvements to the handheld’s operating system that I think almost all users

We first reported on Nokia’s latest battery fix for the Lumia 800 back in early March, when the update first hit users in Singapore. More than three weeks later, it finally begins its rollout across the globe, and should be available to all Lumia 800 users by April 18. The version 1600.2487.8107.12070 update is said to

Apple’s new iPad is the first of its iOS devices to adopt super speedy 4G LTE connectivity. But it still won’t let you make FaceTime calls on-the-go without finding a Wi-Fi hotspot first. Attempt to make a FaceTime call over 4G — or even 3G — and it will fail, just like it does on

British carrier Three has revealed its data plans for Apple’s new iPad ahead of its U.K. launch on Friday, March 16. The tablet will be subsidized if you’re willing to sign up to a two-year commitment, with prices starting at just £99 (approx. $155). In addition to the £99 fee up-front, the 16GB 4G iPad

Nova Media just did what mobile companies have seemingly been afraid to do over the past six months or so: They made something smaller! Nova’s Xifi is a portable 3G router and personal Wi-Fi hotspot no larger than a thumb drive. Xifi has a retractable USB plug for drawing power, and a microSD card slot

Sprint just announced a brand new 3G/4G Plug-in Connect USB product that’s free with a new two-year contract. The device will run on Sprint’s 4G WiMAX network where it’s available and will automatically fall back to the carrier’s EV-DO 3G network when 4G isn’t available. We here at TechnoBuffalo much prefer Sprint’s MiFi device, which

Sony is yet to release a smartphone powered by Microsoft’s Windows Phone operating system, but thanks to a number of leaked images in recent months, we know that the Japanese company has at least been testing prototype devices with Windows Phone installed. One of those prototypes, named ‘Jolie’, is now available to purchase on eBay,

If you’ve been hesitant to join in on the new fangled 3 and 4G mobile data speeds, your time to switch has come whether you want to or not. AT&T is planning to cut off its 2G customers, with reports hitting the web claiming the carrier is sending out notices as we speak urging folks

We weren’t expecting to get 4G speeds until at least 2013 here in Britain, but Everything Everywhere, the parent company for Orange and T-Mobile in the U.K., is planning to rollout the first LTE network before the end of this year, subject to regulatory approval from Ofcom. Today the company announced that it is in

A Retina Display and a quad-core processor won’t be the only features that make Apple’s iPad 3 a must-have upgrade, according to recent reports. The device is also expected to offer 4G LTE connectivity, and it’ll be sold by AT&T and Verizon when it launches in the U.S. early next month. That’s according to The

Samsung has unveiled a new 7-inch tablet this morning called the Samsung Galaxy Tab 2. The device packs a 1GHz dual-core processor with 1GB of RAM. But its most exciting attribute is its Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich operating system. The new device measures just 10.5mm thick and it’s Samsung’s first tablet to run the latest Android

Following rumors that suggested T-Mobile may be capping 3G data speeds at 1Mbps for customers in the U.K., the company has released a statement to confirms these claims are false, and that its download speeds are unrestricted on every plan. Rumors began shortly after the carrier launched its very attractive Full Monty plan, which offers