The Federal Communications Commission announced on Thursday that it has given approval to wireless carriers to use 800MHz spectrum for 3G and LTE technologies. The  spectrum was originally blocked for 2G use only. The FCC’s order also focuses on public safety and requires that some of the 800MHz spectrum be relocated to prevent interference. Most likely

If AT&T is the carrier printing your wireless bill and you’re in search of a 4G LTE Windows Phone, and a bargain, Amazon Wireless’s latest offering just might be too tempting to pass up. The e-tailer is offering the Samsung Focus 2 for the ultra-low price of $.99 on a new two-year service agreement for

While the Samsung Galaxy S III has been available to pre-order for a couple weeks now, it doesn’t actually make its official debut until the end of this month. However, it seems some retailers in some parts of the world don’t care for release dates, and they’re sending the long-awaited handset out early. One user

Earlier this morning NVIDIA said its Icera 410 4G LTE modem has been certified for use on AT&T’s network and now, during a conference call with investors, NVIDIA’s manager of its mobile business unit Mike Rayfield discussed NVIDIA’s future through 2014. First, he re-confirmed that Tegra 3 quad-core devices will launch in North America later

Sprint’s roster of LTE-ready smartphones may be running a bit on the thin side, but America’s third largest wireless carrier has plans to beef things up. If you took a shining to the recently released LG Viper, but wished it had a hardware keyboard, then you’re in luck. Pictured above is a grainy shot of

What sounds cooler and more futuristic than the HTC One X moniker? How about “HTC One XL?” HTC on Wednesday said the device, first announced during Mobile World Congress in February, is slated to hit Europe in June. The One XL is similar to the international One X. Instead of launching with the NVIDIA Tegra 3 chipset

Sprint has reportedly started shipping the EVO 4G LTE to customers who pre-ordered the phone. The carrier originally promised that it would begin getting them out its doors by May 24th, and Engadget readers say they have started to receive shipment notifications. The EVO 4G LTE and AT&T’s HTC One X were stuck in Customs as the government body

Verizon announced on Tuesday that its Jetpack 890L 4G LTE hotspot will be available on May 24th for $19.99 after a $50 mail-in rebate and with a new two-year contract. The ZTE-made Jetpack 890L was first unveiled during the 2012 Consumer Electronics Show and supports up to 10 Wi-Fi-enabled devices at once, as well as

Amazon just started offering a $40 credit for anyone who purchases any of Verizon Wireless’s 4G LTE smartphones. The deal applies from handsets priced at just $0.01, such as the DROID RAZR or DROID BIONIC 4G, which means you’ll basically be paid to purchase the device, and even high-end best-sellers such as the Samsung Galaxy

To compete with devices like the iPad and Transformer Prime, Research In Motion seems to believe that all its PlayBook really needs is a little LTE love. The company promised an upgraded version of its misunderstood tablet would hit sometime this year, and an FCC filing suggests its arrival is all but imminent. We saw

LG could gearing up to release a new “superphone” that will do battle with the latest Android-powered handsets from Samsung and HTC. The device is called the LG Eclipse, and it was first revealed earlier this month with a leaked image of its rear casing. Today the device has popped up again, this time with

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

The EVO 4G in 2010 was a big deal for Sprint. Not only was it the first U.S. phone to offer WiMAX, but the device was also fast, beautiful and stood out as probably the best (at the time) Android smartphone on the market. But Sprint began to lose its way, resulting in a lull of

FedEx just swung by and dropped off AT&T’s latest Windows Phone, the Samsung Focus 2. The phone is Samsung’s first 4G LTE-enabled Windows Phone and offers a similar feature set to the Focus S. It’s equipped with a 4-inch Super AMOLED screen, a 1.4GHz single-core processor, an 5-megapixel rear-facing camera and a front-facing camera for

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

Sprint just confirmed the EVO 4G LTE delay, which we originally reported on last night, in its official forums. The carrier is not able to provide an exact availability date for its brand new 4G LTE flagship smartphone at this time. The phone is currently locked up in U.S. customs where it is awaiting a review

FedEx showed up recently with Sprint’s LG Viper 4G LTE and I’ve had a few days now to play with it and bring you a few initial impressions as well as an unboxing gallery. I love the hardware design of the Viper 4G LTE, which came as a surprise since I wasn’t expecting a whole

Verizon Wireless announced on Tuesday that it will activate its 4G LTE network in 28 new markets and expand its existing 4G LTE footprint in 11 active markets on May 17th. The carrier will have a total of 258 U.S. markets covered with its new network once those new markets are live and said it

NVIDIA and Intellectual Ventures announced on Monday a joint venture in which both companies will acquire a portfolio of nearly 500 patents from IPWireless. “These patents, acquired in collaboration with Intellectual Ventures, will help support our rapidly expanding efforts in the mobile business,” said David Shannon NVIDIA’s executive vice president and general counsel. Most notable of

LightSquared has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. The company originally tried to launch a nationwide 4G LTE network in the United States but the FCC ruled that the company’s 4G technology interfered with GPS networks. LightSquared tried fighting back against the FCC’s ruling and said that the benchmark tests were performed at much higher power levels than

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

We’ve heard several reports that Apple’s new iPhone will offer a bigger screen and adopt Liquidmetal technology in one form or another. The most recent reports suggested that Apple’s next iPhone will have a metal backside, although a new report from iMore on Friday said that may never come to fruition. In fact, iMore’s sources say

Not only did AT&T’s decision to lock down its HTC One X’s device’s bootloader upset customers, it also made non-AT&T customers a bit nervous about the status of their carrier’s HTC One handset’s bootloader. Well, if you happen to be a Sprint subscriber and you’ve been eyeing the forthcoming HTC EVO 4G LTE, then you’ll

Sony announced its first LTE smartphones for its Japanese customer base on Wednesday. The Xperia GX features a 4.6-inch HD (720p), 1.5GHz dual-core processor, 13-megapixel camera, 16GB internal memory and Android 4.0. The Xperia SX makes the claim of being the “world’s lightest LTE smartphone,” weighing in at lean 95g, but still maning to house

Samsung just announced its latest flagship smartphone, the Galaxy S III, but the South Korea-based company isn’t slowing down any time soon. Samsung’s always working on new phones — it pumps out what seems like dozens a year — and now we have a glimpse of what could be one of the phone maker’s upcoming