Apple just changed the tablet game again. And I shouldn't have to say this, but I will, I'm not Apple fanboy. I have yet to own an iPad. But Apple just took the stage and beat every other manufacturer to the highest-resolution display on the market combined with 4G LTE support and quad-core graphics. The applause is earned. Sure, we've heard plenty of news about quad-core processors,...
We're super excited for NVIDIA's quad-core Tegra 3 chipset and the only thing holding back our excitement was that the chip didn't originally support 4G LTE networks. That originally meant that we weren't expecting any quad-core packing 4G LTE phones. That all just changed on Thursday, however, when NVIDIA announced it has entered into a 4G LTE pact with GCT Semiconductor and Renesas...
T-Mobile USA announced Thursday morning that it is investing $4 billion in its network in an effort to begin offering 4G LTE services to its customers in 2013. "We want to be known for delivering the best value in wireless because of the advanced technology we deliver at an affordable price," said Philipp Humm CEO and President of T-Mobile USA. "Over the next two years, we're...
Reports have been coming in that the Verizon 4G LTE network is experiencing outages yet again. Verizon has confirmed the reports via its official Twitter account: VZW is investigating customer issues in connecting to the 4GLTE data network. 3G data, voice and text services are operating reliably Customers are reporting that the 3G network has also had some intermittent problems, so...
AT&T said on Monday that it spent more than $585 million in Massachusetts, Vermont and Maine between 2009 and 2011 in an effort to boost its network performance and coverage. The carrier also said that it spent more than $2.8 billion in Florida and $6.3 billion in Texas during the same time period. AT&T spent more than $60 million boosting network performance and mobile...
As its name so clearly implies, the DROID 4 is the fourth such device in Motorola slide-out QWERTY keyboard family of phones. Each one typically offers mid-range to high-end hardware at an affordable price point, but the DROID 2 and DROID 3 didn't offer a ton of enhancements over their predecessors. The DROID 4 finally adds a feature that the DROID, DROID 2 and DROID 3 never offered:...
U.S. Cellular, in partnership with King Street Wireless, on Thursday announced new markets that will be blanketed with 4G LTE service by the end of 2012. The new markets, which will cover 54% of all of U.S. Cellular's subscribers, include: select cities in Illinois, Iowa, Maryland, Missouri, New Hampshire, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Oregon, Tennessee, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West...
Verizon Wireless said on Wednesday that it will expand existing 4G LTE networks in four markets on Thursday, February 16th. The expansion markets include Little Rock, Arkansas; Rapid City, South Dakota; Clarksville, Tennessee; and San Antonio, Texas. Verizon will also activate its 4G LTE network in Cookeville, Tennessee after which it will officially cover 200 million people across 196...
AT&T on Wednesday announced that it has officially activated its 4G LTE network in Tampa-St. Petersburg and Sarasota-Bradenton, Florida, bringing the total 4G LTE market count to 28. The carrier also said that it is expanding its Raleigh, North Carolina network into Durham, North Carolina. AT&T's 4G LTE network has offered incredible speeds so far; we were able to achieve...
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 Wall Street Journal, which cites sources "familiar with the matter" who...