T-Mobile brings HSPA+ to 5 additional cities; 157 markets now covered
Via a short press release, T-Mobile announced the addition of five metropolitan areas to its HSPA+ portfolio. Des Moines, Iowa; Gainesville and Panama City, Florida; …
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Clearwire to face lawsuit over WiMAX throttling, false advertising
WiMAX network operator Clearwire is the target of a new lawsuit that has been filed out of a Seattle district court. Lawyers representing the plaintiffs …
Verizon Home Phone Connect makes its debut
Verizon’s Home Phone Connect service just went live on the carrier’s website, though the link for the service is down at the moment. The new …
iPhone 4 hasn’t yet crushed Verizon network, study finds
According to the recent findings of Web app performance watcher Compuware Gomez, the addition of the iPhone 4 to Verizon Wireless’ network has had no …
HTC’s Facebook phones are AT&T-bound
HTC announced two new smartphones at Mobile World Congress on Tuesday that are equipped with dedicated Facebook buttons. The HTC Chacha and HTC Salsa are …
Verizon Wireless to throttle data speeds of heaviest users, optimize content; starts today
According to a PDF memo available on Verizon Wireless’ website (for now), the company will begin to throttle the data-throughput speeds of customers that consume …
Are you pre-ordering a Verizon iPhone?
Preordering the Verizon iPhonecustomer surveys Pre-orders for the Verizon iPhone for existing customers start tomorrow at 3AM, and now that the date is rapidly approaching, …
Virginia-based Verizon Wireless subscribers: No, we cannot hear you now
If the countless emails that have hit our inbox over the course of the past few hours are to be believed, Verizon Wireless is having …
The Daily Show celebrates iPhone’s liberation from AT&T [video]
In typical Daily Show fashion, Jon Stewart and friends celebrated the arrival of the Verizon iPhone with a hilarious segment Tuesday night. In a seven-minute …
Sprint meets commitment, lights up WiMAX in San Francisco
Honoring a verbal commitment it reiterated last week, U.S. wireless provider Sprint has officially launched its 4G, WiMAX network in San Francisco, California. “The Bay …
T-Mobile confirms plans for “4G” tablet devices in 2011
Not wanting to be left out of the 4G tablet craze, T-Mobile messaged us a statement on where it stands in regards to 2011 plans …
Sprint’s WiMAX network to officially launch in Denver December 19th
Sprint spokeswoman Stephanie Vinge has published a tweet stating that Sprint’s 4G, WiMAX network would officially launch in Denver, Colorado on December 19th. The exact …
Throwback Thursday: PCMCIA Network Interface Cards
Let’s take a trip down Memory Lane to the late-90’s. Back to a much simpler time when cheap gas, overinflated technology stocks, and unattractive computer hardware (and haircuts) reigned …
Verizon Wireless fixes 3G data network glitch; affected Web browsing only
Verizon Wireless just sent us a statement on its brief 3G network glitch that happened last night and early this morning — our devices seemed …
Sprint outlines network evolution plan, multimode towers in 2011
Today, U.S. wireless provider Sprint published a press release outlining its “Network Vision” to be implemented over the next several years. As the PR reads: …
Facebook to begin rolling out new profile page
The genesis of Facebook continues. Yesterday, via a blog post, the social networking site announced that it would be rolling out a new, more intuitive profile page …
Sprint launches WiMAX network in six additional cities
Early this morning, U.S. Wireless carrier Sprint announced it has blanketed Los Angeles, Miami, Washington D.C., Cleveland, Cincinnati and Columbus, Ohio with its WiMAX network. …
Steve Jobs on wireless, driverless printing
Haven’t got your Steve Jobs email fix for the day yet? Good, because another one is making the rounds and this time it’s about Apple’s …
T-Mobile expands HSPA+, ‘4G’ network to eight new markets
This morning, in a brief press release, T-Mobile announced the expansion of its HSPA+ network to eight additional markets. The new cities include: Detroit, MI; …
AT&T boasts of network speeds up to 60% faster than competition
Despite AT&T’s current lack of 4G branding, the carrier announced Monday that its mobile broadband network is currently the fastest in the U.S. The new …
T-Mobile’s Galaxy Tab tweaked to make phone calls by XDA
The tinkering community that is xda-developers has managed to shoehorn the phone.apk Android module onto T-Mobile’s Samsung Galaxy Tab. Forum member Jyveafk has figured out …
Hands-on with the new Facebook messaging system
Our friends over at Facebook were nice enough to hook us up with an invite to the initial roll-out of the company’s new messaging service …
Official: AT&T, T-Mobile, Verizon to launch mobile commerce network
Today, AT&T, T-Mobile, and Verizon Wireless officially took the wraps off of their rumored mobile payment service. Dubbed ISIS, the new “mobile commerce network” aims …
Facebook buys fb.com, to be used in upcoming email service?
It’s no secret that Facebook will be holding another media event on Monday, November 15th. It is widely thought, and has been reported, that the …
Sprint, Clearwire to enter arbitration over out-of-network Evo, Epic handsets
FierceWireless is reporting that U.S. wireless carrier Sprint and its WiMAX-network partner Clearwire have entered arbitration over the monthly rate the latter company charges for …
Qik to power T-Mobile’s mobile video chat service
Qik, the mobile video company that is often most closely associate with Sprint’s Evo 4G, will be playing a serious roll in T-Mobile’s Android lineup. …
No Skype over 3G for Verizon Wireless Samsung Galaxy Tab
PCMag.com is reporting that Verizon Wireless’ Samsung Galaxy Tab will be able to utilize Skype voice-calling, but the service will “only work over Wi-Fi.” The …
Google to build ultra high-speed broadband network at Stanford
This isn’t the first time Google has discussed its intentions to build out a ridiculously fast 1Gbps broadband network, but it looks like its ultra …
Verizon Wireless releases new 3G Network Extender
Today, via a press release, Verizon Wireless announced a new 3G Network Extender for customers suffering from sub-par, indoor signal strength. The extender, which is …
Verizon Wireless to detail LTE launch plans tomorrow at CTIA
Verizon Wireless has just shot out a press release indicating that Verizon’s CEO will unveil the company’s LTE launch plans tomorrow at the CTIA conference …
