Straight Talk and Net10 To Offer SIM Only Service Option
Straight Talk has confirmed on its Facebook page that it will offer a SIM-only option for the first time along with its sister brand in Net10 within the next few days. The dedicated page for the offering is now live and features options for regular full-size SIMs as well as the increasingly popular microSIMs used [...]
Straight Talk To Launch LG Optimus 2X, First High-End Prepaid LTE Android Phone (Updated)
Prepaid virtual operator Straight Talk has announced its first high-end Android smartphone in the LG Optimus 2X. The key differentiator between this version of the phone and the T-Mobile version in the G2X will be the inclusion of an LTE radio, which will make this the first high-end prepaid Android smartphone on Straight Talk and [...]
AT&T Lumia 900 Release Date Confirmed (Again)
Not long after all of the pomp and fanfare surrounding the long awaited announcement of the Nokia Lumia 900 earlier this week, the mailing list for Windows Phone developers has confirmed that AT&T’s flagship Nokia Windows Phone smartphone will be launching in March, sooner than originally expected taking into account AT&T’s own vague Spring timeline. [...]
CES 2012: Nokia Announces Lumia 900 for AT&T, Microsoft Confirms Unlocked 800 Sales
During both its own keynote and Microsoft’s final keynote yesterday, the Nokia Lumia 900 has been announced for AT&T as a carrier exclusive,with support for AT&T’s LTE 4G network with a larger 4.3-inch AMOLED ClearBlack display, 1830 mAh battery, 1.4GHz processor, front-facing camera for video chats, and Carl Zeiss optics for the 8-megapixel main camera, and [...]
Samsung Rolls Out Captivate Gingerbread Update
Samsung has begun to roll out Android Gingerbread for the Samsung Captivate, nearly six months after the first leaked builds surfaced for the phone. The update features a download manager, improved font management for larger text, copy/paste and text entry along with changes to APIs for graphics in order for developers to improve 3D rendering [...]
CES 2012: Nokia Liveblog – Completed
Welcome back to our continuing coverage of CES 2012 and we keep going with Nokia’s keynote where the manufacturer is expected to unveil the Lumia 900 for AT&T along with the rest of its plans for 2012.
CES 2012: Samsung Galaxy Note for AT&T Confirmed
A promotional banner on the CES show floor has confirmed that the Samsung Galaxy Note will be released on AT&T within the next few weeks. Additional commentary also suggests that the hybrid phone and tablet has been testing internally since last December in preparation for a launch on the network. The Samsung Galaxy Note for [...]
AT&T To Launch Pantech Element with LTE on January 22nd (Updated)
AT&T stores have confirmed the forthcoming launch of AT&T’s next LTE enabled tablet in the Pantech Element. The tablet is being touted as the first water resistant Android tablet with sealed gaskets for all ports along with a drastically reduced pre contract and post contract price compared to the HTC Jetstream at $299.99 with two-year contract [...]
Key US Windows Phone Launches Confirmed Ahead of CES
Noted Windows pundit Paul Thurrott has confirmed a few key details related to US Windows Phone launches planned for the coming year which center on AT&T and Verizon Wireless. Three LTE-based Windows Phone handsets–the Nokia ACE, HTC Radiant, and Samsung Mendel–will ship on AT&T Wireless before the middle of 2012. The ACE is due March [...]
Best Buy Offers BOGO Pricing on iPhone 4 32GB for AT&T, Verizon (Updated)
Best Buy email sent to customers this morning… Today only, Best Buy is offering buy-one-get-one free pricing on the 32GB version of iPhone 4S. The retailer is offering the pricing on both AT&T and Verizon Wireless versions of the iPhone 4S, but not on the Sprint variant. The offer is only valid for new two-year [...]
