Clearwire and Sprint Roll Out WiMax Service in Minneapolis and Pittsburgh
Clearwire and Sprint have jointly rolled out WiMax service in the Minneapolis and Pittsburgh markets. Coverage in Minneapolis spans as Anoka, as far south as Apple Valley and southwest as Eden Prairie, west to Maple Grove, and east to Woodbury, while coverage in Pittsburgh spans North Hills to South Park and from Monroeville to Carnegie. [...]
Sprint Confirms Epic 4G Update Rollout Tomorrow
Sprint has confirmed an additional update for the Epic 4G rolling out tomorrow that is expected to address the longstanding EVDO upload issue whereby devices were being capped to 150kbps upload speeds without an explanation as to the reason for the artificial cap. Below is the official statement: “Good news – an update will be [...]
AT&T Announces Forthcoming Launch of BlackBerry Curve and Pearl 3G
AT&T has announced pricing and launch details for its variants of the Curve and Pearl 3G. The Curve 3G will be priced at $99.99 with no additional rebate required while the Pearl 3G will be priced at $149.99 also with no rebate required. Launch for the Pearl 3G is slated for October 17th while the [...]
Gateway Announces NV59C66U with Built-In WiMax
Gateway has announced the immediate availability of the NV59C66U notebook with an integrated WiMax modem. The laptop features are configurable with Intel Core i3, Intel Core i5, AMD Athlon, or AMD Turion processors along with Wi-Fi N radio and optional Blu-Ray drive. The laptop as configured with WiMax is $699.99 and available now.
Samsung Epic 4G Media Hub Update Causing Battery Life Issues, Workaround Detailed
The recent update to the Samsung Epic 4G which added access to the manufacturer’s Media Hub service is confirmed to be causing issues with battery drain and sleep functionality. As the update added the OMA DRM runtime for content encryption and access, the runtime is constantly running in the background, polling every 11 seconds and [...]
Virgin Mobile to Deliver Android 3G, Unlimited Everything for $25 with Google Voice, VoIP et al
Virgin Mobile has begun informing dealers that they will offer the Samsung Intercept, their first Android phone, for the same price points as their feature phones. The MVNO currently offers one smartphone, the BlackBerry Curve 8350, for $10 higher per month than their standard feature phone price points. The Samsung Intercept has begun surfacing in [...]
FCC Reveals Clear-Branded Modem/Router with VOIP Passthrough
The FCC has revealed and approved a new unannounced Clear branded modem/router with an RJ-11 jack for VOIP passthrough capability. The device also features a built-in Wi-Fi radio and Ethernet jack. No further information is available at this time.
Dev-Team Demos iOS 4.1 PwnageTool Beta on iPod Touch
The Dev-Team, responsible for the PwnageTool jailbreaking tool and the Ultrasn0w unlock tool for the iPhone have demonstrated the latest beta version of its jailbreaking tool on the fourth generation iPod touch which utilizes the SHAtter exploit recently discovered via the release of iOS 4.1. The Dev-Team has also released a statement regarding the development [...]
Live Images of Verizon HTC Merge Surface
The first live images of the unannounced Verizon HTC Merge Android smart device with global roaming capability have surfaced under the hardware code ADR6325. The Merge was first revealed via a recently leaked ROM update and preliminary specifications consist of a 3.8-inch screen, 512MB RAM/4GB internal Flash, Qualcomm 7630 Scorpion processor at 800MHz, sliding hardware [...]
AT&T Cuts Sony Ericsson Vivaz Price to One Cent Online
AT&T has drastically reduced the price of Sony Ericsson’s last Symbian-based smart device in the Vivaz just one month and two days since launch to one cent after new agreement with no mail in rebate required. The Vivaz features Symbian Series 60 5th Edition, quadband GSM, tri-band HSPA, an 8.1 megapixel camera with 720p video [...]
