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iPad 3 Launch Date Confirmed - March 7

Reports citing reliable sources are confirming that Apple’s iPad 3 event will be held Wednesday, March 7, and that AT&T and Verizon Wireless will be carrying the new tablet on their LTE networks, hoping to spur widespread adoption of the standard. A report from iMore reveals that Apple is holding its iPad 3 an...

14 February 2012
02:58 GMT

AT&T to Launch LTE-Capable Micro-SIMs

AT&T’s LTE offering might soon be expanded with a new device coming from Apple, leaked info on the company’s plans unveils.   The wireless carrier is introducing LTE micro-SIM cards, which suggests that a device that would support them could be launched in the near future.   For the time bei...

10 February 2012
17:51 GMT

This May Be the iPad 3 SIM-Card

An image provided by a tipster to phoneArena shows what could potentially be the micro-SIM card required by Apple’s next-generation of iPads to connect to the carrier’s LTE network. Leaked by a “store contact,” who claimed that AT&T staff have been instructed to do away with their existing mi...

10 February 2012
10:25 GMT

LTE-Enabled Galaxy S II and Galaxy Note Coming Soon at Telstra

Australian mobile phone users will soon get a taste of two new LTE-capable smartphones, on the airwaves of wireless carrier Telstra in the country. Both of the said smartphones should arrive from Samsung, and are said to be none other than the Galaxy S II and the Galaxy Note handsets. They will land on Telstra&r...

6 February 2012
05:00 GMT

DROID 4 Available via All Verizon Channels on February 10th

Mobile phone carrier Verizon Wireless is gearing up for the release of a new Motorola device in the popular DROID series, namely the DROID 4, and some more info on the device’s availability emerged recently. Apparently, Verizon will have it pushed to the market via all channels as soon as February 10th, at le...

4 February 2012
03:46 GMT

Microsoft Stores Taking Pre-Orders for Nokia Lumia 900

Last month, Nokia unveiled to the world the first LTE-capable Windows Phone device in its offer, none other than the Nokia Lumia 900. The smartphone is set to arrive in the United States exclusively on the airwaves of wireless carrier AT&T, and is rumored to become available sometime in March. However, it appear...

2 February 2012
08:21 GMT

LG Spectrum Only $79.99 Now, Tastes Its First Software Update

About a week ago, Verizon Wireless made available for purchase a new Android-powered smartphone on its LTE network, the LG Spectrum. Released as the successor of last year’s LG Revolution, the new mobile phone is now available for only $79.99 with the signing of a two-year contract agreement. Verizon launc...

26 January 2012
13:51 GMT

HTC TITAN II to Be $199.99 at AT&T, Starting March 18th

March 18th appears to be the lucky day for Windows Phone enthusiasts on the airwaves of wireless carrier AT&T. On that day, the company is expected to make available for purchase two new Windows Phone handsets, namely the Nokia Lumia 900 and the HTC TITAN II. Both of them were made official a couple of weeks ago...

26 January 2012
07:11 GMT

AT&T Is Gearing Up for Sony's Xperia ion and a Crystal Tablet for Q1

In the next couple of months, we should see wireless carrier AT&T making available for purchase a new tablet PC, one that comes from Sony, complementing the Xperia ion handset. Sporting the name of Crystal, the new device should offer support for the wireless carrier’s HSPA+ network, though it would not suppo...

26 January 2012
06:31 GMT

AT&T’s Nokia Lumia 900 Priced at $99.99 on March 18th

Nokia Lumia 900, the first Windows Phone handset from Nokia to pack support for LTE networks, is expected to make its debut on AT&T’s network in the United States on March 18th. The mobile phone will arrive on shelves with a price tag of $99.99 (76 Euro) with the signing of a two year contract agreement, a r...

26 January 2012
02:40 GMT

Verizon to Deliver Voice over LTE (VoLTE) Next Year

Mobile phone carrier Verizon Wireless is set to deliver voice capabilities on its LTE network as soon as next year, recent reports suggest. The wireless carrier is said to be already trialing the capability, although the company did not offer official details on this for the time being. According to Light Reading, Ca...

20 January 2012
07:51 GMT

Windows 8 Demoed on LTE-Capable Snapdragon S4 Tablet

The first tablet PCs to arrive on shelves running Windows 8 have started to trickle in, unveiling great capabilities and features. Some of these would be powered by Qualcomm processors, and the chipmaker took its time to showcase devices at the recently ended 2012 International Consumer Electronics Show in Las Veg...

18 January 2012
05:06 GMT

No New WiMAX Smartphones at Sprint

Wireless carrier Sprint will not add to its offering new handsets that include support for the WiMAX technology. The company confirmed this last week during the 2012 International Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. Instead, Sprint will be focused on expanding its LTE lineup, according to Sprint's VP of...

16 January 2012
06:31 GMT

Sprint’s LTE Smartphones to Get NFC Too

Wireless services provider Sprint is gearing up for the release of a whole lot of smartphones that will offer LTE connectivity capability, along with some other appealing features. Apparently, the company is determined to pack NFC (Near Field Communications) in almost all of them, in an attempt to drive the adoptio...

13 January 2012
03:14 GMT

Nokia Lumia 900 Video Overview Now Available

CES 2012 brought to the spotlight some highly appealing smartphones, including the long-rumored Lumia 900 handset from Nokia. This is the first LTE-capable Windows Phone device from Nokia, set to land on shelves in the United States exclusively on the airwaves of AT&T in the coming months. Packing a large 4.3-inc...

13 January 2012
02:41 GMT

HTC Velocity 4G to Become Telstra’s First LTE Handset in January

HTC Velocity 4G will soon be able to feed the speed hunger of Australian mobile phone users interested in getting a taste of the 4G LTE technology. The smartphone is expected to arrive on shelves at wireless carrier Telstra and is said to be the very first LTE-capable device on its network. A recent article on Au...

12 January 2012
17:31 GMT

Motorola DROID 4 Emerges in Leaked MAP List at $250

Earlier this week, Verizon and Motorola went official with the long rumored Motorola DROID 4 smartphone, suggesting that it would be launched in the not too distant future. No official details on when the smartphone will be released have been unveiled, nor the price tag that the device might feature, though rumored...

12 January 2012
15:51 GMT

Galaxy Nexus Arrives at Sprint with 32GB Internal Memory

When made available for purchase on the airwaves of wireless carrier Sprint, the Samsung Galaxy Nexus will sport 32GB of internal memory. The smartphone was announced only a few days ago at the 2012 International Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. At that time, the phone’s landing page hinted at 16GB of ...

11 January 2012
15:41 GMT

LTE-Powered Samsung Mandel Windows Phone Spotted in UAProf

HTC Titan II and Nokia Lumia 900, the first two LTE-capable Windows Phone devices in the world, made their debut in Las Vegas at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES). Soon, more such handsets will become official, and one of them will be manufactured by Samsung. Supposedly called Samsung Mandel, the handset was rumor...

11 January 2012
13:01 GMT

Full Nokia Lumia 900 Specifications Available

Yesterday, at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, Finnish mobile phone maker Nokia announced the release of a new flagship Windows Phone, none other than the long-rumored Nokia Lumia 900. The handset is set to arrive on shelves in the United States soon, with support for AT&T’s LTE network. This i...

10 January 2012
08:01 GMT

HTC and Nokia LTE Windows Phones Arrive in the United States

Users in the United States will soon be able to acquire new Windows Phones in their country, Microsoft, AT&T, HTC and Nokia announced at the 2012 International Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. In the coming months, we should see two new Windows Phone devices made available in the country, the HTC Titan II a...

10 January 2012
07:00 GMT

CES 2012: Windows Phone-Based Titan II Lands on AT&T’s LTE Network

The first Windows Phone smartphones in the world to pack support for LTE connectivity are now official, and they will land on shelves at AT&T. In addition to Nokia Lumia 900, the wireless carrier will make available for its customers the HTC Titan II device, as officially unveiled during the 2012 International Con...

10 January 2012
01:37 GMT

CES 2012: AT&T and Sony Launch the LTE-Powered Xperia ion

Today at the 2012 International Consumer Electronics Show in Last Vegas, AT&T announced the first LTE smartphone from Sony, the recently leaked Xperia ion. The new device will become available in the United States exclusively on the airwaves of AT&T sometime in the second quarter of the ongoing year. This is the fir...

9 January 2012
16:41 GMT

AT&T’s Galaxy Note Confirmed for a CES 2012 Debut

This week, AT&T and Samsung are set to make official a new device destined for the carrier’s US network, none other than the long-rumored Galaxy Note.The smartphone was already expected to make an official appearance at CES 2012 in Las Vegas, and the move has been confirmed. A series of posters that have been f...

9 January 2012
01:43 GMT

AT&T Launches LTE in 11 More Markets

Wireless services provider AT&T has just announced that its LTE network is available in a number of 11 new markets around the United States.Aording to hothardware, the new areas that benefit from AT&T LTE connectivity include: New York City metro area, Austin, Chapel Hill, Los Angeles, Oakland, Orlando, Phoenix, Rale...

7 January 2012
07:45 GMT

US Cellular's Samsung SCH-R930 Emerges at FCC with LTE Connectivity

A new Samsung device has just received the necessary approvals from the Federal Communication Commission, namely the Samsung SCH-R930, which appears to be destined for US Cellular. The mobile phone carrier has already confirmed plans to launch LTE-capable smartphones on its airwaves, the first of which will arrive s...

7 January 2012
06:25 GMT

Windows 8 Loaded on AT&T LTE Tablet

It appears that the partnership between AT&T and Microsoft will stretch beyond the release of Windows Phones, and that it will include Windows 8 tablet PCs as well. At least one such device is planned to arrive in the United States via this wireless carrier. LTE capabilities are also expected to be included into ...

7 January 2012
04:31 GMT

AT&T's Galaxy Note in Official Press Photos

Samsung's Galaxy Note is expected to arrive on shelves at AT&T in the near future, sporting model number SGH-I717. The smartphone was long rumored to make an official appearance next week at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, and it appears that these suppositions are about to prove real. The AT&T Galax...

6 January 2012
11:00 GMT

Verizon's LG Spectrum to Boast 1.5GHz Dual-Core CPU on January 19th

Before the end of the year, mobile phone carrier Verizon Wireless will make available for purchase a new mobile phone capable of connecting to its LTE network, the latest reports on the matter suggest. The wireless carrier is reportedly gearing up for the release of LG Spectrum, a dual-core Android smartphone pack...

6 January 2012
03:16 GMT

Galaxy Note to Arrive at Sprint Too

Samsung’s large Galaxy Note smartphone is expected to be officially announced for the United States as soon as next week. Previous rumors suggested that it might be launched at AT&T, but new reports claim that Sprint will carry the high-end mobile phone as well. While the smartphone is expected to arrive at...

4 January 2012
02:07 GMT

Verizon to Discontinue DROID 3, LG Revolution and More in January

Mobile phone carrier Verizon Wireless is expected to discontinue some of high-end smartphones currently available for its customers, including the Motorola DROID 3, the latest in the popular series. The handset is expected to be replaced by a more powerful Motorola DROID 4 smartphone, which was already spotted at ...

3 January 2012
11:21 GMT

Nokia Lumia 900 for AT&T Gets Detailed

Mobile phone carrier AT&T is gearing up for the release of Nokia Windows Phone on its airwaves, none other than the long rumored Nokia Lumia 900, which has just got detailed. The handset should become available for purchase via the United States wireless carrier in the next few months. At the same time, it should ...

3 January 2012
10:21 GMT

Sprint: We’re on Track with LTE Deployment

Mobile phone carrier Sprint is gearing up for the deployment of its own LTE network in the United States, after AT&T and Verizon made similar moves. The carrier was the first to launch a 4G network in the country, powered by WiMAX, but it did not enjoy the success Sprint expected. Thus, it decided to move to LTE...

28 December 2011
12:21 GMT

LTE-Powered Xperia PLAY to Land at Verizon Soon

Sony Ericsson did not unveil plans for LTE-capable Xperia mobile phones as of yet, but the company might make the move in the very near future. Moreover, it appears that we could learn about the release of a 4G-capable Xperia PLAY smartphone on the airwaves of Verizon Wireless in the United States, a recent report ...

13 December 2011
08:11 GMT

Nokia’s LTE Windows Phone Now in Testing at AT&T and Verizon

Nokia’s first 4G LTE-capable Lumia smartphone is already undergoing carrier testing in the United States, although the Windows Phone operating system does not come with support for the connectivity option as of yet. Both AT&T and Verizon, the two wireless carriers which have already deployed LTE networks in ...

13 December 2011
01:40 GMT

Nokia Ace to Land at AT&T in Early 2012, LTE–Ready

Finnish mobile phone maker Nokia was rumored a few times before to plan the release of Windows Phone in the United States on the airwaves of AT&T sometime in January 2012, and some more proof on the matter has just emerged. The mobile phone is said to be higher-end than the Nokia Lumia 800 that started to arrive on ...

10 December 2011
07:27 GMT

Orange and T-Mobile UK to Fire Up 4G Network Soon

Orange and T-Mobile UK, which have joined forces in a single entity since last year, called Everything Everywhere, plan on deploying 4G networks in the country in the near future.The biggest communications company in the UK announced plans to invest no less than £1.5bn+ over the next three years to further int...

9 December 2011
11:19 GMT

LTE iPhone 5 and iPad 3 Slated for 2012 Months Apart - Report

Apple is preparing for the release of two 4G / LTE devices next year - the iPad 3 in spring and the LTE iPhone 5 in fall, both via NTT DoCoMo, a Japanese provider of wireless telecommunications services.At least as far as Japan is concerned, the country’s biggest mobile phone operator is set to carry Apple&rsqu...

1 December 2011
02:54 GMT

South Korea Not Too Impressed with the iPhone 4S

South Korean news agencies are reporting that Apple’s iPhone 4S is failing to make a splash in the country (despite having sold well in other markets), citing wireless operators there as saying that sales have peaked at 300,000 units combined at SK Telecom and Korea Telecom.The Korea Times said customers are no...

28 November 2011
06:41 GMT

LTE Galaxy Nexus Is Thicker, Images Available

Google and Verizon announced plans to bring to the market in the United States the latest Google phone out there, namely the Galaxy Nexus, and also revealed that they would be packing it with LTE capabilities. Due to this new feature, the handset is thicker than the HSPA+ version that arrived on shelves in the UK. ...

24 November 2011
07:13 GMT

SK Telecom Preps LTE Galaxy Note for Launch

South Korean mobile phone users will soon be able to purchase a new LTE-capable device in the country, namely the Galaxy Note, which is about to be put on pre-order on the airwaves of SK Telecom. Reservations for the handset will begin tomorrow, while the device will become available for purchase on November 29th, ...

24 November 2011
04:12 GMT

LG Plans Launch Event for December 1st, Nitro HD Expected

South Korean mobile phone maker LG Electronics has just announced plans to launch a new device in the United States on December 1st, but kept mum on what would actually be unveiled on that day. However, rumor has it that the previously rumored LG Nitro HD might be the star of the event, and that AT&T's customer...

23 November 2011
05:31 GMT

Qualcomm's LTE-Capable Gobi 4000 Platform Now Commercially Available

Qualcomm has another embedded data connectivity platform available commercially, namely Gobi 4000, which is based on the company's multimode 3G/4G wireless modems, the MDM9600 and MDM9200. The new Gobi 4000 platform comes with a common software interface (Gobi API) to enable the development of connection mana...

17 November 2011
12:41 GMT

Motorola DROID RAZR for $111.11 at Amazon, Today Only

Today is the big day for enthusiasts eagerly waiting for the Android-based Motorola DROID RAZR to arrive on shelves at Verizon Wireless, and special promotions for them have already started to emerge. Amazon Wireless, for example, decided to make the new LTE device available for the exclusive price of $111.11 (81.5...

11 November 2011
02:52 GMT

BlackBerry Curve 9370 Spotted at the FCC

Back in August, Canadian mobile phone maker Research In Motion announced the launch of new models in its Curve series of smartphones, including the BlackBerry Curve 9370 handset, which has just received the necessary approvals from the FCC. The device passed through the FCC featuring model number RDZ21CW and packin...

9 November 2011
06:51 GMT

HTC Raider Goes Official in Canada with LTE Inside

Today, mobile phone maker HTC Corporation has announced the release of a new Android-based smartphone for the market in Canada, none other than the LTE-enabled HTC Raider. The new smartphone was long rumored to be on its way to the country, and it is now officially on its way to shelves at both Bell and Rogers. ...

27 October 2011
12:51 GMT

Apple 'Promised' an LTE iPhone 5 to China Mobile - Rumor

Amid recently re-heated rumors that Apple’s iPhone 5 will be packing LTE-capable chips, China Mobile has confirmed to the press via one of its managers that the operator is confident that the next iPhone will support the 4G wireless standard.Mobilebusinessbriefing.com reports that China Mobile expects the next ...

26 October 2011
11:01 GMT

LTE iPhone 5 Slated for Mid-2012 via Sprint, Says Taiwan

Industry sources in Taiwan who are familiar with the mobile marketplace are expecting Apple to launch a new iPhone model next year with LTE capabilities that will run on Sprint Nextel’s network.Citing the usual industry buffs, trade publication Digitimes says the latest chatter in Taiwan says that things are to...

25 October 2011
10:13 GMT

2013 Will See 80 Million LTE Connections

As the year 2011 is drawing to a close, analysts are looking ahead to see what each segment of IT will bring, and ABI Research expects some interesting things on the LTE field.Long Term Evolution (LTE) is the next step in wireless broadband, providing wider bandwidth than what is available today, both on the enterpr...

22 October 2011
05:49 GMT

Future LTE Handsets, iPhone 5 to Be More Advanced, Power Efficient

Future LTE devices are expected to be far more advanced than the currently existing ones, Tommy Ljunggren, senior vicepPresident of Swedish wireless operator TeliaSonera stated recently. Speaking to Telecoms.com, he noted that Apple's iPhone 5 will require LTE capabilities to ensure that the company remains co...

20 October 2011
15:41 GMT


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