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    T-Mobile announces the availability of the BlackBerry Bold 9900 

    by
    Cauchon
    Published on 08-16-2011 11:36 PM
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    T-Mobile today announced the availability of the BlackBerry Bold 9900. This phone is the first 4G compatible BlackBerry and runs on RIM’s latest OS, BlackBerry 7. The BlackBerry Bold 9900 is arguably the best BlackBerry available right now with a 1.2 GHz processor and a beautiful display.

    The phone is available today for pre-sale for T-Mobile business customers. It will be available in stores beginning on August 31. Of course, you have to be willing to shell out $299.99 after a $50 mail-in rebate while signing a two-year contract.

    Read more at Smartphone Nation.

    AT&T LTE Pricing Announced for Data Devices - $50 5GB 

    by
    silentjudge
    Published on 08-16-2011 08:55 PM
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    From AT&T:

    AT&T USBConnect Momentum 4G and AT&T Mobile Hotspot Elevate 4G Eligible for $50, 5GB Data Plans

    The AT&T* USBConnect Momentum 4G** and AT&T Mobile Hotspot Elevate 4G** will be available in stores and online Aug. 21.

    AT&T also confirmed data pricing for data-only mobile broadband devices on the company’s forthcoming LTE network.

    Customers will be able to choose 5 gigabytes of data for a monthly rate of $50 with any additional data consumed available for $10 per gigabyte.

    LTE Roadmap

    AT&T recently announced plans to roll out 4G LTE in five markets – Atlanta, Chicago, Dallas, Houston, and San Antonio – later this summer. Customers with compatible devices and 4G LTE coverage in those markets will be able to enjoy access to 4G LTE speeds as AT&T’s 4G LTE is turned up.

    As AT&T rolls out 4G LTE, customers outside of its 4G LTE coverage areas will still have access to AT&T’s fast HSPA+ network.

    By the end of 2011, AT&T plans to offer 4G LTE to customers in at least 15 markets, covering 70 million Americans.
    Discuss in the forums here.

    My Samsung Galaxy S Infuse 4G review 

    by
    howard
    Published on 08-15-2011 06:03 PM
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    2. Devices,
    3. Reviews and Hands-on
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    Here’s the Samsung Galaxy S Infuse 4G. It’s an Android phone running Gingerbread. It’s got a 4.5” Super AMOLED Plus display, 1.2Ghz processor, 512MB RAM, 16GB of storage (13GB usable) and a 21mbps HSPA+ chip.



    Visually it shares the same design language with the Galaxy S II though the Infuse 4G has an extra search button and all menu buttons are touch sensitive.
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    My Take on Google's aquisition of Motorola Mobility 

    by
    howard
    Published on 08-15-2011 01:13 PM
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    Here's my thoughts Google's acquisition of Motorola Mobility:

    They did it for Motorola Mobility's patents. Patents are an increasing important front in the smartphone war. Buying Motorola gives Google more ammunition to fight with.

    Motorola Mobility hasn't been doing great lately. As such they're been shedding a lot of jobs plus they recently split the company which makes them quite lean and thus makes them easier for Google to digest.

    Google has said they will operate Motorola Mobility as a separate company. In the short term this is a no brainer - it's 2 different companies with 2 different corporate cultures. However, going forward Google may be tempted to go full steam and become more vertically integrated: They'll start designing their own hardware to go with the software.
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    Google Will Buy Motorola Mobility For $12.5 Billion 

    by
    frail
    Published on 08-15-2011 12:55 PM
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    A Motorola Nexus phone may be in the cards as Google has announced that they will be buying Motorola Mobility for $12.5 billion in a cash acquisition.

    The deal will allow Google to acquire Motorola's patent portfolio to protect itself against patent litigation, as well as its set-top box business which could be a boon to Google's faltering Google TV service.

    The deal is set to close by the end of 2011 or early 2012 pending regulatory and shareholder approval.

    What do you think of this deal? Discuss in the forums here.

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    Does AT&T Really Need T-Mobile? 

    by
    frail
    Published on 08-14-2011 10:56 AM
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    One of AT&T's main arguments for acquiring T-Mobile was that they needed their resources to expand their LTE network from 80 percent to 97 percent of the country.

    However a letter that was briefly posted on the FCC's website by a law firm representing AT&T contains information that appears to undermine the argument according to an analysis by DSLReports.com. DSLReports speculates that AT&T simply wants to reduce competition and doesn't need T-Mobile to expand their network but rather is using the expansion argument as an incentive to get approval.

    What's your opinion? Does AT&T really need T-Mobile or are they simply buying them out to better position themselves against the competition?

    Discuss in the AT&T forum here.

    HP TouchPad Review 

    by
    howard
    Published on 08-12-2011 12:44 PM
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    Back in the day I used to own a Acer tablet TM100 Tablet PC. It was slow, had a hard to see screen and had terrible battery life. Anyways that was then and now tablet’s are all the range. It was a horrible piece of garbage that nearly scarred me for life. Since things have changed drastically. Now everyone is getting on the tablet-wagon. Here's HP's entry: the webOS powered Touchpad.

    The first thing that jumps out at me is how similar the Touchpad to a iPhone 3G. After thinking about it for a while though it also shares a lot of it’s design language with the original Palm Pre. ...
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    Motorola DROID Bionic Pictured 

    by
    frail
    Published on 08-12-2011 10:57 AM
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    Forum member "ceb unit" has kindly posted some pictures of the upcoming Motorola DROID Bionic, a highly anticipated 4G LTE device for Verizon Wireless. See them below. ...
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    Laptop Magazine: Verizon Has Best 4G Network 

    by
    frail
    Published on 08-11-2011 10:14 AM
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    VzBuzz reports that Laptop Magazine recently conducted a number of tests on the four major U.S. carriers' 4G networks. While not everything was rosy, when all was said and done Verizon came out on top:

    Speedtest.net rated Verizon’s average download speed for the five test cities tested more than 2.5 times faster than T-Mobile, more than 3 times faster than Sprint and more than 5.5 times faster than AT&T. Verizon average download rate in the five cities was 12.3Mbps with an average upload rate of 4.7Mbps. The upload rate wiped the floor with the competition with more than 3 times faster than T-Mobile, 5.8 times faster than Sprint and 8 times faster than AT&T.

    When the test turned to downloading a 155MB file, Verizon once again dominated the competition with an average download rate of 4.4Mbps with Sprint and T-Mobile being a full Mbps behind. While attempting to upload a 2.7MB file Verizon averaged 1.7Mbps with only T-Mobile coming close averaging 997 Kbps. When downloading websites Verizon finished in an average of 10.2 seconds against Sprints 12.6 seconds, 14 seconds for T-Mobile and 16 seconds for AT&T.
    The overall results placed the carriers in the following order:

    1. Verizon
    2. T-Mobile
    3. Sprint
    4. AT&T

    See the full details of the test at Laptop Magazine. What is your 4G experience? Discuss in the carrier forums here.

    VzBuzz
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    HP TouchPad Now Permanently $100 Off 

    by
    frail
    Published on 08-11-2011 09:12 AM
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    2. Devices,
    3. News



    Recently HP slashed the prices of their webOS based TouchPad devices by $100. It was intended to be a temporary back-to-school promotion but HP has since issued a statement saying the price cuts would now be permanent.

    The new prices are $399 and $499 for the 16 GB and 32 GB models respectively.

    Anyone tempted to try one at these prices? Do you think it'll better compete with the competition at these lower price points?

    Discuss in the TouchPad forum here.

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