Sprint quietly confirmed yesterday that it would offer an unlimited data plan for its upcoming 4G LTE network, but if the market is any indication, those plans could change fast.
The company, which is the no. 3 wireless carrier in …
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Who would have thought that a Windows Phone — and one from Nokia, no less — would be one of the best alternatives to Apple’s iPhone that we’ve ever seen. And at $100, it’s a downright steal.
Before Nokia announced …
Aiming to quash fears that Sprint will once again be left behind in iPhone availability, the carrier’s chief financial officer Joe Euteneuer said today that it could offer an LTE 4G iPhone whenever Apple makes one available.
Speaking at an …
Mysterious wireless company FreedomPop will soon offer an iPhone case with a WiMax radio inside and free access to a 1GB data plan, according to a TechCrunch report.
FreedomPop will be mimicking NetZero’s just-announced plan to offer a freemium model …
NetZero surprised the world when it offered up free ad-supported Internet access back in 1998. Now the company will soon try to bring its cost-effective approach to Web access with a low-cost no-contract 4G wireless data service.
“Our service gives …
The country’s third largest wireless carrier, Sprint Nextel, has terminated its 15-year agreement with wholesale wireless startup LightSquared.
Back in July, LightSquared signed a $9 billion 15-year agreement with Sprint to build and host its LTE network, which is crucial …
On Friday, stores around the world will be opening their doors to crowds of Apple fans, eager to be the first to swipe their frozen, grimy fingers across the glorious new iPad Retina display. The lines aren’t necessary, you can …
Apple, you’ve got some splainin’ to do. The new iPad, which will be released tomorrow, does not allow FaceTime video chat using 4G LTE networks, according to a report by The Verge.
Former CEO Steve Jobs said that FaceTime would …
With one day left until Apple’s new iPad launches, review embargoes on the tablet have lifted, and geeks everywhere are getting their panties in a twist.
Not surprisingly, reviewers have gone head-over-heels for the new iPad’s ultra-high resolution Retina Display …
The hits keep coming for wholesale wireless network startup LightSquared, which just lost big client Leap Wireless due to uncertainty about the future of its high-speed LTE network.
Back in February, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) rejected LightSquared’s plans to …
Verizon Wireless was the first of the big four U.S. carriers to deploy a 4G LTE network, and it doesn’t look like it’s slowing down anytime soon.
The carrier expects to double its LTE market coverage from 200 to at …
Despite landing its second iPhone carrier partner in China last week, Apple is still struggling to combat Samsung’s smartphone lead in the country, which has around three times Apple’s market share.
The big problem for Apple, as Bloomberg points out, …
T-Mobile may have taken a beating in its fourth quarter earnings yesterday, but there is hope on the horizon. The company announced a new “challenger strategy” that involves a massive revamp of its business and a $4 billion investment to …
In a last-ditch attempt to keep its wholesale LTE 4G network alive, Lightsquared may be considering swapping its wireless airwaves with the Department of Defense, sources tell the Wall Street Journal.
The FCC yesterday rejected Lightsquared’s application to build a …
After spending the better part of 2011 fighting regulators, the wholesale wireless company Lightsquared suffered a killer blow from the FCC today that could squash its 4G LTE network plans.
We’ve been hearing from government regulators since June that Lightsquared’s …
While it’s pretty much hit-or-miss these days, when Saturday Night Live scores, it still does so with a vengeance.
Last night the sketch comedy show aired a segment that ripped apart Verizon’s 4G LTE marketing confusion, bringing to light the …
The massive success of the iPhone 4S, together with its next-generation LTE 4G network, helped Verizon see strong earnings of $0.52 a share in the fourth quarter on revenue of $28.4 billion.
Ultimately, though, the company reported a fourth quarter …
Nokia’s Lumia 900 Windows Phone pretty much owned the smartphone field at this week’s Consumer Electronics Show and is now expected to launch on March 18.
That’s according to Windows guru Paul Thurrott, who dropped the date on the most …
Nokia’s Lumia 900 smartphone was perhaps the biggest unkept secret at this year’s Consumer Electronics Show, with rumors about it first appearing several months back. Now the phone is very real, and it could be the miracle the Windows Phone …
In a bid to catch up with Verizon’s LTE lead, AT&T announced a plethora of new LTE 4G smartphones and tablets today at its annual developer summit — many of which will be exclusive to the carrier.
Additionally, AT&T unveiled …
