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T-Mobile G2 Confirmed Along With 800 MHz Processor And Android 2.2

Posted on September 7, 2010 | No Comments
T-Mobile’s website has confirmed the company’s first HSPA+ device – the HTC G2, which will be rocking Android 2.2 and will be powered by an 800 MHz Scorpion processor. T-Mobile is billing the device as the “fastest smartphone experience in America” thanks to the company’s...
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T-Mobile’s HSPA+ Network Expanded To 9 Additional Cities

Posted on August 31, 2010 | No Comments
T-Mobile has recently released a short press announcement to let you know that their HSPA+ network (for which there aren’t any HSPA+ phones yet) has just been expanded to nine additional cities. If you live in Boston, MA; Erie, PA; Fresno, CA; Palm Springs, CA;...
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Samsung Epic 4G Rooted Before Official Release

Posted on August 29, 2010 | No Comments
A pretty quick release, Sprint’s Epic 4G has already been rooted by the crew over at SDX Developers. You can basically root the phone that you most likely don’t even have yet. It’s a method that requires adb (Android Device Bridge) commands and thus desktop...
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Possibility of Clearwire Pay-As-You-Go Service

Posted on August 28, 2010 | No Comments
Recent SEC filings all seem to indicate that the WiMAX provider Clearwire is planning a new pay-as-you-go cellular data service. The filings read that Clearwire “plans to serve a new pay-as-you-go customer segment.” Although it is not exactly clear as to what Clearwire has planned...
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[How To] Root Android 2.2 Froyo For HTC EVO 4G

Posted on August 27, 2010 | 1 Comment
News like this definitely brings a smile to more faces – a root method for the latest Evo OTA update has been released. The method was discovered by xda developers user Dan Wager who says it is based on Sebastian Krahmer’s Droid 2 root, although...
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WiMAX 2 Standard Awaits Approval – Aims To Provide 100Mbps Downlink Speeds

Posted on August 18, 2010 | No Comments
Computerworld recently reported that the second iteration of the WiMAX 4G technology known as WiMAX 2 or 802.16m is ready to be finallized by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) this November. If approved, the WiMAX 2 Forum homes to see WiMAX 2...
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Sprint To Release 3G-Enabling “Case” For iPod Touch

Posted on July 30, 2010 | 10 Comments
Recently FCC documents revealed that Sprint is set to launch what appears to be a new case for the iPod Touch that would enable 3G networking on the Wi-Fi only device. Manufactured by ZTE and called the “Peel”, the case is essentially a MiFi like...
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Sprint Nextel Corporation Q2 2010 Earnings Improve But Not Quite

Posted on July 29, 2010 | No Comments
Sprint released some great news regarding the company’s recent success. In Q2 of 2010, Sprint added 111,000 postpaid subscribers to its CDMA network and had the lowest churn rate in company history, amounting to only 1.85% for the quarter. This is the first time in...
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T-Mobile Announces HSPA+ Expansion In 19 Cities On July 21st

Posted on July 14, 2010 | No Comments
T-Mobile’s HSPA+ service should get a major expansion in just ver a week, including a new netbook to match, if a tip this evening is accurate. Austin, TX Baltimore, MD Birmingham, AL Cincinnati, OH Cleveland, OH Columbus, OH El Paso, TX Ft. Worth, TX Hawaii,...
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Talks of Sprint and T-Mobile Merger In The Air

Posted on July 13, 2010 | No Comments
Recently, Sprint’s CEO, Dan Hesse sat down with the Financial Times and re-confirmed the company’s option to pursue LTE if and when the time is right. Sprint and Clearwire are said to be in the enviable position of having access ample 4G spectrum that is able to...
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