May 24, 2013

Wireless - News


Meet the Google “Cr-48 Chrome Netbook”

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Although the official release of its cloud-based Chrome OS is months away, Google has begun a massive pilot program, offering specially-chosen end users, Google employees, and journalists their own prototype Chrome netbooks. Known as the Cr-48 (for the element Chromium 48), these particular 12.1-inch laptops will never be sold commercially, but they offer a very [...]

T-Mobile 4G Enabled Tablets Coming in 2011

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T-Mobile is following in Sprint’s footsteps and will also be producing a 4G tablet to hit shelves in 2011. Sadly, neither an additional information about the T-Mobile 4G tablets was released, nor a timescale when to expect them in 2011. A press release on Friday reads that: T-Mobile is working closely with the majority of [...]

Roku XD Streaming Player – Holiday Deal

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Roku is a little box that allows you to instantly stream tons of entertainment on your TV. Watch over 100,000 movies and TV shows from Netflix, Amazon Video On Demand, and more. Listen to music on Pandora, or listen to your own iTunes playlists. Even watch major sports, news, or original Internet programming. It’s all [...]

Nokia X7 Images appeared on the Net again; This Time with AT&T Brand Name

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It seems Nokia is planning a marketing splash for AT&T related activities next year, Eldar Murtazin, chief of one of the biggest mobile technology related sites just published new photos of the AT&T branded Nokia X7 on his personal blog. and seems to have unlimited access to prototypes,   photos of the X7 unit sports an [...]

Rooted Froyo Devices can have “Android 2.3 Gingerbread Keyboard”

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Developers of custom ROMs are already working hard on bringing Android 2.3 to a number of devices, The latest version of Android – Android Gingerbread – is finally official. It’ll make its debut on the Nexus S later this month, and offers a range of upgrades for Android developers and enthusiasts alike. If you have [...]

MetroPCS Plans 4G LTE Android Handset in Q1 2011

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Imagine unlimited talk, text, and 4G data for only $55 per month. That is the no-contract plan that MetroPCS is offering right now on their first LTE handset, the non-Android Samsung Craft. MetroPCS already has a 4G LTE handset – the Samsung Craft QWERTY slider – but this is just a feature phone, not a [...]

Minor OTA Update for Motorola DROID to be released soon

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There is no denying that the original first-gen Motorola DROID has seen better days. With a processor speed about half of what is available with the Motorola DROID 2 Global model, and smaller storage to boot, the latest iterations of DROID phones can run circles around Time Magazine’s 2009 Gadget of the Year. If you [...]

ASUS E600 Windows Phone 7 Smartphone Passed FCC; to be heading to AT&T

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It looks like this Monday morning has brought some good news for those hoping to see something Windows Phone 7 flavored coming from Asus. New images of the WP7-toting device comes courtesy of the FCC, which also reveals the handset was submitted a whole 6 months ago in April. Back in August, a Windows Phone [...]

Want an Android? “Motorola Droid Pro” is available for $19.99 at Amazon

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Amazon.com has a great exceptional offer for those of you who want to grab the Motorola Droid Pro from Verizon Wireless. If you’re a new Verizon customer, you can grab the Android-powered smartphone for only 20 bucks – $19.99 to be more precise. Those with existing Verizon contract will have to pour out $49.99, which [...]

See the “Toshiba Satellite A665D-S6051”

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The Toshiba Satellite A665D-S6051 ($799.98 list), available at Staples, is a member of the company’s new A660 line of 16-inch multimedia laptops. This retail model is based on AMD’s new Vision platform and features a quad-core AMD Phenom II P920 processor. 4 GB DDR3 equipped, and 500 GB SATA hard drive. most users will be [...]

US Cellular Comes with Three New Pre-Paid Plans; Offering Unlimited Texting

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Regional wireless provider U.S. Cellular has announced three new prepaid calling plans just in time for the holiday buying season,  each of which includes unlimited text messaging. Talk time on the three plans is 200, 400 or 1000 minutes for $29, $39 or $49 respectively. The 400 minute plan includes 5GB of monthly data. Company VP [...]

4G LTE Modems for Verizon 4G Out Today – LG VL600 vs Pantech UML290 Review

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Verizon is launching their new 4G LTE service tomorrow. They are announcing 2 new USB 3G/4G Modems. Here is what we know about them so far: LG VL600 Features: 4G LTE / CDMA Only – Not Global Fixed USB connector Support NDIS/LAN adapter USB Extension Cable External antenna port VZAM in the box NOT Mac [...]