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T-Mobile Galaxy Note II capable of 4G LTE – could come in future update

By Cory Gunther
on 25 Oct, 2012

The popular Samsung Galaxy Note II is officially available here in the US from the folks at T-Mobile, with other carriers coming soon. We've already been enjoying their new "faux 4G" HSPA+ capable smartphone for a few days but now we're hearing of a little surprise under the hood of the Note II. It looks like the T-Mobile Galaxy Note II could in fact support their upcoming 4G LTE network.

Motorola DROID RAZR HD Review

By Cory Gunther
on 18 Oct, 2012

Motorola and Verizon's DROID RAZR was a pretty big hit last year, and today they are back with the evolution of their flagship device with the DROID RAZR HD. Today the 4.7-inch touting DROID RAZR HD and RAZR MAXX HD are both available in stores as we speak. To help you make up your mind on if this is the right phone for you read on for our full review.

Verizon’s Q3 report shows double-digit growth, 6.8m smartphones sold

By Cory Gunther
on 18 Oct, 2012

It's that time of the year again where we can expect to see a flow of Q3 revenue and earning reports released. Today Verizon has issued theirs for the past quarter, and lets just say they are still doing fine. This morning Verizon announced they hit double-digit earnings growth and sold over 4.5 million 4G LTE devices.

FCC allows AT&T access to unused airwaves for LTE

By Cory Gunther
on 17 Oct, 2012

Today the FCC has just dropped some good news down on the folks at AT&T. We've seen countless spectrum and airwave transfers and purchases as of late, and now AT&T is getting in on even more action after they've been shopping for extra. Earlier this year the FCC allowed them to transfer some spectrum to T-Mobile after the failed merger, and now some unused broadband airwaves are going to get put to use.

LTE in the US costs 10 times more than Sweden

By Dave LeClair
on 16 Oct, 2012

Everyone knows that getting data on a cell phone is expensive. Those hefty cell phone bills build up quickly, and our data plans are a huge part of the large cost. If you consider overage fees for going over your data allotment, the cost can become downright obscene. If you think 4G LTE is expensive, well, you're right, but you will think it's much worse when you realize how much more the US pays for data than other parts of the world.

LG Optimus G hands-on and unboxing

By Cory Gunther
on 15 Oct, 2012

Today we have the pleasure to give you all another look at LG's new flagship smartphone. Of course that is the LG Optimus G quad-core 4G LTE powerhouse. We have it here to quickly unbox and get our hands all over once again. LG announced this device last month in Korea, and it will be arriving soon for multiple carriers here in the US. Lets take a look at the Now Network version below.

SoftBank’s plan to purchase 70% of Sprint for $20.1b confirmed

By Eric Abent
on 15 Oct, 2012

We heard all about SoftBank's desire to purchase a majority stake in Sprint last week, but today, the two companies confirmed the deal. SoftBank will pay out $20.1 billion to take control of a 70% share in Sprint, with $12.1 billion of that going to current Sprint shareholders as consideration for the buyout. The rest of the money - all $8 billion of it - will be given to Sprint as new capital.

LG Mach announced with QWERTY keyboard and 4G LTE

By Cory Gunther
on 9 Oct, 2012

The folks from LG have announced another new 4G LTE powered smartphone today. Only this budget device rocks a 4-inch display and a full slide out QWERTY hardware keyboard. Since we know there's still a few hardware keyboard fans around -- we figured you'd like to hear more. Check out full details of the new LG Mach below.

HTC One X+ offers a supercharged NVIDIA Tegra 3

By Cory Gunther
on 3 Oct, 2012

This week the folks from HTC announced an all new and improved version of their flagship One X smartphone, simply calling it the HTC One X+. Today the guys in green from NVIDIA have dropped a few additional details about the new and improved "supercharged" Tegra 3 with 4G LTE that's under the hood.

Samsung Galaxy Stellar Review

By Cory Gunther
on 2 Oct, 2012

While Samsung is putting a lot of steam behind their flagship Galaxy S III and Galaxy Note II smartphones that are some of the best on the market, they've also been kind enough to not leave out the rest of the market. That's where the Samsung Galaxy Stellar comes into play. This new budget handset has almost all the top end specs we love from Samsung (almost) while coming in a decent package at a fair price. Lets take a look and see if it's worth it.