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Qualcomm announces world's first global LTE baseband chip
- LTE fragmentation can be a real hassle for travelers and companies making multiple versions of the same device for different markets. Case in point, the iPhone 5 currently produced in two GSM variants plus a CDMA version, and the iPad’s…
Apple releases iOS 6.1.1 to resolve iPhone 4S cellular issues
- Apple released yesterday a supplemental update to iOS 6.1 which claims to resolve potential cellular issues for iPhone 4S owners. iOS 6.1.1 comes with only a single bullet point in its release notes: "This update fixes an issue that could…
Connectify Dispatch merges all of your Internet connections into one
- A new piece of software that promises to boost your Internet connection speed and reliability is now available for download. Connectify Dispatch is able to combine a wired Ethernet connection, a Wi-Fi connection and signals from 3G and 4G wireless…
Survey names Verizon the best US carrier, AT&T the worst
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Consumer Reports has released its annual cellular service report with findings that are similar to last year's results. After surveying 63,253 cellular subscribers across 23 metropolitan markets, Consumer Reports determined Verizon Wireless to be the highest-rated provider...
Inexpensive jammers can block 4G-LTE across entire cities
- Happen to have a $650 radio jammer and an inclination to be mischievous? According to Virginia Tech researchers, anyone who does could effectively cripple the 4G-LTE connectivity for their entire neighborhood. Even worse though -- throw an inexpensive power amplifier…
Flaws in 3G protocol make devices susceptible to tracking
- Security researchers from the University of Birmingham have discovered a flaw in 3G-enabled mobile phones that could allow someone to track a device at any given time. Unfortunately there’s no software hot-fix available as the problem is ingrained in the…
Samsung wins patent dispute against Apple, will seek compensation
- The Netherlands' District Court of The Hague has ruled in favor of Samsung in a patent dispute with Apple. Samsung claimed that Apple infringed upon patent EP1188269 which relates to a 3G technology used in the iPhone 3G, 3GS, 4…
Intel buys 1,700 wireless patents from InterDigital for $350 million
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InterDigital Inc. announced on Monday the sale of around 1,700 patents covering various wireless technologies to chipmaker Intel Corporation for about $350 million, a move that pleased shareholders and sent shares in the company up by 27 percent...
Cricket offers prepaid iPhone 4, 4S for $55 a month starting June 22
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Cricket Wireless (subsidiary of Leap Wireless) has announced the upcoming availability of the US' first prepaid iPhone. The offer will open on Friday, June 22 and gets you Apple's handset contract free for $55 a month. Naturally, that also means the devices aren't steeply discounted...
Verizon to hike price for FiOS and fees, shared data plans coming
- Speaking at an investor conference, Verizon CFO Fran Shammo shared that the company will be raising prices for FiOS and charging more for various aspects its services and products. The price hike is intended to offset the tens of billions…
AT&T ready to introduce shared data plans "soon"
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In a chat with CNET, AT&T Mobility CEO Ralph de la Vega all but confirmed plans to introduce a shared data package soon. It's been known for some time that the carrier is considering the option, but details of its roll out have remained foggy...
Study: T-Mobile offers fastest 3G, AT&T has quickest 4G
- Wondering which wireless carrier has the fastest network? PCWorld set out to answer that question, testing several handsets indoors and outdoors across Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Dallas, Denver, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, New Orleans, New York, San Francisco, San Jose, Seattle,…
Apple wins 3G patent case against Motorola in Germany
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Motorola Mobility Holdings lost its third patent case against Apple in Mannheim, Germany on Friday after failing to show that the Cupertino based iPhone maker was violating their 3G/UMTS patent for mathematical sequences in mobile...
AT&T throttles top 5% of wireless data users, still charges overage fees
- As we mentioned this summer, AT&T was slated to begin throttling data plans as of October 1 this year. Reports of throttling are finally beginning to surface as more and more users complain they have received this dreaded text message from…
Senate bill could force carriers to be truthful about 4G
- US Senators are mulling over a bill that aims to cut through the grand marketing façade that is 4G. Filed yesterday, the legislation would force wireless carriers to clarify the specifications of their purported "4G" services. Although major US telecoms…
AT&T to downgrade unlimited data accounts tethering via jailbreak
- After years of being hassled by iPhone owners, AT&T finally added official smartphone tethering support last summer -- albeit with a catch. Tethering was introduced as part of a new tiered bandwidth scheme that charged $15 a month for 200MB…
HP unveils pre-paid 3G mobile broadband service
- HP has announced a new contract-free mobile broadband service called DataPass for use with its 3G-enabled business laptops. Much like a prepaid cell phone, DataPass will offer the possibility of staying connected on the go without worrying about yearly contracts…
Yahoo Messenger bringing 3G video chat to iPhone, Android
- A new version of Yahoo Messenger with cross-platform video chat is headed to the iPhone and Android devices. David Katz, Yahoo' s VP of Mobile for the Americas region, recently told Reuters that the instant messaging app will work over…
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