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Sprint testing LTE cell sites in San Francisco, we pay one a visit
Posted On 12 Jun 2013 By Myriam Joire. Under: Uncategorized.
It's not everyday that you get to mill around rooftops like Spider-Man, so when Sprint invited us to visit one of its LTE cell sites in San Francisco, our answer was a resounding "yes." While the company's been testing LTE in the city by the bay f...
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ASUS K005 tablet hits the FCC, Snapdragon S4 Pro hints at top-tier performance
Posted On 22 May 2013 By Joe Pollicino. Under: Uncategorized.
Although ASUS recently delivered the $150 7-inch MeMo Pad and PadFone Infinity combo device, it's been a while since a premium Android tablet graced the lineup. A recent FCC filing from the company, however, reveals an unannounced K005 model equip...
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eTrak GPS+ melds WiFi, cellular and GPS tracking, launches at CTIA (hands-on)
Posted On 22 May 2013 By Myriam Joire. Under: Uncategorized.
We've come across a number of GPS-based tracking devices over the years but most are rather bulky and difficult to setup. eTrak's attempting to remedy this here at CTIA 2013 with GPS+, a fob-like product that combines WiFi, cellular and GPS tracki...
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Verizon expanding San Francisco Innovation Center, currently working on cross-carrier HD Voice support
Posted On 23 Apr 2013 By Darren Murph. Under: Uncategorized.
2011 sure doesn't feel like that long ago, but it's evidently long enough for Verizon to realize that demand for innovation is booming in Silicon Valley. Not quite two years after the company cracked open the doors to its San Francisco-based Innov...
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Verizon hoping to launch cheaper LTE-only phones in late 2014, bid good riddance to 3G
Posted On 05 Mar 2013 By Sharif Sakr. Under: Uncategorized.
A pure LTE world is still a long, long way off. But some countries and carriers could get there quicker than others, and indeed Verizon has revealed that it's considering launching LTE-only handsets, with no CDMA chip, within the next couple of years...
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Nokia Lumia 822 for Verizon possibly caught stopping by the FCC
Posted On 13 Oct 2012 By Jon Fingas. Under: Uncategorized.
Just in case you thought Nokia's Lumia 822 for Verizon was an illusion, the FCC has given us good (if not quite smoking gun) evidence that it's tangible. A filing at the agency shows a device that's only listed as the RM-845 on the surface, but has V...
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Leaked Nokia Atlas image shows a Windows Phone 8 device heading to Verizon
Posted On 09 Oct 2012 By Daniel Cooper. Under: Uncategorized.
When AT&T announced it was keeping the Lumia 920 for itself, plenty of clothes were rended and teeth were gnashed. However, the ever-reliable @evleaks has shown a picture of a Nokia handset, codenamed Atlas, that's bound for Verizon's, erm, less ...
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Samsung P500 and i915 tablets for Sprint and Verizon, Galaxy Note II for Sprint reach the FCC
Posted On 02 Oct 2012 By Jon Fingas. Under: Uncategorized.
When it rains, it pours. As if to clear the decks, Samsung has passed three devices through the FCC's scrutiny at the same time. Two, the SPH-P500 and SCH-i915, are LTE-equipped tablets respectively headed to Sprint and Verizon with a dash of mystery...
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Samsung P500 and i915 tablets for Sprint and Verizon, Galaxy Note II for Sprint reach the FCC (update: Note II for US Cellular as well)
Posted On 02 Oct 2012 By Jon Fingas. Under: Uncategorized.
When it rains, it pours. As if to clear the decks, Samsung has passed three devices through the FCC's scrutiny at the same time. Two, the SPH-P500 and SCH-i915, are LTE-equipped tablets respectively headed to Sprint and Verizon with a dash of mystery...
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Samsung Galaxy Note II variants for AT&T, T-Mobile, Verizon possibly caught at the FCC
Posted On 28 Sep 2012 By Jon Fingas. Under: Uncategorized.
It's no secret that Samsung plans to bring the Galaxy Note II to many US carriers by mid-fall. Even so, getting there requires the FCC's blessing -- which makes us glad to see the regulator approve what might be three carriers' variants of the giant ...
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