I originally set out to write an article about how 3G being needlessly active on phones (thanks AT&T for that) was wasting energy unnecessarily, but as I can’t actually test my theory without turning off 3G on my phone, I was stuck in a Catch 22. Turns out that when your phone is sleeping, even … Read more
I don’t think this is as good as the “I’m a Mac” commercials that featured a Bill Gates look a like actor and a young Steve Jobs (sorta) looking actor duking it out over who’s better. The same commercial spurred T-Mobile to jump on board as well as Virgin Mobile. The T-Mobile was pretty good … Read more
Just like the headline up there say, Verizon is getting its first 4G phone with a QWERTY keyboard. Not sure why it’s so amazingly important but it appears they’re excited about it anyway. I for one used to be a person who only used phones with keyboards, but since screens have gotten bigger it doesn’t … Read more
Well I’m not sure about the Walmart part as I avoid it like the plague, but the whole T-Mobile no-annual contract for 4G doesn’t sound to bad. For $30 per month you can get unlimited web, unlimited texting and 100 minutes of talk time. There is one caveat though, the first 5gb of data is … Read more
We are coming down to the last days and hours before Apple will take the wraps off the iPhone 5 and possibly if all rumors turn out true, a lower cost pointed iPhone 4S. For some of us, the screen size and getting our hands on iOS 5 is the big draw to the iPhone … Read more
Quick bit of news for you today: Starting tomorrow existing Xoom owners can get the LTE 4G upgrade, took long enough didn’t it? New customers will be able to purchase the Xoom with 4G already starting tomorrow as well, online or in stores. Starting tomorrow, Motorola XOOM customers can visit www.verizonwireless.com/Xoom4GLTEupgrade for complete instructions and … Read more
If you are a T-Mobile customer or you are looking to switch over to T-Mobile then Saturday September 24th is shaping up to be a great day to do it and save on all smartphone and tablets. Announced today as the “Yes, Every Smartphone Is on Sale, Sale”, T-Mobile will put all their smartphones on … Read more
Samsung is back at it leaking material before their big announcement in just a short time from now. It’s the Sprint Epic 4G Touch that gets some press release goodness and shows up on the Samsung Mobile Product Training site for Sprint. The Spring Epic 4G Touch shows off it’s 4.52 Super AMOLED screen as … Read more
I have heard a lot of mixed feeling about the BlackBerry Torch. A lot of AT&T store personal have said that they had gotten a lot of them back on return from customers. However, I know 5 owners of the Torch and they are all thrilled with the device and are waiting for the next … Read more
I have been blogging for a long time and have made a lot of friends in the industry. Running Mobility Digest has allowed me to talk to people and get information to blog about and really stay at the heart of what’s going on. So as it turns out yesterday, I was talking to folks … Read more