T-Mobile Getting Close to Introducing the HTC One S

By Ryan Punzalan | 4/11/2012

With rumors swirling around about the release of the HTC One S supposedly slated for the end of April, we may soon find out the official release date as T-Mobile is holding a press event for the HTC handset next week.

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Verizon Joining Its Rivals by Adding an Upgrade Fee

By Ed Hardy | 4/11/2012

Verizon said today that it's going to start charging its customers $30 to upgrade their phone. This is a fee all of its top rivals already charge, with some asking more and some less.

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Nokia Lumia 900 Windows Phone Now Free; Nokia Apologizes for Connection Bug

By Ryan Punzalan | 4/11/2012

After identifying connection issues with the new Lumia 900, Nokia today announced that it will give every customer who has purchased the device $100 credit toward their AT&T bill. The company also announced that it has developed a solution!

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Intel Considering Ivy Bridge GPU for Atom Processors

By Andy Patrizio | 4/10/2012

Intel might be changing the GPU in its competitor to the ARM processor, but it's not a trivial process.

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Wireless Carriers Partner With FCC To Fight Cell Phone Theft

By Ryan Punzalan | 4/10/2012

The Federal Communications Commission announced today that it will be working with the four major mobile carriers (Verizon Wireless, AT&T, Sprint, and T-Mobile) to work towards a system reducing cell phone theft.

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Amazon Appstore Adds In-App Purchasing

By Ryan Punzalan | 4/10/2012

Amazon announced today that developers can now easily integrate in-app purchases for applications that are sold through the Amazon Appstore.

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Certain Nokia Lumia 900 Models Having Problems Connecting to AT&T Data Networks

By Grant Hatchimonji | 4/9/2012

Some units of the Lumia 900, the flagship Windows Phone from Nokia that was released this past weekend, appear to be having trouble connecting to AT&T's data networks. UPDATED

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Most Popular Smartphones for March 2012

By Ed Hardy | 4/7/2012

Each month, Brighthand publishes a list of the smartphones that readers have shown the most interest in during the preceding four weeks. The new models that debuted in the winter make up a majority of March's list.

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U.S. Cellular Ships First LTE Handset

By Ryan Punzalan | 4/5/2012

Today, U.S. Cellular ships its first 4G LTE smartphone, the Samsung Galaxy S Aviator.

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Google Unveils "Project Glass"

By Ryan Punzalan | 4/5/2012

How innovative is Google? They've created a web mail service, an online chat client, a social media forum, a web browser, and even its own mobile operating service. What else can they do? How do virtual reality glasses sound?

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Sprint Takes the Wraps off the HTC EVO 4G LTE Android OS Phone

By Jacqueline Emigh | 4/5/2012

Announced at a press event on Wednesday night, the next model in the EVO line will be one of the first phones to support Sprint's 4G LTE network and the first to support Sprint's HD Voice.

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MetroPCS Begins Limiting 4G Data Speeds for Select Plans

By Ryan Punzalan | 4/4/2012

Today, MetroPCS joins the like of AT&T and Verizon Wireless in limiting its 4G data speeds for select plans after adjusting its pricing structure.

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