AT&T has expanded its 4G LTE coverage to 14 more markets. Announced Wednesday, the cities included in the latest surge are: Fairbanks metro area, Alaska Galesburg, Ill. Macomb, Ill. Peoria, Ill. Des Moines, Iowa Madisonville, Ky. Maysville, Ky. Cumberland, Md. St. Cloud, Minn. St. Joseph, Mo. Roanoke Rapids, N.C. Gettysburg, Pa. Big Spring, Texas Winchester, …
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Android phone users may soon be able to see the Google+ photo of a caller due to a new feature in KitKat. Google engineering director Attila Bodis announced in a Google+ post late Tuesday that the photo feature is part of the new Caller ID found in the latest flavor of Android. Once the feature launches in early 2014, Android …
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Samsung has overpowered Apple in the smartphone market and now it has its sights set on the tablet arena. In an Analysts Day event held Wednesday in Seoul, Korea, JK Shin, head of Samsung’s mobile division, said that the company wants to steal the No. 1 tablet crown from Apple, according to the Associated Press. The executive didn’t reveal a …
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The official Microsoft Web page taking preorders for Nokia’s Lumia 1520 phone went live Wednesday and then suddenly disappeared. The page — which now says “this product is currently unavailable” — had listed the 1520 at $199 with the usual two-year agreement, or $549 without a contract. Carried by AT&T, the phone would be available in black, white, yellow, or …
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Google has revealed that Samsung’s Galaxy Nexus smartphone will not receive the Android 4.4 update. But one Nexus owner isn’t taking that lying down. An enterprising Galaxy Nexus owner named Max Duckwitz recently launched a Change.Org petition urging Google to reconsider its decision. Apparently, others feel the same way. The petition has garnered more than 14,000 supporters. On Monday, Duckwitz …
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The Nexus 5 has received a good grade for repairability from the folks at iFixit. Spelunking its way through the innards of the new Nexus, iFixit found most of the teardown trip relatively carefree. The panels are stuck together with plastic clips rather than glue, making the removal much easier. Alas, the bottom of the case did sport some adhesive, …
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HTC is aiming to return to profitability by slashing its operating costs. In a briefing held Tuesday, the Taiwanese company said it expects fourth-quarter revenue in the range of NT$40 billion ($1.4 billion) to NT$45 billion ($1.5 billion), according to Bloomberg. Analysts queried by Bloomberg had forecast an average of NT$52.2 billion ($1.77 billion). HTC executives said that the company …
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Looking to buy the new Nexus 5? You may now have to wait up to a month, at least if you want the unlocked version through Google Play. The 16GB and 32GB black version and the 16GB white version available unlocked from Google all now show a ship time of 3 to 4 weeks as of Monday morning. Consumers who’d …
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Owners of Samsung’s Galaxy Nexus won’t be able to bite into Android 4.4 KitKat. In a new FAQ, Google broke the news that the latest flavor of Android won’t be available as a system update for the 2-year-old Nexus. The company said that the phone falls outside the 18-month time frame in which devices traditionally receive such updates. However, that …
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Android continues to gobble up more of the smartphone market. Google’s mobile OS won a global market share of 81.3 percent last quarter, up from 75 percent in the prior year’s quarter, research firm Strategy Analytics said on Thursday. Shipments of Android phones hit 204.4 million, a hefty gain over the 129.6 million shipped a year ago. In second place, …
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