Just like that, prepaid smartphone service Straight Talk has started selling SIM cards that support unlocked devices using AT&T-compatible 4G LTE. Related stories iPhone 5 comes to Walmart’s no-contract Straight Talk plan AT&T CEO apologizes for pulled 9/11 tweet AT&T to expand 4G LTE to 400 cities by year’s end With monthly plans that start …
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The picture gets somewhat clearer for the rumored Nexus 5 smartphone as newly discovered FCC documents provide a glimpse at a fully assembled device that could very well be the next Nexus. These echo earlier findings about the LG Nexus 4 successor. Related Nexus 5 rumors LG Nexus 5 surfaces in FCC docs? Nexus 5 rumor mill churns out word …
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Sprint may be the sole US carrier to support the unannounced HTC One Max, reports often correct source @evleaks. Related stories HTC could release 5.9-inch phablet later this year Fresh HTC One Max images and details come to light HTC One Max, with 5.9-inch display, to launch in September — report Once known by its “T6” code name, the so-called …
Read More »Early Motorola Droid 5 details and photos emerge?
Don’t look now, but we might soon have the fifth generation of Motorola’s sliding QWERTY Droid smartphone. The first rumored images and specifications tied to the Motorola Droid 5 have emerged, suggesting that Verizon could soon announce the next-gen sliding QWERTY model. Related stories Is Verizon’s Droid franchise losing its cool factor? The rise of Verizon’s new Droids (pictures) Great …
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The next generation of Nexus smartphone may have just been spotted loitering the virtual halls of the FCC. A product marked LG D820 spied in FCC documents suggests that Google may have tapped LG as the handset maker of choice for the Nexus 4 successor, also made by LG. Details found in the federal database show a 4.96-inch display and …
Read More »U.S. Cellular dials up own Moto X
U.S. Cellular has become the latest wireless provider to offer Motorola’s Moto X Android smartphone. Related stories Full Moto X review Moto Maker opens for Moto X customizing Moto X prices dropping just weeks after release The nation’s fifth largest carrier announced on Wednesday that the flagship Moto X handset is now available for purchase. Priced at $199 with a …
Read More »Android 4.4 KitKat: What’s the point of co
Sorry fanboys and girls, you’re not getting Key Lime Pie after all. In a surprise twist, Google announced that the next version of Google’s operating system will be named KitKat in honor of the Hershey’s (or Nestle) chocolate bar, instead of Key Lime Pie, which previous code numbers and images had led us to believe. If a software company co-branding …
Read More »Samsung Galaxy Gear specs emerge ahead of IFA debut
The Samsung Galaxy Gear smartwatch will be a Jelly Bean-powered device with a 2.5-inch OLED display with a 320×320-pixel resolution, if reports by AmongTech prove true. More smartwatch stories Samsung’s Galaxy Gear smartwatch to clock in Sept. 4 All about the unique Hot Watch smartwatch What’s smart and dumb about the latest smartwatches In addition, the Gear could come in …
Read More »Samsung Galaxy S5 may feature metal body
Samsung could give in to cries for metal housing in its next-generation Galaxy S smartphone. More Samsung rumors: Samsung Galaxy S5 could pack 16-megapixel OIS shooter Samsung Galaxy phones to get BlackBerry Messenger ‘soon’ Samsung Galaxy Gear specs emerge ahead of IFA debut With the Samsung Galaxy Note 3 ready to make its formal debut at IFA next week, the …
Read More »Fresh HTC One Max images and details come to light
New photos and details of the HTC One Max have landed online, echoing early hardware and software rumors of an extra large phone with a 5.9-inch display. Related stories: HTC at work on mobile OS for China only Photos of purported HTC One Max phablet hit Web HTC One Max, with 5.9-inch display, to launch in September — report Once …
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