AT&T LTE stretches into 35 new markets

AT&T flipped a few more LTE switches on Tuesday, flowing its fastest 4G data speeds to 35 more cities, for a total of 326 LTE-equipped markets (see below). The carrier anticipates blanketing 90 percent of its 300-million-person coverage goal by the end of 2013, and the full 300 million people by 2014’s close. Additionally, AT&T …

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Pebble smartwatch coming to Best Buy starting July 7

Starting this Sunday, you can have any Pebble you want at Best Buy…as long as it’s black. True to rumors that leaked out yesterday, the Pebble-to-Best-Buy news is true. The Kickstarter-born Pebble Watch receives notifications from Android or iOS devices via Bluetooth and has a growing collection of watch faces and supported apps, including Runkeeper, but it hasn’t been easily …

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O2 down the Tube with free underground Wi

If you’re on O2 and on the Tube, you’ll be able to get online before the end of the month. On 22 July O2 joins Virgin Media, Vodafone and EE in offering free Wi-Fi on the London Underground. From that date anyone registered with O2 Wi-Fi can connect underground at 120 stations, leaving Three as the only major network not …

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Former Nokia SVP joins Huawei’s Consumer Business Group

Colin Giles, Nokia’s former senior vice president of sales, has a new gig. The executive, who left Nokia in April 2012 to spend more time with his family, has been appointed executive vice president of Huawei’s Consumer Business Group. In his new position, Giles will head up the Chinese firm’s global marketing, retail, and open channel development. One of Giles’ …

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HP returns to smart phones: Is Android the only option?

There’s another player coming into the smart phone game. It’s time for HP to decide whether to adopt Android for a second crack at phones and tablets. “HP has to be in the game,” HP exec Yam Su Yin told the Indian Times, signalling a return to the market after the failure of HP’s first foray into phones and tablets …

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EE slates Vodafone’s 4G branding at British Grand Prix

The handbags are out between two UK mobile networks ahead of the British Grand Prix at Silverstone. Why? It all comes down to what’s on the Vodafone-sponsored McLaren cars. Jenson Button and Sergio Perez’s F1 jam jars are branded with Vodafone’s yet-to-launch ‘Ultrafast 4G’ network. According to Vodafone, this annoyed EE somewhat, who contacted the red network “demanding” the cars …

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Get two free months of Next Issue unlimited digital magazines

Slowly but surely, Next Issue is getting better. The service slings unlimited digital magazines to your tablet (or Windows 8-powered PC) for a flat monthly rate, and its catalog is closing in on 100 titles (quite a jump from the 40 or so it offered when it first launched about a year ago). Haven’t tried it yet? Now’s your chance …

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Firefox OS phone launches Tuesday in Spain at $3 a month

It’s not every day that a new mobile operating system arrives, but Tuesday will be one of them as Telefonica begins selling the inexpensive ZTE Open with Mozilla’s Firefox OS in Spain. The move marks the commercial beginning of an effort by phone makers and network operators to use Mozilla’s open-source, browser-based operating system to reclaim power in the mobile …

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Mobile roaming in Europe to be cheaper from Monday

Summer may have only just arrived here in Blighty, but here’s a good excuse to take a holiday — the price of using your mobile abroad will come down from tomorrow, in Europe, at least. New EU limits come into force tomorrow which make it cheaper to make and receive calls, send texts and browse the Internet while on the …

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Three simple new PAYG deals cost 2p per text, 1p per MB

Three is going back to basics with its new pay as you go deals, complete with decent data prices for PAYG customers. Cutting through the confusion of the hundreds of different PAYG options, Three has stripped things back to one flat rate: 3p a minute for calls, 2p to send a text, and 1p per MB of Internet use. There’s …

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Galaxy Note 3 tipped for 4 September, makes perfect sense

Samsung’s next Note has been tipped to make its grand entrance in early September — a debut date that lines up with previous years’ Note launches. The third Note will reveal itself to a crowd of assembled mortals on 4 September, Android.gs reports, citing ‘a person close to the matter’ who has apparently (and anonymously) divulged the details of Samsung’s …

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HP aims to get back into the smartphone game

Hewlett-Packard plans to jump back into the smartphone business. Yam Su Yin, HP’s senior director for consumer PC and media tablets for Asia Pacific, told the Press Trust of India that the company will focus on all segments of the market, including tablets, notebooks, and all-in-one PCs, the Indian Express reported Sunday. Asked specifically about a smartphone, Yin said: “The …

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Sony Xperia i1 ‘Honami’ shoots 4K video, leaked software tips

Sony’s next smart phone will capture 20-megapixel snaps and will shoot video at a whopping 4K resolution, leaked software suggests. A system dump for a Sony phone with model number C6906 — believed to represent the rumoured Xperia i1 ‘Honami’ phone that’s been spied several times in recent weeks — has been pulled apart on the XDA Developers forum and …

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How to access your ‘other’ inbox on Facebook for Android

Jason Cipriani/CNET You know you have a hidden inbox on Facebook, right? The “other” message folder is reserved for those people who message you and aren’t one of your Facebook friends. There’s a chance some messages from nonfriends will go to your main inbox (depending on your settings), but most of the time these messages make their way to your …

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Colin McRae Rally races onto iOS

Codemasters’ Colin McRae Rally holds a special place in the pantheon of racing games, earning legions of fans for its realistic simulation of breakneck rally racing. If you’re among those fans, or you just like a good high-speed race against the clock, you’ll be glad to know Colin McRae Rally is now available for iOS. CMR is all about off-road …

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