Verizon Wireless said today it has restored 4G LTE service to customers across the country who got stuck on a slower connection for the past day and a half. The company’s network operations team resolved a technical issue last night, but didn’t disclose the cause of the problem, which had forced some customers off its …

Google is going after Flipboard with its own digital newsstand application optimized for smartphones and tablets. The company unveiled Google Currents, touting it as a central location for news content, video and photo feeds, RSS subscriptions and Google+ streams. U.S. customers can download Currents application from the Android Marketplace and Apple’s App Store and select which publications to subscribe to, …

Apple’s iPhone sales this holiday quarter could exceed even the most optimistic forecasts. Yesterday, AT&T said it is poised to shatter its record for fourth-quarter smartphone sales, largely due to pent-up demand for the iPhone. As a result, a number of Wall Street firms have raised their already lofty estimates on iPhone sales for the quarter, with some warning that …

That “something exciting” T-Mobile and Nokia teased yesterday? It’s the Lumia 710. A Federal Communications Commission manual for the Lumia 710 was found by WPCentral today. It essentially confirms that T-Mobile and Nokia will be introducing the device at an event held in New York next week. The invite to next week’s event. T-Mobile USA Representatives from both companies weren’t …

Every time the Android team unveils a new version of the platform, users immediately start asking when they will see the update on their respective hardware. Of course, the question is quite understandable. It doesn’t matter whether your smartphone or tablet is one week old or one year old, we want the hot new Android and we want it now. …

According to Citigroup analyst Richard Gardner, Apple is ready to release the iPad 3 as early as February despite rumors that Apple could be waiting to unveil its latest touch-screen tablet update until as late as next fall alongside the iPhone 5. Gardner mentioned in a note Thursday, reported by Business Insider, that the iPad 3 would also support a …

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The wait for 4G in your neighborhood can be interminable, especially if you’re an AT&T customer. It’s here. It’s AT&T. It’s 4G. AC Compared with Verizon’s extensive LTE network, America’s second largest carrier has limped along with just 15 cities covered by the end of last month. But tonight, just days CNET’s Roger Cheng detected 4G service in New York …

Samsung was given the go-ahead to launch the Galaxy Tab 10.1 in Australia today after that country’s High Court ruled that it would not hear Apple’s application for special leave to reinstate the ban on the controversial tablet. The ruling means that Samsung is now free to import the Galaxy Tab 10.1 into Australia en masse for a full launch …

Verizon Communications is in talks with Redbox about an online video service that would compete with the likes of Netflix and Hulu, according to Bloomberg. The telecommunications would work with Redbox, which runs a chain of movie-rental kiosks placed in front of supermarkets and retail stores, to create a content-distribution plan, Bloomberg said, citing unnamed sources. The deal would provide …