Verizon Wireless plans to roll its 4G LTE network into an additional 14 markets and expand its coverage in four cities tomorrow, as the carrier hopes to press its speed advantage further. The company will have covered 179 markets across the country with its super-fast wireless network, by far the most widespread 4G coverage out …
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16 November
Sony Ericsson Xperias all upgrading to ICS
Good news if you have a Sony Ericsson Xperia handset — the company announced today its whole Xperia range will be getting Ice Cream Sandwich in the near future. It hasn’t said exactly when the update will be pushed out, but confirmation is enough to sate our appetites for now. “We can today confirm that we plan to upgrade the …
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16 November
Cox hangs up on cell phone service
Cox Communications is shutting down its wireless phone service, the company announced late Tuesday. The cable provider said that it will stop selling its wireless service to new customers starting Wednesday, November 16. But it will continue offering the service to current customers until March 30, 2012. The company is offering current customers a $150 credit for every line that …
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16 November
Nokia Windows 8 tablet promised for 2012
Nokia is planning a Windows 8 tablet for next summer — and a bigger brother for the Nokia Lumia 800 Windows Phone too. The tablet teaser was revealed by Paul Amsellem, Le General Manager du Nokia en France. He let slip that we could expect a Windows 8 tablet from the Finnish company in June 2012. Our Gallic confrère also …
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16 November
Canada’s top carriers readying Galaxy Nexus
Nearly one month has passed since Samsung and Google took to the stage to debut the Galaxy Nexus and Ice Cream Sandwich, and here in the States, we still don’t know much about carrier support or release dates. However, our friends to the north will have their choice of carriers, as three of Canada’s service providers have already signed up …
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16 November
AT&T exec: Carrier in talks for Nokia’s Windows Phone
An AT&T executive confirmed today that the company is in negotiations with Nokia to sell its Windows Phone smartphones in the U.S. next year. Glenn Lurie, head of AT&T’s tablets unit, revealed to Bloomberg that the second-largest U.S. wireless carrier was working out the final details with the Finnish handset maker. “We look at every promotional period separately and decide …
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16 November
How Apple made programmers cool
Chris Stevens used to write reviews and make funny videos for CNET UK. He left to start an app company, Atomic Antelope, which made the smash-hit Alice for the iPad apps. Now he’s written a book about the app development scene, Appillionaires. This is an exclusive extract. Previous generations strapped on electric guitars and fought for superstardom in sweaty dive …
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16 November
Minecraft for iPhone out tomorrow
Minecraft: Pocket Edition is out on iOS tomorrow, bringing world-crafting fun to your iPhone, iPad or iPod touch, MCV reports. Can you dig it? Mine over matter Minecraft sees players plonked into a randomly generated space where everything is made out of pixellated bricks, leaving you to shape the world into whatever you fancy. Want to build a massive stone …
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16 November
Visa brands its digital wallet V.me
Visa has officially launched its new brand for its digital wallet, called V.me, as the credit card company also works to court app developers to help further is mobile payment platform. Early next year, Visa will start marketing its digital wallet as V.me, a brand that is differentiated from its Visa credit card brand. The new digital wallet, which works …
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16 November
Steve Jobs wanted Wi
In Walter Isaacson’s biography, Steve Jobs comes across as a bit of a control freak. But this is on another level: he actually wanted to create his own Wi-Fi network to replace the mobile networks, so Apple had full control over every element of the phone. Mental. John Stanton, chairman of venture capital firm Trilogy International Partners, said he and …
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