Don’t you all just love when a great phone gets a price cut? Verizon has decided to drop the price of the HTC Rezound to a very attractive price of only $199.99 (with a 2-year contract). The phone– which features Verizon’s 4G LTE technology and those oh-so cool Beats Audio headphones– is now officially a steal. Considering you can unlock the bootloader and all with this phone, now’s a good time as any to go ahead and splurge on one of the best 4G phones on the market.
[via Verizon Wireless]
At CES today LG took some time to officially announce the LG Spectrum and that we will be seeing this device on Verizon Wireless come January 19th. Which confirms the rumors we heard the other day. The 4G LTE 4.5-inch True HD IPS display will come with ESPN’s ScoreCenter app and Netflix HD preinstalled as well. Hit the break below to check out the rest of its features. see the press release and check out the video. Stay tuned for more CES action! » Read the rest
As Sprint announced a few days back they will be bringing their 4G LTE network to a select few cities the first half of this year and also possibly hinted at their very own Galaxy Nexus. Well along with that announcement comes the official splash page of the first device capable of running on their new network. That device, is the Samsung Galaxy Nexus as confirmed by their official site.
There isn’t a lot of details yet but it appears that the device will feature 16 GB of storage compared to that of the Verizon 32 GB model and will come with Google Wallet functionality intact, unlike Verizon’s model (officially that is). Right now there is no confirmation either about the supposed bump in speed of 1.5 GHz for the CPU.
So Sprint device owners, if you are eligible for an upgrade or want to start a new contract, I would start getting excited about getting the Galaxy Nexus on your network.While they haven’t flat out said there will be a Galaxy Nexus, a splash page on their official site should be more than enough proof. Hit the break below to read the official press release and stay tuned for more CES 2012 stories! » Read the rest
4G LTE is all the rage theses days and carriers are all chomping at the bit to get a slice of the action. While we have been noticing the bigger name carriers advance and expand their current LTE markets, Cricket today has only just flipped the switch for the first time.
For those of you Cricket customers, you may be happy to know that the pre-paid carrier has launched its 4G LTE network, but unfortunately only in one market (Tucson, AZ) and with only one device, the Huawei Bolt USB modem. Currently Cricket doesn’t offer any handsets that are capable of taking advantage of the 4G network, but I imagine smartphone options will show up as the network expands.
Cricket’s 4G LTE network will rollout across markets just as the big name carriers do. We will monitor its progress and keep you updated as coverage expands.
[via Phandroid]
A week ago we noticed the LTE version of the Galaxy Tab 7.7 pop up in Verizon’s inventory system and now we are seeing the device pass through the FCC. According to the FCC report this new tablet should be pretty much the same as the Wi-Fi version except for the addition of the 4G LTE and CDMA bands. The tab sports a 1280 x 800 Super AMOLED display with 1080p HD playback, dual-core 1.4GHz processor, 3MP camera and runs Android 3.2 Honeycomb. » Read the rest
Remember Verizon’s very first 4G phone, the HTC Thunderbolt? Well, it looks like Big Red is ready to send out the latest update to the TBolt and will bring the device up to version 2.11.605.9. As usual, the update will be OTA and contains a new radio (1.48.00.0930w_3, 0.01.78.0916w_3) as well as a few fixes that you will see below.
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We’re not too sure when Verizon will start to roll this puppy out, but you should see a notification when she’s ready. You can also do the manual check thing by pressing Menu-> Settings-> Software Update-> Check New. Be a pal and let us know when you see it pop up, k?
[via Verizon Support]
For those of you who have been watering at the mouth over Samsung’s Galaxy Note (SGH-I717), we bring good tidings. As most already know, it’s headed to AT&T and will fully support the carrier’s 4G LTE bands. The device will still sport the whopping 5.3-inch display with 1280 x 800 res and much like the Galaxy S II for T-Mobile, will house Qualcomm’s dual-core 1.5 GHz MSM8660 chip instead of Sammy’s popular and high-end performing Exynos. Most likely it’s there for the same reason T-Mo had to use it, band compatibility. While that’s certainly a bummer, it’s still nice to see the device hit the states. The handset should come with Gingerbread 2.3.x on board as we’ve heard nothing in the pipeline for the device being upgraded to Android 4.0 ICS anytime soon. Keep your fingers crossed though. As expected, it’s more than likely we’ll be able to check the device out next month at CES. Don’t forget to check out all of the screen shots of this monster thanks to our friends over at Pocket Now.
[via Pocket Now]
Do you live in Canada? Are you waiting on 4G LTE service in your area? Then you may be in luck as Rogers has announced today that their LTE service is now live in more cities surrounding both Toronto and Vancouver. According to Rogers, their LTE network should cover 30% of the Canadian population by the end of this year. The cities surrounding Toronto include:
And around Vancouver:
Add this to the ever growing Galaxy Nexus News File. As we know from earlier today, shipments of Galaxy Nexus devices are heading to Verizon stores this week, and if that doesn’t excite you, this will. A video has been released showing off the phone’s super quick shutter speed in the camera, the wallpapers and the factory reset animation.
Check out the video below, and I hope this holds everyone over until we see the Galaxy Nexus. Who knows, maybe it will actually come out on Friday like the rumors are hinting. Also, if you want to get more than your fill of Galaxy Nexus news, you can go here. A big thanks to the folks over at Droid Life for this video.
[via Droid Life]
As if stamping your brand on a device that is supposed to be a Google experience phone strait from the mountains of Mordor isn’t enough. Verizon has gone one step further and implemented some of their very own Verizon applications on the device. Why is it such a big deal? While some may think I’m just creating a rant where there isn’t one, I’d argue the fact that a device coming strait from Google shouldn’t have any carrier branding on the outside at all. Nor should the device come with any carrier’s bloatware no matter how few the apps may be. This device should resemble that of the GSM version, carrier brand free and bloatware should be non-existent. This just goes to show you how much leverage Verizon had in the deal. In any event, the device has not only been spotted with the carrier’s 4G LTE stamp on the back but has now been spotted with some apps on board as well. A “My Verizon” and “Backup Assistant” app has been spotted in the app tray. No big deal I suppose, but I’m sticking to my previous rant. However, I’ll digress as best I can since it’s technically only two apps and I’ll point out that our friends over at Droid Life have also provided a video of the G-Nex’s boot animation. In addition, there’s a quick look under the battery cover for anyone interested. Hit the break to check the video out and don’t forget to let us know what you think in the comments below. » Read the rest