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Dec

16

2011

Senator Al Franken Still Has Concerns over Carrier IQ

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by Spencer McClendon
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  Senator Al Franken has received letters from from Carrier IQ as well as; AT&T, Sprint, Samsung, and HTC. All explaining how carrier IQ works and their involvement in it’s use. With all of theses responses it still leaves the Senator with some questions and concerns. As it should you too. Here is a quote from the Senator’s [...]

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Dec

14

2011

T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II Gets Update, Fixes Caller ID, Battery and Wi-Fi Calling

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by Stacy Bruce
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    The awesome T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II is getting a nice update today, bringing the device up to Android 2.3.5 and software version T989VUVKL1. The update brings improvements (“enhancements”) to caller ID, battery life, and Wi-Fi calling. T-mobile says that this update is not required, but why would you want to pass up [...]

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Dec

11

2011

Samsung Galaxy S II LTE HD Gets a White Paint Job

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by Stacy Bruce
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Samsung is really diggin’ those white phones! We recently saw the manufacturer announce a white version of the Galaxy S II for T-Mobile that should be available on December, 14th. Before that, on December, 4th, Sammy brought the white Galaxy S II Skyrocket to AT&T and now has plans to distribute the phone internationally. Now [...]

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Dec

8

2011

T-Mobile Begins Roll-Out of HTC Sensation 4G Update

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by Stacy Bruce
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If you are the owner of an HTC Sensation 4G then you may be pleased to know that T-Mobile has begun to roll-out a new update bringing the device to Android 2.3.4, and software version 1.50.531.1. The roll-out started yesterday, Dec. 7, and continues through Jan. 15. Quite a widespread time-frame given the fact the [...]

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Dec

8

2011

It’s Official: Samsung Galaxy S II Hits T-Mobile In White On December 14th

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by Joe Sirianni
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If you thought the T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II was already a sexy handset, just wait until it slips into something a little more comfortable.  Alright, I’m not entirely sure where I was going with that, but you get the idea right?  We’re a little excited because T-Mobile has made it official that it will be [...]

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Dec

7

2011

Verizon to Add Family Data Plans in 2012, According to CEO McAdam

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by Jack Holt
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Are you tired of having multiple data plans for multiple devices? Are you on Verizon Wireless? Well then Verizon Communications CEO McAdam certainly has good news. According to McAdam, people are dealing with four to five screens (smartphones, tablets, wireless modems, etc) and don’t like having to pay for all those devices on separate bills, and [...]

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Dec

7

2011

AT&T Rated Lowest For Second Year in a Row in Consumer Reports Survey

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by Jack Holt
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AT&T received the lowest rating in Consumer Reports annual satisfaction survey for a second year running. A provider called Consumer Cellular received the top rank in the same survey. In regards to the four major U.S. carriers though, Verizon made the top of the list with Sprint following. T-Mobile was behind both but was rated [...]

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Dec

5

2011

T-Mobile and Sprint Speak Out About Their Carrier IQ Use

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by Axl Logan
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T-Mobile and Sprint have recently decided to chime in on the conversation regarding their use of Carrier IQ, a metrics tool used to gather statistical data.  Via some internal and unreleased memos regarding Carrier IQ, both carriers have discussed, as expected, its intended use which was to simply log data for troubleshooting and to improve [...]

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Dec

5

2011

New Carrier IQ Suit Brings Apple, Motorola and Carriers Into the Mix

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by Jack Holt
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While the extent of the damage that Carrier IQ has caused is still out to jury, it appears that a few more companies are being added to the lawsuit mix. The only people that haven’t heard of Carrier IQ are those that have shunned technology, but if you are one of those folk that don’t [...]

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Dec

2

2011

Another Galaxy Nexus at the FCC Suggests AT&T Will Be Getting One of Their Own

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by Jack Holt
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The Galaxy Nexus has been making a lot of news lately with various rumors and what not, and if you have missed out on any of the news that the Galaxy Nexus has been making, you can get your fill here. Well you can also add this article to the pile because it appears that the [...]

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