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U.S. Cellular Launching 4G LTE in 2012, Rollout to Cover “Select Cities” in Six Different States

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by Stacy Bruce on
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Yesterday, U.S. Cellular announced the impending launch of its 4G LTE network, saying that they have plans to cover about 25 percent of its footprint in the initial rollout. Throughout the announcement there is no mention of which markets would be a part of the first LTE push, but the carrier just issued a press release detailing a few cities that will be included within the initial launch.

  • Iowa: Cedar Rapids, Davenport, and Des Moines
  • Maine: Portland and Bangor
  • North Carolina: Greenville
  • Wisconsin: Madison, Milwaukee, and Racine

U.S. Cellular also confirmed that markets in Texas and Oklahoma will be included as well, but didn’t specify which cities. With new LTE coverage comes new LTE handsets, and U.S. Cellular is currently testing devices that should be available in the first quarter of 2012. No word on which devices are being considered, but you can assume most of them will be Android based.

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HTC Wildfire S Coming to Virgin Mobile Oct 23rd

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by Justin Routhier on
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Virgin Mobile has officially announced that they will start carrying the HTC Wildfire S beginning October 23nd for $200 at such outlets as Best Buy and RadioShack. This latest offering gives consumers yet another option in carriers for this Android 2.3 device as U.S. Cellular made the same announcement for their own version of the HTC Wildfire S only few days ago. Let’s take a look at the specs, shall we?

  • Runs Gingerbread and HTC Sense
  • 3.2-inch HVGA touchscreen
  • 600MHz processor, 512MB of RAM, 512MB of ROM
  • 3G and Wi-Fi
  • 5MP camera with flash
  • Bluetooth 3.0

Hit the break to read the full press release.

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U.S. Cellular announces the HTC Wildfire S, Hero S and Flyer will be available next month

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by Robert Nazarian on
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It was outed back in July, and now it’s official. U.S Cellular announced the HTC Wildfire S, the HTC Hero S, and the HTC Flyer will be available next month.

The HTC Hero S has Android 2.3, a 4-inch Super LCD qHD touchscreen, 5MP rear camera, and 1.3MP front facing camera. Pricing will be $199.99 after a $100 mail-in-rebate, along with a 2-year contract and data plan.

The HTC Wildfire S will have Android 2.3, a 3.2-inch touchscreen, and 5MP camera. It will be available in grey and purple and will cost $79.99 after a $100 mail-in-rebate, along with a 2-year contract and data plan.

The HTC Flyer is a 7-inch tablet with a 1.5GHz Snapdragon single-core processor. It has 32GB of storage and you can take notes with the optional HTC Scribe pen. It will run you $199.99 after a $100 mail-in-rebate, along with a 2-year contract and a $54.99 data plan.

Unfortunately they didn’t provide dates so stay tuned.

Full press release after the break:

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HTC Hero S press shot for US Cellular

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by Jim Farmer on
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We recently wrote about the HTC Kingdom coming to US Cellular under the title HTC Hero S. The Hero S is supposed to come with a single core 1.2 GHz processor, a 4-inch qHD (540×960) touchscreen, a 5 MP rear camera, and a secondary front-facing cam. The photo above is US Cellular’s first press shot of the Hero S. It’s pictured beside the Motorola Electrify; a US Cellular variant of Sprint’s Photon. The Hero S is also planned for Sprint under the name HTC Evo Design 4G. Alltel is also expected to carry this phone as the Acquire. Obviously the device is attractive to carriers, we’ll see how it fares with the consumers.

[via pocketnow]

US Cellular HTC Merge Gingerbread update available for download

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by Jim Farmer on
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HTC Merge owners, that is to say those of you on US Cellular at least, Android 2.3.4 is ready for your device! You can download the update here. Granted there have been scattered reports of problems with the download, nothing harming the phones, but other than that everything is looking good. You all lucked out on this one. Being a mid-range phone its a wonder that Gingerbread ever came to this device at all. Way to go US Cellular, and enjoy everybody!

[via androidcentral]

HTC Kingdom coming to US Cellular as the HTC Hero S

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by David Laborde on
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The HTC Kingdom (a.k.a Sprint EVO Design 4G), is coming to US Cellular as the HTC Hero S.

While the name may have changed, the phones specifications appear to remain the same.  The Hero S should weigh in with the following specs:

  • Android 2.3.4
  • 4″ qHD (540 x 960) display
  • 1.2 GHz Snapdragon S2 (MSM7×30)
  • 768 MB RAM
  • 5 MP rear camera, 1.3 MP front camera
  • Bluetooth 3.0 & WiFi 802.11 b/g/n
  • Support for 4G HSPA+

The Hero S may not be the latest dual-core speedster, but its solid specs and 4G connectivity make it an attractive alternative for those not looking for a top-tier device.   

Keep checking back as we will continue to post updates on the Hero S as we receive them!

Image courtesy of our friends at pocketlint.

[via pocketlint]

Motorola Electrify (aka Photon 4G) arrives on US Cellular later this month

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by Robert Nazarian on
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Remember that US Cellular roadmap we showed you a couple of months ago? It had a Motorola Electrify that we knew had to be their version of the Motorola Photon 4G.

US Cellular just officially announced it is going to be available later this month and will be $199 (after a $100 rebate) with a 2-year contract. It has the same exact specs as the Photon 4G which include:

  • 4.3-inch qHD (960 x 540) screen
  • 1GHz dual-core CPU
  • 8MP rear camera, VGA front
  • 16GB storage
  • Android Gingerbread 2.3

Full press release after the break:

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Gingerbread 2.3.4 for your Samsung Mesmerize – Download Now

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by Jim Farmer on
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Remember yesterday when we told you the Samsung Mesmerize was due for a Gingerbread update. We hoped it wouldn’t take too long. Well as it turns out the Gingerbread update is available today!

The 2.3 update includes

  • Improved Power Management
  • User Interface Refinements
  • More Control Over Applications
  • Improved Text Interface
  • One-Touch Word Selection and Copy/Paste

You can download the update right now from US Cellular and apply it to your phone using their Software Upgrade Tool.

Hit the source for full instructions.

Happy updating!

[via USCellular]

Samsung Mesmerize to receive Gingerbread update

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by David Laborde on
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It looks like the Samsung Mesmerize is officially on the clock for receiving the Android 2.3 Gingerbread update.

Owners of the Mesmerize, US Cellular’s version of the Samsung Galaxy S, had to wait a few months between the Froyo announcement (Android 2.2) and the actual download so hopefully the wait won’t be as long this time around.

Like with Froyo, the latest update on Gingerbread comes courtesy of the U.S. Cellular Facebook Team.

We don’t have an official release date yet but you’ll be the first to know when we do!

[via facebook]

Samsung Gem and HTC Merge added to US Cellular’s Prepaid Lineup

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US Cellular has announced two new additions to its prepaid plan, the HTC Merge and the Samsung Gem.  These additions give customers more options as they join the LG Optimus U and the LG Apex in US Cellulars prepaid lineup.

The HTC Merge brings with it the following specs:

  • 3.8″ WVGA touch screen with full QWERTY Keyboard
  • AndroidTM 2.2 (Froyo) with HTC Sense
  • 5MP Camera and HD Camcorder with flash
  • Full HTML Browser with Adobe Flash support
  • 8GB SD Card included, expandable up to 32GB
  • Access to thousands of apps through Android Market
  • World Phone Capabilities
  • Wi-Fi capable

The Samsung Gem joins the lineup with these specifications:

  • 3.2″ WQVGA Touchscreen
  • AndroidTM 2.2 (Froyo)
  • 3.2 MP Camera + Camcorder
  • Full HTML Browser
  • Stereo Bluetooth Capable
  • One-Touch Speakerphone
  • Video and Music Player
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