Verizon Details Revised LTE Launch Plans
Verizon Wireless CEO Lowell McAdam has detailed the carrier’s plans for its revised LTE network deployment during a developer webcast yesterday. The LTE network deployment will begin as scheduled late this year with two as yet unidentified test markets, one on the east and west cost respectively in stead of full commercial launches. More information […]
AT&T Announces Samsung Jack
AT&T has announced the successor to the venerable Samsung BlackJack series with…the Samsung Jack. The Samsung Jack features a more refined and redesigned bodyshell, landscape QVGA display, 528 MHz processor with 256 MB of RAM and ROM, quadband GSM and triband HSDPA, Wi-Fi radio, Windows Mobile 6.1 Standard, GPS support via AT&T Navigator, microSDHC expansion […]
Clear Now Available in Metro Atlanta, Launching Las Vegas Soon
Clearwire’s Clear service has now expanded from Portland Oregon to Metro Atlanta and surrounding suburbs making it the second market to be launched since Clearwire and Sprint completed the asset and company integration merger last year which was rebranded as Clear. The service is available in Woodstock, Marietta, Atlanta, North Atlanta, Lawrenceville, Forest Park, and […]
Sprint HTC Snap to Launch June 7th
The first live images and launch information has surfaced regarding the forthcoming HTC Willow, the CDMA version of the HTC Snap first announced at CTIA. Picture courtesy of PPCGeeks The phone will feature the same specifications as the Snap with a 528 MHz processor, 128 MB RAM with 80 MB user accessible, 256 MB ROM, […]
Sprint Announces Pending MiFi Launch
Not long after Verizon confirmed release details for its version of the MiFi, Sprint is set to launch its own version of the mobile router in June. Like the Verizon version, the device features a Wi-Fi radio, EVDO Rev A. modem and allows for up to five simultaneous users with up to 4 hours of […]
FCC Reveals ZTE C90 with CDMA AWS Support
The FCC has revealed another phone from ZTE with CDMA AWS support in the C90 slider. The phone features triband CDMA support, QWERTY keyboard, Bluetooth with stereo audio support, microSDHC expansion slot, media player, GPS support, a 1.3 megapixel camera with video recorder, and speakerphone. Neither ZTE nor any carrier have officially announced the phone […]
Sprint Samsung Lucello Now Samsung Exclaim, Other New Phones Confirmed
The first press images of the forthcoming Samsung Lucello which PhoneNews.com first revealed in March have been leaked along with new information for other new Sprint handsets. Image courtesy of SprintGurus The dual-keypad slider will be launched on June 7th and will launch as the Samsung Exclaim along with the LG LX370 and the Motorola […]
Boost Confirms Tiered Service Access After DFW Service Issues (Updated)
Multiple Boost representatives have confirmed to PhoneNews.com that Boost service operates on the lowest access priority available on the iDEN network, with customers in the Dallas/Fort Worth area experiencing service issues in the past three days as a result of adding four times as many subscribers than previously expected as a consequence of the popular […]
Verizon Launches Samsung U750 Alias 2
As expected, Verizon has launched the successor to the venerable Samsung Alias in the Samsung Alias 2. The phone features an e-ink based keypad, which allows for instantaneous transitions between the standard 12 key dialing pad and a horizontal QWERTY keyboard depending on the orientation of the dual-hinge display. The rest of the featureset includes […]