The FCC can often give away to a company’s deep, dark smartphone secrets and that may be especially true in the case of this new Motorola filing. Labeled “XT 1058,” the device is listed with having AT&T-compatible LTE bands, bluetooth 4.0, NFC and other various traits that have us believing this is a high-end smartphone. With the images of a… Read more
AT&T is hot on the heels of Verizon, expanding their LTE network as fast as they can. And while it’s still not as big as Verizon’s, it’s getting really impressive in terms of coverage. Just today, AT&T has launched LTE in 20 markets across 13 states. That’s pretty impressive for a single day. Here is the full list of… Read more
While earlier reports of the Samsung Galaxy S 4 I9500 (Exynos) being rooted were fake, a real root method has been found for the I9505 Qualcomm model. If you’re wondering who managed this, it was none other than Chainfire, a very famous developer for good reason. Despite the standard method of injecting su into a stock ROM and flashing with Odin not… Read more
If you’ve been looking to buy a Kindle Fire HD 8.9, AT&T will soon begin selling them and even subsidizing them. Beginning April 5th, you’ll be able to walk in and buy the LTE tablet for $399, or $249 with a $150 subsidy. This of course means you’ll have to sign a two year contract, but for those who need a data enabled tablet, this is a great deal…. Read more
It looks like the Samsung Galaxy S 4 two model debacle is not a repeat of last year. Last year, the Samsung Galaxy S III came out with a quad core Exynos 4 processor in Europe without LTE, and a dual core Snapdragon S4 Plus in the US with LTE support. The reasoning was that the Exynos 4 integrated radios only had support for HSPA+ 21, so they couldn’t… Read more
T-Mobile has finally done it: They have officially launched their LTE network. They may be the last of the big four carriers, but they’re going strong. Their plans to cover 100 million people by this summer and 200 million by the end of the year stands, and they’re not backing down. Here are the cities with fresh LTE: Baltimore Houston Kansas… Read more
If you’ve been itching to buy yourself a premium Chromebook Pixel, but need it to always be usable, the best solution is to buy a data-enabled model. The LTE version of the Pixel finally has a solid release date, and that’s April 8th. Remember, this model has double the memory (a 64GB SSD) and Verizon LTE built in. You even get 100MB free per month for… Read more
We know that the Sony Xperia Z stole the show when it was announced, but the Xperia ZL is still a very relevant device. It has nearly identical specs, namely a 5″ 1080p display, Snapdragon S4 Pro processor, and a 13MP camera, but is missing waterproofing and the all glass design. However, it does gain a smaller body and a physical camera button, along… Read more
OpenSignal is a crowd sourced app that collects data on coverage to make coverage maps. Not the ones you see on a carriers website, but ones made from real data from normal users. Well the app has already detected T-Mobile LTE in 8 different cities before T-Mobile even announced rollouts. Those cities are: San Jose and Bay Area… Read more
If you’re a T-Mobile Galaxy Note II owner, you’re very very lucky. You do not need to purchase a new phone to use T-Mobile’s upcoming LTE network, because yours will do just fine. T-Mobile is rolling an update out today that enables the internal LTE radios in the device, letting you take advantage of the blazing fast network that doesn’t yet exist in… Read more
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