Amy Eichelberg

In an announcement today, T-Mobile confirmed that their 4G network is now twice as fast, and has expanded to cover more locations than ever before.The network expansion includes coverage in 208 markets across the U.S. and reaches more than 200 million consumers. The wireless company plans to launch HSPA +42 service in the following areas today: Bend, Medford and Corvallis, Ore.; Benton Harbor, Mich.; Bloomington, Champaign–Urbana and Springfield, Ill.; Columbus, Ga.; Hagerstown, Md.; Montgomery, Ala; Yuba City, Calif. Additionally, HSPA +21 service will launch in these areas: Corvallis, Ore.; Decatur and Peoria, Ill.; Evansville, Ind.; Holland and Kalamazoo, Mich.; Santa Barbara, Calif; […]

Just in time for the holiday shopping season, Verizon Wireless has officially revealed the rugged Casio G’zOne Ravine 2 device along with launch dates and pricing. As expected, the flip-phone meets military-spec 810G standards for resistance to water, shock, dust, vibration, salt, fog, humidity, in addition to  holding up in extreme altitude and temperature conditions. The Ravine 2 supports both CDMA and GSM for world roaming with an appropriate Verizon plan. Consumers interested in purchasing the device can look forward to having full access to Verizon’s push-to-talk network, VZ Navigator for turn-by-turn directions, a microSD card slot which supports up to 32GB cards, and bluetooth capability. Of course, what

Sony Ericsson​ has promised today to bring Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) to its entire lineup of  2011 Xperia handsets. As part of their new Ice Cream Sandwich mission, the company plans to modify their custom interface to the new OS regardless of the device’s size. Handsets will range from the Xperia mini all the way to the Xperia arc S. The only thing missing from the ambitious plan was an expected timeline. Sony Ericsson is not the first smartphone manufacturer to make a commitment to upgrading to the Android 4.0 platform. Other already committed manufacturers include Samsung, ASUS, Motorola, and LG. However, HTC seems to be the most

Despite HTC’s Droid Incredible being discontinued for a few months now, users have reported that the handset has finally started to receive some long awaited Gingerbread love. It appears that Verizon Wireless has decided to roll out the Android 2.3(Gingerbread) upgrade as an over the air update. HTC originally promised the Gingerbread update to hit the device in September, but missed the deadline and never provided a new timeline for anxious Droid Incredible users. in addition to all of the Android 2.3 OS goodies, the update promises improved Bluetooth capabilities, fixed bugs related to low memory for SMS messages, voice commands, and

Amazon released a short press statement today that their Kindle Fire slab has shipped a day ahead of schedule (which is today), in order to get the device into user’s hands by the scheduled launch date (which is tomorrow). Reportedly, some consumers have already received the tablet. The Android 2.3 tablet is available in an 8GB version for $199. For anyone who pre-ordered the device, let us know if your tablet has arrived and how it is. We’d love to hear if the low priced Kindle Fire truly lives up to all the hype. Source

After a significant delay, Apple has officially released their iTunes Match service alongside iTunes 10.5.1. iTunes Match, is a $25 annual subscription service which enables Apple users to maintain an iTunes music library mirrored on Apple servers. Users can upload songs that are not available through the iTunes Store, and once synced, tracks are accessible from any iOS device, including the Mac, Windows PC, or Apple TV. Here’s Apple’s official description of the service, Here’s how it works: iTunes determines which songs in your collection are available in the iTunes Store. Any music with a match is automatically added to iCloud. Since there

In an attempt to beat out the competition, Sprint unleashed new data plans and a new Express Hotspot device for their consumers today. The revamped data plans are a combination of 3G/4G data plans that include a 6GB, $50 per month plan or a 12GB, $80 per month option. Each plan offers 20 percent data at the same price that AT&T and Verizon offer, Sprint explained, where 5GB is the status quo. Overage rates are now five cents per megabyte, and off-network are 25 cents per megabyte. The new data plans replace any previous offerings from the carrier. Additionally, Sprint customers who are only

In a strategic move to maintain its existing subscriber base, T-Mobile has formulated a new offer in the hopes that its users won’t abandon them for Apple’s iPhone 4S. Existing subscribers are being offered a special upgrade incentive for either the T-Mobile myTouch by LG or the T-Mobile myTouch Q by LG. The special offer will end up saving users $100 off the normal upgrade price. The offer includes an upfront $50 discount, paired with a $50 mail-in-rebate. This particular offer is unlikely in nature for existing subscribers, and usually only targeted towards new customers. It appears as though T-Mobile is prepared to work hard to

For anyone who was waiting around for Apple to offer up an unlocked, contract free version of the iPhone 4S, then this is the news you have been looking for. While US consumers won’t be able to officially hold their commitment-free iPhone 4S for “one to two weeks,” it sure didn’t take Apple long to add the iPhone 4S to its unlocked club. Apple began selling unlocked iPhone 4 devices approximately five short months ago.  So how much will the unlocked freedom cost? Apple is offering up both the black and white iPhone 4S handsets in either the 16GB for $649, a 32GB model for

Sprint made an announcement today that is sure to displease a number of its iPhone 4S customers. The carrier confirmed that starting today they will be pushing a SIM lock onto all of their iPhone 4S devices. Even though Sprint offered its first round of Apple handsets unlocked, the Now Network did make it clear that the policy would eventually change, and it looks like they’re making good on their promise. Not all hope is lost, as a spokesperson for Sprint explained that the SIM lock doesn’t constitute a comlete change in policy. Sprint users in “good standing” for at least 90 days can always call customer service and request the device be

It’s now time to put your loyalties aside for eight-minutes to join Nokia for some good old fashion documentary fun. Nokia has just published the ‘making-of’ documentary for their recent flagship Lumia 800 handset. The film dives right into the decisions that went into creating Nokia’s first Windows phone and gives the viewer an insight into the behind the scenes journey that took place.  The company refers to the short film “as much a story about collaboration and taking risks as it is about design.” So despite your alliances check out the documentary for yourself (above) and don’t forget to let us know your thoughts. Source

If you are dying to overclock your MSI motherboard and only have an iOS device, then it looks like you’re now in luck. Micro-Star International (MSI) has released an afterburner app for all iOS devices, which can be picked up  for free via the App Store. It works in similar fashion to its Android counterpart by connecting to the main afterburner utility on your PC to allow remote tweaking and monitoring of your MSI motherboard. Tech blog the Inquirer explains further, From the graphical interface of the app the graphics card can be monitored and adjusted in a number of ways. The display shows

Despite Adobe giving Flash the kiss of death for TVs and all mobile devices, that doesn’t seem to worry Research In Motion (RIM). In a clear cut statement issued to All Things D, the BlackBerry maker just isn’t ready to throw in the towel due to their commitment as an Adobe source code licensee. Here’s what RIM had to say, “As an Adobe source code licensee, we will continue to work on and release our own implementations. RIM remains committed to delivering an uncompromised Web browsing experience to our customers, including native support for Adobe Flash Player on our BlackBerry

Amazon confirmed that their wildly popular Kindle Fire tablet will receive some serious Android app love, in anticipation of the tablet’s scheduled ship date next week. The Kindle Fire will ship with thousands of existing Android apps including popular ones like Netflix, Facebook, Pandora, Twitter and many more. Also included are games from Rovio, Electronics Arts​, and Zynga. Besides being able to take advantage of all the goodies Android apps have to offer, lucky new owners of the seven-inch slab will also get access to Amazon’s gigantic library of movies, e-books and digital music.   The device sports a full-color touchscreen with a 1024×600 resolution, a highly customized Android 2.3 platform, and will

Adobe quickly confirmed recent rumors surrounding the future of their Flash Player for mobile devices. The company confirmed in a blog post that the Adobe Flash Player was indeed dead for mobile devices, but did vow to continue to work aggressively on the HTML 5 platform. It appears that Adobe views HTML 5 as a broader platform with significantly more capabilities than Flash is able to offer from a mobile device standpoint. Despite the Flash Player seemingly crashing and burning for mobile devices, Adobe was quick to add that they will continue to improve Flash for desktops, and also hopes to continue to entice developers to