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Hoping to ride the success train of the Samsung Galaxy S, T-Mobile unwrapped another new 4G device sure to set fire to any T-Mo fans looking to get their hot hands on a new smartphone. Dubbed the Samsung Galaxy S Blaze 4G, the device sports a 1.5GHz dual-core CPU, 42Mbps HSPA+, and a Super AMOLED touch screen. Sadly, since the device won’t be hitting retail shelves until later this year, additional details surrounding device specs, pricing, and exact availability are being kept tightly sealed for now. We do have some awfully short PR (below) to keep you entertained while we […]

We were all expecting 2012 to be Sprint’s year concerning converting its WiMAX network over to LTE. However, details surrounding actual cities to be first on the LTE list had us sitting in the dark, until now. Sprint’s Dan Hesse has finally confirmed that Atlanta, Dallas, Houston and San Antonio are to be the lucky first to receive The Now Network’s “4G LTE and 3G network upgrades by mid-2012”. The timing comes perfectly, as the very first batch of Sprint LTE phones are expected to be released around the same time. The strategically selected group of initial launch cities come

It appears that the Microsoft team has been working on four new Xbox Live games that are expected to hit the Windows Phone Marketplace any day now. The four new games are described as “optimized for the newest Windows Phone 7.5,” and include: Age of Zombies by Halfbrick, Bullet Asylum by UberGeekGames, geoDefense Swarm by Critical Thought, and Tamagotchi by Namco. These titles may seem familar soundng as other mobile platforms have been fortunate enough to enjoy three of the games already. GeoDefense Swarm and Tamagotchi are currently available in the App Store for iOS users, and Age of Zombies

So you bought an HTC Flyer and you love it, but you’ve been stuck anxiously waiting for that Android 3.2 (Honeycomb) update to come stateside? Well, like our GSM friends across the pond, you can now enjoy the sweetness of Honeycomb as the update is finally available here in the United States. Reportedly, the Over The Air (OTA) update is rolling out now to both the 3G and WiFi versions of the tab. If you haven’t seen a notification yet, simply go to your tablet’s setting and check for it manually. Happy updating! Source

Earlier in 2011, Sprint and LightSquared committed to a 15-year deal, which had the two companies on track to share spectrum and equipment as they both developed and grew their respective LTE networks. However, the deal was contingent upon LightSquared’s ability to gain the FCC’s approval over the use of a difficult piece of spectrum. Originally, Sprint provided LightSquared with a December 31st deadline, which has now come and gone. One would assume that the deal would lose steam, but Sprint has decided to bestow a 30-day reprieve on the deadline to LightSquared. Hopefully 30 days is enough time for

Only two short months after ChevronWP7 began selling Microsoft approved $9 “tokens” to unlock WP7 handsets, the tool is now being discontinued. According to WPCentral, ChevronWP7 struck a deal with Microsoft outlining that they would not sell more than 10,000 tokens. It appears that ChevronWP7 has officially sold out of its 10,000 available tokens and has no immediate plans to negotiate with Microsoft for more. As stated by ChevronWP7 spokesperson Rafael Rivera, “Microsoft isn’t involved in our discussion yet. And they can’t provide us with more unlocks because we haven’t asked yet. If we do request more, we’re sure Microsoft

Even though Ask Ziggy has been available on the Windows Store for some time now, an upcoming new and improved version of the popular app will soon bring some Siri likeness to the Windows Phone 7 platform. Ask Ziggy is a free application developed by Shai Leib, that can “translate human speech into transcribed text.” Essentially, the text is “analyzed for patterns to detect commands or general queries, while commands are interpreted and routed to routine phone tasks such as emailing, texting, calling, social network updates, and getting directions.” If the user asks a more generalized type of query, then

If you’re a Verizon subscriber then you are well aware by now that December has not been an easy month for the nation’s largest 4G LTE carrier. Verizon users have suffered from not one, but three major network outages this month. In a recent press statement on the matter, Verizon offered no apology for the inconvenience, but simply cited “growing pains” as the cause. Interested to hear just what Big Red had to say on the matter?Continue reading for their entirely unapologetic statement below. Statement From Verizon Wireless on 4GLTE Network 12/29/2011 In light of recent events, Verizon Wireless shared

Move over T-Mobile, Sprint is about to take a bite out of the white Galaxy S II action that only T-Mo customers have been relishing in here in the states. According to a leaked memo obtained by SprintFeed, the Now Network is expected to get its very own white variant of the GSII on January 8th, 2012. However, as with all speculated rumors, we’ll believe that unicorns really do exist when we see an official statement from Sprint. So, for now we’ll just mark our calendars for the 8th, and start counting down the days. Source

We knew that with a new year upon us change would be inevitable, and it looks like Verizon customers are soon to see a big change in Big Red’s billing policy. According to a leaked memo (shown below), effective January 15th, any customer that opts to pay their wireless bill online or over the phone will be charged an extra $2 each month. Additionally, it appears that the only way to avoid the extra fee is to sign up for AutoPay or to pay your bill by electronic check. For anyone unaware of how AutoPay works, the user’s monthly bill

Yet again, Verizon’s 3G and 4G data network has gone down in a rather random and irregular fashion today. Big Red users in New York City, Phoenix, Minneapolis, Detroit, Chicago, Houston, San Francisco and Portland are among those to report problems. Sadly, it didn’t seem to get better for Verizon, as users in Florida, South Carolina, Washington, and New Jersey also reported outage issues in various cities as the day wore on. The repeat outages could stand to potentially hurt Verizon’s reputation, as users will inevitably start to question the network’s reliability. Here is what Verizon had to say about

HTC Rezound owners should head on over to HTCDev.com to grab the recently published bootloader tools before they disappear. The developer forums are buzzing with news that the tools had been published to the dev site despite the Rezound not making the supported device list. Reportedly, users are left with S-ON afterwards, but that seems to be the way all HTC unlocked phones are left after using these tools. While you won’t find the Rezound listed as a supported device, if you follow all of the instructions, your phone will in fact get the unlock treatment you’ve probably been dying

Pre-paid wireless giant MetroPCS announced today that its vast portfolio of handsets is headed straight to Amazon. This new partnership marks a significant milestone for MetroPCS as Amazon is widely respected to be one of the world’s largest online retailers. According to the press release (found below) there seems to be no handset exclusions. This is good news for consumers who would rather shop from the comfort of their living room as Amazon will soon be in the position to sell every device that can be found in a brick and mortar MetroPCS store. As an added bonus, MetroPCS and

Thanks to the hard working developers over at XDA, the Kindle Fire tablet now has access to an unofficial Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich update. Members of the xda-developers forum published a “pre-alpha” version of Android 4.0. which is based on the popular CyanogenMod 9. Keep in mind that the ROM is currently in its infancy stage, and as to be expected there are still numerous bugs that need to be worked out. Intriqued Kindle Fire owners looking for a taste of Android 4.0 should also take note that installing the custom Ice Cream Sandwich ROM will remove all of

Seiko Epson broke the news today that it has agreed to settle with Finnish handset manufacturer Nokia for the sum of $80 million USD after nearly two years of litigation. The two companies have been locked in a bitter antitrust lawsuit over Epson’s purchase of liquid crystal displays in 2009. Epson has regrettably admitted that the $80 million dollar settlement will result in an “extraordinary loss” for their Q3 earnings. Nokia has yet to release a celebratory statement, but continue reading below for the full Seiko Epson press release. Settlement of Lawsuit and Announcement of Extraordinary LossSeiko Epson Corporation (“Epson,”