US gets first commercial HSPA+ network thanks to BendBroadband. [Update]

US gets first commercial HSPA+ network thanks to BendBroadband. [Update]

Here we are thinking that some big money making corporate machine such as AT&T was going to launch the first HSPA+ network in the states. It takes money to put up and support all of the physical and digital mojo behind such a network which is why the obvious default to the countries largest GSM provider was a given — or so we thought. Thanks to BendBroadband, a central Oregon cable company, the US does now in fact have the sweet, speedy waves of HSPA+...

Telus and Bell to offer iPhone, 21 Mbps HSPA+

Telus and Bell to offer iPhone, 21 Mbps HSPA+

It  looks like the days of the iPhone monopoly are about to end in Canada as the Jesus Phone is coming to both Telus and Bell.  Until recently, Rogers was the only game in town for iPhone action. But word on the street is that the change will be announced Tuesday or Wednesday.  Conincidentally this potential release will conincide very well with the launch of Telus and Bell’s launch of their new 21 Mbps HSDPA+ network. For those of you who keep track of network...

T-Mobile’s 4G plans getting a littler Clearer…

T-Mobile’s 4G plans getting a littler Clearer…

The back and forth movement of T-Mobile USA’s statements in regards to their 4G plans is enough to give most people whiplash. First they’re holding off, instead employing HSPA+ as a nice speed bump along the way. Next minute they’re (their parent company, Deutsche Telekom more precisely) making deals to light 4G services with Clearwire and Metro PCS. Clearwire whom has been cited saying that they needed more money to continue the rollout of 4G services,...

HTC dual wielding smartphones/platforms on Verizon this fall.

HTC dual wielding smartphones/platforms on Verizon this fall.

CDMA users often feel left out when it comes to cool phones and such as their GSM brethren are often first to get all the coolest geeky stuff. This fall Verizon is looking to spruce up their offerings a tad with two promising contestants both coming from HTC land. The first up, the HTC Imagio will bring Big Red their first tasting of WinMo 6.5 come early October packing a 3.6-inch WVGA touchscree, 528MHz Qualcom core, 512MB/256 ROM/RAM, 5 megapixel shooter w/ auto-focus...

RIM adding full flash and silverlight to BB Browser. BB 9700 coming to AT&T in time for Black Friday!

RIM adding full flash and silverlight to BB Browser.  BB 9700 coming to AT&T in time for Black Friday!

Without any filler or hesitation, there are two big pieces of information that all of the CrackBerry addicts out in internet land need to know: First: RIM is planning on adding FULL Flash and SilverLight support into the BlackBerry browser. Now, re-read that…planned is the keyword. According to various BGR insiders with seeds planted inside of RIM, next summer appears to be the rough guestemation date of a possible release on said support. As has been mentioned...

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