U.S. regional carrier, U.S. Cellular, is sailing into the weekend with a slew of new voice/data plan offerings ready for the taking. Voice & SMS $50/month: 450 voice minutes/unlimited messaging $70/month: 1,000 minutes/unlimited messaging $90/month: Unlimited minutes and messaging Data 300 MB: $15/month 2 GB: $25/month Tethering Packages 4 GB: $45/month 5 GB: $50/month 10 GB: $90/month In a somewhat unique twist, U.S. Cellular overages won’t be...
In the modern smartphone world (U.S. more-so), bigger is better. It seems each flagship device tries to one-up the device before it with an ever-so-slightly larger display. The largest “phone” to date is Samsung’s 5″ Note (aka: “Phablet”). While it’s uses are best suited towards content consumption such as videos and games as well as content creation by way of various artistic apps and the included stylus, for normal day-to-day use,...
The latest source for a carrier’s Android update schedule isn’t an by way of email, phone, text or smoke signal. Instead, it’s Reddit. While the source of the leaks is rather uncommon all things considered, the information doled out is just as appetizing – Verizon’s upcoming Android 4.0 ICS update schedule. The leaker in question is a VZW employee with a changing job title who apparently felt like leaving his old position on a high note. The...
After a failed attempt to swallow up T-Mobile USA, AT&T was forced to hand over $3 billion in cash and dole out spectrum to T-Mobile for the hassle. While the cash exchange has already taken place, additional spectrum (perhaps more valuable) was held up by the FCC, awaiting a final “OK”. Today, that chunk of “break-up” spectrum was officially passed by the FCC meaning T-Mobile can further developer their network and prepare for their LTE launch...
Sick and tired of phone manufacturers fighting over the ridiculous title to be the “world’s thinnest smartphone” while at the same time also possessing battery life that would make a simple capacitor blush? So are we. So damn sick of it. Every single feature you use on that fancy smartphone of yours sucks battery life. And each one of those features is completely useless once the battery dies. If this sounds like the daily rant going on inside of your...
