If you’re in the market for a new phone and/or carrier, U.S. Cellular just announced some pretty pertinent information. Specifically, before the clock strikes 12 on December 31st of this year, the CDMA carrier will launch 7 new Android smartphones and 2 Android tablets. The phones will be noteworthy for the simple fact that all of them will ship with Android 2.3 (Gingerbread). But if Android isn’t your thing, relax. U.S. Cellular is also planning to release...
The focus of our coverage usually deals with the high-end range of gadgets. Though we realize that not everyone wants, needs, or can afford such things. As such, we try to provide a nice little spread touching all price points. Case in point: The Samsung SPH-D600. This little mid-range device won’t win any awards — 1 GHz Snapdragon processor, 480 x 320 display, 3.2-megapixel rear/VGA front-facing cameras, Android 2.3.3 Gingerbread — but that...
The job application above popped up on Apple’s own carreers page earlier today. Notice how it seeks a CDMA engineer rather close to Sprint’s home office in Overland Park, Kansas. Also notice how going to that same page now shows a “home base” of Cupertino, California? Coincidence or are we reading too much into the details? It’s not rocket science that Apple will at some point offer an iPhone model for every major U.S. carrier. But with...
If you’re a fan of U.S. Cellular but are getting antsy watching your Verizon frenemies and all their LTE shenanigans, we’ve got some good news for you! By holiday 2011, U.S. Cellular will have over 25% of their entire coverage area bathing in the LTE goodness spread across two dozen markets including: Iowa, Wisconsin, Maine, North Carolina, Texas and Oklahoma. More prominent cities that will be celebrating come launch day — Milwaukee, Madison and Racine,...
Oh say it isn’t so, Sprint! The carrier that has stuck by their unlimited data plan offerings in the midst of a tiered tyranny appears to be coming to an end with the leaked screenshot above. Starting October 29th, devices such as tablets, netbooks, hotspots, and 3G/4G modem USB cards will be getting a new tiered data plan structure. In reality it’s not quite as bad as it first sounds (for now). Just here out out… 3 GB Data Plan — Samsung Galaxy...
