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Another day, another device arrives over at the FCC, and it definitely is cause to investigate further, and make a quick check on our respective bank account balances to make sure that we are able to afford whatever newfangled approved device in the months ahead. We all know by now that the Samsung Galaxy S4 will soon be unleashed upon the masses, but it will have to go through the hallowed doorways of the FCC first. What you see above is simply known as the Samsung SGH-i337, and it has already gained the collective nod of approval by the powers that be at the FCC.

I just love the way the model number is given, as in geek circles, it does seem to read as “leet”, which is a common slang for “elite”, and that would suit the Galaxy S4’s description perfectly. Sporting the LTE band 17 that is used exclusively by AT&T in the US, it does seem to point towards being an AT&T exclusive, in addition to offering a 1,080 x 1920 screen and an ARM11 Exynos processor. This is, in all probability, the Galaxy S4 for AT&T.

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Cast your memory back to last summer. Sweep away memories of iPhone 5 leaks galore, and you might remember that the US Government Accountability Office (GAO) asked the FCC to reevaluate its radiation limits for mobile phones. Now a few seasons later, the FCC has finally wrapped up a report that responds to the GAO, and there are no changes to its RF radiation levels in sight because it feels comfortable with its current caps. “We continue to have confidence in the current exposure limits, and note that more recent international standards have a similar basis,” reads the report. However, given that its guidelines were adopted in 1996, new research on radiation and the proliferation of mobile devices, the FCC would like some feedback regarding its restrictions. It’s put out a call for comments from concerned parties and even federal health and safety bodies.

Though the freshly-released document didn’t rock the proverbial boat, it made one change worth noting. The pinna (outer ear) is now classified an extremity, which means the FCC allows devices to hit the tissue with more radiation. Feel like poring through 201 pages of regulatory minutiae? Click the source link below for the commission’s full dossier.

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We weren’t kidding about that influx of FCC filings: the Verizon edition of Samsung’s Galaxy S 4, the SCH-i545, has passed through the US regulator’s approval right on cue. The device on display ticks all the checkboxes we’d expect, including LTE on both Verizon’s main 700MHz band and the carrier’s recently acquired AWS frequencies. We also notice HSPA-based 3G, which suggests Big Red’s GS4 won’t be a paperweight when abroad. The filing just leaves AT&T and T-Mobile as the major stragglers in the US; at the current rate, though, they’ll have little trouble getting clearance before they have to fulfill any future orders.

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Get ready for a small deluge of Galaxy S 4 filings at the FCC in the near future. Just a couple of weeks after Samsung’s flagship hit the US agency in its international guise, we’re now seeing the first US editions of the smartphone receive approval, starting with both MetroPCS (SCH-R970) and Sprint (SPH-L720) examples. Either has CDMA, EV-DO and LTE, although there’s variances you’ll want to watch for if you’re free to choose between carriers: the Sprint version has HSPA 3G for world roaming, while the MetroPCS model drops HSPA but has a broad four bands of LTE meant mostly to support other mid-size American networks, like US Cellular. We still have AT&T, T-Mobile and Verizon to go among the bigger US providers supporting the GS4, although it’s just a matter of time before their models make FCC appearances.

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Nokia’s most affordable Windows Phone 8 device in the market to date is the Nokia Lumia 520, which is the moniker that it is called worldwide, but if you so happen to reside in the US of A and are a T-Mobile subscriber, then be prepared to pick it up as the Nokia Lumia 521 from that part of the world. While no specific release date for the Lumia 521 has been shared just yet, its official release should not be too far away from the horizon, as the Lumia 521, going by the model number RM-917, has just picked up FCC approval earlier today.

Of course it does not come as a surprise to us that the Lumia 521 will feature AWS connectivity, and it will, in all probability, be marketed as a 4G HSPA+ capable device. Just for a refresher, this entry level Windows Phone 8 device comes with a 4” display at 800 x 480 resolution, dual band Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n connectivity, A-GPS, Bluetooth 3.0 support, all running on a dual-core 1GHz Qualcomm processor, Adreno 305 GPU, carrying a 5-megapixel shooter at the back, 512MB RAM, a microSD memory card slot to augment the 8GB of internal memory, and a 1,430 mAh battery.

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