Sony may be focused on Europe right now, but it still has some news for Americans: the company just launched a variant of the Xperia Tablet Z with unlocked LTE for both AT&T and T-Mobile. The Android device doesn’t offer any other advantages over the 16GB WiFi version, although that’s not necessarily a bad thing in our books. If you’re interested in the 4G model, you can buy it today for $629.
Filed under: Tablets, Sony, AT&T, T-Mobile
Source: Sony
If you didn’t get enough mobile news during the week, not to worry, because we’ve opened the firehose for the truly hardcore. This week brought convincing signs that BlackBerry users are moving away from physical keyboards, along with a new budget Android smartphone for MetroPCS and a stumbling block that’s holding up AT&T’s acquisition of Alltel. These stories and more await. So buy the ticket and take the ride as we explore all that’s happening in the mobile world for this week of August 26th, 2013.
Filed under: Cellphones, Wireless, Mobile
The lines of convergence devices get blurred yet again in Europe with the official announcement of the Samsung Galaxy S4 Zoom LTE edition, where this particular device was built based on their hugely successful smartphone range, with the critically acclaimed Galaxy S4 Zoom getting a nice kick in the butt thanks to the introduction of LTE capability. With an LTE connection, you would not want to look back at 3G which will then seem to work as though it is positively slow! Of course, all of the features which were central to the Galaxy S4 Zoom such as the revolutionary Zoom Ring will be available on the Samsung Galaxy S4 Zoom LTE edition as well.
With the Zoom Ring, it offers a simple manner to access all the device’s key features thanks to a single, intuitive control system. These features will include In-Call Photo Share that enables users to capture and send an image directly to whomever they are talking to in a quick and easy manner, not to mention letting the Zoom Ring deliver instant access to the Quick Launch and Shortcut features. I guess after using this for a while, you would not really miss the traditional manual zoom method.
Just to make sure that you are able to capture stunning photos regardless of the situation, the Galaxy S4 Zoom LTE edition will carry an industry leading 10x optical zoom with a 16 megapixel BSI CMOS Sensor, Optical Image Stabilization and Xenon Flash. Regardless of your skill level, the Galaxy S4 Zoom LTE ought to be a decent performer in most photo shooting conditions. There is also Photo Suggest that uses GPS to pinpoint the location of the photographer, while Samsung’s popular Smart Mode lets you select from a bunch of pre-set modes in order to ensure that you capture the best photo possible all the time. Other specifications include Android 4.2 Jelly Bean and Touchwiz support. Expect the Samsung Galaxy S4 Zoom LTE edition to arrive on a range of networks including Deutsche Telekom, Tele2, Telia Sonera and Orange.
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We can’t say that we were bowled over by the Galaxy S4 Zoom when we gave it the review treatment last month. That being said, if you’ve decided that the 16-megapixel Frankamphone fits your needs, you live in Europe and have been waiting for the LTE version to arrive, then today’s the day. Samsung’s just announced the Zoom avec LTE is now available across Europe, and has named Deutsche Telekom, Tele2, Telia Sonera and Orange as some of the networks that’ll carry it. The launch is particularly timely for the UK, which just yesterday saw two carriers flip the 4G switch and another announce when its speedy network will go live. Hit up your local LTE merchant for the finer details, like when you’ll actually be able to buy the Android-powered cameraphone and how much your wallet is going to hate you for doing so.
Filed under: Cellphones, Cameras, Mobile, Samsung
Source: Samsung
Just when will the Nexus 7 LTE enabled tablet arrive in the market? Well, there are signs from Japan as well as Europe which will point in the direction of some time this coming mid-September, and this has increased the hopes of some that a similar rollout might happen in the US market, too, although nothing concrete has been confirmed just yet. One of the earliest pointers that the Nexus 7 LTE model might arrive in the middle of September hailed from the Land of the Rising Sun when Google made an announcement of the Nexus 7’s launch in that part of the world earlier this week, where there was also mention from Japan’s Ascii.jp that carried whispers of the LTE model being available in mid-September.
On a different continent, there are also reports of a similar timing trickling in from the UK. Google themselves have remained mum on the situation in the US, as at point of publishing, only the Wi-Fi model of the Nexus 7 is available. You can be quite sure that when a Nexus 7 LTE model is announced, it will rack up its fair share of purchases, although the $349 price of entry might prove to be prohibitive to some of us out there.
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Since today’s the day that Vodafone and O2 launch their 4G networks, Three has piped up to remind you that its own LTE rollout isn’t too far behind. Customers in London, Birmingham and Manchester will be getting an early Christmas present when the service goes live at some point in December. As promised back in February, existing customers with LTE-ready devices won’t pay extra, nor will they lose their unlimited data allowance. The network is promising to be in 50 cities by the end of 2014 and cover 98 percent of the population by the end of 2015. After all, Dave Dyson’s a mobile executive who likes to take things slow.
Filed under: Cellphones, Mobile
Nokia’s rumored Windows RT tablet is supposedly nearing launch, and The Verge claims to have more details of the slate beyond those tidbits that surfaced at Digi-Wo last month. Nicknamed Sirius, the finished design is believed to resemble a Lumia phone and weigh significantly less than the current iPad. Despite packing a Snapdragon 800, an outdoor-ready 1080p screen and LTE, the tablet would last a healthy 10 hours on battery. It would also include both 6-megapixel rear and 2-megapixel front cameras, and Nokia may complement the previously mentioned 32GB of storage with a microSD card slot. Pricing would be competitive with the iPad, according to tipsters. While there’s no way to verify the new rumors, the Sirius may launch at a September 26th event; if it’s real, we’ll find out soon enough.
Filed under: Tablets, Nokia, Verizon
Source: The Verge
Data compiled by Strategy Analytics reveals that HTC is continuing to lose its ground in the LTE segment of the smartphone market. Its market share has considerably dropped over the last couple of years, the company now stands behind Samsung, Apple, Sony and LG in this particular segment of the smartphone market. Digitimes claims in a new report that industry sources believe chances are slim for HTC to regain the market share it has gradually lost over the years.
HTC once had a pretty strong position in this segment. In the first quarter of 2011, HTC was the top LTE smartphone vendor with 80 percent market share. As per the latest data compiled by Strategy Analytics, Samsung is now the top LTE smartphone vendor with 47 percent share. Apple trails in second with 23.5 percent of the market, followed by Sony with 6.5 percent and LG with 4 percent. Then comes HTC, whose smartphones now account for 3 percent of the entire LTE segment. Sources predict that competition in this segment is going to get tough over the coming months. They believe that vendors based in China, such as ZTE, Coolpad, Huawei etc are likely to flood the markets with cheap LTE smartphones using chipset solutions from Qualcomm as well as Marvell Technology and HiSilicon Technologies.
HTC Reportedly Lagging Behind In LTE Market original content from Ubergizmo. 
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Google often takes its time bringing its Nexus variety of tablets and smartphones across the Pacific, but it’s getting faster. Today, it announced that the refreshed Nexus 7 (with a new 1,900 x 1,200 resolution screen and 5MP camera) will land in Japan on Wednesday 28th August. The 16GB model is priced up at 27,800 yen, while double the storage will cost 33,800 yen.
For Japanese readers hoping for that LTE model, there’s news on that front too. It’ll arrive SIM-unlocked in the middle of September, the 32GB LTE model will cost just shy of 40,000 yen, notably off-contract — Google says it’ll work on all three of Japan’s major carriers (DoCoMo, Softbank and KDDI’s au). Barring the original 7-inch tablet, Nexus models have typically been in short supply in Japan; the Nexus 4 is yet to visit the Land of the Rising Sun.
It’s old hat whenever we hear a carrier announcing new cities that LTE is coming to, but AT&T today announced their plans for the rest of the year as far as the carrier’s expansion of 4G LTE is concerned. They might be behind Verizon as far as coverage, but Ma Bell is determined to get […]
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