Sep 25

Novatel U679 Turbo Stick delivers 4G LTE to Bell laptop customers for $60, with 3-year contract

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Novatel Wireless U679Do you live in one of Bell’s LTE markets and own a laptop? Do you wish your machine could hitch a ride on the Canadian carrier’s 4G waves? Well sir or ma’am, may we submit for your consideration, the Novatel U679 Turbo Stick — an LTE USB modem that can hit a maximum speed of 75Mbps. (Though, generally you’re looking at between 7Mbps and 14Mbps.) When LTE is unavailable, the U679 falls back on 42Mbps, dual-carrier HSPA+ or plain ol’ 21Mbps HSPA+. You can pick one up today for just $60 with a three-year contract, but those with a fear of commitment will have to plunk down $120 to avoid being locked into a service contract. If you’ve still got questions, might we suggest peeping the PR after the break.

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Novatel U679 Turbo Stick delivers 4G LTE to Bell laptop customers for $60, with 3-year contract originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 25 Sep 2011 04:02:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Sep 23

LG Esteem leaked, delivers more LTE respect to MetroPCS

Posted in: 4G, Android, gingerbread, LG, lte, mobile, mobilepostmini, smartphone, Smartphones, Today's Chili

The LG Esteem has been spotted hanging out in several official-looking press shots accompanied by several pages of specification juice at LG’s partner portal site. Previously seen under the guise Bryce, and seemingly identical to Verizon’s LG Revolution, this metroPCS interpretation looks set to arrive very soon. A welcome upgrade to the network’s previous LTE offering, the Esteem runs Gingerbread on a 4.3 inch screen and has some respectable mid-range crendentials under the hood including a 1GHz Snapdragon processor, 512MB of RAM and 8GB of storage expandable by microSD. There’s also a five megapixel snapper on the back, embedded in a stylish metal strip similar to the dual-core T-Mobile G2x. Unlike LG’s powerful flagship, though, MetroPCS will reportedly be offering up the Esteem off-contract for $349 — a reasonable way to increase your LTE-connected self-worth

LG Esteem leaked, delivers more LTE respect to MetroPCS originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 23 Sep 2011 12:43:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Sep 22

Sprint to launch Direct Connect October 2nd, confirms mobile hotspot capping

Posted in: 4G, cdma, mobile broadband, MobileBroadband, mobilepostcross, Sprint, tablets, Today's Chili, WiMAX

The way Sprint’s been going lately, we’re wondering if there’s going to be anything left to announce at its October 7th strategy update. Another screenshot has surfaced, detailing the Now Network’s intentions to launch its CDMA-based (read: no more iDEN) Direct Connect service on October 2nd, with “increased coverage” coming early next year. We’ve been expecting to see it at some point this winter, which means the Nextel alternative is getting pushed out ahead of schedule. With this, we should be hearing news in the near future concerning compatible handsets like the Motorola Admiral or Kyocera DuraMax / DuraCore duo.

Unfortunately, October 2nd will be filled with both happy news and bad, as it looks like the leaked memo detailing Sprint’s plan to cap the mobile hotspot add-on was right on target. The carrier made its intentions official this morning, confirming that it indeed will be putting a 5GB-per-month leash on the tethering done from your phone, complete with overage charges of $.05 per additional MB used. Grandfathered add-ons aren’t an option here, so every tetherer already shelling out $30 for the privilege will find themselves restricted as well. But look at the bright side: tablets need not apply to the data cap, and on-phone data plans and dedicated mobile broadband packages will remain unaffected… for now, at least.

Sprint to launch Direct Connect October 2nd, confirms mobile hotspot capping originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 22 Sep 2011 16:52:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Sep 22

Cellular South renamed C Spire Wireless, becomes Puff Daddy of regional carriers

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We were expecting something big to come out of Cellular South this coming Monday, but we definitely didn’t anticipate the company going all Diddy Dirty Money on us. Letting the cat out of the bag a few days early, the regional carrier is re-branding itself as C Spire. The name is apparently inspired by the company’s dedication to customized wireless services, and will become official Monday with a new website: cspire.com. The new service includes an app recommendation program, known as Scout, a rewards program called Percs, “social media integration,” and customer service initiatives known as Pulse and Circle. This new name also ushers “personalized plans” with “infinite data,” which C Spire’s CEO, Hu Meena, points out is actually unlimited, with no nights-and-weekends-style restrictions — except when it comes to streaming data (which will carry its own unique charges). He went on to say that the new services will come at no charge to existing Cellular South C Spire customers. And the whole shebang looks like it’s going to be an opt-in affair. More details await you in the very lengthy press release after the break.

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Cellular South renamed C Spire Wireless, becomes Puff Daddy of regional carriers originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 22 Sep 2011 16:04:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Sep 22

Pantech Breakout now available to bring LTE to the light-walleted

Posted in: 4G, available, launch, lte, mobilepostmini, Today's Chili, verizon
An LTE handset on Verizon’s network that doesn’t feature a 4.3-inch display or a price tag that starts with a two or a three? Why, that would be the Pantech Breakout. The latest 4G phone on Big Red has finally been welcomed into the fold, available and ready to persuade more people to experience blazing-fast mobile broadband without frantically digging themselves out of debt. To recap, the Breakout features Android 2.3, a 1GHz single-core CPU and 512MB of RAM, 5 megapixel rear camera accompanied by a VGA front-facing cam and 720p HD video capture, a 4-inch WVGA (800 x 480) TFT LCD and a 1,500mAh juicepack. Worth a Benjamin? You make the call.

Pantech Breakout now available to bring LTE to the light-walleted originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 22 Sep 2011 11:36:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Sep 22

4G variant of HTC’s Radar spotted in the wild, flying a magenta flag

Posted in: 4G, hspa, HTC, leak, mobilepostcross, t-mobile, Today's Chili

The Radar’s arrival in this world was overshadowed by the massive Titan released on the same day. But if a batch of spy shots sent to TmoNews is to be believed, then this mid-specced 3.8-inch Windows Phone could be about to get some much needed 4G pep on T-Mobile’s network. The photos also reveal plenty of magenta branding, Tango video calling and of course Mango running under the hood. Further corroboration probably won’t come til we detect an HSPA+ Radar at the FCC, but with some decent 6/7Mbps real-world download speeds and hopefully some mobile hotspot action this could well be a device worth having.

4G variant of HTC’s Radar spotted in the wild, flying a magenta flag originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 22 Sep 2011 06:03:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Sep 21

Samsung releases AT&T Galaxy S II kernel source far in advance of the phone’s release

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Whoever’s cranking out the kernel source in Samsung’s headquarters has some serious aspirations. Cooking it up for the Galaxy S II Epic 4G Touch the day it was released was a rather snappy process, but the manufacturer’s managed to one-up even itself by pushing out AT&T’s version a full week and a half early. Talk about an exciting deal for developers, who now have a sizable head start ahead of the Galaxy S II’s October 2nd launch. Not too shabby, right? Let’s see exactly what those with the know-how can build in the meantime — we predict customization options aplenty by the time the phone’s officially stocked on store shelves. How early can we expect to see the kernel for T-Mobile’s Galaxy S II? Hard to say, but for now you can grab the kernel source at… well, the source below.

Samsung releases AT&T Galaxy S II kernel source far in advance of the phone’s release originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 21 Sep 2011 18:48:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Sep 21

Sony’s Tablet S goes under the knife, reveals secrets lurking within

Posted in: 4G, Android, honeycomb, sony, tablet, tablets, teardown, Today's Chili

With the Tablet S on sale, it was really only a matter of time before its inevitable teardown, and here to fill our need for splayed circuity is one from TechRepublic. Seeing as most Honeycomb tablets have similar internals, there aren’t too many surprises to be had, but the outfit did curiously find a hole for a cellular modem, as well as an easy to replace battery and an internal plastic frame that adds rigidity (pictured above). If you’re ready for 74 photos of the slate being torn asunder from every possible angle, a source link awaits you below — if not, can we humbly recommend our preview?

[Thanks, Bervick]

Sony’s Tablet S goes under the knife, reveals secrets lurking within originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 21 Sep 2011 18:05:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Sep 21

Samsung Galaxy S II makes its AT&T debut October 2nd for $199 on contract

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You’ve endured almost a year’s worth of Galaxy S II teasing, so what’s a few more weeks? AT&T’s swiftly sped past its “coming soon” announcement for Sammy’s heralded handset, now giving us a firm release date of October 2nd for its NFC-enabled variant. You can snag the 4.3-incher when it hits the carrier for $199.99 on a two-year contract, and choose from the usual array of data packages — with $15/mo being the minimum required. Make sure to enter your deets at the source link below so you’ll be first in line for this sure-fire, sell-out device.

Samsung Galaxy S II makes its AT&T debut October 2nd for $199 on contract originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 21 Sep 2011 11:41:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Sep 21

HTC Raider 4G arrives bearing South Korean LTE, looks a lot like the Holiday

Posted in: 1080p, 4G, Android, camera, download, dual-core, gingerbread, gps, hspa, HTC, htc sense, HtcSense, korea, lte, mobilepostmini, processor, smartphone, South Korea, SouthKorea, Today's Chili, ui
HTC has bestowed a sparkly new handset upon its South Korean customers today, with the release of the Raider 4G. Sporting a 4.5-inch qHD display, this Gingerbread-coated device is powered by a 1.5GHz dual-core processor and boasts 1GB of RAM, along with 16GB of internal storage. Graced with what appears to be HTC’s Sense 3.0, the Raider also features an eight megapixel camera, 1.3 megapixel front-facing shooter and supports 1080p Full HD video recording, as well as the usual smattering of WiFi b/g/n, Bluetooth 3.0 and GPS capabilities. When connected to a South Korean LTE network, this handset can reportedly achieve downstream / upstream speeds of 100Mbps and 50Mbps uploads, respectively, with HSPA downloads clocking in at 21Mbps and uploads at 5.76Mbps. The manufacturer hasn’t revealed any plans for an international release, though rumor has it that this Holiday-like device may be heading to AT&T at some point. Trot past the break for the machine-translated press release, along with an extra image.

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HTC Raider 4G arrives bearing South Korean LTE, looks a lot like the Holiday originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 21 Sep 2011 08:51:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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