January 2012 Archives
TS2R Wireless News: Kindle Up, Android for BB, Google Privacy, Worklight & Square
TS2R Wireless News from Wireless and Mobile News: Full news stories today include Samsung Galaxy Note ad during Super Bowl, Kyocera DuraPlus, bill paying sacrifices, HTC Titan II and Sony Xperia Ion. Here's the news that is too short to report: Amazon Kindle sales were up 177% over last ye…
New Sprint Direct Connect Kyocera DuraPlus Waterproof & Rugged
Sprint and Kyocera announced the ultra rugged Kyocera DuraPlus with a built-in LED flashlight that works on the Direct Connect network for push-to-talk, coming in the first half of 2012. Features of the Kyocera DuraPlus include candy bar style, a speaker phone, microphone jack, 1650mAH long…
Samsung Galaxy Note Shot with Fever Pitch @ $9 M, Après Ice Cream Sandwich ?
Samsung likes to do things big, especially when it comes to the Samsung Galaxy Note. Samsung commissioned the world's largest cartoon that was drawn on the Samsung Galaxy Note. Today, Samsung announced for the first time, in company history, it will air a comerical for the Samsung Galaxy Note du…
Many Would Give Up Cell Phones & More to Avoid Paying Bills
BillFloat in surveying the why and how of bill paying found that bill paying is so overwhelming that many would give up a lot including their precious cell phones. What would people be willing to give up in order to avoid paying bills: One quarter (25 percent) of respondents would turn of…
HTC Titan II Windows Phone Smokes-Out Competition?
The HTC Titan II was announced at CES and it is the first 16MP camera smartphone and will be smoking-out other smartphones, soon. First off, the HTC Titan II it just passed through the FCC. When a smartphone is approved by the FCC, it generally takes a month to six weeks before it is released. …
Sony Xperia Ion @ AT&T Priced, Après Release Date
The Sony Xperia Ion with 4G LTE is expected to launched on AT&T in the first quarter of this year. However, while AT&T and Sony haven't announced a price or release date, Negri Electronics quoted a price of $569.50 for the Sony Xperia Ion without a contract. Those who like to specul…
TS2R Wireless News: Obama $ Squared, VZW Shared, Cheap Galaxy Nexus,Txt Phishers & Mobi-Soci Revs
TS2R Wireless News from Wireless and Mobile News: Full news stories recently include the Asus Super Bowl giveaway, changes in MetroPCS 4G LTE data plans, BlackBerry Business Cloud, Windows Phone malaria detector and Corning Mobile Access DAS. Here's the news that is too short to report: Sq…
Asus Transformer Prime Review of News: Lock-ups, Unlocks & Win Free
The Asus Transformer Prime tablet that transforms into a notebook computer with a matching keyboard is the first quad-core tablet and the first with new glitches. It may also be first most popular Super Bowl giveaway around. The Asus Transformer Prime was the first tablet to be updated to An…
MetroPCS Changes 4G LTE Unlimited Data Plans
MetroPCS has changed its rates for 4G LTE data access and have eliminated their $40 unlimited smartphone plan when they stopped offering the Samsung Craft. There are still unlimited $40 plans for 3G phones. MetroPCS is now offering its 4G LTE smartphone customers unlimited voice, messaging, web…
BlackBerry Launches BlackBerry Business Cloud for Microsoft Office 365
Research in Motion launched BlackBerry Business Cloud Services for Microsoft Office 365. The service allows enterprise users of Office 365 to manage employee BlackBerry smartphones in the cloud. The service is free for current medium-sized or enterprise subscribers of the Office 365 Suite or …
Windows Phone App Winners Detect Malaria & Show Sign Language
Microsoft has given prizes to enterprising student team developers who seek to help make a better world. The awards are part of the Imagine Cup at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. Lifelens is malaria diagnosis augmented Windows Phone app. The project addresses the high child mort…
Corning MobileAcess DAS Ready for Super Bowl
Corning MobileAccess,, announced that the company’s distributed antenna systems (DAS) are now delivering pervasive wireless coverage at major Indianapolis venues, in time for the Super Bowl. The major carriers have been working for some time implement DAS as well as Cells on Wheels (COWs). …
Droid 4 News: Pricing Spied, Implied, Après Release Date: How Get Cheapest Price
While texters, email lovers and QWERTY-addicts await the Droid 4 coming from Verizon Wireless soon, they can rest assured that Verizon has been dropping its prices for 4G LTE smartphones. Update 2/1/2012: Latest rumors suggest a $199.99 price and February 10, release date for the Droid 4. …
Top Best: Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.7, Kindle Fire, Droid 4, RAZR, TouchPad, MAXX, Galaxy Blaze/Note & AT&T Data
Most Read Top Wireless and Mobile News Stories this Week in Review: This week has been a great week for new releases, new tablets and updates. Here are the top ten best-read news stories this week. The Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.7, the first Super AMOLED tablet prompted great reader interest. …
Tablet Ownership Doubles: Kindle Fire Usage Surges: Tablet Use by Wealthy
The Kindle Fire and tablets are firing up app usage and doubling in ownership along with eReaders. The share of adults in the United States who own tablets or eReaders nearly doubled reported Pew Research. The main reason for this surge apparently is the introduction of the lower-priced Kindle Fi…
HP TouchPad Déjà Vu – Sold-Out Again, ImmortaPad Free Promo
We called the HP TouchPad "the tablet that would not die," and we were right. The HP TouchPad was resurrected again, today, at Woot with refurbished TouchPads going for more than the fire sale prices. Lo and behold the cheap tablets sold-out, once again! The HP ImmortaPad lives on. Every ti…
Free Cell Phones for Low-Income, Unemployed & Country Fans
In some states low-income households can get a free cell phone with airtime. Assurance Wireless is working with country music star Ronnie Dunn formerly of Brooks and Dunn to raise awareness among people who have been hit hard by the economy. Assurance Wireless offers low income residents in 31…
Update News: HTC Rezound Update Rolling Out Après-Ice Cream Sandwich
Verizon Wireless is pushing out an update to the HTC Rezound that improves audio and fixes issues and others. No it is not the coveted Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich update promised by HTC in early 2012. Hopefully this update will fix the necessary glitches before the Android 4.0 update. The …
Pantech Burst & Element News: 4G LTE Deal $249.99 4 Dual-Core Smartphone & Waterproof Tablet
AT&T is now offering two more 4 LTE devices: the Pantech Burst dual-core smartphone and 8" Pantech Element tablet. To sweeten the deal, AT&T is offering both the tablet and smartphone for $249.99 with contracts. For those who like to walk out in the rain or sit by the pool when …
TS2R Wireless News: Nokia Lumia 1M, iPhone 4S 89%,5.3M Moto, 9.4M AT&T & HTC Hero
TS2R Wireless News from Wireless and Mobile News: Full news stories recently include the new Samsung Galaxy Note information, the Asus Padfone, the return of the HP TouchPad promotion, Windows Phone home makeover promotion, Droid MAXX launch and Samsung Galaxy S Blaze 4G. Most of today's news…
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