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Samsung Galaxy Note ICS Update Date Good & Bad News
We've got good news and bad news for Samsung Galaxy Note owners in the United States. Here's an update on the update. First the good news. Some European Samsung Galaxy Note owners are getting the update to Android 4.0 ICS that is 318MB and includes the S Note app and S Memo widget. We have ve…

Top Best: Droid RAZR/MAXX Sale,Incredible 4G LTE, HTC Evo V 4G, HTC One X & ICS Updates
Most Read Top Wireless and Mobile News Stories this Week in Review: This week has been a great week, for a breaking news, new product releases, update rumors and CTIA announcements. While Verizon Wireless announced the Droid Incredible 4G LTE, and put the Droid RAZR on sale for Mother's Day,…

% of Mobile Web Traffic Growing Past Half in Some Places
Mobile web traffic is growing at an explosive rate according to Pingdom. While 7.96% of US Web traffic is mobile, in some countries mobile web accounts for over 50% of web traffic. In more than two years, the share of web traffic in Asia that comes from mobile devices has almost tripled. While in s…

WiMos Want Mo’ Wi-Fi & Free Wi-Fi Hotspots, Says Survey
Wireless an' mobile users want more Wi-Fi and would use it if it may data out faster and saved them money notes a new study by Smith Micro, conducted by uSamp. More owners of smartphones would use them as Wi-Fi hotspots if the feature wasn't so expensive. Many CTIA attendees use "unauthorize…

Droid RAZR Colorful Best Deals 4 Mom B/4 ICS Update – Red Dead?
Verizon Wireless has been heavily promoting the Droid RAZR with special deals for Mother's Day and now it offering its top-best-seller in blue, online only with a deep discount before the launch of its next Droid smartphone. The Droid RAZR appears in Wireless and Mobile News' top best Android…

Sprint Tri-Fi Hotspot LTE, WiMAX & 3G Trifecta
Sprint and Sierra Wireless announced at CTIA the 4G LTE Tri-Fi Hotspot which they claim is the first-ever device to combine 4G connections over both LTE and WiMAX networks along witha 3G network outside of 4G coverage area. The 4G LTE Tri-Fi Hotspot can create a Wi-Fi hotspot for up toeight…

iPhone 4S Gets Free 4G with Juicy Jacket
Yesterday, T-Mobile showed how its 4G smartphones were cheaper and faster than the iPhone 4S on any network. We don't know when the iPhone will be connected to 4G networks, however, FreedomPop is taking a stab at giving iPhones 4G access with a sleeve that pumps up the data volume for free. Of …

HTC EVO V 4G Virgin Goes Beyond Talk Plans?
At CTIA Wireless the HTC EVO V 4G on Virgin Mobile Beyond Talk monthly plans was announced. HTC EVO V 4G will be available for $299.99 beginning May 31. The HTC EVO V 4G features asAndroid 4.0, Ice Cream Sandwich and HTC Sense 3.6 Mobile hotspot , 5MP camera, 1.3MP front-facing camera, 4.3…

Water Proof Kyocera Hydro ICS: You Can Drop in a Bucket
Smartphone prices are not a drop in the bucket. In fact, dropping your smartphone in a bucket of water can be very costly and void the warranty. If you are near water frequently it may be an advantage to get a water-safe smartphone such as the Kyocera Hydro. TNS Global Research found that more …

QWERTY ICS on the Rise: Kyocera Rise
Kyocera announced the QWERTY-plus-touchscreen Kyocera Rise at CTIA Wireless. Kyocera Rise offers an easy-to-use slide-out keypad and a high-resolution touchscreen running Android 4.0. A survey by Yankee Group earlier this year revealed that 69 percent of consumers called a QWERTY keypad a "must …

CTIA News Round-Up Day 2: iDen RIP, HD Voice 4 EVO 4G LTE, BlackBerry Cuve 9320, Nixed Samsung Galaxy Skyrocket HD & More B4 Pres. Clinton
It seems like only yesterday that all the major carriers' CEOs were on stage at CTIA together at a keynote which doesn't mean that the wireless industry was not making announcements before President Bill Clinton takes to the stage on Thursday at 3:00 PM EST. Here's a Round-Up of CTIA Wireles…

T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II/HTC One S/ Amaze vs iPhone 4S on Verizon, AT&T & Sprint Best Deals
The latest T-Mobile faster-than-an iPhone ad that shows the T-Mobile spokesmodel in her pink and black leather jumpsuit, speeding past AT&T on a her motorcycle. The ad promotes the T-Mobile test drive website which compares T-Mobile's Samsung Galaxy S II, HTC Amaze and HTC One S for common tas…

App Market About Marketing Says App Promotion
App developers know all too well it's not just about apps but also app promotion. According to App Promo. Top app developers believed in marketing, set aside $30,000 for average marketing budget and spend 13% of their time marketing app. These top earners represent 12% of participants who ea…

TS2R Wireless News: CTIA Round-up of News, Updates & Keynotes
For those of you who don't have the time to comb through all the news releases coming from CTIA Wireless in New Orleans, here's a very too short to report summary of all that happened at the event so far. When we have full stories on products, we will link to them. Announced or demoed were th…

Samsung Focus 2: Focused on Affordability and Easy Tasking
The Samsung Focus 2, an affordable Windows Phone on AT&T’s 4G LTE network, will be available from AT&T beginning May 20 in pure white for $49.99 with a contract. The Samsung Focus 2 features the Windows Phone 7.5 operating system, 4 inch Super AMOLED touchscreen, 1.4GHz processor, 5MP…

HomeFusion Broadband-in-a-Can from Verizon Wireless 4G LTE
Verizon Wireless announced that HomeFusion Broadband for high-speed in-home Internet access its 4G LTE network using what some call the "can-tenna" which looks like a bucket of ice cream, turned upside down. The antenna is on display at CTIA Wireless in New Orleans. The service is a usag…

Windows Phone Smartphone Beta Test is 98% Over iPhone S, Samsung Galaxy (Nexus, S II, S Skyrocket) & HTC EVO/Sensation
Windows Phone is smoking out other smartphones at very high rate according to Ben Rudolf. The Windows Phone smoke outs have tested over 50,000 competing smartphones including the CES challenge and $1000 Windows Phone Challenge. In 98% of the cases Windows Phone won the challenges that showe…

Pentech Verse 2 Send Text or Vice Versa @ U.S. Celllular
Pantech announced the Pantech Verse at CTIA Wireless that will launch exclusively at U.S. Cellular on May 11. The Verse, developed by PCD, is desinged for for social networking enthusiasts with full vertical slide-out QWERTY keyboard for text messaging that will sell for $30 with a contract.…
HTC One X On Sale with Bootloader Locked
The HTC One X goes went on sale Sunday, with a little surprise for developers and jailbreakers. Last year, HTC listened to requests from users who wanted the ability to unlock HTC smartphone bootloaders. This year HTC is not being so generous. The HTC One X for AT&T will not be unlockable. …

Top Best: Droid RAZR/MAXX, Updates, Samsung Galaxy S III, Incredible 4G, Nexus, HTC One X/S and ICS
Most Read Top Wireless and Mobile News Stories this Week in Review: This week has been a great week, for a breaking news, new product releases, update rumors and announcements. Our most highly read most story was latest news about the Droid legacy. The latest Verizon commercial highlights o…