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Motorla Xoom 4G Update Upgrade Release Date 9/29

09/28/201109/28/2011 by Lynn Walford

Verizon Wireless announced today that the upgrade for the Motorola Xoom to 4G LTE access will be available starting tomorrow. The 4G LTE-enabled Motorola Xoom model will be available on October13 for $499 with a contract.

The Motorola Xoom received gret reviews and there are many tips you can use to improve your experience with it. It is not as cheap as the 7" Amazon Kindle or priced-to-clear HP TouchPad which lack cellular and 4G LTE data access.

Customers who want the upgrade must send their Motorola Xoom tablets to Motorola for hardware upgrade and will receive them back in about six business days. The 4G LTE upgrade is free of charge and customers do not have to change their current data plan when upgrading to 4G LTE.

After the upgrade, download speeds will average 5 to 12 Mbps and upload speeds should be 2 to 5 Mbps in 4G LTE mobile broadband coverage areas. When customers travel outside of a 4G LTE coverage area, the Motorola Xoom automatically connects to the Verizon Wireless 3G network.

Top 10 Best: HP TouchPad, Droid Bionic Review, Samsung Galaxy S II, Pantech Break Out, HTC Rhyme & Samsung Epic 4G Touch

06/17/201309/25/2011 by Lynn Walford

Most Read Top Wireless and Mobile News Stories this Week in Review:

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Pantech Breakout Breaks Out Today with 4G LTE for $99 or Free with Trade-in Phone

09/23/201109/22/2011 by Lynn Walford

For those of you looking for a cheaper less expensive 4G LTE smartphone from Verizon Wireless the Pantech Breakout goes on sale today for $99 after a rebate with a contract which is $200 cheaper than the Droid Bionic, the most powerful 4G LTE smartphone.

The Pantech Breakout ships with Android 2.3 Gingerbread, 1GHz processor, 4"(480x800) touchscreen, mobile hotspots (up to 10), 5MP camera, front-facing camera, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, 8GB preinstalled microSD and 1500mAh batter. It has added Pantech widgets allow it to be connected to the DLNA devices such as TVs via DLNA.

Pantech Breakout to Breakout on Verizon 4G LTE 9/22 for $99

09/19/2011 by Lynn Walford

While the Droid Bionic is the most powerful 4G LTE and most expensive smartphone on the Verizon wireless network, the Pantech Breakout will be the cheapest when it is released on September 22, this Thursday for $99 after a rebate with a contract.

The Pantech Breakout will have the same expected download speeds of the other Verizon 4G LTE smartphones with expected download speeds of 5 to 12Mbps and upload speeds of 2 to 5Mbps in 4G mobile broadband coverage areas.

The Pantech Breakout ships with Android 2.3 Gingerbread, 1GHz processor, 4"(480x800) touchscreen, mobile hotspots (up to 10), 5MP camera, front-facing camera, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, 8GB preinstalled microSD. It has added Pantech widgets allow it to be connected to the DLNA devices such as TVs via DLNA.

We checked with Pantech, the battery is 1500mAh which puts it with 100mAh more than the first Verizon 4G LTE smartphone, the HTC ThunderBolt that has 1400mAh battery but a slightly bigger 4.3" touchscreen, 8MP camera and kickstand. With a smaller screen, the Pantech Breakout will likely use less battery power.

Verizon HTC Vigor, Samsung Stratsophere, HTC Rhyme & Pantech Breakout Breakout Release Dates & Price?

09/16/201109/16/2011 by Lynn Walford

While Verizon Wireless and Amazon Wireless heavily promote the Droid Bionic, leaks of the next smartphones to be released this fall are coming out.

(Note: Verizon is offering a $100 gift card for trade-ins and Amazon is offering a $50 gift card for Verizon Wireless device-buyers with a two-year contract).

Although we are not sure whether it will be called the HTC Vigor or Droid Incredible HD, a leaked RadioShack screenshot shows an October 20 release date. Other release dates shown are the Samsung Stratosphere on 10/6, Samsung Illusion on 10/20 and BlackBerry Curve in October.

Verizon device management leaked screenshots show that HTC Rhyme (aka HTC Bliss) with 3G EVDO access while the Samsung Stratosphere is shown to have 4G LTE access. Neither will have global world roaming.

Another screenshot showed the Pantech Breakout to be the least expensive 4G LTE to have a $149.99 price tag.