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T-Mobile’s Magenta Deal Days buy one, get one promotion kicks off May 18th

Wap — Thu, 17 May 2012 05:00:04 +0000

After leaking a couple of different times in the past few days, T-Mobile’s latest Magenta Deal Days promotion has just been made officially official. Kicking off May 18th and running through May 28th, the Magenta Deal Days promo will give customers that purchase a select T-Mobile smartphone the opportunity to pick up another device for free after mail-in rebate. The sale is open to both new customers as well as existing customers with 22 months or more on their current contract. Interested…

iPhone 5 Roundup: Aaron’s Hardware Requests

Wap — Thu, 17 May 2012 05:00:04 +0000

In this iPhone 5 Roundup , Aaron focuses on the hardware side of the iconic smartphone. The iPhone 4S design is old – ancient in tech years. It’s time for a refresh, and the iPhone 5 (or iPhone 6, or new iPhone ) needs some new goods. A bigger display is needed, 4G LTE and a bigger battery are crucial, and a thinner design would be neat. A $99 entry-level variant would be really nice as well (read: NOT the iPhone 4S at a lower price point). What would YOU like to…

Sprint customers now able to utilize carrier billing for Google Play book, music and movie purchases

Wap — Thu, 17 May 2012 05:00:03 +0000

A couple of weeks after Google initially introduced carrier billing for Google Play books, movies and music, another carrier has been added to the list that support this feature. Google today announced that Sprint customers can now charge all Google Play purchases to their monthly bill, meaning folks on the Now Network can add their app, book, movie and music purchases to their statement and pay for them that way.
Sprint customers have been able to charge their app purchases to their…

HTC One X, EVO 4G LTE delayed at U.S. Customs for review due to ITC exclusion order

Wap — Wed, 16 May 2012 05:00:03 +0000

HTC’s One X and EVO 4G LTE are some of the more hotly anticipated Android phones that we’ve seen recently, but unfortunately for the folks interested in both devices, HTC has announced some bad news concerning their availability. The company has sent out a statement explaining that shipments of the two handsets have been held up by a U.S. Customs review, which HTC explains is the result of an ITC exclusion order. There’s no mention of exactly how availability will be affected, but HTC says that…

Sprint to stop offering early upgrades on June 1st, leak claims

Wap — Wed, 16 May 2012 05:00:02 +0000

Pay attention, Sprint folk, because it looks like a Now Network policy change is in the works. According to a leaked document sent to TechnoBuffalo, Sprint is planning to axe early upgrades on Friday, June 1st. Currently, Sprint allows some customers that are 10-14 days out from their scheduled upgrade to move to a new device early. That policy will be going away once the calendar flips to June, though, as Sprint says that high costs have led to the decision to take the program out of…

Have you been able to try NFC payments yet?

Wap — Wed, 16 May 2012 05:00:01 +0000

I live in a town that isn’t really considered a city, but is home to two colleges and one satellite university campus. There’s plenty of people here, and while I would call it small, I know there are plenty of people here who wouldn’t. But, because of this place’s size, we are still missing quite a bit that other actual cities to the North and South have: 4G LTE-connectivity from Verizon; or even 3G-connectivity from AT&T. Yes, I mean that. So, living…

LG Viper 4G LTE Video Review Part 2

Wap — Tue, 15 May 2012 05:00:04 +0000

Sprint’s 4G LTE isn’t available anywhere yet, but that’s not stopping the carrier from releasing new LTE-capable handsets. Aaron takes a look at the LG Viper 4G LTE , Sprint’s mid-range handset. Viper sports a 1.2 GHz dual-core Snapdragon S3 CPU, 4-inch display (480×800 pixels), 5-megapixel shooter with 1080p HD video recording, a front-facing camera, NFC for apps like Google Wallet, a 1,700 mAh battery, and Android 2.3 (known as Gingerbread). If you want or need a…

LG Viper 4G LTE Video Review Part 1

Wap — Tue, 15 May 2012 05:00:04 +0000

Sprint’s 4G LTE isn’t available just yet, but that’s not stopping the carrier from releasing new LTE-capable handsets. Aaron reviews the LG Viper 4G LTE , Sprint’s mid-range offering. Coming in at $99.99, Viper offers a 1.2 GHz dual-core Snapdragon S3 CPU, 4-inch display (480×800 pixels), 5-megapixel camera with 1080p HD video recording, a front-facing camera, NFC for apps like Google Wallet, a 1,700 mAh battery, and Android 2.3 (Gingerbread). If you want or need a…

Amazon rumored to be prepping 8.9-inch tablet for debut later this year

Wap — Tue, 15 May 2012 05:00:02 +0000

Amazon introduced us to its 7-inch Kindle Fire last year, and ever since the tablet went on sale in November, it’s become one of the more popular Android-powered slates around. Now a report claims to have a little information on a new tablet that the online retailer is cooking up. According to a source speaking to Reuters, Amazon is planning to debut an 8.9-inch tablet later this year. No other spec or pricing details were mentioned, but the tipster claims that we’ll see the larger device…

How far do you go to extend your phone’s battery life?

Wap — Mon, 14 May 2012 05:00:08 +0000

Battery life has been an issue with nearly every phone I have owned since jumping the BlackBerry ship. Larger touchscreen displays, faster, more power-consuming processors and GPUs and faster wireless connectivity have turned smartphones into battery-eating machines. And some manufacturers are doing little to compensate for all the power-hungry components.
The 1,230mAh battery in the BlackBerry Bold 9900, for instance, will last most power users an entire day. The BlackBerry Curve 8330…