T-Mobile on Monday announced that its next-generation 4G LTE service has been activated in Manhattan, providing data speeds in excess of 100Mbps to T-Mobile subscribers in the area. Dubbed "Wideband LTE," the new upgraded service is said to provide dramatic speed and performance improvements compared to standard 4G LTE service.
Seemingly out of nowhere, OnePlus has decided to give consumers one last opportunity to buy one of the most interesting Android smartphones of the year without an invite. On Wednesday, OnePlus launched the Gift of One promotion, a limited time offer which will allow anyone to pick up a OnePlus One starting at just $299.
Amazon is already a terrific place to find great deals and now it's about to get even better. Amazon this week unveiled a new feature called "Make an Offer" that will actually let you haggle with sellers over the prices they're offering for their goods.
The Android 5.0 Lollipop update isn’t officially available for the Nexus 5, Nexus 4, Nexus 7 and Nexus 10 just yet, but that doesn’t mean you can’t install it already on some of these devices, as some developers over at xda posted on the forums AOSP-based Lollipop builds for the Nexus 5, Nexus 4 and Wi-Fi Nexus 7 (2013) version.
After weeks of rumors that have been stirring up a huge amount of buzz among Android enthusiasts, Wednesday is the day that Google's next-generation Nexus 6 smartphone should finally become a reality. And truth be told, if the rumors we have seen up to this point pan out, the new supersized Nexus 6 is definitely a handset worth getting excited about.
With Google's official announcement supposedly just hours away, the rumor mill has one last treat for us, and it's a big one: Google's Nexus 6 has seemingly been pictured next to an iPhone 6 Plus, giving us a good idea of just how massive this year's Nexus smartphone really is.
Talk about first world problems... each and every time Apple comes out with a redesigned iPhone, buyers need to go out and find a whole new set of accessories to go with it. Beautiful new cases and other add-ons are always difficult to come by because there are so many options out there. Simple Google searches can lead to hours of digging, and you know you won't find the best available options by going down to your local big-box retailer.
Luckily, BGR is once again happy to do the heavy lifting for you.
We have seen dozens of dummy mockups of Apple's next-generation iPhone 6 over the past few months, and the odds are very good that we can expect Apple's actual iPhone 6 to resemble them when it launches sometime this fall. But according to a recent report from Nikkei , which has a very good track record when it comes to Apple's unreleased devices, these iPhone 6 mockups feature a massive design flaw compared to Apple's real next-generation smartphone that will completely change the look of the device.
Thankfully, we can now see what Apple's iPhone 6 might look like without that big flaw, courtesy of one of the best in the business.
The only thing better than owning one of the latest and great smartphones on the planet is owning one of the latest and greatest smartphones on the planet without paying a dime for it. With one week to go until Samsung's new Galaxy S5 flagship phone finally debuts, Verizon Wireless is running a "buy one get one free" promotion that will give customers a free on-contract Galaxy S5 with the purchase of an on-contract Galaxy S5. The offer is great for families in the market for multiple new phones, and subscribers can choose a Samsung ATIV SE or an HTC One (M8) as their free phone if a second S5 isn't their speed.
California-based consumer advocacy organization The Utility Reform Network (TURN) has formally accused Verizon of refusing to perform repairs on old landline telephone service in an effort to force some customers into adopting its Internet, VoIP and wireless phone services.
iOS users that have not yet upgraded to the latest OS version may have a good reason to stay away from it even though it offers several improvements and refinements, and it's not the fact that iOS 7.1 breaks the evasi0n jailbreak. Users who have upgraded to iOS 7.1 have complained on Twitter and on Apple’s support forums that they’re experiencing battery issues. Apparently, the batteries on many different Apple device models are draining faster with iOS 7.1 installed than with a previous version.
It wasn't until last year that I finally took a chance on baseball. It was the outcome of a single, crazy, stressful game early in the season that pulled me in, and over 100 games later, I was hooked. However, I could do without the endless pitch counts, which is why MLB 14: The Show might be the first baseball game I pick up since middle school.
BlackBerry on Tuesday at MWC 2014 announced two new BlackBerry handsets it plans to attack the mobile market with this year, including the BlackBerry Z3 – previously known as the Jakarta – and the BlackBerry Q20.
T-Mobile’s next-gen LTE service is lightning-fast, and it just went live in New York City