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We know almost too well how smartphones perform in US market share; what we don’t usually see is how happy customers are once the shrink wrap’s off.
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iPhone waltzes into top spot of US phone satisfaction index, small carriers trump the giants
We’ve just received a statement from HTC indicating that the One X for AT&T and the EVO 4G LTE for Sprint have been delayed at customs due to an ITC exclusion order that was handed down last December at Apple’s behest. That order was set to go into effect on April 19th, and it looks like HTC’s two new stateside superphones are the first to feel Apple’s the government’s wrath. Here’s HTC’s take on the matter: The US availability of the HTC One X and HTC EVO 4G LTE has been delayed due to a standard U.S.
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HTC One X and EVO 4G LTE delayed at customs due to ITC exclusion order
Spectrum is the new oil. Or, so it would appear given all the backbiting that’s overtaken the wireless industry as of late. One company, however, is perched advantageously to benefit from these squabbles and that’s Cox
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Cox seeks 700MHz spectrum transfer to AT&T, U.S. Cellular
Though it hasn’t been officially announced, AT&T’s likely has a new Pantech LTE phone in its reasonable future. The P8010 just got approved by the FCC , and its next-gen radio offers support for no less than four LTE bands: the 700 / 1700 frequencies used by AT&T, as well as 850 / 1900. What’s curious about the latter pair of bands is that they’re the same ones used by the largest GSM carrier for its HSPA+ / WCDMA needs, suggesting that AT&T’s planning ahead for possible refarming of its spectrum.
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Pantech P8010 meets FCC, brings AT&T LTE along to say hello
In a relatively strange fashion, AT&T’s quietly pulled the plug on its U-verse kit for the Xbox 360 — at least for the time being. According to a note on its own site, the company’s taking some time to focus on “improving and enhancing” its U-verse bundle. This is probably a reference to the updated app (that would also require XBL Gold) AT&T promised for the new dashboard with Kinect support and a new UI, but has yet to deliver
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AT&T stops offering Xbox 360 U-verse bundle until it can deliver an updated version
Nokia’s major focal points within the US market may currently be its Lumia 900 and Windows Phone , but that doesn’t mean it’s planning to leave its other notable offerings outside of Uncle Sam’s borders. Speaking with PC Mag , Nokia executive Chris Weber explained that the company aims to offer its current imaging- / Symbian Belle flagship-handset, the 41-megapixel 808 ureView 808 , north of Mexico in the “next couple of months” — unsurprising, considering it recently passed through the underground testing-chambers of the FCC.
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Nokia confirms intent to bring unlocked 808 PureView handset to US (update)
Sony Xperia S has made its way to the international users out there. While US still waiting for their turns with the Sony Xperia Ion. There’s no official word yet from Sony themselves, however a member at Droid Matters spotted an advertisement in his Gmail inbox which claimed that the device will be launched on June.
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[Rumor] Sony Xperia Ion To Be Launch On June
Remember the Samsung Skyrocket HD for AT&T? Great, now forget it. According to Sammy, the largest GSM carrier has decided to forego the mysteriously absent device, announced all the way back at January’s AT&T Developer Summit, in order to focus on other products
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AT&T cancels plans to release Samsung Skyrocket HD, likely setting sights on Galaxy S III
AT&T’s Glenn Lurie believes that WiFi-only tablets won’t be around for long as the cost of cellular modems falls. Talking at CTIA Wireless , the “emerging devices” honcho thinks that the low ($30) cost of an HSPA+ radio will eventually make manufacturers abandon the two-tier model — doubling the potential customers for his network. He pointed to the success of the sold-out Pantech Element and has said that the company would be offering similarly enabled tablet devices in the future
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AT&T’s Glenn Lurie sees the end of WiFi-only tablets
No sooner did the international variant of the One X reveal its source code , now the AT&T version has landed itself an unofficial root. Better still, the folks over at xda-developers have already squeezed the occasionally laborious process into a one-click install
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AT&T’s HTC One X gets rooted, catches up with the global gang
While the main thing that would make Raspberry Pi’s diminutive $25 / $35 Linux setups better would be if we could get our hands on them faster , the team behind it is already working on improvements like this prototype camera seen above.
If you found yourself longing for the minor tweaks Samsung made to the Galaxy Tab 10.1 in Germany earlier this year, you may be in luck: Apple’s filed for a preliminary injunction against the slate stateside.
Let’s face it, whether you’re down at the laundromat or feeding the meter on a busy street, you can never find enough quarters when you need’em. Know what effectively sidesteps that lack of foresight? NFC , that’s what
We here at Engadget tend to spend a lot of way too much time poring over the latest FCC filings, be it on the net or directly on the ol’ Federal Communications Commission’s site. Since we couldn’t possibly (want to) cover all the stuff that goes down there individually, we’ve gathered up an exhaustive listing of every phone and / or tablet getting the stamp of approval over the last week. Enjoy! Continue reading FCC Fridays: May 18, 2012 FCC Fridays: May 18, 2012 originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 18 May 2012 23:52:00 EDT
Ready for your latest tour through the dense and meandering wording of patent applications ? Well, dig in, because it’s Microsoft’s turn to confuse lawyers the world over with this latest USPTO doc, submitted in November of 2010. The filing describes a computer-based program that would, essentially, analyze a primary device’s installed applications, cross-reference it with a different device and then either migrate that software batch or suggest similar apps to download on a secondary unit
Having spent a little time with it, we’re impressed with how much capability the engineers managed to pack into the Canon SX150 , at such an affordable price. As you’d expect given the bargain-basement ~$179 street, it’s not without its limitations, but considering what you get, it’s pretty amazing: A capable, well-built 14-megapixel digital camera with an optically stabilized 12x zoom lens and a good assortment of features
There’s been hints of it coming as early as February , but we now have a smoking gun at the FCC: the Galaxy S III is coming to T-Mobile. A Samsung SGH-T999 has popped up at the agency sporting newly added 1,700MHz AWS support that’s the telltale sign of a T-Mobile device, along with the T999 name itself (the T989 is the network’s Galaxy S II ). It also totes 850MHz and 1,900MHz WCDMA bands being used for HSPA+ data rather than just voice, a clue that the phone is ready for refarmed GSM spectrum
Sony must stay on top of Android updates for its tablets to remain relevant to consumers. (Credit: Sony) One must wonder why Sony cannot get out of the habit of playing a fragmented and behind-the-curve Android release schedule for its devices.
(Credit: CNET) Everyone who uses Instagram , EyeEm , or other photo-sharing apps knows how easy it can be to add effects to photos and make them look even better than the original.
It’s safe to say that anticipation is high for the upcoming Windows 8 Release Preview , which will become available in the first week of June.
