Carl Icahn is no stranger in this field — he’s been caught tussling with Motorola and bidding Yahoo’s board adieu in recent years — and most recently, he’s managed to get caught up in one of the bigger wireless whirlwinds this planet has ever seen. Just months after Icahn swooped in to buy some $250 million in company debt at around 40 cents on the dollar, he has managed to offload that very chunk for 60 cents on the dollar. Not surprisingly, his cash coffers are growing in turn, despite LightSquared’s position as a whole looking only marginally less bleak.
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Carl Icahn unloads his LightSquared debt, creditor talks trudge on
Whether or not Sprint’s version of HTC’s One X is indeed shipping on May 18th remains to be seen, but one thing’s for sure: it’ll almost definitely hit store shelves prior to Sprint’s LTE network going live. Following the Galaxy Nexus’ footsteps in that regard, the EVO 4G LTE seems to have no shame in its game, and the 219 page user manual has floated out for those interested in getting a head start on understanding their future superphone. The PDF’s linked in the source for your perusal, but don’t go digging for any of life’s secrets. 
With CTIA 2012 getting under way, T-Mobile is the latest company to check in with an announcement, proudly informing the world of the latest developments in its 4G expansion efforts and Bobsled VoIP service. On the 4G (not faux G) front, it’s selected “Release 10″ hardware from Ericsson and Nokia Siemens Networks to support the $4 billion LTE rollout the company is undertaking (using AWS spectrum acquired from AT&T ) starting this year and will continue through 2013. While nationwide LTE should be reality next year, right now T-Mobile is delivering HSPA+ to new markets, with HSPA+ 42 live today in Fayetteville and Little Rock AR, Lake Charles LA and Springfield, MO. 
This handset didn’t surprise anyone when it was officially announced at CTIA Wireless 2012, but we’re still happy to spend time with the HTC Droid Incredible 4G LTE for Verizon Wireless regardless. After catching enough glimpses of the smartphone over the past few months, we already had a good idea of what to expect: Big Red’s latest LTE device will have Ice Cream Sandwich dressed in Sense 4, a 4-inch Super LCD qHD panel, a 1.2GHz dual-core Snapdragon S4 (Krait), 1,700mAh user-removable battery, microSD support and an 8MP BSI f/2.2 camera with a 28mm lens. 
Well, this isn’t a surprise. 
Not all mobile news is destined for the front page, but if you’re like us and really want to know what’s going on, then you’ve come to the right place. This past week, we saw the first rollout of Verizon LTE from one of its rural partners, and both the Optimus L7 and Xperia U were spotted for Fido. These stories and more await after the break. 
It seems like almost every day that we receive a press release announcing Verizon or AT&T is planning to expand its LTE coverage to three, five, eleven new markets. 
Verizon is trying to put the final nail in the coffin of its DSL service. Of course, that’s still a long way off but, for those outside of reach of its FiOS tentacles, Big Red is pushing HomeFusion . The LTE to the home solution, which started rolling out in early March, is now available nationwide… 
The 4G LTE BlackBerry PlayBook: now part of a complete Canadian breakfast. No huge shocker that we’re finally seeing the much-discussed and long awaited new version of RIM’s business-friendly tablet — though the slate did leak out a bit earlier than expected. Canadian Review claims to have gotten confirmation device ahead of today’s keynote. 
And just like that Verizon has revamped its prepaid pricing structure. Starting tomorrow, May 1st, the carrier will be offering unlimited talk and text packaged with 1GB of data for $80 a month
