Bluegrass Cellular today announced that it will sell the Apple iPhone starting May 18. The iPhone 4S will cost $149 for the 16GB model, $249 for the 32GB, and $349 for the 64GB. Bluegrass Cellular will also offer iPhone 4 for $49. Plans range from $65 to $100 per month. Tweet Vote on HN ...
Monthly Archives: May 2012
Samsung, Qualcomm partner up to form another wireless charging consortium
Samsung and Qualcomm have announced a new partnership to produce wireless charging technology. The goal of the Alliance for Wireless Power (A4WP) is to “promote global standardization of a wireless power transfer technology that offers spatial freedom, to develop product testing, certification and regulatory compliance processes, and to foster industry dialogue with regulators on wireless power policy development.” Also involved in the group are Ever Win Industries, Gill Industries, Peiker Acustic, Powermat Technologies, and SK Telecom. The partnership plans to release a ...
Samsung Focus 2 for AT&T
Earlier today, Samsung and AT&T announced the Focus 2, the successor to the earlier Focus Windows Phone smartphones for the carrier. The Focus 2 features support for AT&T’s LTE network – a first for a Windows Phone from Samsung – and runs Windows Phone 7.5. Tweet Vote on HN ...
HTC DROID Incredible 4G LTE for Verizon – live photos, video
At a Verizon Wireless event taking place on the eve of the start of the 2012 CTIA Wireless show, our Dan Seifert got the chance to test drive the new HTC DROID Incredible 4G LTE. Tweet Vote on HN ...
Apple grappling for iPhone 5 URL
Every morsel of iPhone 5 information is precious, especially when Apple becomes directly involved.The company filed a complaint with the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) over the URL for iphone5.com, which is currently held by a group that’s using it as a message board for discussions about the new iPhone.Before the iPhone 4S reveal last year, it was generally expected that Apple would in fact announce the iPhone 5.Instead, the new iPhone 4S was a minimal refinement of the iPhone 4, bringing few improvements besides the addition of Siri, suggesting that the next phone ...
HTC One V to Reach MetroPCS, Virgin, U.S. Cellular This Summer
HTC today announced that its One V Android smartphone will be available through a variety of U.S. network operators later this summer. The device was announced in February, but U.S. availability hadn’t yet been revealed. The One V will be sold by Metro PCS, U.S. Cellular, and Virgin Mobile. Tweet Vote on HN ...
Samsung and Qualcomm Back Alliance for Wireless Power
Samsung and Qualcomm today announced the formation of a new group called the Alliance for Wireless Power. The group’s mission is to “promote global standardization of a wireless power transfer technology.” A rival organization, called the Wireless Power Consortium, already promotes its own standard called Qi that uses magnetic induction to wirelessly charge devices. Samsung and Qualcomm believe the Alliance for Wireless Power will benefit the consumer electronics industry by developing product testing, certification, and regulatory compliance processes, as well as ...
Apple Releases iOS 5.1.1 with Bug Fixes
Apple today released iOS 5.1.1, a maintenance update for the iPhone/iPad that fixes a number of bugs. Some of the repaired features include improved reliability when using the HDR camera mode, fixed 2G-to-3G hand-off bugs in the iPad, improved AirPlay video playback, more reliable Safari bookmark syncing, and fixed purchasing bug in the app store. The update is about 54MB and can be downloaded and installed over the air. Tweet Vote on HN ...
Samsung Focus 2 review
AT&T had its newest Windows Phone on hand at the CTIA Wireless event and Phone Scoop spent some time with it. Tweet Vote on HN ...
HTC Droid Incredible 4G LTE
Verizon’s new pride-and-glory smartphone was on display at a private event hosted by Big Red in New Orleans. Here are Phone Scoop’s initial thoughts in the phone. Tweet Vote on HN ...