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Verizon XLTE service official, promises faster peak data speeds [UPDATED]

Verizon XLTE service official, promises faster peak data speeds [UPDATED]

Just as expected, Verizon today announced the official launch of its XLTE service. XLTE offers double the bandwidth of Verizon’s regular 4G LTE network where the carrier has deployed AWS spectrum,...
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Sprint Total Equipment Protection Plus program adds features on top of regular insurance offering

Sprint Total Equipment Protection Plus program adds features on top of regular insurance offering

Sprint today announced a beefed up version of its phone insurance program known as Total Equipment Protection (TEP) Plus. The updated offering includes all of the protection that’s included with the...
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Samsung looking to add biometric sensors to more devices, including low-end hardware

Samsung looking to add biometric sensors to more devices, including low-end hardware

Biometric sensors have been popping up more frequently in the past year than they ever have before, with flagship devices like the Apple iPhone 5s and Samsung Galaxy S5 coming to market with...
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Facebook 'Slingshot' app rumored as new Snapchat competitor

Facebook 'Slingshot' app rumored as new Snapchat competitor

Just a week after Facebook pulled its Poke app from the App Store, a new rumor has emerged that claims that the company is building another Snapchat competitor. Sources speaking to the Financial...
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T-Mobile's HTC One (M8), One (M7) updated with new features

T-Mobile's HTC One (M8), One (M7) updated with new features

HTC’s kept pretty busy lately updating its One family of devices with new features, treating the Developer Edition and unlocked versions of the One (M7) to Sense 6 and giving AT&T’s One (M8)...
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AT&T launches new Cricket Wireless, smartphone plans start at $40 per month

AT&T launches new Cricket Wireless, smartphone plans start at $40 per month

A little over two months after formally completing its acquisition of Cricket Wireless, AT&T today announced the launch of “the new Cricket Wireless.” The new Cricket is a combination of the old...
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Samsung Galaxy S5 Prime purportedly shows off its metal frame in leaked images and video

Samsung Galaxy S5 Prime purportedly shows off its metal frame in leaked images and video

Rumors of a premium “Samsung Galaxy S5 Prime” device with a super high-res display have been swirling for quite some time, but so far we’ve yet to see any concrete evidence of the device’s existence...
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Latest LG G3 renders show the white, gold models from several angles

Latest LG G3 renders show the white, gold models from several angles

Earlier this week, some new images of the dark gray LG G3 leaked out, giving us a look at the device from several different angles. That dark gray is just one of the three colors that we expect the...
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HTC One Remix leaks continue with image of Verizon-bound smartphone

HTC One Remix leaks continue with image of Verizon-bound smartphone

Details of the HTC One Remix have been steadily leaking out over the past week, and today we’re finally getting a look at the device itself thanks to an image that’s made its way online. The render...
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Apple and Motorola settle patent battle, agree to work on patent reform

Apple and Motorola settle patent battle, agree to work on patent reform

Apple and Motorola have been at each others throats in courts for several years now, but it looks like the two companies have finally settled their longstanding litigation. In a statement given to...
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Another rumor claims Google dropping Nexus for Android Silver

Another rumor claims Google dropping Nexus for Android Silver

For the past several years, Android purists have looked forward to the launch of a new Nexus smartphone, knowing that the devices will run a completely vanilla version of Google’s mobile OS and...
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Verizon XLTE network teased by leaked image, commercial

Verizon XLTE network teased by leaked image, commercial

Earlier this week, a rumor claimed that on May 19, Verizon will officially launch a new branding for its AWS LTE coverage known as “XLTE.” Today a pair of new reports have come forward to add...
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Samsung Galaxy S5 Active tipped to be headed to AT&T in several colors

Samsung Galaxy S5 Active tipped to be headed to AT&T in several colors

Samsung released quite a few variants of the Galaxy S 4, and recent rumors suggest that it’ll do the same with its new Galaxy S5. According to a tip that we’ve received, one of those variants will...
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Google acquires Quest Visual, maker of Word Lens translation app

Google acquires Quest Visual, maker of Word Lens translation app

Time to add another name to the list of companies that’ve been acquired by Google. Today it’s been revealed that Google has acquired Quest Visual, the company behind the app Word Lens that uses your...
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Nokia Lumia Icon update brings improved Wi-Fi connectivity, many more tweaks

Nokia Lumia Icon update brings improved Wi-Fi connectivity, many more tweaks

Did you celebrate the end of Verizon’s Windows Phone drought earlier this year by picking up a Nokia Lumia Icon? If so, you might wanna hop into your Icon’s Settings menu and hit up Phone Update,...
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HTC One (M7) unlocked and Developer Edition models receiving Sense 6 update

HTC One (M7) unlocked and Developer Edition models receiving Sense 6 update

A couple of weeks after the unlocked and Developer Edition HTC One (M7)’s Sense 6 updates entered the “Certification” phase of the update process, those updates have now started to roll out to users...
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Google Now gains bill reminder card

Google Now gains bill reminder card

Google Now has learned quite a few new tricks in recent weeks, including the ability to cache cards for offline reading and support for alerting you when products that you’ve searched for online are...
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Red HTC One (M8) officially shown off using 3D render

Red HTC One (M8) officially shown off using 3D render

Just a day after the Aqua Blue HTC One (M8) was revealed by a U.K. retailer, another One (M8) color has been officially announced. Jeff Gordon, HTC’s Senior Global Online Communications Manager,...
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'HTC One Remix' tipped to be Verizon version of HTC One mini 2

'HTC One Remix' tipped to be Verizon version of HTC One mini 2

Remember that rumor yesterday that claimed that a device known as the “HTC One Remix” is headed for Verizon? At the time, it was unclear exactly what the mysterious device is, but today a new report...
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Dong Nguyen, 'Flappy Bird' creator, teases upcoming game with single image

Dong Nguyen, 'Flappy Bird' creator, teases upcoming game with single image

Ok, so maybe yesterday’s news about Flappy Bird’s return didn’t drive you into a fit of excitement. That’s ok. You may be interested in Flappy Bird creator Dong Nguyen’s upcoming game, though, which...
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