by Mike Beauchamp on May 16, 2013 in News, iPhone
I found this great trick over on TmoNews this week. If you have the iPhone 5 with T-Mobile, some intermediate computer skills and a few minutes to spare, you can practically double your upload/download speeds without adding any extra fees to your bill. This trick works for both jailbroken and non-jailbroken iPhones. From TmoNews: Non-jailbroken [...]
by Mike Beauchamp on May 3, 2013 in Gadgets, News
You’ve undoubtedly heard the expression “there’s no such thing as a free lunch”. That’s almost always true. That’s also why I was skeptical about signing up for a service that claimed to give you free wireless 4G Internet every month. But, the investigative side of my brain was all over it, and I figured if [...]
by Mike Beauchamp on January 22, 2013 in New Technology, News
Three of the big four national wireless carriers announced plans to flip the switch on more 4G LTE coverage. That’s good news for all of us. Here’s the breakdown on the most recent round of announcements from each. T-Mobile Even though they’re getting a late start with 4G LTE, T-Mobile plans to light up LTE [...]
by Joshua H. on December 12, 2012 in Apps, News
I launched another app today I thought you might be interested in. This app is great for photographers, hikers or anyone headed outdoors. The app was designed and built over a weekend in Ogden at an event called Startup Weekend. Two developers, a designer, and a team of business geniuses. Basic Idea We wanted to [...]
by Mike Beauchamp on November 15, 2012 in New Technology, News
Researchers at Virginia Tech have made a startling discovery: an entire region’s 4G LTE network can be brought down with a device that costs $650 bucks. Of course, doing so would require some expertise in communications technology, but Marc Lichtman, the research assistant on the study, said “Any communications engineer would be able to figure [...]
by Mike Beauchamp on November 14, 2012 in News
The nation’s fourth-largest wireless carrier, Sprint, announced plans yesterday morning to expand their rollout of 4G LTE to nine new markets. Sprint started deployment of their 4G LTE network in July and currently covers 32 markets. Adding nine more will put them at 41 in “the coming months.” Here’s the list of newly-announced markets: – [...]
by Mike Beauchamp on November 14, 2012 in Gadgets, News
Here’s the device many have been waiting for: the Google Nexus 7 + Mobile. A WiFi-only tablet is useful when you’re at home, at the office, or anywhere else there’s WiFi — but that leaves a lot of holes. We don’t have WiFi in our cars, at the beach, on the golf course, walking down [...]
by Mike Beauchamp on November 9, 2012 in New Technology, News
Verizon’s CFO Fran Shammo spoke at the Wells-Fargo Securities Technology, Media & Telecom Conference and told attendees that Verizon would finish rolling out its 4G LTE network rollout plans 6 months early. Since they began rolling out LTE, Verizon has stuck by their timeline of “end of 2013″ to cover their entire nationwide 3G footprint [...]
by Mike Beauchamp on October 3, 2012 in Gadgets, News
Last week, a short audio clip emerged of Steve Jobs speaking at the International Design Conference in 1983. Now, the entire hour-long clip has surfaced [listen here]. For true Apple enthusiasts, it’s something you’ll enjoy. It’s fascinating to listen to Steve describe modern technology, almost exactly as we know it today, but 29 years ago. [...]
by Joshua H. on September 12, 2012 in Gadgets, News
The iPhone 5 is going to get LTE. This is pretty slick news if you have LTE in your area on the carrier of your choice. It turns out, Appleās not playing favorites (with the exception of T-mobile who remains the red-headed step child of the US carriers). Online you can find that the carriers [...]