by Mike Beauchamp on March 25, 2013 in News
On March 26th, T-Mobile will flip the switch on 4G LTE in its first seven cities. If you have a Samsung Galaxy Note 2, BlackBerry Z10, or T-Mobile Sonic 2.0, and you live in one of the cities listed below, you’ll soon be blazing along at 4G LTE speeds like the rest of us who’ve [...]
by Mike Beauchamp on February 28, 2013 in News
In this day and age, we’re used to having connectivity to the outside world anytime, anywhere and from any device. Much of that has to do with the great success the wireless carriers have had in creating expansive wireless networks with thousands upon thousands of cell towers from coast to coast and everywhere in between. [...]
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 Mike Beauchamp on January 17, 2013 in Apps, News, iPad, iPhone
In November, we told you about AT&T rolling out Facetime video chat to LTE devices or Mobile Share data plans. Now, customers with tiered data plans can use Facetime on the go, as well. That just leaves customers with grandfathered unlimited data plans out. If you have a tiered data plan and haven’t been able [...]
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 27, 2012 in New Technology, News, Product Reviews, iPad, iPhone
Two weeks ago, the newest member of Apple’s iOS family of products hit store shelves. The iPad mini is a new device, but a tried and true, time-tested familiar device at the same time. If the iPad mini will be your first iPad, you certainly won’t be disappointed. If you’re replacing another tablet with the [...]
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 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 26, 2012 in Gadgets, News, iPad
Customers who chose the LTE option with their iPad mini have a little while to wait. Almost a month, in fact. If you opted for the WiFi-only model, your pre-order is expected to deliver on November 2nd. For those who ordered an LTE model (present company included), we’ll have to sit tight until November 21 [...]