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<generator>Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/</generator><item><title><![CDATA[Mobile Miscellany: week of May 21st, 2012]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2012/05/26/mobile-miscellany-week-of-may-21st-2012/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2012/05/26/mobile-miscellany-week-of-may-21st-2012/</guid><comments>http://www.engadget.com/2012/05/26/mobile-miscellany-week-of-may-21st-2012/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p style="text-align: center;"> <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2012/05/26/mobile-miscellany-week-of-may-21st-2012/"><img alt="Mobile Miscellany: week of May 21st, 2012" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2012/05/mm-1338078183.jpg" style="margin: 4px; width: 600px; height: 400px;" /></a></p><p> 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, it was revealed that the HTC EVO 4G LTE likely supports simultaneous voice and data connections on Sprint's network, Samsung's Galaxy Ace 2 landed at Three in the UK and Vertu revealed a refresh to its Constellation series of luxury phones. These stories and more await after the break. So buy the ticket and take the ride as we explore the "<a href="http://www.engadget.com/tag/mm">best of the rest</a>" for this week of May 21st, 2012.</p><p><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2012/05/26/mobile-miscellany-week-of-may-21st-2012/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Mobile Miscellany: week of May 21st, 2012</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2012/05/26/mobile-miscellany-week-of-may-21st-2012/">Mobile Miscellany: week of May 21st, 2012</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.engadget.com">Engadget</a> on Sat, 26 May 2012 21:45:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2012/05/26/mobile-miscellany-week-of-may-21st-2012/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/forward/20245903/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/2012/05/26/mobile-miscellany-week-of-may-21st-2012/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>app</category><category>apps</category><category>australia</category><category>batman</category><category>blackberry</category><category>blackberry bold 9900</category><category>blackberry bold 9930</category><category>BlackberryBold9900</category><category>BlackberryBold9930</category><category>bold 9900</category><category>bold 9930</category><category>Bold9900</category><category>Bold9930</category><category>canada</category><category>clove</category><category>eluga power</category><category>ElugaPower</category><category>evo 4g lte</category><category>Evo4gLte</category><category>fcc</category><category>Galaxy Ace 2</category><category>GalaxyAce2</category><category>general motors</category><category>GeneralMotors</category><category>gm</category><category>htc</category><category>htc evo 4g lte</category><category>htc one v</category><category>htc titan</category><category>HtcEvo4gLte</category><category>HtcOneV</category><category>HtcTitan</category><category>koodo</category><category>koodo mobile</category><category>KoodoMobile</category><category>lg</category><category>lg optimus elite</category><category>lg viper</category><category>LgOptimusElite</category><category>LgViper</category><category>lumia 610</category><category>lumia 900</category><category>lumia 900 batman</category><category>Lumia610</category><category>Lumia900</category><category>Lumia900Batman</category><category>mm</category><category>mobile miscellany</category><category>MobileMiscellany</category><category>mobilepostmini</category><category>network vision</category><category>NetworkVision</category><category>nokia</category><category>nokia c7</category><category>nokia lumia 610</category><category>nokia lumia 900</category><category>NokiaC7</category><category>NokiaLumia610</category><category>NokiaLumia900</category><category>one v</category><category>OneV</category><category>onstar</category><category>optimus elite</category><category>OptimusElite</category><category>panasonic</category><category>panasonic eluga power</category><category>PanasonicElugaPower</category><category>remotelink</category><category>research in motion</category><category>ResearchInMotion</category><category>rim</category><category>samsung</category><category>samsung galaxy ace 2</category><category>SamsungGalaxyAce2</category><category>smartphone</category><category>smartphones</category><category>sony</category><category>sony xperia u</category><category>SonyXperiaU</category><category>spectrumco</category><category>sprint</category><category>svdo</category><category>symbian</category><category>t-mobile</category><category>t-mobile uk</category><category>T-mobileUk</category><category>telstra</category><category>three</category><category>three uk</category><category>ThreeUk</category><category>titan</category><category>uk</category><category>verizon</category><category>verizon wireless</category><category>VerizonWireless</category><category>vertu</category><category>vertu constellation</category><category>vertu constellation candy</category><category>VertuConstellation</category><category>VertuConstellationCandy</category><category>viper</category><category>vodafone</category><category>vodafone uk</category><category>VodafoneUk</category><category>xperia u</category><category>XperiaU</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Zachary Lutz]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 26 May 2012 21:45:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Verizon's ZTE-built Jetpack 890L 4G hotspot ships May 24th, promises globetrotting for $20]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2012/05/22/verizons-zte-jetpack-890l-ships-may-24/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2012/05/22/verizons-zte-jetpack-890l-ships-may-24/</guid><comments>http://www.engadget.com/2012/05/22/verizons-zte-jetpack-890l-ships-may-24/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p style="text-align: center;"> <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2012/05/22/verizons-zte-jetpack-890l-ships-may-24/"><img alt="Image" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2012/05/verizon-jetpack-890l-zte.jpg" style="margin: 4px; width: 386px; height: 465px;" /></a></p><p> Verizon has just finished trotting out the last of its known 2012 <a href="http://www.engadget.com/tag/Jetpack/">Jetpack</a> hotspots through the arrival of the ZTE-made model we <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2012/01/12/verizons-zte-jetpack-hands-on/">saw back at CES</a> in January. Now carrying a bit more Verizon red on the surface and a bit less Chinese in the name, the Jetpack 890L can share its 4G LTE sugar with as many as 10 WiFi devices at once. There's no removable battery like its <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2012/03/28/verizon-confirms-jetpack-mifi-4620l-will-be-available-april-12th/">Novatel-made Jetpack cousin</a>, but you do get Global Ready (read: HSPA) roaming abroad. We're most liking the price. At $20 on a contract after a $50 mail-in rebate, the 890L will be the most frugal way to board the LTE hotspot train once it reaches stores on May 24th.</p><p><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2012/05/22/verizons-zte-jetpack-890l-ships-may-24/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Verizon's ZTE-built Jetpack 890L 4G hotspot ships May 24th, promises globetrotting for $20</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2012/05/22/verizons-zte-jetpack-890l-ships-may-24/">Verizon's ZTE-built Jetpack 890L 4G hotspot ships May 24th, promises globetrotting for $20</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.engadget.com">Engadget</a> on Tue, 22 May 2012 16:21:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2012/05/22/verizons-zte-jetpack-890l-ships-may-24/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/forward/20242894/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/2012/05/22/verizons-zte-jetpack-890l-ships-may-24/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>4g</category><category>4g lte</category><category>4gLte</category><category>cellphones</category><category>data roaming</category><category>DataRoaming</category><category>global</category><category>global ready</category><category>GlobalReady</category><category>hotspot</category><category>hotspot router</category><category>HotspotRouter</category><category>hspa</category><category>jetpack</category><category>jetpack 890l</category><category>Jetpack890l</category><category>lte</category><category>mobile hotspot</category><category>MobileHotspot</category><category>networking</category><category>portable hotspot</category><category>PortableHotspot</category><category>roaming</category><category>router</category><category>routers</category><category>verizon</category><category>verizon jetpack 890l</category><category>verizon wireless</category><category>VerizonJetpack890l</category><category>VerizonWireless</category><category>wireless</category><category>zte</category><category>zte jetpack</category><category>zte jetpack 890l</category><category>ZteJetpack</category><category>ZteJetpack890l</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jon Fingas]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 22 May 2012 16:21:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Motorola shows three all-touch Android 4.0 phones in China, we see a possible Verizon model]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2012/05/22/motorola-shows-three-all-touch-android-4-0-phones-in-china/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2012/05/22/motorola-shows-three-all-touch-android-4-0-phones-in-china/</guid><comments>http://www.engadget.com/2012/05/22/motorola-shows-three-all-touch-android-4-0-phones-in-china/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p style="text-align: center;"> <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2012/05/22/motorola-shows-three-all-touch-android-4-0-phones-in-china/"><img alt="Image" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2012/05/motorola-xt885-xt889-mt887.jpg" style="margin: 4px; width: 600px; height: 450px;" /></a></p><p> It turns out that Motorola didn't want to wait until the <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2012/05/22/google-officially-closes-deal-for-motorola-mobility/">Google deal closed</a> -- or, for that matter, an American launch -- to undertake a significant revamp of its phone line. A quiet Chinese event last week is now known to have brought us three <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2011/11/07/motorola-droid-razr-review/">RAZR</a>-derived, all-touch phones for the three carriers in the Asian country: the XT885 for <a href="http://www.engadget.com/tag/ChinaUnicom/">China Unicom</a> (pictured at left), XT889 for <a href="http://www.engadget.com/tag/ChinaTelecom/">China Telecom</a> (center) and MT887 for <a href="http://www.engadget.com/tag/ChinaMobile/">China Mobile</a> (right). Other than the network types and pretty bits, you're mostly looking at the same device, where the highlight is an official dip <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2012/05/16/motorola-droid-4-ics/">into Android 4.0 waters</a> that drops the physical navigation in favor of more <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2011/11/24/galaxy-nexus-hspa-review/">Nexusish</a> on-screen keys. Don't expect a revolution in performance over last fall's roster given that they still have 1.2GHz dual-core processors, eight-megapixel rear cameras and 4.3-inch, 540 x 960 displays. The trio arrives in China on June 2nd; Motorola is likely more worried about popping champagne than giving out US launch details right now, but earlier leaks give us a strong hunch that the MT887 could hit Verizon as the uncannily similar (if still very unofficial) <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2012/03/19/new-motorola-phone-elbows-razr-aside-with-bigger-screen-gets-ca/">Droid Fighter</a> before too long.</p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2012/05/22/motorola-shows-three-all-touch-android-4-0-phones-in-china/">Motorola shows three all-touch Android 4.0 phones in China, we see a possible Verizon model</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.engadget.com">Engadget</a> on Tue, 22 May 2012 13:01:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2012/05/22/motorola-shows-three-all-touch-android-4-0-phones-in-china/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/forward/20242742/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/2012/05/22/motorola-shows-three-all-touch-android-4-0-phones-in-china/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>1.2 ghz</category><category>1.2Ghz</category><category>android</category><category>android 4.0</category><category>android 4.0 ice cream sandwich</category><category>Android4.0</category><category>Android4.0IceCreamSandwich</category><category>cellphone</category><category>cellphones</category><category>china</category><category>china mobile</category><category>china telecom</category><category>china unicom</category><category>ChinaMobile</category><category>ChinaTelecom</category><category>ChinaUnicom</category><category>chinese</category><category>droid fighter</category><category>droid razr</category><category>DroidFighter</category><category>DroidRazr</category><category>google</category><category>google android</category><category>GoogleAndroid</category><category>Ice Cream Sandwich</category><category>IceCreamSandwich</category><category>mobilepostcross</category><category>motorola</category><category>motorola droid fighter</category><category>motorola droid razr</category><category>motorola razr</category><category>MotorolaDroidFighter</category><category>MotorolaDroidRazr</category><category>MotorolaRazr</category><category>mt887</category><category>omap</category><category>qhd</category><category>razr</category><category>smartphone</category><category>smartphones</category><category>ti</category><category>ti omap</category><category>TiOmap</category><category>verizon</category><category>verizon wireless</category><category>VerizonWireless</category><category>xt885</category><category>xt889</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jon Fingas]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 22 May 2012 13:01:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Verizon's Viewdini for Android hunts streaming video on Comcast Xfinity, Hulu and Netflix, strains our 4G]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2012/05/22/verizons-viewdini-for-android-hunts-down-streaming-video/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2012/05/22/verizons-viewdini-for-android-hunts-down-streaming-video/</guid><comments>http://www.engadget.com/2012/05/22/verizons-viewdini-for-android-hunts-down-streaming-video/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p style="text-align: center;"> <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2012/05/22/verizons-viewdini-for-android-hunts-down-streaming-video/"><img alt="Image" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2012/05/verizon-viewdini.jpg" style="margin: 4px; width: 600px; height: 376px;" /></a></p><p> Verizon is clearly looking to make itself the front door for Internet video this year. Bolstering its tie-ins <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2012/05/07/color-announces-verizon-partnership-preaches-the-dream-of-strea/">with Color</a> and <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2012/02/06/verizon-and-redbox-team-up/">Redbox</a>, it's now kicking off Viewdini, a carrier-specific Android app that will help you find video across multiple services: along with Internet-only providers like Hulu Plus, mSpot and Netflix, it will sift through the online component of Comcast's <a href="http://www.engadget.com/tag/Xfinity/">Xfinity</a> brand, taking a little bit more advantage of that <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2012/05/01/verizon-comcast-launch-cross-sales-in-six-more-markets/">cross-sales deal</a> coming out of the proposed spectrum handover. Even Verizon's own <a href="http://www.engadget.com/tag/FiOS/">FiOS</a> video will be late to its own party, coming "soon." Viewdini will only be available for 4G LTE-equipped Android phones and tablets later this month, with "other operating systems" and services due in the future -- given the currently very short list of non-Android 4G devices, we have <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2012/03/16/apple-ipad-review-2012/">a few ideas</a> as to where the app might go next. Either way, get ready to <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2011/06/20/verizon-tiered-data-plans-coming-july-7-starting-at-30/">collide with bandwidth caps</a> faster than usual if you love what Verizon plans to offer.</p><p> [Image credit: <em><a href="http://allthingsd.com/20120522/verizon-finds-an-innovative-new-way-for-customers-to-bust-through-their-data-caps/">AllThingsD</a></em>]</p><p><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2012/05/22/verizons-viewdini-for-android-hunts-down-streaming-video/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Verizon's Viewdini for Android hunts streaming video on Comcast Xfinity, Hulu and Netflix, strains our 4G</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2012/05/22/verizons-viewdini-for-android-hunts-down-streaming-video/">Verizon's Viewdini for Android hunts streaming video on Comcast Xfinity, Hulu and Netflix, strains our 4G</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.engadget.com">Engadget</a> on Tue, 22 May 2012 11:47:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2012/05/22/verizons-viewdini-for-android-hunts-down-streaming-video/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/forward/20242667/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/2012/05/22/verizons-viewdini-for-android-hunts-down-streaming-video/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>4g</category><category>4g lte</category><category>4gLte</category><category>aggregation</category><category>aggregator</category><category>android</category><category>bandwidth</category><category>bandwidth cap</category><category>bandwidth capping</category><category>bandwidth caps</category><category>BandwidthCap</category><category>BandwidthCapping</category><category>BandwidthCaps</category><category>cap</category><category>caps</category><category>cellphone</category><category>cellphones</category><category>comcast</category><category>comcast xfinity</category><category>ComcastXfinity</category><category>google android</category><category>GoogleAndroid</category><category>hdpostcross</category><category>hulu</category><category>hulu plus</category><category>HuluPlus</category><category>lte</category><category>mspot</category><category>netflix</category><category>smartphone</category><category>smartphones</category><category>streaming</category><category>streaming video</category><category>StreamingVideo</category><category>tablet</category><category>tablet pc</category><category>tablet pcs</category><category>TabletPc</category><category>TabletPcs</category><category>tablets</category><category>verizon</category><category>verizon viewdini</category><category>verizon wireless</category><category>VerizonViewdini</category><category>VerizonWireless</category><category>viewdini</category><category>xfinity</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jon Fingas]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 22 May 2012 11:47:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Verizon purportedly giving DROID 4, RAZR and Rezound 'global' designation via software update (update: confirmed)]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2012/05/21/verizon-purportedly-giving-droid-4-razr-and-rezound-global-de/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2012/05/21/verizon-purportedly-giving-droid-4-razr-and-rezound-global-de/</guid><comments>http://www.engadget.com/2012/05/21/verizon-purportedly-giving-droid-4-razr-and-rezound-global-de/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p style="text-align: center;"> <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2012/05/21/verizon-purportedly-giving-droid-4-razr-and-rezound-global-de/"><img alt="Verizon purportedly giving DROID 4, RAZR and Rezound 'global' designation via software update" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2012/05/2012-05-21global-htc-rezound-dl.jpg" style="margin: 4px; width: 600px; height: 507px;" /></a></p><p> There's one major drawback that jet-setters and globetrotters utilizing one of Verizon's current LTE handsets must deal with: the <em>lack</em> of a GSM radio frequency. It's true, while CDMA and LTE have carved out a place for themselves here in the States, when the rubber literally meets the road (or tarmac), it's a GSM world we're living in. With that in mind, it appears as though Verizon is planning to make several of its current smartphones a bit more cosmopolitan by <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2012/01/12/verizon-to-enable-global-roaming-for-lg-spectrum-and-droid-4/">enabling the "global" capabilities</a> already embedded within. Blog <em>Droid-Life</em> is reporting that new in-store collateral for the <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2012/02/10/motorola-droid-4-review/">DROID 4</a>, <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2011/11/07/motorola-droid-razr-review/">RAZR</a> and <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2011/11/15/htc-rezound-review/">Rezound</a> contains the tagline, "Coming Soon: Use in an additional 185 countries." The new proficiency should be made available via a software update pushed out by Big Red, although some of you may have already <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2012/05/20/refresh-roundup-week-of-may-14th-2012/">taken matters into your own hands</a>. No word on what the precise definition of "soon" is, but we've reached out to Verizon for comment and will update this post with any relevant information provided.</p><p> <strong>Update:</strong> Verizon officials reached out to us and confirmed that the rumors are indeed true: the HTC Rezound, Motorola Droid RAZR / RAZR Maxx and Droid 4 will all be updated "this summer." The carrier told us:</p><blockquote> <p>  <span>Customers will see a notification on their device when the software update is available for their device. After the software update, customers will be able to take their smartphone overseas and use voice service in more than 220 countries and receive data in more than 205 countries.</span></p></blockquote><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2012/05/21/verizon-purportedly-giving-droid-4-razr-and-rezound-global-de/">Verizon purportedly giving DROID 4, RAZR and Rezound 'global' designation via software update (update: confirmed)</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.engadget.com">Engadget</a> on Mon, 21 May 2012 12:18:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2012/05/21/verizon-purportedly-giving-droid-4-razr-and-rezound-global-de/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/forward/20241596/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/2012/05/21/verizon-purportedly-giving-droid-4-razr-and-rezound-global-de/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>DROID</category><category>DROID 4</category><category>Droid4</category><category>Global</category><category>Global Phone</category><category>GlobalPhone</category><category>GSM</category><category>HSPA</category><category>HTC</category><category>LTE</category><category>mobilepostmini</category><category>Motorola</category><category>Phone</category><category>RAZR</category><category>Rezound</category><category>Verizon</category><category>Verizon Wireless</category><category>VerizonWireless</category><category>World Phone</category><category>WorldPhone</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Andrew Munchbach]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 21 May 2012 12:18:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mobile Miscellany: week of May 14th, 2012]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2012/05/19/mobile-miscellany-week-of-may-14th-2012/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2012/05/19/mobile-miscellany-week-of-may-14th-2012/</guid><comments>http://www.engadget.com/2012/05/19/mobile-miscellany-week-of-may-14th-2012/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p style="text-align: center;"> <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2012/05/19/mobile-miscellany-week-of-may-14th-2012/"><img alt="Mobile Miscellany: week of May 14th, 2012" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2012/05/mm-1337472356.jpg" style="margin: 4px; width: 600px; height: 400px;" /></a></p><p> 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, Verizon Wireless brought its LTE service to 28 new markets and expanded its reach in 11 additional areas. We also saw Straight Talk introduce the Samsung Galaxy Proclaim, and it appears that Rogers will soon offer the HTC One S. These stories and more await after the break. So buy the ticket and take the ride as we explore the "<a href="http://www.engadget.com/tag/mm">best of the rest</a>" for this week of May 14th, 2012.</p><p><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2012/05/19/mobile-miscellany-week-of-may-14th-2012/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Mobile Miscellany: week of May 14th, 2012</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2012/05/19/mobile-miscellany-week-of-may-14th-2012/">Mobile Miscellany: week of May 14th, 2012</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.engadget.com">Engadget</a> on Sat, 19 May 2012 21:30:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2012/05/19/mobile-miscellany-week-of-may-14th-2012/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/forward/20241235/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/2012/05/19/mobile-miscellany-week-of-may-14th-2012/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>4g</category><category>4g playbook</category><category>4gPlaybook</category><category>9320</category><category>9900</category><category>android</category><category>android 4.0</category><category>Android4.0</category><category>app</category><category>apps</category><category>att</category><category>australia</category><category>blackberry</category><category>blackberry 10 dev alpha</category><category>blackberry 7</category><category>blackberry 7 os</category><category>blackberry bold 9900</category><category>blackberry curve 9320</category><category>blackberry desktop software</category><category>blackberry playbook</category><category>Blackberry10DevAlpha</category><category>Blackberry7</category><category>Blackberry7Os</category><category>BlackberryBold9900</category><category>BlackberryCurve9320</category><category>BlackberryDesktopSoftware</category><category>BlackberryPlaybook</category><category>bold 9900</category><category>Bold9900</category><category>c8820</category><category>canada</category><category>cricket</category><category>curve 9320</category><category>Curve9320</category><category>galaxy note</category><category>galaxy proclaim</category><category>GalaxyNote</category><category>GalaxyProclaim</category><category>google</category><category>google wallet</category><category>GoogleWallet</category><category>htc</category><category>htc one s</category><category>HtcOneS</category><category>huawei</category><category>huawei c8820</category><category>HuaweiC8820</category><category>ice cream sandwich</category><category>IceCreamSandwich</category><category>lg</category><category>lg optimus elite</category><category>LgOptimusElite</category><category>linkedin</category><category>lte</category><category>lumia 710</category><category>Lumia710</category><category>mango</category><category>microsoft</category><category>mm</category><category>mobile miscellany</category><category>Mobile TeleSystems</category><category>MobileMiscellany</category><category>mobilepostmini</category><category>MobileTelesystems</category><category>mobilicity</category><category>muve music</category><category>MuveMusic</category><category>new zealand</category><category>NewZealand</category><category>nokia</category><category>nokia lumia 710</category><category>NokiaLumia710</category><category>one s</category><category>OneS</category><category>optimus elite</category><category>OptimusElite</category><category>playbook</category><category>research in motion</category><category>ResearchInMotion</category><category>rim</category><category>rogers</category><category>russia</category><category>samsung</category><category>samsung galaxy note</category><category>samsung galaxy proclaim</category><category>SamsungGalaxyNote</category><category>SamsungGalaxyProclaim</category><category>sasktel</category><category>smartphone</category><category>smartphones</category><category>straight talk</category><category>StraightTalk</category><category>uk</category><category>us cellular</category><category>UsCellular</category><category>verizon</category><category>verizon wireless</category><category>VerizonWireless</category><category>videotron</category><category>Vimpelcom</category><category>virgin</category><category>virgin mobile</category><category>VirginMobile</category><category>vodafone</category><category>windows phone</category><category>windows phone 7.5</category><category>WindowsPhone</category><category>WindowsPhone7.5</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Zachary Lutz]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 19 May 2012 21:30:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Engadget's tablet buyer's guide: spring 2012 edition]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2012/05/17/engadgets-tablet-buyers-guide-spring-2012-edition/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2012/05/17/engadgets-tablet-buyers-guide-spring-2012-edition/</guid><comments>http://www.engadget.com/2012/05/17/engadgets-tablet-buyers-guide-spring-2012-edition/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p style="text-align: center;"> <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2012/05/17/engadgets-tablet-buyers-guide-spring-2012-edition/"><img alt="Engadget's tablet buyer's guide: spring 2012 edition" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2012/05/spring-2012-tablet-buyers-guide.jpg" style="margin: 4px; width: 600px; height: 465px;" /></a></p><p> As spring reaches full blossom, it's not just the flowers that are beginning to show -- so are the new slates heavy hitters teased back at CES. So, what does that mean? It means it's high-time that we cast a fresh glance over the tablet landscape, took in a deep breath of slate-infused air and exhaled a hearty Engadget tablet buyer's guide. We've been running the <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2012/04/02/smartphone-buyers-guide-spring-2012/">smartphone</a> equivalent for a <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2011/05/23/smartphone-buyers-guide-the-best-phones-for-verizon-atandt-spr/">little while</a> now, so we thought it only fair to give the now-mature tablet category one of its own. We're going to look at the main categories of fondleslabbery and carve out what we think are the finest offerings on the market right now. It doesn't matter if you're looking for something big, small, just good enough or so powerful that it could replace your laptop: we've collected our favorites and shepherded them safely into this one humble guide. Of course, if you want to cast your net a little wider, you can always check out our <a href="http://www.engadget.com/reviews/#/hardware/tablet_pcs/n2o/">tablet review hub</a>, but if you struggle with indecision, head on past the break to see what's hot right now in Tablet Land.</p><p><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2012/05/17/engadgets-tablet-buyers-guide-spring-2012-edition/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Engadget's tablet buyer's guide: spring 2012 edition</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2012/05/17/engadgets-tablet-buyers-guide-spring-2012-edition/">Engadget's tablet buyer's guide: spring 2012 edition</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.engadget.com">Engadget</a> on Thu, 17 May 2012 14:15:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2012/05/17/engadgets-tablet-buyers-guide-spring-2012-edition/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/forward/20232729/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/2012/05/17/engadgets-tablet-buyers-guide-spring-2012-edition/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>3g tablet</category><category>3gTablet</category><category>4g tablet</category><category>4gTablet</category><category>acer</category><category>Acer Iconia A200</category><category>Acer Iconia Tab</category><category>Acer Iconia Tab A200</category><category>acer iconia tab a510</category><category>AcerIconiaA200</category><category>AcerIconiaTab</category><category>AcerIconiaTabA200</category><category>AcerIconiaTabA510</category><category>amazon</category><category>amazon kindle</category><category>AmazonKindle</category><category>apple</category><category>asus</category><category>asus transformer prime</category><category>AsusTransformerPrime</category><category>barnes and noble</category><category>Barnes and Noble Nook</category><category>barnes and noble nook tablet</category><category>BarnesAndNoble</category><category>BarnesAndNobleNook</category><category>BarnesAndNobleNookTablet</category><category>engadget tablet buyers guide</category><category>EngadgetTabletBuyersGuide</category><category>Galaxy Note 10.1</category><category>Galaxy Tab 2 7.0</category><category>Galaxy Tab 7.7</category><category>GalaxyNote10.1</category><category>GalaxyTab27.0</category><category>GalaxyTab7.7</category><category>guide</category><category>huawei mediapad</category><category>HuaweiMediapad</category><category>Iconia A200</category><category>Iconia Tab A200</category><category>Iconia Tab A510</category><category>IconiaA200</category><category>IconiaTabA200</category><category>IconiaTabA510</category><category>ipad</category><category>ipad 4g</category><category>Ipad4g</category><category>kindle</category><category>kindle fire</category><category>KindleFire</category><category>lte</category><category>nook</category><category>samsung</category><category>Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 7.0</category><category>SamsungGalaxyTab27.0</category><category>slate</category><category>spring tablet buyers guide</category><category>Springboard</category><category>SpringTabletBuyersGuide</category><category>T-Mobile</category><category>T-Mobile Springboard</category><category>T-mobileSpringboard</category><category>tablet</category><category>tablet buyers guide</category><category>tablet guide</category><category>TabletBuyersGuide</category><category>TabletGuide</category><category>tablets</category><category>the new ipad</category><category>TheNewIpad</category><category>Transformer Prime</category><category>TransformerPrime</category><category>verizon</category><category>verizon wireless</category><category>Verizon Wireless Galaxy Tab 7.7</category><category>VerizonWireless</category><category>VerizonWirelessGalaxyTab7.7</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[James Trew]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2012 14:15:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Verizon CFO says grandfathered unlimited plans on the way out]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2012/05/16/verizon-cfo-says-grandfathered-unlimited-plans-on-the-way-out/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2012/05/16/verizon-cfo-says-grandfathered-unlimited-plans-on-the-way-out/</guid><comments>http://www.engadget.com/2012/05/16/verizon-cfo-says-grandfathered-unlimited-plans-on-the-way-out/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p> <img alt="Verizon CFO says grandfathered unlimited plans on the way out" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2011/12/12-7-2011verizonlogo-1323272328.jpg" style="margin-left: 12px; margin-right: 12px; margin-top: 8px; margin-bottom: 8px; float: right; width: 245px; height: 160px; " />Verizon Communications CFO <a href="http://www.engadget.com/tag/franshammo">Fran Shammo</a> shattered many a hopes and dreams today speaking at the J.P. Morgan Technology, Media and Telecom conference. During his address, Shammo indicated that customers who have been grandfathered in to the unlimited data plan may soon find themselves pushed into tiered territory, with the debut of the carrier's <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2012/02/28/verizon-cto-says-shared-data-plans-coming-mid-year/">shared data plans</a>. "Everyone will be on data share," Shammo said, clarifying that, "a lot of our 3G base is on unlimited... [and] when they migrate off 3G they will have to go to data share." Obviously, with many customers clinging desperately to their truly unlimited usage in the shift to <a href="http://www.engadget.com/tag/lte">LTE</a>, such a move would ruffle more than a few feathers. It's not clear if this will affect customers who have already made the leap to LTE devices or if it will be limited to customers migrating from 3G phones after a <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2012/04/19/verizon-shared-data-plans-are-due-in-mid-summer-target-users-wi/">particular cut off date</a>. We've reached out to Verizon for comment, but so far Big Red is keeping mum. We'll just have to take Shammo at his word for now. We hope you like data caps. To hear the comments in full hit up the source link.</p><p> <strong>Update</strong>: We just finished listening through the entire webcast (we're still waiting for the transcript) and found the quote that is going to make most customers shake their fists in anger:</p><blockquote> <p>  "LTE is our anchor point for data share. So, as you come through an upgrade cycle and you upgrade in the future, you will have to go on to the data share plan. And moving away from, if you will, the unlimited world and moving everyone into a tiered structure data share plan."</p></blockquote><p> Doesn't get much clearer than that, but we're still hoping Verizon will come back and say Shammo was speaking out of turn... fingers crossed.</p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2012/05/16/verizon-cfo-says-grandfathered-unlimited-plans-on-the-way-out/">Verizon CFO says grandfathered unlimited plans on the way out</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.engadget.com">Engadget</a> on Wed, 16 May 2012 13:43:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2012/05/16/verizon-cfo-says-grandfathered-unlimited-plans-on-the-way-out/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/forward/20239501/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/2012/05/16/verizon-cfo-says-grandfathered-unlimited-plans-on-the-way-out/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>data</category><category>data plans</category><category>DataPlans</category><category>fran shammo</category><category>FranShammo</category><category>grandfathered</category><category>LTE</category><category>mobilepostcross</category><category>shared data plans</category><category>SharedDataPlans</category><category>tiered data plans</category><category>TieredDataPlans</category><category>Verizon</category><category>Verizon Wireless</category><category>VerizonWireless</category><category>VZW</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Terrence O'Brien]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 13:43:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cox and Verizon Wireless join forces, launch service bundles in Oklahoma]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2012/05/15/cox-verizon-wireless-oklahoma/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2012/05/15/cox-verizon-wireless-oklahoma/</guid><comments>http://www.engadget.com/2012/05/15/cox-verizon-wireless-oklahoma/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p style="text-align: center;"> <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2012/05/15/cox-verizon-wireless-oklahoma/"><img alt="Image" height="246" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2012/05/2012coxdevices.jpg" style="margin:4px" width="600" /></a></p><p> It's a moderately good day to be an Oklahoman. Wireless subscribers living near Oklahoma City or Tulsa will be among the first to reap the benefits of <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2011/12/16/cox-communications-sells-20mhz-wireless-spectrum-to-verizon-for/">a new collaboration</a> between <a href="http://www.engadget.com/tag/cox/">Cox Communications</a> and <a href="http://www.engadget.com/tag/vzw/">Verizon Wireless</a> that bundles services from both companies, letting customers sign up for packages that include video, internet and voice services from Cox, and wireless service from VZW at a discounted rate. They'll also be eligible to receive debit cards valued at $100-400 if they make the switch to a co-sponsored bundle. You can head over to select retail outlets from either company to sign up, or hit up the source links past the break for more info.</p><p><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2012/05/15/cox-verizon-wireless-oklahoma/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Cox and Verizon Wireless join forces, launch service bundles in Oklahoma</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2012/05/15/cox-verizon-wireless-oklahoma/">Cox and Verizon Wireless join forces, launch service bundles in Oklahoma</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.engadget.com">Engadget</a> on Tue, 15 May 2012 15:52:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2012/05/15/cox-verizon-wireless-oklahoma/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/forward/20238691/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/2012/05/15/cox-verizon-wireless-oklahoma/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>bundle</category><category>bundles</category><category>cox</category><category>cox communications</category><category>CoxCommunications</category><category>hdpostcross</category><category>hdtv</category><category>mobilepostcross</category><category>oklahoma</category><category>Oklahoma City</category><category>OklahomaCity</category><category>partner</category><category>partnership</category><category>partnerships</category><category>sale</category><category>service</category><category>services</category><category>tulsa</category><category>tv</category><category>verizon</category><category>verizon wireless</category><category>VerizonWireless</category><category>vz</category><category>vzw</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Zach Honig]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2012 15:52:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Alliance for Broadband Competition forms to sway opinion against Verizon's AWS acquisition]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2012/05/14/alliance-for-broadband-competition/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2012/05/14/alliance-for-broadband-competition/</guid><comments>http://www.engadget.com/2012/05/14/alliance-for-broadband-competition/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p style="text-align: center;"> <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2012/05/14/alliance-for-broadband-competition/"><img alt="Alliance for Broadband Competition forms to sway opinion against Verizon's AWS acquisition" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2012/05/alliance-for-broadband-competition--coming-soon.png" style="margin: 4px; width: 566px; height: 181px;" /></a></p><p> The <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2012/04/23/t-mobile-ceo-argues-against-verizon-aws-acquisition/">effort to prevent</a> Verizon Wireless from its purchase of AWS licenses from <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2011/12/02/verizon-scores-new-spectrum-from-comcast-time-warner-and-bright/">SpectrumCo</a> and <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2011/12/16/cox-communications-sells-20mhz-wireless-spectrum-to-verizon-for/">Cox</a> just became a bit more intense, as several opponents to the deal have now banded together to form the Alliance for Broadband Competition. The coalition includes T-Mobile and Sprint, along with advocacy groups such as Public Knowledge, the American Antitrust Institute, the Rural Cellular Association and the Rural Telecommunications Group. Today, the newly formed alliance held a press conference in which it called on the FCC and Department of Justice to block the transfer, which it said would lead to an "excessive concentration of spectrum" held by Verizon Wireless. While it's not much of an olive branch, the group similarly suggested that it would support the deal if Verizon were to divest some of its spectrum holdings, establish roaming agreements and agree to a backhaul pricing structure. As you may recall, Verizon Wireless estimates that it'll <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2012/05/08/ctia-2012-keynote-jim-cramer-ceos/">exhaust its network capacity</a> by 2014. Regardless of how this $3.9 billion proposal shakes out, it's rather clear that something's gotta give.</p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2012/05/14/alliance-for-broadband-competition/">Alliance for Broadband Competition forms to sway opinion against Verizon's AWS acquisition</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.engadget.com">Engadget</a> on Mon, 14 May 2012 21:04:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2012/05/14/alliance-for-broadband-competition/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/forward/20238022/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/2012/05/14/alliance-for-broadband-competition/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>Alliance for Broadband Competition</category><category>AllianceForBroadbandCompetition</category><category>American Antitrust Institute</category><category>AmericanAntitrustInstitute</category><category>aws</category><category>comcast</category><category>cox</category><category>cox communications</category><category>CoxCommunications</category><category>department of justice</category><category>DepartmentOfJustice</category><category>doj</category><category>fcc</category><category>mobilepostcross</category><category>Public Knowledge</category><category>PublicKnowledge</category><category>Rural Cellular Association</category><category>Rural Telecommunications Group</category><category>RuralCellularAssociation</category><category>RuralTelecommunicationsGroup</category><category>sale</category><category>spectrum</category><category>spectrumco</category><category>sprint</category><category>t-mobile</category><category>time warner</category><category>time warner cable</category><category>TimeWarner</category><category>TimeWarnerCable</category><category>verizon</category><category>verizon wireless</category><category>VerizonWireless</category><category>wireless spectrum</category><category>WirelessSpectrum</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Zachary Lutz]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 14 May 2012 21:04:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Refresh Roundup: week of May 7th, 2012]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2012/05/13/refresh-roundup-week-of-may-7th-2012/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2012/05/13/refresh-roundup-week-of-may-7th-2012/</guid><comments>http://www.engadget.com/2012/05/13/refresh-roundup-week-of-may-7th-2012/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p style="text-align: center;"> <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2012/05/13/refresh-roundup-week-of-may-7th-2012/"><img alt="Refresh Roundup: week of May 7th, 2012" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2012/05/rr-slider-lead.jpg" style="margin: 4px; width: 600px; height: 400px;" /></a></p><p> Your smartphone and / or tablet is just begging for an update. From time to time, these mobile devices are blessed with maintenance refreshes, bug fixes, custom ROMs and anything in between, and so many of them are floating around that it's easy for a sizable chunk to get lost in the mix. To make sure they don't escape without notice, we've gathered every possible update, hack, and other miscellaneous tomfoolery we could find during the last week and crammed them into one convenient <a href="http://www.engadget.com/tag/rr">roundup</a>. If you find something available for your device, please give us a shout at tips at engadget dawt com and let us know. Enjoy!</p><p><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2012/05/13/refresh-roundup-week-of-may-7th-2012/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Refresh Roundup: week of May 7th, 2012</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2012/05/13/refresh-roundup-week-of-may-7th-2012/">Refresh Roundup: week of May 7th, 2012</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.engadget.com">Engadget</a> on Sun, 13 May 2012 20:34:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2012/05/13/refresh-roundup-week-of-may-7th-2012/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/forward/20237207/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/2012/05/13/refresh-roundup-week-of-may-7th-2012/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>9900</category><category>android</category><category>android 4.0</category><category>Android4.0</category><category>asus</category><category>asus eee pad slider</category><category>AsusEeePadSlider</category><category>blackberry</category><category>blackberry 7.1</category><category>blackberry bold</category><category>blackberry bold 9900</category><category>Blackberry7.1</category><category>BlackberryBold</category><category>BlackberryBold9900</category><category>bold 9900</category><category>Bold9900</category><category>cm9</category><category>cyanogenmod</category><category>cyanogenmod 9</category><category>Cyanogenmod9</category><category>droid x2</category><category>DroidX2</category><category>eee pad slider</category><category>EeePadSlider</category><category>google</category><category>hp</category><category>hp touchpad go</category><category>HpTouchpadGo</category><category>htc</category><category>htc one s</category><category>htc rezound</category><category>htc thunderbolt</category><category>HtcOneS</category><category>HtcRezound</category><category>HtcThunderbolt</category><category>ice cream sandwich</category><category>IceCreamSandwich</category><category>leak</category><category>leaked</category><category>lg</category><category>lg optimus 2x</category><category>lg spectrum</category><category>LgOptimus2x</category><category>LgSpectrum</category><category>lumia 900</category><category>Lumia900</category><category>minipost</category><category>mobilepostcross</category><category>motorola</category><category>motorola droid x2</category><category>MotorolaDroidX2</category><category>nokia</category><category>nokia lumia 900</category><category>NokiaLumia900</category><category>one s</category><category>OneS</category><category>optimus 2x</category><category>Optimus2x</category><category>refresh roundup</category><category>RefreshRoundup</category><category>rezound</category><category>rogers</category><category>rom</category><category>roms</category><category>rr</category><category>smartphone</category><category>smartphones</category><category>spectrum</category><category>tablet</category><category>tablets</category><category>thunderbolt</category><category>touchpad go</category><category>TouchpadGo</category><category>update</category><category>updates</category><category>verizon</category><category>verizon wireless</category><category>VerizonWireless</category><category>webos</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Zachary Lutz]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 13 May 2012 20:34:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[IRL: Verizon Jetpack MiFi 4620, iHome iC50 and Epson's EH-TW9000 3D projector]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2012/05/13/irl-verizon-jetpack-mifi-iHome-ic50-Epson-EH-TW9000/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2012/05/13/irl-verizon-jetpack-mifi-iHome-ic50-Epson-EH-TW9000/</guid><comments>http://www.engadget.com/2012/05/13/irl-verizon-jetpack-mifi-iHome-ic50-Epson-EH-TW9000/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p> <em>Welcome to </em><a href="http://www.engadget.com/tag/engadgetIRL/">IRL</a><em>, an ongoing feature where we talk about the gadgets, apps and toys we're using in real life and take a second look at products that already got the formal review treatment.</em></p><div style="text-align: center;"> <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2012/05/13/irl-verizon-jetpack-mifi-iHome-ic50-Epson-EH-TW9000/"><img border="1" hspace="4" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2011/10/eng-irl.jpg" vspace="4" /></a></div><p> Just call this week's column the something borrowed edition. Rather than do a formal review -- the sort of cookie-cutter project that can be over and done with in a week, frankly -- we asked three staffers to not just test new products, but to <em>live</em> with them. For starters, our very own jet-setting Darren Murph used Verizon Wireless' new Jetpack MiFi 4620L to get work done on the go, while our new editor Jon Fingas traded in his Sony clock radio for an iHome dock that promised to play nice with his non-Apple device. Rounding things out, Sharif took a $4,000 3D projector for a weeks-long spin because, well, why not?</p><div></div><p><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2012/05/13/irl-verizon-jetpack-mifi-iHome-ic50-Epson-EH-TW9000/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>IRL: Verizon Jetpack MiFi 4620, iHome iC50 and Epson's EH-TW9000 3D projector</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2012/05/13/irl-verizon-jetpack-mifi-iHome-ic50-Epson-EH-TW9000/">IRL: Verizon Jetpack MiFi 4620, iHome iC50 and Epson's EH-TW9000 3D projector</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.engadget.com">Engadget</a> on Sun, 13 May 2012 10:54:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2012/05/13/irl-verizon-jetpack-mifi-iHome-ic50-Epson-EH-TW9000/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/forward/20237129/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/2012/05/13/irl-verizon-jetpack-mifi-iHome-ic50-Epson-EH-TW9000/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>3D projector</category><category>3dProjector</category><category>4620</category><category>Darren McFadden</category><category>DarrenMcfadden</category><category>EH-TW9000</category><category>engadgetirl</category><category>Epson</category><category>Epson EH-TW9000</category><category>EpsonEh-tw9000</category><category>iC50</category><category>iHome</category><category>iHome iC50</category><category>IhomeIc50</category><category>IRL</category><category>Jetpack MiFi 4620</category><category>JetpackMifi4620</category><category>Jon Fingas</category><category>JonFingas</category><category>LTE</category><category>MiFi</category><category>MiFi 4620</category><category>Mifi4620</category><category>projector</category><category>projectors</category><category>Sharif Sakr</category><category>SharifSakr</category><category>Verizon</category><category>Verizon Jetpack MiFi 4620</category><category>Verizon Wireless</category><category>VerizonJetpackMifi4620</category><category>VerizonWireless</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Engadget staff]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 13 May 2012 10:54:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mobile Miscellany: week of May 7th, 2012]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2012/05/12/mobile-miscellany-week-of-may-7th-2012/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2012/05/12/mobile-miscellany-week-of-may-7th-2012/</guid><comments>http://www.engadget.com/2012/05/12/mobile-miscellany-week-of-may-7th-2012/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p style="text-align: center;"> <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2012/05/12/mobile-miscellany-week-of-may-7th-2012/"><img alt="Mobile Miscellany: week of May 7th, 2012" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2012/05/mm-1336865657.jpg" style="margin: 4px; width: 600px; height: 400px;" /></a></p><p> 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, Sprint reassured us with optimism for Windows Phone 8, and T-Mobile's CEO found a new partner to continue the fight against Verizon's AWS acquisition. These stories and more await after the break. So buy the ticket and take the ride as we explore the "<a href="http://www.engadget.com/tag/mm">best of the rest</a>" for this week of May 7th, 2012.</p><p><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2012/05/12/mobile-miscellany-week-of-may-7th-2012/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Mobile Miscellany: week of May 7th, 2012</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2012/05/12/mobile-miscellany-week-of-may-7th-2012/">Mobile Miscellany: week of May 7th, 2012</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.engadget.com">Engadget</a> on Sat, 12 May 2012 20:40:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2012/05/12/mobile-miscellany-week-of-may-7th-2012/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/forward/20237033/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/2012/05/12/mobile-miscellany-week-of-may-7th-2012/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>2012 Olympics</category><category>2012Olympics</category><category>android</category><category>android 2.3</category><category>android 4.0</category><category>Android2.3</category><category>Android4.0</category><category>apollo</category><category>apple</category><category>apple iphone 4s</category><category>AppleIphone4s</category><category>ascend y100</category><category>AscendY100</category><category>aws</category><category>Bluegrass Cellular</category><category>BluegrassCellular</category><category>cricket</category><category>david owens</category><category>DavidOwens</category><category>galaxy q</category><category>galaxy s iii</category><category>GalaxyQ</category><category>GalaxySIii</category><category>gingerbread</category><category>google</category><category>huawei</category><category>huawei ascend y100</category><category>HuaweiAscendY100</category><category>ice cream sandwich</category><category>IceCreamSandwich</category><category>iphone</category><category>iphone 4s</category><category>Iphone4s</category><category>leap wireless</category><category>LeapWireless</category><category>mm</category><category>mobile miscellany</category><category>MobileMiscellany</category><category>mobilepostmini</category><category>Nex-Tech Wireless</category><category>Nex-techWireless</category><category>o2</category><category>o2 uk</category><category>O2Uk</category><category>olympics</category><category>rca</category><category>rural cellular association</category><category>RuralCellularAssociation</category><category>samsung</category><category>samsung galaxy q</category><category>samsung galaxy s iii</category><category>SamsungGalaxyQ</category><category>SamsungGalaxySIii</category><category>simple mobile</category><category>SimpleMobile</category><category>smartphone</category><category>smartphones</category><category>sprint</category><category>t-mobile</category><category>tango</category><category>tania</category><category>tizen</category><category>tracfone</category><category>us cellular</category><category>UsCellular</category><category>v8000</category><category>verizon</category><category>verizon wireless</category><category>VerizonWireless</category><category>video</category><category>wind</category><category>wind mobile</category><category>WindMobile</category><category>windows phone</category><category>windows phone 8</category><category>windows phone tango</category><category>WindowsPhone</category><category>WindowsPhone8</category><category>WindowsPhoneTango</category><category>zte</category><category>zte nova</category><category>ZTE Nova 4.0 V8000</category><category>zte tania</category><category>ZteNova</category><category>ZteNova4.0V8000</category><category>ZteTania</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Zachary Lutz]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 12 May 2012 20:40:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jersey Shore getting Verizon LTE on May 17th...]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2012/05/10/jersey-shore-getting-verizon-lte-on-may-17th/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2012/05/10/jersey-shore-getting-verizon-lte-on-may-17th/</guid><comments>http://www.engadget.com/2012/05/10/jersey-shore-getting-verizon-lte-on-may-17th/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p style="text-align: center;"> <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2012/05/10/jersey-shore-getting-verizon-lte-on-may-17th/"><img alt="snooki jwoww jersey shore" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2012/05/jwowwsnooki.jpg" style="margin: 4px; width: 600px; height: 399px;" /></a></p><p> ...just in time for photos of Snooki's kid to be whisked around the world at 4G speeds.</p><p> (P.S. - <a href="http://news.verizonwireless.com/news/2012/05/pr2012-05-09i.html">Northern Vermont</a>, <a href="http://news.verizonwireless.com/news/2012/05/pr2012-05-10c.html">Long Island</a>, <a href="http://news.verizonwireless.com/news/2012/05/pr2012-05-09h.html">Cape Cod</a>, Delaware beach communities and the gorgeous Outer Banks of North Carolina are going live soon as well, <em>sans drama.)</em></p><p> [Photo credit: Craig Barritt, Getty Images]</p><p><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2012/05/10/jersey-shore-getting-verizon-lte-on-may-17th/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Jersey Shore getting Verizon LTE on May 17th...</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2012/05/10/jersey-shore-getting-verizon-lte-on-may-17th/">Jersey Shore getting Verizon LTE on May 17th...</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.engadget.com">Engadget</a> on Thu, 10 May 2012 17:34:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2012/05/10/jersey-shore-getting-verizon-lte-on-may-17th/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/forward/20235655/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/2012/05/10/jersey-shore-getting-verizon-lte-on-may-17th/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>4g</category><category>4g lte</category><category>4gLte</category><category>cape cod</category><category>CapeCod</category><category>carrier</category><category>expansion</category><category>jersey shore</category><category>JerseyShore</category><category>long island</category><category>LongIsland</category><category>lte</category><category>mobilepostmini</category><category>new york</category><category>NewYork</category><category>north carolina</category><category>NorthCarolina</category><category>ny</category><category>nyc</category><category>obx</category><category>outer banks</category><category>OuterBanks</category><category>snooki</category><category>verizon</category><category>verizon wireless</category><category>VerizonWireless</category><category>vermont</category><category>wireless</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Darren Murph]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 10 May 2012 17:34:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[HTC Droid Incredible 4G LTE for Verizon hands-on at CTIA 2012 (update: video)]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2012/05/07/htc-droid-incredible-4g-lte-for-verizon-hands-on/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2012/05/07/htc-droid-incredible-4g-lte-for-verizon-hands-on/</guid><comments>http://www.engadget.com/2012/05/07/htc-droid-incredible-4g-lte-for-verizon-hands-on/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p style="text-align: center;"> <img alt="Image" height="399" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2012/05/htcincredible4gltelead01.jpg" style="margin:4px" width="600" /></p><p> 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 <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2012/05/07/verizon-htc-droid-incredible-4g-lte/">HTC Droid Incredible 4G LTE</a> 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 camera with a 28mm f/2.2 lens.</p><p> If you're familiar with either the OG <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/19/droid-incredible-review/">HTC Droid Incredible</a> or its <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2011/05/25/droid-incredible-2-review/">sequel</a>, you'll instantly recognize the trusty hump on the back of the third iteration -- Verizon and HTC haven't strayed too far from the design formula here. Aside from the Sense 4 firmware hiding inside the phone, the Incredible 4G LTE has little in common with its cousins, the One X and One S. Frankly, we're still left pondering if the carrier will come out with a version of its own, since we've seen the other three national powers get a high-profile device from the Taiwanese manufacturer.</p><p> We had a very similar feeling when holding the new Incredible, one easily related to how we felt with its predecessors. It's quite light, and it actually feels thinner than it really is. All in all, the phone is very comfortable to hold, and from our few minutes of using it, it seemed to be rather smooth. Naturally, as we expected, Verizon reps warned us that it's running on preliminary firmware at the moment, so we don't take a lot of stock in its performance, good or bad. All in all, it's exactly how we thought it would be -- a refreshed version of the Incredible 2, with a much better processor and a few other notable bumps in specs. Head below to check out a few images of Verizon's newest darling.</p><p> <strong>Update:</strong> Our hands-on video is now live after the break.</p><p> <div class="postgallery"><p><strong>Gallery: <a href="http://www.engadget.com/photos/htc-incredible-4g-lte-hands-on/">HTC Incredible 4G LTE hands-on</a></strong></p><a href="http://www.engadget.com/photos/htc-incredible-4g-lte-hands-on/#5008498"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2012/05/htcincredible4glte01_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.engadget.com/photos/htc-incredible-4g-lte-hands-on/#5008499"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2012/05/htcincredible4glte02_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.engadget.com/photos/htc-incredible-4g-lte-hands-on/#5008500"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2012/05/htcincredible4glte03_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.engadget.com/photos/htc-incredible-4g-lte-hands-on/#5008501"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2012/05/htcincredible4glte04_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.engadget.com/photos/htc-incredible-4g-lte-hands-on/#5008502"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2012/05/htcincredible4glte05_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a></div></p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2012/05/07/htc-droid-incredible-4g-lte-for-verizon-hands-on/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>HTC Droid Incredible 4G LTE for Verizon hands-on at CTIA 2012 (update: video)</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2012/05/07/htc-droid-incredible-4g-lte-for-verizon-hands-on/">HTC Droid Incredible 4G LTE for Verizon hands-on at CTIA 2012 (update: video)</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.engadget.com">Engadget</a> on Mon, 07 May 2012 20:59:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2012/05/07/htc-droid-incredible-4g-lte-for-verizon-hands-on/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/forward/20233335/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/2012/05/07/htc-droid-incredible-4g-lte-for-verizon-hands-on/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>4g</category><category>ctia</category><category>ctia 2012</category><category>ctia wireless 2012</category><category>Ctia2012</category><category>CtiaWireless2012</category><category>droid incredible 4g lte</category><category>DroidIncredible4gLte</category><category>hands-on</category><category>htc</category><category>htc droid incredible 4g lte</category><category>HtcDroidIncredible4gLte</category><category>incredible</category><category>lte</category><category>mobilepostcross</category><category>verizon</category><category>verizon wireless</category><category>VerizonWireless</category><category>video</category><category>vzw</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Brad Molen]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 07 May 2012 20:59:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Join us for the CTIA keynote with the CEOs of the big four US carriers, tomorrow at 5:30PM ET!]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2012/05/07/ctia-keynote-ceo-carriers/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2012/05/07/ctia-keynote-ceo-carriers/</guid><comments>http://www.engadget.com/2012/05/07/ctia-keynote-ceo-carriers/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p style="text-align: center;"> <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2012/05/07/ctia-keynote-ceo-carriers/"><img alt="Image" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2012/05/big4ceo.jpg" style="margin: 4px; width: 600px; height: 100px;" /></a></p><p> In what seems to be turning into an <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2011/03/22/live-from-ctias-day-one-keynote-with-fcc-chairman-julius-genach/">annual tradition</a>, the CEOs of the largest mobile operators in the US will be matching wits with Jim Cramer -- and each other -- in tomorrow afternoon's <a href="http://www.engadget.com/ctiawireless2012">CTIA keynote</a>. This year, however, we'll get to hear from T-Mobile chief Phillip Humm in addition to the usual trifecta of Dan Mead, Dan Hesse and Ralph de la Vega. We'll be liveblogging the show to soak in all of the latest news, quotes and groaners that may come out as a result. Join us! And while you wait, stay caught up on the happenings in New Orleans by checking out our <a href="http://www.engadget.com/event/ctia-2012/">event hub</a>.</p><div style="text-align:center"> <span class="event-datetime">May 8, 2012 5:30 PM EDT</span></div><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2012/05/07/ctia-keynote-ceo-carriers/">Join us for the CTIA keynote with the CEOs of the big four US carriers, tomorrow at 5:30PM ET!</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.engadget.com">Engadget</a> on Mon, 07 May 2012 18:24:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2012/05/07/ctia-keynote-ceo-carriers/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/forward/20233001/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/2012/05/07/ctia-keynote-ceo-carriers/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>att</category><category>blog of the live</category><category>BlogOfTheLive</category><category>ctia 2012</category><category>ctia wireless 2012</category><category>Ctia2012</category><category>CtiaWireless2012</category><category>dan hesse</category><category>dan mead</category><category>DanHesse</category><category>DanMead</category><category>jim cramer</category><category>JimCramer</category><category>keynote</category><category>mobilepostcross</category><category>ralph de la vega</category><category>RalphDeLaVega</category><category>t-mobile</category><category>tmo</category><category>verizon</category><category>verizon wireless</category><category>VerizonWireless</category><category>vzw</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Brad Molen]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 07 May 2012 18:24:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Color announces Verizon partnership, preaches the dream of streaming HD]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2012/05/07/color-announces-verizon-partnership-preaches-the-dream-of-strea/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2012/05/07/color-announces-verizon-partnership-preaches-the-dream-of-strea/</guid><comments>http://www.engadget.com/2012/05/07/color-announces-verizon-partnership-preaches-the-dream-of-strea/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p style="text-align: center;"> <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2012/05/07/color-announces-verizon-partnership-preaches-the-dream-of-strea/"><img alt="Image" height="450" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2012/05/color-vzw-redesign-lead.jpg" style="margin:4px" width="487" /></a></p><p> Color founder <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2011/09/22/the-engadget-interview-lala-and-color-founder-bill-nguyen/">Bill Nguyen</a> describes the startup's early life as being "in the wilderness," a state, he adds, that can also be used to describe past projects he's helmed (a point we can't exactly argue). Of course, Lala finally found its way -- eventually being <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/01/rip-lala-we-hardly-knew-ye/">scooped up by Apple</a>. And now <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2011/12/01/color-for-facebook-iphone-app-hands-on/">Color</a>, an app that's already lived through its share of lives, has a big name on its side. The company has partnered with none other than Verizon to help soup up its life-streaming service. The two sides have signed an exclusivity deal that promises to harness Big Red's zippy LTE.</p><p> The version of the app which will be exclusively available to subscribers of that carrier brings with it some much welcomed upgrades, including sound and a higher frame rate. Color was pretty insistent that such things weren't key to the app's functionality when it first launched, but it has apparently seen the error of its ways. As Nguyen told us, simply, "we were wrong." Now, thanks to Verizon's 4G technology, it's now able to offer up a product closer to an ideal streaming situation -- a scenario Nguyen apparently decided upon after playing around with a <a href="http://www.engadget.com/tag/red+camera/">Red camera</a> at CES. The dream now is live HD streaming. More after the break.</p><p><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2012/05/07/color-announces-verizon-partnership-preaches-the-dream-of-strea/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Color announces Verizon partnership, preaches the dream of streaming HD</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2012/05/07/color-announces-verizon-partnership-preaches-the-dream-of-strea/">Color announces Verizon partnership, preaches the dream of streaming HD</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.engadget.com">Engadget</a> on Mon, 07 May 2012 11:12:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2012/05/07/color-announces-verizon-partnership-preaches-the-dream-of-strea/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/forward/20231350/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/2012/05/07/color-announces-verizon-partnership-preaches-the-dream-of-strea/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>app</category><category>apps</category><category>color</category><category>mobilepostcross</category><category>photo</category><category>streaming</category><category>verizon</category><category>verizon wireless</category><category>VerizonWireless</category><category>video</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Brian Heater]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 07 May 2012 11:12:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Refresh Roundup: week of April 30th, 2012]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2012/05/06/refresh-roundup-week-of-april-30th-2012/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2012/05/06/refresh-roundup-week-of-april-30th-2012/</guid><comments>http://www.engadget.com/2012/05/06/refresh-roundup-week-of-april-30th-2012/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p style="text-align: center;"> <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2012/05/06/refresh-roundup-week-of-april-30th-2012/"><img alt="Refresh Roundup: week of April 30th, 2012" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2012/05/rr-play-phone.jpg" style="margin: 4px; width: 600px; height: 360px;" /></a></p><p> Your smartphone and / or tablet is just begging for an update. From time to time, these mobile devices are blessed with maintenance refreshes, bug fixes, custom ROMs and anything in between, and so many of them are floating around that it's easy for a sizable chunk to get lost in the mix. To make sure they don't escape without notice, we've gathered every possible update, hack, and other miscellaneous tomfoolery we could find during the last week and crammed them into one convenient <a href="http://www.engadget.com/tag/rr">roundup</a>. If you find something available for your device, please give us a shout at tips at engadget dawt com and let us know. Enjoy!</p><p><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2012/05/06/refresh-roundup-week-of-april-30th-2012/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Refresh Roundup: week of April 30th, 2012</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2012/05/06/refresh-roundup-week-of-april-30th-2012/">Refresh Roundup: week of April 30th, 2012</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.engadget.com">Engadget</a> on Sun, 06 May 2012 19:47:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2012/05/06/refresh-roundup-week-of-april-30th-2012/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/forward/20232269/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/2012/05/06/refresh-roundup-week-of-april-30th-2012/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>101 g9</category><category>101G9</category><category>80 g9</category><category>80G9</category><category>android</category><category>android 2.3</category><category>android 4.0</category><category>Android2.3</category><category>Android4.0</category><category>aokp</category><category>archos</category><category>archos 101 g9</category><category>archos 80 g9</category><category>Archos101G9</category><category>Archos80G9</category><category>asus</category><category>blackberry</category><category>blackberry 7.1</category><category>blackberry bridge</category><category>blackberry curve 8520</category><category>Blackberry7.1</category><category>BlackberryBridge</category><category>BlackberryCurve8520</category><category>Bold 9900</category><category>Bold9900</category><category>cliq2</category><category>clockworkmod</category><category>clockworkmod recovery</category><category>ClockworkmodRecovery</category><category>curve 8520</category><category>Curve 9360</category><category>Curve8520</category><category>Curve9360</category><category>cyanogenmod</category><category>cyanogenmod 9</category><category>Cyanogenmod9</category><category>droid 3</category><category>droid bionic</category><category>Droid3</category><category>DroidBionic</category><category>evo 3d</category><category>Evo3d</category><category>galaxy nexus</category><category>galaxy note</category><category>galaxy s ii</category><category>galaxy tab 2 7.0</category><category>GalaxyNexus</category><category>GalaxyNote</category><category>GalaxySIi</category><category>GalaxyTab27.0</category><category>gingerbread</category><category>htc</category><category>htc evo 3d</category><category>htc mozart</category><category>htc one x</category><category>htc rezound</category><category>htc sensation 4g</category><category>HtcEvo3d</category><category>HtcMozart</category><category>HtcOneX</category><category>HtcRezound</category><category>HtcSensation4g</category><category>huawei</category><category>huawei mediapad</category><category>HuaweiMediapad</category><category>ice cream sandwich</category><category>IceCreamSandwich</category><category>leak</category><category>leaked</category><category>leaks</category><category>lumia 800</category><category>Lumia800</category><category>mediapad</category><category>minipost</category><category>mobilepostcross</category><category>motorola</category><category>motorola cliq2</category><category>motorola droid 3</category><category>motorola droid bionic</category><category>MotorolaCliq2</category><category>MotorolaDroid3</category><category>MotorolaDroidBionic</category><category>mozart</category><category>nokia</category><category>nokia belle</category><category>nokia lumia 800</category><category>NokiaBelle</category><category>NokiaLumia800</category><category>one x</category><category>OneX</category><category>P9981</category><category>refresh roundup</category><category>RefreshRoundup</category><category>research in motion</category><category>ResearchInMotion</category><category>rezound</category><category>rim</category><category>root</category><category>rooted</category><category>rr</category><category>samsung</category><category>samsung galaxy nexus</category><category>samsung galaxy note</category><category>samsung galaxy s ii</category><category>samsung galaxy tab 2 7.0</category><category>SamsungGalaxyNexus</category><category>SamsungGalaxyNote</category><category>SamsungGalaxySIi</category><category>SamsungGalaxyTab27.0</category><category>sensation 4g</category><category>Sensation4g</category><category>sense 3.6</category><category>Sense3.6</category><category>smartphone</category><category>smartphones</category><category>sony</category><category>sony xperia play</category><category>SonyXperiaPlay</category><category>sprint</category><category>symbian belle</category><category>SymbianBelle</category><category>t-mobile</category><category>tablet</category><category>tablets</category><category>tf300</category><category>Torch 9810</category><category>Torch 9860</category><category>Torch9810</category><category>Torch9860</category><category>transformer pad tf300</category><category>TransformerPadTf300</category><category>update</category><category>updates</category><category>upgrade</category><category>upgrades</category><category>verizon</category><category>verizon wireless</category><category>VerizonWireless</category><category>xperia play</category><category>XperiaPlay</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Zachary Lutz]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 06 May 2012 19:47:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mobile Miscellany: week of April 30th, 2012]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2012/05/05/mobile-miscellany-week-of-april-30th-2012/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2012/05/05/mobile-miscellany-week-of-april-30th-2012/</guid><comments>http://www.engadget.com/2012/05/05/mobile-miscellany-week-of-april-30th-2012/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p style="text-align: center;"> <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2012/05/05/mobile-miscellany-week-of-april-30th-2012/"><img alt="Mobile Miscellany: week of April 30th, 2012" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2012/05/mm.jpg" style="margin: 4px; width: 600px; height: 400px;" /></a></p><p> 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. So buy the ticket and take the ride as we explore the "<a href="http://www.engadget.com/tag/mm">best of the rest</a>" for this week of April 30th, 2012.</p><p><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2012/05/05/mobile-miscellany-week-of-april-30th-2012/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Mobile Miscellany: week of April 30th, 2012</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2012/05/05/mobile-miscellany-week-of-april-30th-2012/">Mobile Miscellany: week of April 30th, 2012</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.engadget.com">Engadget</a> on Sat, 05 May 2012 21:30:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2012/05/05/mobile-miscellany-week-of-april-30th-2012/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/forward/20232052/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/2012/05/05/mobile-miscellany-week-of-april-30th-2012/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>4g</category><category>android</category><category>app</category><category>apps</category><category>bell</category><category>bell mobility</category><category>BellMobility</category><category>droid razr maxx</category><category>DroidRazrMaxx</category><category>fido</category><category>galaxy note</category><category>GalaxyNote</category><category>insurance</category><category>lg</category><category>lg optimus l7</category><category>LgOptimusL7</category><category>lte</category><category>mm</category><category>mobile miscellany</category><category>MobileMiscellany</category><category>mobilepostmini</category><category>motoluxe</category><category>motorola</category><category>motorola motoluxe</category><category>motorola razr maxx</category><category>MotorolaMotoluxe</category><category>MotorolaRazrMaxx</category><category>optimus l7</category><category>OptimusL7</category><category>pioneer</category><category>pioneer wireless</category><category>PioneerWireless</category><category>razr maxx</category><category>RazrMaxx</category><category>rural America</category><category>rural broadband</category><category>RuralAmerica</category><category>RuralBroadband</category><category>samsung</category><category>samsung galaxy note</category><category>SamsungGalaxyNote</category><category>smartphone</category><category>smartphones</category><category>sony</category><category>sony xperia u</category><category>SonyXperiaU</category><category>south korea</category><category>SouthKorea</category><category>swiftkey</category><category>verizon</category><category>verizon wireless</category><category>VerizonWireless</category><category>virgin</category><category>virgin mobile</category><category>VirginMobile</category><category>xperia u</category><category>XperiaU</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Zachary Lutz]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 05 May 2012 21:30:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Galaxy Nexus for Verizon Wireless receives Android 4.0.4 update]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2012/05/01/galaxy-nexus-for-verizon-receives-android-4-0-4-update/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2012/05/01/galaxy-nexus-for-verizon-receives-android-4-0-4-update/</guid><comments>http://www.engadget.com/2012/05/01/galaxy-nexus-for-verizon-receives-android-4-0-4-update/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p style="text-align: center;"> <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2012/05/01/galaxy-nexus-for-verizon-receives-android-4-0-4-update/"><img alt="Galaxy Nexus for Verizon Wireless receives Android 4.0.4 update" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2012/05/nexus-update-again3-487x650-1335910586.jpg" style="margin: 4px; width: 377px; height: 450px;" /></a></p><p> Owners of the <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2011/12/16/verizon-galaxy-nexus-review/">Galaxy Nexus for Verizon Wireless</a> are now joining the proud ranks of Android 4.0.4 users. As a common practice, it seems the rollout is gradual, and many of the devices receiving the update appear to be the property of corporate stores. Nonetheless, the 39.8MB download carries a build number IMM76K and similarly brings an update to the baseband software -- which is reason to hope that the (<a href="http://www.engadget.com/2012/05/01/sprint-galaxy-nexus-updated/">resolved</a>) connectivity issues reported by Android 4.0.4 users of the HSPA+ and Sprint variants will be a non-issue. Are you one of the proud and few to receive the refresh? Let us know in the comments below.<br /> <br /> [Thanks to everyone who sent this in]</p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2012/05/01/galaxy-nexus-for-verizon-receives-android-4-0-4-update/">Galaxy Nexus for Verizon Wireless receives Android 4.0.4 update</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.engadget.com">Engadget</a> on Tue, 01 May 2012 21:13:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2012/05/01/galaxy-nexus-for-verizon-receives-android-4-0-4-update/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/forward/20228666/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/2012/05/01/galaxy-nexus-for-verizon-receives-android-4-0-4-update/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>android</category><category>android 4.0</category><category>android 4.0.4</category><category>Android4.0</category><category>Android4.0.4</category><category>galaxy nexus</category><category>galaxy nexus lte</category><category>GalaxyNexus</category><category>GalaxyNexusLte</category><category>ice cream sandwich</category><category>IceCreamSandwich</category><category>IMM7K6</category><category>mobilepostcross</category><category>smartphone</category><category>smartphones</category><category>update</category><category>updates</category><category>verizon</category><category>verizon wireless</category><category>VerizonWireless</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Zachary Lutz]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 01 May 2012 21:13:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[T-Mobile CEO argues to FCC against Verizon's AWS license acquisition]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2012/04/23/t-mobile-ceo-argues-against-verizon-aws-acquisition/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2012/04/23/t-mobile-ceo-argues-against-verizon-aws-acquisition/</guid><comments>http://www.engadget.com/2012/04/23/t-mobile-ceo-argues-against-verizon-aws-acquisition/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p style="text-align: center;"> <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2012/04/23/t-mobile-ceo-argues-against-verizon-aws-acquisition/"><img alt="T-Mobile CEO argues to FCC officials against Verizon's AWS license acquisition" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2012/04/shutterstock97477481.jpg" style="margin: 4px; width: 600px; height: 401px;" /></a></p><p> Well, wouldn't you know it, but T-Mobile -- the only nationwide AWS service provider in the US -- objects to <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2011/12/02/verizon-scores-new-spectrum-from-comcast-time-warner-and-bright/">Verizon's purchase</a> of additional AWS spectrum. The company's CEO, Philipp Humm, recently took <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2012/02/22/t-mobile-wants-fcc-to-block-verizons-spectrum-deals-with-cable/">his concerns</a> to the chief of the FCC's wireless bureau, Rick Kaplan, where he argued that Verizon's <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2012/04/18/verizon-selling-700mhz-spectrum-but-only-if-government-approves/">proposal to shed</a> Blocks A and B of the 700MHz spectrum simply wouldn't be fair shake. According to Humm, Verizon is merely looking to offload its less desirable assets (as Blocks A and B are more prone to interference). While T-Mobile's leader presents a valid point in that Verizon has merely squatted on its current AWS licenses, we can't help but think that Humm would relish in the opportunity for T-Mobile to bid on these licenses. Further, if Verizon were effectively prevented from establishing a nationwide AWS network, it'd certainly reduce competition in the auction house, and therefore bring cheaper licenses to T-Mobile's doorstep. Given that everything in question here is not corporate property, but rather a public resource, what do <em>you</em> think is the best way forward?</p><p> [<a href="http://www.shutterstock.com/pic-97477481/stock-photo-workers-install-cellular-antenna.html?src=csl_recent_image-2">Tower photo</a> via Shutterstock]</p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2012/04/23/t-mobile-ceo-argues-against-verizon-aws-acquisition/">T-Mobile CEO argues to FCC against Verizon's AWS license acquisition</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.engadget.com">Engadget</a> on Mon, 23 Apr 2012 20:57:00 EST.  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HTC's <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2012/03/08/htc-droid-incredible-4g-fcc-verizon/">latest Verizon LTE handset</a> is now an Incredible step closer to being official. The HTC Droid Incredible 4G LTE has popped up on Big Red's Droid Does site, complete with specs and a $300 on-contract price tag. The <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2011/12/01/android-4-0-ice-cream-sandwich-review/">ICS</a> smartphone will be powered by a 1.2GHz dual-core processor with a gig of RAM, and packs a 4-inch super LCD qHD display, an 8-megapixel rear-facing camera with a VGA shooter up front, an LTE hotspot mode with support for up to 10 devices and Beats Audio on board for "studio-quality sound." The Buy Now link brings you to the Droid RAZR Maxx's product page, so it's not quite clear when you'll be able to pick up an Incredible. You can take a closer look right now, however, at the elaborate dedicated Verizon page at our source link below.</p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2012/04/23/htc-droid-incredible-4g-lte/">HTC Droid Incredible 4G LTE pops up on Verizon for $300, links to Droid RAZR Maxx</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.engadget.com">Engadget</a> on Mon, 23 Apr 2012 10:48:00 EST.  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From time to time, these mobile devices are blessed with maintenance refreshes, bug fixes, custom ROMs and anything in between, and so many of them are floating around that it's easy for a sizable chunk to get lost in the mix. To make sure they don't escape without notice, we've gathered every possible update, hack, and other miscellaneous tomfoolery we could find during the last week and crammed them into one convenient <a href="http://www.engadget.com/tag/rr">roundup</a>. If you find something available for your device, please give us a shout at tips at engadget dawt com and let us know. Enjoy!</p><p><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2012/04/22/refresh-roundup-week-of-april-16th-2012/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Refresh Roundup: week of April 16th, 2012</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2012/04/22/refresh-roundup-week-of-april-16th-2012/">Refresh Roundup: week of April 16th, 2012</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.engadget.com">Engadget</a> on Sun, 22 Apr 2012 21:00:00 EST.  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This past week, Verizon announced that its LTE service now covers two-thirds of the US population, and T-Mobile dropped its 'nice girl' image in attempt to position its HSPA+ network as a viable competitor to LTE. These stories and more await after the break. So buy the ticket and take the ride as we explore the "<a href="http://www.engadget.com/tag/mm">best of the rest</a>" for this week of April 16th, 2012.</p><p><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2012/04/21/mobile-miscellany-week-of-april-16th-2012/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Mobile Miscellany: week of April 16th, 2012</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2012/04/21/mobile-miscellany-week-of-april-16th-2012/">Mobile Miscellany: week of April 16th, 2012</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.engadget.com">Engadget</a> on Sat, 21 Apr 2012 20:45:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2012/04/21/mobile-miscellany-week-of-april-16th-2012/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/forward/20221174/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/2012/04/21/mobile-miscellany-week-of-april-16th-2012/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>4g</category><category>advertising</category><category>android</category><category>apollo</category><category>app</category><category>apple</category><category>apple iphone 4s</category><category>AppleIphone4s</category><category>apps</category><category>att</category><category>bbm music</category><category>BbmMusic</category><category>blackberry</category><category>BlackBerry Messenger</category><category>blackberry playbook</category><category>blackberry travel</category><category>BlackberryMessenger</category><category>BlackberryPlaybook</category><category>BlackberryTravel</category><category>bobsled</category><category>canada</category><category>cricket</category><category>cyanogenmod</category><category>galaxy rugby</category><category>GalaxyRugby</category><category>google</category><category>google maps</category><category>GoogleMaps</category><category>international calls</category><category>InternationalCalls</category><category>ios</category><category>iphone</category><category>iphone 4s</category><category>Iphone4s</category><category>leap wireless</category><category>LeapWireless</category><category>lte</category><category>marketing</category><category>mm</category><category>mobile miscellany</category><category>MobileMiscellany</category><category>mobilepostmini</category><category>playbook</category><category>research in motion</category><category>ResearchInMotion</category><category>rim</category><category>rogers</category><category>rogers wireless</category><category>RogersWireless</category><category>rugby smart</category><category>RugbySmart</category><category>rugged</category><category>samsung</category><category>samsung galaxy rugby</category><category>samsung rugby smart</category><category>SamsungGalaxyRugby</category><category>SamsungRugbySmart</category><category>smartphone</category><category>t-mobile</category><category>target</category><category>tmobile</category><category>update</category><category>updates</category><category>verizon</category><category>verizon wireless</category><category>VerizonWireless</category><category>voip</category><category>wikipedia</category><category>windows phone</category><category>windows phone 8</category><category>WindowsPhone</category><category>WindowsPhone8</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Zachary Lutz]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 21 Apr 2012 20:45:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[FCC begins tracking wireless carriers' implementation of bill shock notifications]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2012/04/19/fcc-begins-tracking-bill-shock-notifications/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2012/04/19/fcc-begins-tracking-bill-shock-notifications/</guid><comments>http://www.engadget.com/2012/04/19/fcc-begins-tracking-bill-shock-notifications/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p style="text-align: center;"> <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2012/04/19/fcc-begins-tracking-bill-shock-notifications/"><img alt="FCC begins tracking wireless carriers' implementation of bill shock notifications" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2012/04/shutterstock38798689.jpg" style="margin: 4px; width: 600px; height: 437px;" /></a></p><p> If you've ever mistaken your wireless bill for your phone number, only to discover a dollar sign in front of all those digits, you're far from alone. The <a href="http://www.engadget.com/tag/ctia">CTIA</a> estimates that one in six mobile subscribers have experienced bill shock, but thanks to the efforts of the nation's wireless carriers -- along with a bit of help from the FCC -- consumers will start to receive <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2011/10/17/fcc-and-ctia-get-set-to-hit-back-against-bill-shock/">notifications of any potential overages</a>, along with alerts when the threshold has been crossed. The program is still in its infancy, but the FCC has launched a website to track wireless carriers' implementation of the notification system, which will alert consumers to any voice, data, SMS or international roaming charges. Carriers have until October 17th to have alerts for at least two of these categories in place, and will have until April 17th of next year to implement all four. Consumers may track the monthly progress of individual carriers at the FCC's bill shock website, but for a current peek at their progress, just hop the break.</p><p> [<a href="http://www.shutterstock.com/cat.mhtml?lang=en&amp;version=llv1&amp;anyorall=all&amp;safesearch=1&amp;searchterm=bill%20shock&amp;search_group=&amp;search_source=related_searches#id=38798689&amp;src=152b1f9eb461a9cf060415ab80486051-1-1">Bill shock photo</a> via Shutterstock]</p><p><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2012/04/19/fcc-begins-tracking-bill-shock-notifications/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>FCC begins tracking wireless carriers' implementation of bill shock notifications</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2012/04/19/fcc-begins-tracking-bill-shock-notifications/">FCC begins tracking wireless carriers' implementation of bill shock notifications</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.engadget.com">Engadget</a> on Thu, 19 Apr 2012 19:03:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2012/04/19/fcc-begins-tracking-bill-shock-notifications/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/forward/20219873/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/2012/04/19/fcc-begins-tracking-bill-shock-notifications/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>alert</category><category>att</category><category>bill shock</category><category>bills</category><category>BillShock</category><category>carriers</category><category>charge</category><category>consumer union</category><category>ConsumerUnion</category><category>ctia</category><category>fcc</category><category>Julius Genachowski</category><category>JuliusGenachowski</category><category>mobile alert</category><category>MobileAlert</category><category>mobilepostcross</category><category>overage</category><category>overages</category><category>sprint</category><category>t-mobile</category><category>verizon</category><category>verizon wireless</category><category>VerizonWireless</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Zachary Lutz]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 19 Apr 2012 19:03:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Verizon shared data plans are due in mid-summer, target users with multiple devices]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2012/04/19/verizon-shared-data-plans-are-due-in-mid-summer-target-users-wi/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2012/04/19/verizon-shared-data-plans-are-due-in-mid-summer-target-users-wi/</guid><comments>http://www.engadget.com/2012/04/19/verizon-shared-data-plans-are-due-in-mid-summer-target-users-wi/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p style="text-align: center;"> <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2012/04/19/verizon-shared-data-plans-are-due-in-mid-summer-target-users-wi/"><img alt="Verizon shared data plans are due in mid-summer, target users with multiple devices" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2012/01/vzw83866-3.jpg" style="width: 600px; height: 302px; border-width: 0px; border-style: solid; margin: 4px;" /></a></p><p> On a call discussing <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2012/03/06/verizon-homefusion-broadband/">Verizon's Q1 earnings report</a>, CFO Francis Shammo has once again touched on the company's promised <a href="http://www.engadget.com/tag/SharedDataPlan,verizon/">shared data plans</a>, targeting their launch in mid-summer. He also noted that he expected this to drive growth in the wireless business, because the plan is apparently designed to allow customers to easily add "other devices" to it. You can do your best to tease more meaning out of his statement from the full transcript at <i>Seeking Alpha</i>, we'll be carefully considering how many data hogs are allowed at our share house for the summer.</p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2012/04/19/verizon-shared-data-plans-are-due-in-mid-summer-target-users-wi/">Verizon shared data plans are due in mid-summer, target users with multiple devices</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.engadget.com">Engadget</a> on Thu, 19 Apr 2012 15:06:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2012/04/19/verizon-shared-data-plans-are-due-in-mid-summer-target-users-wi/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/forward/20219736/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/2012/04/19/verizon-shared-data-plans-are-due-in-mid-summer-target-users-wi/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>data</category><category>data plan</category><category>DataPlan</category><category>family data plan</category><category>FamilyDataPlan</category><category>fran shammo</category><category>FranShammo</category><category>lte</category><category>mobilepostmini</category><category>shared data</category><category>shared data plan</category><category>SharedData</category><category>SharedDataPlan</category><category>verizon</category><category>verizon wireless</category><category>VerizonWireless</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Richard Lawler]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 19 Apr 2012 15:06:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pantech FCC filing hints at LTE Breakout successor for Verizon Wireless]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2012/04/18/pantech-fcc-filing-hints-at-lte-breakout-successor-for-verizon/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2012/04/18/pantech-fcc-filing-hints-at-lte-breakout-successor-for-verizon/</guid><comments>http://www.engadget.com/2012/04/18/pantech-fcc-filing-hints-at-lte-breakout-successor-for-verizon/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p style="text-align: center;"> <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2012/04/18/pantech-fcc-filing-hints-at-lte-breakout-successor-for-verizon/"><img alt="Pantech FCC filing hints at LTE Breakout successor for Verizon Wireless" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2012/04/pantech-starq.png" style="margin: 4px; width: 569px; height: 401px;" /></a></p><p> We've just stumbled across a subtle hint from the FCC that suggests the <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2011/10/03/pantech-breakout-review/">Pantech Breakout</a> will need to watch its back from now on -- it seems there's a successor in the pipeline. The Korean manufacturer just passed a new LTE handset through the regulatory agency with support for Verizon's particular flavor of 4G. Known so far only as the Starq (or Star Q), the phone will offer 802.11b/g/n, and while it lacks 5GHz WiFi, we're pleased to see that it'll support the new, low-power Bluetooth 4.0. Only time will reveal the true nature of this handset, but for the moment, we're given reason to hope that Verizon will soon receive a powerful, entry-level smartphone that's closer in specification to the <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2012/02/17/pantech-burst-review/">Pantech Burst</a> on AT&amp;T -- and because it never hurts to dream, perhaps this time we'll see a better camera.</p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2012/04/18/pantech-fcc-filing-hints-at-lte-breakout-successor-for-verizon/">Pantech FCC filing hints at LTE Breakout successor for Verizon Wireless</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.engadget.com">Engadget</a> on Wed, 18 Apr 2012 03:06:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2012/04/18/pantech-fcc-filing-hints-at-lte-breakout-successor-for-verizon/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/forward/20218039/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/2012/04/18/pantech-fcc-filing-hints-at-lte-breakout-successor-for-verizon/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>4g</category><category>fcc</category><category>lte</category><category>mobilepostmini</category><category>pantech</category><category>star q</category><category>starq</category><category>verizon</category><category>verizon wireless</category><category>VerizonWireless</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Zachary Lutz]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 18 Apr 2012 03:06:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Refresh Roundup: week of April 9th, 2012]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2012/04/15/refresh-roundup-week-of-april-9th-2012/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2012/04/15/refresh-roundup-week-of-april-9th-2012/</guid><comments>http://www.engadget.com/2012/04/15/refresh-roundup-week-of-april-9th-2012/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<div style="text-align: center;"> <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2012/04/15/refresh-roundup-week-of-april-9th-2012/"><img alt="Refresh Roundup: week of April 9th, 2012" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2012/04/nokia-701dsc1487lead.jpg" style="margin: 4px; width: 600px; height: 399px;" /></a></div>Your smartphone and / or tablet is just begging for an update. From time to time, these mobile devices are blessed with maintenance refreshes, bug fixes, custom ROMs and anything in between, and so many of them are floating around that it's easy for a sizable chunk to get lost in the mix. To make sure they don't escape without notice, we've gathered every possible update, hack, and other miscellaneous tomfoolery we could find during the last week and crammed them into one convenient <a href="http://www.engadget.com/tag/rr">roundup</a>. If you find something available for your device, please give us a shout at tips at engadget dawt com and let us know. Enjoy!<p><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2012/04/15/refresh-roundup-week-of-april-9th-2012/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Refresh Roundup: week of April 9th, 2012</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2012/04/15/refresh-roundup-week-of-april-9th-2012/">Refresh Roundup: week of April 9th, 2012</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.engadget.com">Engadget</a> on Sun, 15 Apr 2012 20:32:00 EST.  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This past week, we've seen clues to suggest the Galaxy Nexus will arrive at Sprint in a matter of days, and leaked materials suggest Rogers will have the HTC One X in stock by April 20th. These stories and more await after the break. So buy the ticket and take the ride as we explore the "<a href="http://www.engadget.com/tag/mm">best of the rest</a>" for this week of April 9th, 2012.<p><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2012/04/14/mobile-miscellany-week-of-april-9th-2012/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Mobile Miscellany: week of April 9th, 2012</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2012/04/14/mobile-miscellany-week-of-april-9th-2012/">Mobile Miscellany: week of April 9th, 2012</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.engadget.com">Engadget</a> on Sat, 14 Apr 2012 20:30:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2012/04/14/mobile-miscellany-week-of-april-9th-2012/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/forward/20215928/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/2012/04/14/mobile-miscellany-week-of-april-9th-2012/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>android</category><category>android 2.3</category><category>Android2.3</category><category>app</category><category>apps</category><category>att</category><category>bbm music</category><category>BbmMusic</category><category>blackberry</category><category>blackberry curve 9380</category><category>BlackberryCurve9380</category><category>canada</category><category>china</category><category>china unicom</category><category>ChinaUnicom</category><category>curve 9380</category><category>Curve9380</category><category>dolphin browser</category><category>dolphin browser hd</category><category>DolphinBrowser</category><category>DolphinBrowserHd</category><category>dual-sim</category><category>galaxy nexus</category><category>galaxy nexus lte</category><category>galaxy note</category><category>GalaxyNexus</category><category>GalaxyNexusLte</category><category>GalaxyNote</category><category>gingerbread</category><category>google</category><category>google play</category><category>google play store</category><category>GooglePlay</category><category>GooglePlayStore</category><category>hands-on</category><category>htc</category><category>htc one x</category><category>HtcOneX</category><category>korea</category><category>lg</category><category>lg optimus l5</category><category>lg optimus l7</category><category>LgOptimusL5</category><category>LgOptimusL7</category><category>lte</category><category>lumia 900</category><category>Lumia900</category><category>mango</category><category>mm</category><category>mobile miscellany</category><category>MobileMiscellany</category><category>mobilepostmini</category><category>motorola</category><category>motorola xt390</category><category>MotorolaXt390</category><category>nokia</category><category>nokia lumia 900</category><category>NokiaLumia900</category><category>one x</category><category>OneX</category><category>optimus l5</category><category>optimus l7</category><category>OptimusL5</category><category>OptimusL7</category><category>pink</category><category>rim</category><category>rogers</category><category>rogers wireless</category><category>RogersWireless</category><category>samsung</category><category>samsung galaxy nexus</category><category>samsung galaxy note</category><category>SamsungGalaxyNexus</category><category>SamsungGalaxyNote</category><category>smartphone</category><category>smartphones</category><category>south korea</category><category>SouthKorea</category><category>sprint</category><category>stock</category><category>verizon</category><category>verizon wireless</category><category>VerizonWireless</category><category>windows phone</category><category>windows phone 7.5</category><category>WindowsPhone</category><category>WindowsPhone7.5</category><category>xt390</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Zachary Lutz]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 14 Apr 2012 20:30:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Verizon HTC Incredible 4G gets press render, sheepishly grins for Mr. Blurrycam]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2012/04/11/verizon-htc-incredible-4g-gets-press-render-and-blurrycam/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2012/04/11/verizon-htc-incredible-4g-gets-press-render-and-blurrycam/</guid><comments>http://www.engadget.com/2012/04/11/verizon-htc-incredible-4g-gets-press-render-and-blurrycam/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<div style="text-align: center;"> <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2012/04/11/verizon-htc-incredible-4g-gets-press-render-and-blurrycam/"><img alt="HTC Incredible 4G sheepishly grins for Mr. Blurrycam" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2012/04/incredible-4g.jpg" style="margin: 4px; width: 509px; height: 450px;" /></a></div>Promise not to laugh, folks, because this one appears a bit camera shy: meet the HTC Incredible 4G for <a href="http://www.engadget.com/tag/verizon+wireless">Verizon Wireless</a>. As you can see, the designers have kept the same industrial, funky and yet austere style <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2011/05/25/droid-incredible-2-review/">as before</a>, and like the original, the <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/19/droid-incredible-review/">famous red accents</a> are back in the mix. The camera pod continues to exist as part of a larger protrusion on the back, which now sports a significant amount of texture. The number of capacitive buttons on the front has been reduced to three, with search now absent. The Incredible 4G is is most certainly an Ice Cream Sandwich device, complete with a <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2012/04/02/htc-sense-4-0-review/">Sense 4</a> overlay.<br /><br />A quick peek at the hardware information reveals a dual-core 1.2GHz CPU, 1GB of RAM, 8GB of built-in storage, an 8MP primary camera and a front-facing VGA counterpart, along with 802.11a/b/g/n and Bluetooth 4.0 -- as well as support for LTE, NFC and WiFi Direct. The display is estimated at 4-inches and is said to offer qHD resolution. In highly welcome bit of news, the camera is said to capture a rapid burst of images, which gives us hope that this is the same option found on the <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2012/04/02/htc-one-x-review/">One X</a> and <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2012/04/02/htc-one-s-review/">One S</a>. Nonetheless, it appears to be a mainstream, middle-of-the-road handset that will likely be priced between $100 and $150 on-contract. Be sure to hop the break for the press render, and for a few extra blurry snapshots, just hit up the source link below.<p><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2012/04/11/verizon-htc-incredible-4g-gets-press-render-and-blurrycam/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Verizon HTC Incredible 4G gets press render, sheepishly grins for Mr. Blurrycam</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2012/04/11/verizon-htc-incredible-4g-gets-press-render-and-blurrycam/">Verizon HTC Incredible 4G gets press render, sheepishly grins for Mr. Blurrycam</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.engadget.com">Engadget</a> on Wed, 11 Apr 2012 18:03:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2012/04/11/verizon-htc-incredible-4g-gets-press-render-and-blurrycam/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/forward/20213654/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/2012/04/11/verizon-htc-incredible-4g-gets-press-render-and-blurrycam/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>4g</category><category>android</category><category>android 4.0</category><category>Android4.0</category><category>blurrycam</category><category>htc</category><category>htc incredible 4g</category><category>HtcIncredible4g</category><category>ice cream sandwich</category><category>IceCreamSandwich</category><category>incredible 4g</category><category>Incredible4g</category><category>leak</category><category>leaked</category><category>leaks</category><category>lte</category><category>mobilepostmini</category><category>nfc</category><category>sense 4</category><category>sense 4.0</category><category>Sense4</category><category>Sense4.0</category><category>smartphone</category><category>smartphones</category><category>verizon</category><category>verizon wireless</category><category>VerizonWireless</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Zachary Lutz]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 11 Apr 2012 18:03:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Verizon pushes its upgrade fee to $30 on April 22nd]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2012/04/11/verizon-upgrade-fees/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2012/04/11/verizon-upgrade-fees/</guid><comments>http://www.engadget.com/2012/04/11/verizon-upgrade-fees/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<div style="text-align: center;"> <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2012/04/11/verizon-upgrade-fees/"><img alt="Image" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2011/12/eng-verizon-bucks.jpg" style="margin: 4px; width: 600px; height: 257px;" /></a></div>Ah, it was only a matter of time before Verizon decided to jump on the bandwagon of ridiculously high <a href="http://www.engadget.com/tag/upgrade%20fee/">upgrade fees</a>, now that <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2011/09/01/sprint-to-double-upgrade-fee-to-36-starting-september-9th/">Sprint</a> and <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2012/02/10/atandt-doubles-its-upgrade-fee-to-36-come-february-12th/">AT&amp;T</a> have both exercised the option. Big Red announced this morning that April 22nd will be the magic date in which it will charge you a cool $30 just for the privilege of purchasing a subsidized handset and signing a fresh two-year commitment. Granted, it's still less than the $36 sum that Verizon's two largest competitors now demand, but we're going in the wrong direction here, folks. Catch the dreary announcement after the break.<p><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2012/04/11/verizon-upgrade-fees/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Verizon pushes its upgrade fee to $30 on April 22nd</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2012/04/11/verizon-upgrade-fees/">Verizon pushes its upgrade fee to $30 on April 22nd</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.engadget.com">Engadget</a> on Wed, 11 Apr 2012 11:32:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2012/04/11/verizon-upgrade-fees/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/forward/20213215/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/2012/04/11/verizon-upgrade-fees/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>booo</category><category>contracts</category><category>fee</category><category>fees</category><category>mobilepostcross</category><category>upgrade fees</category><category>UpgradeFees</category><category>upgrades</category><category>verizon</category><category>verizon wireless</category><category>VerizonWireless</category><category>vzw</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Brad Molen]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 11 Apr 2012 11:32:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mobile Miscellany: week of April 2nd, 2012]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2012/04/07/mobile-miscellany-week-of-april-2nd-2012/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2012/04/07/mobile-miscellany-week-of-april-2nd-2012/</guid><comments>http://www.engadget.com/2012/04/07/mobile-miscellany-week-of-april-2nd-2012/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<div style="text-align: center;"> <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2012/04/07/mobile-miscellany-week-of-april-2nd-2012/"><img alt="Mobile Miscellany: week of April 2nd, 2012" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2012/04/mm-0206.jpg" style="margin: 4px; width: 600px; height: 400px;" /></a></div>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, CyanogenMod gained a new logo, Google acquired a mobile payments company and we learned that the HTC EVO 4G LTE for Sprint will include an embedded SIM card. These stories and more await after the break. So buy the ticket and take the ride as we explore the "<a href="http://www.engadget.com/tag/mm">best of the rest</a>" for this week of April 2nd, 2012.<p><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2012/04/07/mobile-miscellany-week-of-april-2nd-2012/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Mobile Miscellany: week of April 2nd, 2012</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2012/04/07/mobile-miscellany-week-of-april-2nd-2012/">Mobile Miscellany: week of April 2nd, 2012</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.engadget.com">Engadget</a> on Sat, 07 Apr 2012 19:17:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2012/04/07/mobile-miscellany-week-of-april-2nd-2012/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/forward/20210760/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/2012/04/07/mobile-miscellany-week-of-april-2nd-2012/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>4g</category><category>android</category><category>app</category><category>apps</category><category>cid</category><category>clove</category><category>columbus</category><category>cyanogenmod</category><category>evo 4g lte</category><category>Evo4gLte</category><category>finland</category><category>google maps</category><category>google wallet</category><category>GoogleMaps</category><category>GoogleWallet</category><category>htc</category><category>htc evo 4g lte</category><category>HtcEvo4gLte</category><category>ios</category><category>lte</category><category>lumia 610</category><category>lumia 900</category><category>Lumia610</category><category>Lumia900</category><category>mango</category><category>mascot</category><category>microsoft</category><category>mm</category><category>mobile miscellany</category><category>mobile payment</category><category>mobile payments</category><category>MobileMiscellany</category><category>MobilePayment</category><category>MobilePayments</category><category>mobilepostmini</category><category>nokia</category><category>nokia lumia 610</category><category>nokia lumia 900</category><category>nokia tv</category><category>NokiaLumia610</category><category>NokiaLumia900</category><category>NokiaTv</category><category>ohio</category><category>openstreetmap</category><category>sprint</category><category>txvia</category><category>uk</category><category>verizon</category><category>verizon wireless</category><category>VerizonWireless</category><category>wikimedia foundation</category><category>WikimediaFoundation</category><category>wikipedia</category><category>windows phone</category><category>windows phone 7.5</category><category>WindowsPhone</category><category>WindowsPhone7.5</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Zachary Lutz]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 07 Apr 2012 19:17:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Android 4.0 arriving for HTC Rezound today, Droid RAZR update delayed]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2012/04/06/android-4-0-arriving-for-htc-rezound-today/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2012/04/06/android-4-0-arriving-for-htc-rezound-today/</guid><comments>http://www.engadget.com/2012/04/06/android-4-0-arriving-for-htc-rezound-today/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<div style="text-align: center;"> <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2012/04/06/android-4-0-arriving-for-htc-rezound-today/"><img alt="Android 4.0 set to arrive for HTC Rezound today, Droid RAZR and RAZR Maxx see delays" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2012/04/icsrazr.jpg" style="margin: 4px; width: 550px; height: 254px;" /></a></div>April 4th has come and gone, and sadly, both the <a href="http://www.engadget.com/tag/droidrazr">Droid RAZR</a> and <a href="http://www.engadget.com/tag/droidrazrmaxx">RAZR Maxx</a> remain <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2012/03/30/verizon-droid-razr-maxx-rezound-android-update-verizon-details/">without their promised bites</a> of Ice Cream Sandwich. The latest communique from Best Buy confirms the delay, and similarly, a tweet from Motorola Mobility adds that a new release date has yet to be established. As a touch of silver lining to the otherwise gloomy news, the Best Buy crew reiterates that the <a href="http://www.engadget.com/tag/rezound">HTC Rezound</a> is set to receive Android 4.0 today -- in all its <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2012/03/13/htc-sense-3-6-preview/">Sense 3.6</a> mediocrity. Cross your fingers, Rezound owners: this looks to be the big day.<br /><br />[Thanks, VoxPCS]<p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2012/04/06/android-4-0-arriving-for-htc-rezound-today/">Android 4.0 arriving for HTC Rezound today, Droid RAZR update delayed</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.engadget.com">Engadget</a> on Fri, 06 Apr 2012 00:46:00 EST.  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The government-funded research group has chalked up another $220 million win after AT&amp;T, T-Mobile, Verizon, Acer, Lenovo and Sony each agreed to establish licenses with the litigious group. <a href="http://www.engadget.com/tag/csiro">CSIRO</a> now holds agreements with 23 companies and has pocketed more than $430 million from its courtroom activities. Australian Senator Chris Evans estimates that 90 percent of the industry is now paying licensing fees for the technology, but with the patent set to expire next year, we'd be mighty paranoid to be among that final ten percent. You'll find the full PR, chock-full of Aussie pride, after the break.<p><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2012/04/02/csiro-snatches-220m-windfall-in-wifi-patent-dispute/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>CSIRO snatches $220m windfall in WiFi patent dispute with AT&amp;T, T-Mobile and Verizon</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2012/04/02/csiro-snatches-220m-windfall-in-wifi-patent-dispute/">CSIRO snatches $220m windfall in WiFi patent dispute with AT&amp;T, T-Mobile and Verizon</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.engadget.com">Engadget</a> on Mon, 02 Apr 2012 22:06:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2012/04/02/csiro-snatches-220m-windfall-in-wifi-patent-dispute/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/forward/20206873/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/2012/04/02/csiro-snatches-220m-windfall-in-wifi-patent-dispute/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>att</category><category>australia</category><category>Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization</category><category>CommonwealthScientificAndIndustrialResearchOrganization</category><category>csiro</category><category>lawsuit</category><category>mobilepostcross</category><category>patent</category><category>patent fight</category><category>PatentFight</category><category>t-mobile</category><category>verizon</category><category>verizon wireless</category><category>VerizonWireless</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Zachary Lutz]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 02 Apr 2012 22:06:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mobile Miscellany: week of March 26th, 2012]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2012/03/31/mobile-miscellany-week-of-march-26th-2012/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2012/03/31/mobile-miscellany-week-of-march-26th-2012/</guid><comments>http://www.engadget.com/2012/03/31/mobile-miscellany-week-of-march-26th-2012/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<div style="text-align: center;"> <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2012/03/31/mobile-miscellany-week-of-march-26th-2012/"><img alt="Mobile Miscellany: week of March 26th, 2012" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2012/03/mm-0206-1333241095.jpg" style="margin: 4px;" /></a></div>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've seen hints of a Droid Bionic 2, and unfortunately, a number of T-Mobile customers will need to brace for a price hike. These stories and more await after the break. So buy the ticket and take the ride as we explore the "<a href="http://www.engadget.com/tag/mm">best of the rest</a>" for this week of March 26th, 2012.<p><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2012/03/31/mobile-miscellany-week-of-march-26th-2012/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Mobile Miscellany: week of March 26th, 2012</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2012/03/31/mobile-miscellany-week-of-march-26th-2012/">Mobile Miscellany: week of March 26th, 2012</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.engadget.com">Engadget</a> on Sat, 31 Mar 2012 21:04:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2012/03/31/mobile-miscellany-week-of-march-26th-2012/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/forward/20205856/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/2012/03/31/mobile-miscellany-week-of-march-26th-2012/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>amazon</category><category>amazon appstore</category><category>AmazonAppstore</category><category>app</category><category>apps</category><category>appstore</category><category>asurion</category><category>att</category><category>data plan</category><category>DataPlan</category><category>droid bionic</category><category>droid bionic 2</category><category>DroidBionic</category><category>DroidBionic2</category><category>lte</category><category>mm</category><category>mms</category><category>mobile miscellany</category><category>MobileMiscellany</category><category>mobilepostmini</category><category>motorola</category><category>nokia reader</category><category>NokiaReader</category><category>picture mail</category><category>PictureMail</category><category>price increase</category><category>PriceIncrease</category><category>reader</category><category>series 40</category><category>Series40</category><category>sprint</category><category>sprint picture mail</category><category>SprintPictureMail</category><category>t-mobile</category><category>t-mobile uk</category><category>T-mobileUk</category><category>uk</category><category>verizon</category><category>verizon wireless</category><category>VerizonWireless</category><category>video</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Zachary Lutz]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 31 Mar 2012 21:04:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Verizon's Droid RAZR and RAZR MAXX to get Android 4.0 on April 4th, Rezound to follow on the 6th (updated)]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2012/03/30/verizon-droid-razr-maxx-rezound-android-update-verizon-details/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2012/03/30/verizon-droid-razr-maxx-rezound-android-update-verizon-details/</guid><comments>http://www.engadget.com/2012/03/30/verizon-droid-razr-maxx-rezound-android-update-verizon-details/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<div style="text-align: center;"> <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2012/03/30/verizon-droid-razr-maxx-rezound-android-update-verizon-details/"><img alt="Image" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2012/03/razr-update-bb.jpg" style="margin:4px" /></a></div>Color us surprised to find that Best Buy is so deeply entwined with carrier / OEM plans that it would actually receive a notification that Ice Cream Sandwich is coming to select handsets, but we guess it makes sense to notify those hard-working <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2012/03/29/best-buy-to-close-50-stores/">BB Mobile representatives</a> to what's coming down the pike. Both <i>Android Police</i> and <i>TechnoBuffalo</i> have received separate leaks confirming the news, suggesting that April 4th will be the day that the <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2011/11/07/motorola-droid-razr-review/">Motorola Droid RAZR</a> and <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2012/01/31/motorola-droid-razr-maxx-review/">RAZR MAXX</a> get a taste of Android 4.0, and that April 6th will bring the update to HTC's <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2011/11/15/htc-rezound-review/">Rezound</a>. Hard to say how the rollout will be staged, but if you're considering one of Verizon's fastest and finest, at least you know when ICS is coming.<br /><br /><strong>Update:</strong> Judging from our tip jar, a fair number of you have received emails from Motorola about joining "an early preview of a new software" for the Droid RAZR and RAZR Maxx. Coincidence? We think not.<br /><br />[Thanks, Jason]<p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2012/03/30/verizon-droid-razr-maxx-rezound-android-update-verizon-details/">Verizon's Droid RAZR and RAZR MAXX to get Android 4.0 on April 4th, Rezound to follow on the 6th (updated)</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.engadget.com">Engadget</a> on Fri, 30 Mar 2012 18:28:00 EST.  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McAdam doesn't quite have all of those <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2011/12/02/verizon-scores-new-spectrum-from-comcast-time-warner-and-bright/">SpectrumCo</a> AWS licenses in his pocket just yet, but if he does get them he has a decidedly old school idea of what to flood the airwaves with: TV. The <i>Wall Street Journal</i> quotes him saying Verizon and its new cable friends could have "the beginnings of an integrated offering" out by the holidays, so pay-TV customers could watch video on their mobile devices. Even though many of the TV services are already streaming video to tablets, PCs and phones, currently most subscription services are limited to the space of the home's WiFi network, unlike the video on-demand seen above. According to McAdam the potential to negotiate rights for outside the home streaming and even busting open the bundles for &agrave; la carte programming exist -- provided the <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2012/03/10/fcc-information-request-verizon-wireless/">FCC and DOJ allow Verizon</a> to complete the proposed $3.9 billion purchase. Of course, consumption based billing would still be on the table, so don't start planning your streaming schedule just yet. For now we'll wait and see if the pros of this arrangement outweigh the cons (and how its <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2012/02/06/verizon-and-redbox-team-up/">Redbox play is mixed up in this</a>), or if the pie-in-the-sky <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2012/03/21/sky-now-tv-internet-tv-service/">NowTV-style</a> elements of the plan are merely being floated to get the deal done.<p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2012/03/29/verizons-ceo-has-a-plan-for-wireless-pay-tv-if-the-government/">Verizon's CEO has a plan for wireless pay-TV, if the government will allow it</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.engadget.com">Engadget</a> on Thu, 29 Mar 2012 23:48:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2012/03/29/verizons-ceo-has-a-plan-for-wireless-pay-tv-if-the-government/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/forward/20204497/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/2012/03/29/verizons-ceo-has-a-plan-for-wireless-pay-tv-if-the-government/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>a la carte</category><category>ALaCarte</category><category>aws</category><category>cable tv</category><category>CableTv</category><category>doj</category><category>fcc</category><category>fios</category><category>fios tv</category><category>FiosTv</category><category>hdpostcross</category><category>lte</category><category>mobilepostcross</category><category>pay tv</category><category>PayTv</category><category>purchase</category><category>regulatory</category><category>spectrum</category><category>spectrumco</category><category>streaming</category><category>tv</category><category>verizon</category><category>verizon fios</category><category>verizon wireless</category><category>VerizonFios</category><category>VerizonWireless</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Richard Lawler]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 29 Mar 2012 23:48:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Remote smartphone diagnostics: the new Carrier IQ or helpful support tool?]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2012/03/27/remote-smartphone-diagnostics/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2012/03/27/remote-smartphone-diagnostics/</guid><comments>http://www.engadget.com/2012/03/27/remote-smartphone-diagnostics/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<div style="text-align: center;"> <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2012/03/27/remote-smartphone-diagnostics/"><img alt="Image" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2011/11/spy-v-spy.jpg" style="margin: 4px;" /></a></div>The importance of privacy has been dwindling for quite some time, and smartphones have become one of the biggest culprits. Allegations against <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2011/12/01/carrier-iq-what-it-is-what-it-isnt-and-what-you-need-to/">Carrier IQ</a>, <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2011/04/27/apple-officially-answers-questions-on-location-tracking-says-it/">location-based tracking</a>, the recent concerns about <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2012/02/15/iphone-address-book-issue-prompts-response-apple-access-to-cont/">Path snatching up</a> iOS address book information -- all of these are just a few examples of mobile carriers and other wireless companies taking our personal data, selling it to the highest bidder (or using it for their own purposes) and not bothering to let us know or give us a choice. The last few aspects of our life that we choose not to share on Facebook seem to get out into the ether, whether we like it or not. And here's the scarier part: there may be companies grabbing information off of our phones right now without us knowing about it.<br /><br />Too much of a doomsday scenario? Perhaps, but it's important to drive home the point that it has become so outrageous over the past year that we can't help but become nervous anytime we download an app or type in a password. Is our phone secure? How can we really be sure? Can we really trust (insert carrier or manufacturer name here)? This week, the very same situation is resurfacing as <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2012/03/20/verizon-updates-revolution-with-remote-diagnostics-htc-turns-to/">Verizon and HTC</a> have made significant moves to install remote diagnostic tools on select devices. It's all done in the name of customer support, but how can we tell this isn't just another sneaky way of snagging our personal deets and selling them to a third party without telling us? We wanted to find out, and here's what we've learned so far.<p><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2012/03/27/remote-smartphone-diagnostics/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Remote smartphone diagnostics: the new Carrier IQ or helpful support tool?</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2012/03/27/remote-smartphone-diagnostics/">Remote smartphone diagnostics: the new Carrier IQ or helpful support tool?</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.engadget.com">Engadget</a> on Tue, 27 Mar 2012 08:32:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2012/03/27/remote-smartphone-diagnostics/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/forward/20199236/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/2012/03/27/remote-smartphone-diagnostics/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>aetherpal</category><category>bloatware</category><category>customer service</category><category>CustomerService</category><category>htc</category><category>lg revolution</category><category>LgRevolution</category><category>logmein</category><category>logmein remote</category><category>LogmeinRemote</category><category>mobilepostcross</category><category>privacy</category><category>remote</category><category>remote diagnostics</category><category>RemoteDiagnostics</category><category>samsung droid charge</category><category>SamsungDroidCharge</category><category>software update</category><category>SoftwareUpdate</category><category>verizon</category><category>verizon wireless</category><category>VerizonWireless</category><category>vzw</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Brad Molen]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 27 Mar 2012 08:32:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Refresh Roundup: week of March 19th, 2012]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2012/03/25/refresh-roundup-week-of-march-19th-2012/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2012/03/25/refresh-roundup-week-of-march-19th-2012/</guid><comments>http://www.engadget.com/2012/03/25/refresh-roundup-week-of-march-19th-2012/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<div style="text-align: center;"> <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2012/03/25/refresh-roundup-week-of-march-19th-2012/"><img alt="Refresh Roundup: week of March 19th, 2012" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2012/03/rr-droidcharge.jpg" style="margin: 4px;" /></a></div>Your smartphone and / or tablet is just begging for an update. From time to time, these mobile devices are blessed with maintenance refreshes, bug fixes, custom ROMs and anything in between, and so many of them are floating around that it's easy for a sizable chunk to get lost in the mix. To make sure they don't escape without notice, we've gathered every possible update, hack, and other miscellaneous tomfoolery we could find during the last week and crammed them into one convenient <a href="http://www.engadget.com/tag/rr">roundup</a>. If you find something available for your device, please give us a shout at tips at engadget dawt com and let us know. Enjoy!<p><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2012/03/25/refresh-roundup-week-of-march-19th-2012/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Refresh Roundup: week of March 19th, 2012</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2012/03/25/refresh-roundup-week-of-march-19th-2012/">Refresh Roundup: week of March 19th, 2012</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.engadget.com">Engadget</a> on Sun, 25 Mar 2012 19:14:00 EST.  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But rapidly growing, they are <a href="http://mobile.engadget.com/2007/09/05/planet-earth-now-home-to-four-billion-phone-lines">not</a>. That said, <a href="http://www.engadget.com/tag/Verizon/">Verizon</a> is caving to congressional pressure in a relatively minor way, announcing that it'll be banning certain third-party charges on landline bills. In political circles, the process is known as "cramming," where customers (oftentimes unknowingly) submit their number to certain third-party add-ons that have generated some $10 billion in revenue over the past five years. Sen. Jay Rockefeller from West Virginia is applauding the move, and also encouraging Congress to make this commonplace across all carriers. Curiously, there's no mention of mobile blocking, where consumers are regularly duped into subscribing to recurring fees via text-based competitions and contests. Perhaps when we've all moved on to <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2006/07/19/researchers-test-telepathy-in-virtual-world/">telepathy</a>, the feds can get right on that.</div><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2012/03/21/verizon-cramming-congress-charges/">Verizon halts dubious third-party billing on landlines, years after landlines were 'in'</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.engadget.com">Engadget</a> on Wed, 21 Mar 2012 14:27:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2012/03/21/verizon-cramming-congress-charges/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/forward/20198194/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/2012/03/21/verizon-cramming-congress-charges/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>bill</category><category>congress</category><category>cramming</category><category>fee</category><category>fees</category><category>government</category><category>landline</category><category>mobilepostcross</category><category>senate</category><category>surcharge</category><category>surcharges</category><category>third-party</category><category>us</category><category>usa</category><category>verizon</category><category>verizon communications</category><category>verizon wireless</category><category>VerizonCommunications</category><category>VerizonWireless</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Darren Murph]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 21 Mar 2012 14:27:00 EST</pubDate></item></channel></rss>
