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HTC confirms the astuteness of Apple’s 4G strategy
With everyone clamoring for 4G, Apple has been happy to ride the 3G train and record breaking iPhone sales confirm that people prefer a solid user experience on 3G than a subpar one on 4G. Tim Cook famously said that Apple was hesitant to jump into the 4G pool due to battery concerns and bulky [...]
Continue reading...iPad 3 to include quad-core A6 and 4G LTE support
Monday, January 16, 2012
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Much like CES 2011, CES this year was replete with a large selection of tablet devices keen on stealing away marketshare from the iPad. But not one to rest on their laurels, Apple is already gearing up to release its next-gen iPad, with the latest rumors pointing to a release sometime in early April. Feature [...]
Continue reading...Analyst sees iPhone 5 with larger screen and 4G connectivity as huge growth driver for Apple in 2012
Wednesday, January 11, 2012
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According to Sterne Agee analyst Shaw Wu, Apple’s biggest growth driver in 2012 will be the iPhone 5, a product that doesn’t officially exist yet, but one that Wu claims will feature 4G LTE technology along with “a sleeker, thinner form factor, and a slightly larger screen.” Now 4G smartphones are already plentiful in the [...]
Continue reading...AT&T rolls out 4G coverage to 11 new cities; Still lags behind Verizon
Monday, January 9, 2012
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Walter Isaacson recounts in Steve Jobs’ biography how Jobs, on the same day he tendered his resignation to Apple’s board, “peppered” Scott Forstall and Phil Schiller about upcoming Apple products, “especially about what capacities the fourth-generation cellular networks might have and what needed to be in future phones.” It’s widely believed that one of the [...]
Continue reading...AT&T installing 4G LTE equipment in Apple Stores – Report
Tuesday, August 16, 2011
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We don’t want to jump to conclusions, but does Apple have an LTE iPhone surprise up its sleeve? Yesterday we reported that one of Apple’s major carriers was already testing an LTE-enabled iPhone and now comes the above photo from Engadget (which has since been removed) showing some 4G LTE equipment being installed at a [...]
Continue reading...Apple carriers reportedly testing iPhone with LTE capabilities
Monday, August 15, 2011
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Okay, time to take a break from the Google/Motorola drama and get back to Apple. Boy Genius Report is reporting that Apple partners are currently testing iPhone models with LTEC functionality. “BGR has obtained evidence of an internal iOS test build from one of Apple’s major carrier partners,” Jonathan Geller writes, “and buried in the [...]
Continue reading...Etisalat claims next-gen iPhone with LTE support on the way, subsequently retracts statement
Monday, June 13, 2011
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The United Arab Emirates carrier Etisalat caused quite a stir last week when it relayed a quote from its Chief Corporate Communications Officer, Ali Al Ahmad, indicating that the next-gen iPhone will support LTE. “Yes, we are in talks with most smartphone manufacturers including Apple on the rollout of the 4G handset, iPhone 5 later [...]
Continue reading...iPad 3 with LTE coming in time for Christmas?
Friday, June 3, 2011
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The Wall St. Journal relays a research note from CLSA claiming that Apple is working hard to deliver an LTE-based iPad 3 just in time for this year’s holiday shopping season. While most vendors appear fixated on matching the specs and features of iPad2, our checks suggest Apple will release iPad3 in time for the [...]
Continue reading...AT&T to launch LTE in 5 US cities this Summer
Wednesday, May 25, 2011
AT&T today issued a press release announcing the impending launch of its LTE network in five markets this Summer – Dallas, Houston, Chicago, Atlanta, and San Antonio. Following that, AT&T has plans to add on another 10 cities during the second half of 2011 with the ultimate goal to provide LTE coverage to 70 million [...]
Continue reading...Verizon to get LTE iPhone shortly after Christmas – Rumor
Wednesday, December 15, 2010
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Take this with a huge grain of salt, but MacDailyNews is reporting that the iPhone is not only coming to Verizon shortly after Christmas, but that the device will be LTE capable as well. Previous rumors have all hinted that Verizon will receive the iPhone 4 sometime in early 2011. But back to the rumor. [...]
Continue reading...AT&T eyeing LTE launch for mid-2011
Thursday, September 16, 2010
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FierceWireless reports: AT&T Mobility will launch commercial LTE service by mid-2011, and will cover between 70 million and 75 million POPs by the end of next year, a top executive said. Speaking at the Bank of America Merrill Lynch 2010 Media, Communications & Entertainment Conference, AT&T Operations CEO John Stankey said the company is actively [...]
Continue reading...Verizon rumored to roll out LTE network on November 15, phones by Nov. 26
Saturday, July 3, 2010
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BGR reports that Verizon, starting on November 15th, will begin rolling out its LTE (Long Term Evolution) network in 25 markets which will soon be followed by a “slew of new devices” available on Black Friday, November 26th. “While 25 markets might not sound like a lot,” the report notes, “apparently they’re enough to give 100 million [...]
Continue reading...AT&T partners with Alacatel-Lucent and Ericcson for planned LTE rollout
Wednesday, February 10, 2010
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AT&T announced today its plans to partner up with Alcatel-Lucent and Ericcson as it moves forward with its plan to deploy a 4G LTE broadband network. The selection of the two suppliers paves the way for AT&T’s planned field trials of LTE technology later this year, with commercial deployment scheduled to begin in 2011. AT&T’s [...]
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Monday, February 6, 2012
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