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FCC Papers Show LG May Be Building a Smartwatch With Cell Service

Newly-surfaced FCC papers seem to indicate that LG’s upcoming smartwatch will boast a 3G cellular connection. Soon you could be wearing your LG cellphone on your wrist! Yes, the device, known only as the LG-VC100, will pack a 3G CDMA cellular connection, judging by the papers filed with the FCC. That means, hypothetically at least,…

Tech News Bob Sorokanich Sep 26

Alleged iPad 3 Development Photos Confirm Key Details

BGR is claiming that one of its sources has access to an iPad 3 prototype which, at this stage of development, it may be true. According to them, these debug screenshots confirm some of the speculation about the next Apple tablet: • A faster A6 processor, “model number S5L8945X.” (The A4 is the S5L8930X and…

Tech News Jesus Diaz Feb 1

Giz Explains: What’s Wireless Spectrum and Why You Care About It More Than You Think

Spectrum. It sounds like a rainbow. I mean, it is kind of magical, right? It’s what carries animated GIFs, YouTube videos and tweets to your phone. But like, what is it? With carriers throwing out buzzwords based on competing technologies and mad marketing, deciphering cellphone speak basically requires a degree in engineering with a minor…

Tech News Roberto Baldwin Oct 17

Giz Explains: What’s So Smart About the iPhone 4S’s Antenna?

With the iPhone 4S, Apple says it will deliver an iPhone that works anywhere in the world, and with fantastic reception. How did they do it? One word: antennas. Apple’s marketing guru Phil Schiller said the iPhone 4S “intelligently switches between two antennas to receive and send.” Brilliant! But vague. How exactly does a smart…

Tech News Kristen Philipkoski Oct 7

Sprint Is Ditching 4G WiMax for 4G LTE: What It Means for You

So! Sprint just made it official that they will be rolling out 4G LTE, and basically slowly backing away from their current 4G network, WiMax. What does that mean for you? What’s happening to Sprint’s WiMAX network? It will be expanding through 2012, and then it’s slowly going to go away. By the end of…

Tech News Brent Rose Oct 7

New Evidence from TechCrunch Hints at GSM/CDMA iPhone 5

Around the block we go again with another rumor that suggests the iPhone 5 may be a dual-mode device with support for both CDMA and GSM wireless networks. https://gizmodo.com/could-the-next-iphone-really-be-a-third-smaller-than-ip-5757328 This latest rumor comes from TechCrunch which claims to have the logs from an app that was tested with an iOS 5 device, presumably the iPhone…

Tech News Kelly Aug 22

JailbreakMe Fix Available For Verizon iPhones Stuck at Apple logo

Are you a Verizon iPhone owner stuck at the Apple logo after using Comex’s JailbreakMe 3.0 tool? If so, this set of instructions provided by Comex himself may fix your problem: https://gizmodo.com/jailbreakme-3-0-for-the-ipad-2-and-ios-4-3-3-now-live-5818415 JailbreakMe bugs A bug in JailbreakMe 3.0 could cause iPhone 4 (CDMA, i.e. Verizon) to get stuck at the Apple logo and be…

Tech News Kelly Jul 13

A Few More Differences Between the Verizon and AT&T iPhones

Okay, so the Verizon iPhone 4 and the AT&T iPhone 4 have pretty much the same hardware, aside from Verizon’s CDMA network not being able to handle simultaneous voice and data and a few internal tweaks. But there are some less-publicized user experience differences, too. Specifically: while A&T’s version can handle up to five calls…

Tech News Brian Barrett Feb 16

Verizon CTO Doesn’t Need No Stinkin WP7

In a surprisingly blunt interview with CNET, Verizon CTO Tony Melone made it clear that the only operating system his company cares about are Apple, Android, and RIM. Maybe even webOS. But Windows Phone 7? Not for him: “I do want a strong third OS out there,” Melone said. “It gives the carriers more flexibility…

Tech News Brian Barrett Feb 15

Could the Next iPhone Really Be A Third Smaller Than iPhone 4?

According to Bloomberg, the next iPhone may be two-thirds the size of the already (very) petite iPhone 4. That’s crazy small. But will it happen? Maybe, maybe not, according to Bloomberg’s sources, who saw the prototype sometime last year. Apple has considered announcing the tiny handset this summer, but could still decide to scrap it…

Tech News Brian Barrett Feb 10

Voice Over LTE Will Hit Verizon This Summer

According to CNN, the LG Revolution will be the first phone to support voice calling on Verizon’s LTE network. For now, Verizon’s 4G smartphones only route data through their super-speedy network, while voice goes through CDMA. The new function will be called VoLTE, and will debut on the Revolution this summer. When you wander outside…

Tech News Brian Barrett Feb 8

Verizon’s iPhone Could Have Been a World Phone

As they’re wont to do, iFixit and 9to5Mac have (separately) torn apart the new Verizon iPhone, discovering some small changes and one big one: the Qualcomm MDM6600 chip inside. That chipset supports both GSM and CDMA transmission (HSPA+ data rates up to 14.4 Mbps) and it happens to be the one that you’ll find inside…

Tech News Kyle VanHemert Feb 7

The Early Verizon iPhone 4 Reviews Are In

The first reviews of the Verizon iPhone 4 are starting to appear and we’re rounding them up for you. Here’s a look at the early impressions: Wired’s Brian X. Chen was just plain happy to be able to use his iPhone as a phone again: Now I really know what “network congestion” means. Switching from…

Reviews Rosa Golijan Feb 2

Verizon’s HTC Thunderbolt Can Do Simultaneous Voice and Data…Unofficially

According to an internal Verizon document procured by Phandroid, the HTC Thunderbolt will be able to do simultaneous voice and data, though Verizon “cannot promise the experience will be one that is consistent with [their] brand.” But how? They won’t be advertising the functionality, and the document asks Verizon peeps not to reference it to…

Tech News Kyle VanHemert Jan 27

Will the iPhone Crush Verizon’s Network?

It’s conventional wisdom now that iPhone exclusivity is the best and worst thing that ever happened to AT&T. A rocket that sent them into space—and directly into the sun. Will the same thing happen to Verizon? Wired’s Fred Vogelstein has chronicled the iPhone-induced #attfail more completely than anybody. The same phone that delivered AT&T millions…

Tech News Matt Buchanan Jan 11

Verizon’s Not Scared of iPhone 4 Traffic One Bit

How confident is Verizon that they can handle the data usage of brand-new iPhone owners? So confident that they’ve been saying they’re ready for the onslaught since back in 2009. Big talk! Let’s hope they can back it up. [Businessweek]

Tech News Brian Barrett Jan 10

Everything We Knew about the Verizon iPhone Before it Launched

Tomorrow’s the day a lot of you have been waiting for—the iPhone 4 taken under Verizon’s big red wing. We know the announcement’s happening, but what else do we know for sure? And what about those floating rumors? First, here’s what we’re sure of. It’s Announced Tomorrow It doesn’t get much more solid than this.…

Tech News Sam Biddle Jan 10

Wonder Why Is Verizon is Unveiling the CDMA iPhone?

Because technically, Apple and Verizon aren’t showing a new product; just a variant of an old one. That’s the theory offered up by Apple know-it-all Jim Dalrymple on TechCrunch. I’m OK with that theory. https://gizmodo.com/the-verizon-iphone-will-be-announced-on-january-11-5727934 Dalrymple says that Apple is avoiding the usual media cycle of product speculation by letting Verizon take the reigns on…

Tech News Adrian Covert Jan 7

Windows Phone 7 Is Coming to Verizon and Sprint With Copy + Paste and Faster Apps

Verizon and Sprint customers are going to get Windows Phone 7s of their very own this year, not long after a WP7 software update that (finally!) brings copy and paste and faster app loads (holy yes, thank you). The software updates are expected in the coming months, according to Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer, and will…

Tech News Brian Barrett Jan 5

The Best Explanations of the Year

We learned a lot this year; from the origins of liquimetal and toasted thighs to the technical reasoning of ISO and CDMA. Check out the best explanations Gizmodo had to offer in 2010. 1. Why Apple’s iPhone 4 Update Won’t Fix Your Reception Problem – July 2nd This graphic shows why some people experience the…

Tech News Gizmodo Staff Dec 28

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FCC Papers Show LG May Be Building a Smartwatch With Cell Service

Alleged iPad 3 Development Photos Confirm Key Details

Giz Explains: What’s Wireless Spectrum and Why You Care About It More Than You Think

Giz Explains: What’s So Smart About the iPhone 4S’s Antenna?

Sprint Is Ditching 4G WiMax for 4G LTE: What It Means for You

New Evidence from TechCrunch Hints at GSM/CDMA iPhone 5

JailbreakMe Fix Available For Verizon iPhones Stuck at Apple logo

A Few More Differences Between the Verizon and AT&T iPhones

Verizon CTO Doesn’t Need No Stinkin WP7

Could the Next iPhone Really Be A Third Smaller Than iPhone 4?

Voice Over LTE Will Hit Verizon This Summer

Verizon’s iPhone Could Have Been a World Phone

The Early Verizon iPhone 4 Reviews Are In

Verizon’s HTC Thunderbolt Can Do Simultaneous Voice and Data…Unofficially

Will the iPhone Crush Verizon’s Network?

Verizon’s Not Scared of iPhone 4 Traffic One Bit

Everything We Knew about the Verizon iPhone Before it Launched

Wonder Why Is Verizon is Unveiling the CDMA iPhone?

Windows Phone 7 Is Coming to Verizon and Sprint With Copy + Paste and Faster Apps

The Best Explanations of the Year

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