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Could the President End up Prolonging this Patent Nightmare?

What with companies suing each other into infinity right now, one can see that our patent system is broken. But companies can also appeal to the International Trade Commission to rain the import ban hammer down on their enemies. Only the President could stand stand in their way. https://gizmodo.com/the-us-patent-system-is-killing-innovation-5831354 But only if shit really hits…

Tech News Kwame Opam

Finally! WSJ Claims iPhone 5 Is Coming to Sprint

According to the Wall Street Journal, the iPhone 5 is coming to Sprint. The usual sources “familiar with the matter” said that Sprint customers can expect to grab it in mid-October—exactly when everybody else is expected to get it. https://gizmodo.com/could-this-be-the-design-of-the-iphone-5-5826578 If the AT&T-Mobile merger goes through, that means the iPhone will be available on every…

Tech News Kwame Opam

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

Verizon’s 45,000 Striking Workers Will Soon Go Back to Work

Those seas of red outside Verizon stores will soon dissolve. Enough progress was made in the negotations to allow Verizon’s 45,000 workers that took to picketing two weeks ago to return to work on Monday. https://gizmodo.com/45-000-verizon-workers-strike-as-last-minute-contract-n-5828474 Said workers won’t have new collective bargaining agreements, but the talks will continue. The big issues—presumably pay raises and…

Tech News Kwame Opam

AT&T’s New Text Plan Overcharges You by 10,000,000 Percent. Literally.

AT&T’s killing their $10/1,000 text plan. Now, you’ll have to choose between $20 for unlimited, or forgo a plan and pay $0.20 per message. AT&T calls this “streamlining.” We call it what it is: an outrageous, gigantic scam. It’s important to note, before considering anything SMS, that text messages are essentially free. Not for you,…

Tech News Sam Biddle

Half the Country Is Now Blanketed by the Sweet, Sweet Waves of Verizon 4G LTE

Verizon’s LTE nuclear lightning bolt of mobile broadband is hitting 15 new cities and ballooning in 10 more. Is yours one of them? Find out below. Can you handle this pressure? Sayeth Big Red: On Thursday, Verizon Wireless’ 4G LTE network will be available in Tucson, Ariz.; Fayetteville/Springdale/Rogers, Ark.; Bakersfield and Salinas/Monterey/Seaside, Calif.; Fort Collins,…

Tech News Sam Biddle

Leak: AT&T’s Confidential 4G LTE and T-Mobile Plans

Last week, a partly redacted document about the AT&T-Mobile merger was oh-so-briefly posted on the FCC’s site by Arnold & Porter LLP, a law firm working on the deal for AT&T. Outlining some of AT&T’s confidential LTE plans, it was quickly taken down. Well, here it is. https://gizmodo.com/i-just-dont-give-a-shit-about-at-ts-manufactured-networ-5830489 The document essentially lays out AT&T’s plans…

Tech News Matt Buchanan

Why Verizon’s Latest Promotion Might Mean No iPhone 5 Until October

PhoneArena reports that Verizon’s introducing a $100 trade-in incentive for people upgrading their dumbphone to a smartphone. In the fine print, the carrier dropped a major hint at when we’ll see iPhone 5. Or more specifically, when we won’t. Here’s the thing: The promotion is reportedly set to run from Aug. 18th to Sept. 30th.…

Tech News Brian Barrett

Verizon’s Now Selling the BlackBerry Bold 9930

Running BlackBerry’s OS 7, the Bold 9930 has just hit Verizon for $510 upfront, or $250 on a two-year contract. [Verizon via CrackBerry] https://gizmodo.com/blackberry-bold-9900-9930-phone-combines-touch-type-an-5797642

Tech News Kat Hannaford

I Just Don’t Give a Shit About AT&T’s Manufactured Network Doomsday Anymore

Lately, anytime the gaping maw of AT&T opens, no matter what it’s talking about—puppies! or unlimited data (boring) or financial data—it has to slip in at least a tiny reference to how badly the T-Mobile merger has to happen, or all of our phones are going to explode and the puppies will die and go…

Tech News Matt Buchanan

Nationwide 4G Showdown: Who’s Fastest?

With so many competing 4G technologies, it’s easy to feel overwhelmed. That’s why LAPTOP extensively tested the four major carriers in five cities nationwide—using phones, USB modems, and mobile hotspots—to determine which networks truly deliver on 4G’s promise. How We Tested We conducted 4G testing in Atlanta, Chicago, New York City, Orlando, and San Francisco.…

Tech News Laptop Staff

Striking Verizon Workers Destroying Internet Cables?

Lots of Verizon technicians are very angry at their employer—around 45,000 of them. And it appears some of them are pissed enough to sabotage Verizon’s fiber optic network, the Boston Globe reports—they’re slashing cables. Verizon’s claimed twelve intentional acts of telecom destruction, from Massachusetts to Maryland. In some cases, equipment’s been pilfered, while other areas…

Tech News Sam Biddle

No Matter How Pissed You Get At This Phone, You’ll Never Break It (Probably)

The Samsung Convoy 2 is here for Verizon, its latest ruggedized feature-phone built to withstand the rigors of outdoorsy people, or butter-fingered indoorsy people. Is it bad that I want to try and beat it up? The Convoy 2 meets military specs standards for shock, low pressure (altitude), low and high temperature, temperature shock, solar…

Tech News Brent Rose

Verizon Is Cracking Down on Jailbreak Tetherers

Starting today, tethering your Verizon iPhone using MyWi, or another Jailbreak app, will land you on a webpage prompting you to sign up for the official $20/month tethering package. As with all things iPhone, Verizon’s many months behind AT&T’s.[Forbes] https://gizmodo.com/at-t-tells-jailbroken-iphone-tetherers-to-pay-up-5783386

Tech News Michael Zhao

45,000 Verizon Workers Strike As Last-Minute Contract Negotiations Fall Through

Having trouble reaching your Verizon telephone contact today? Could be because he or she, along with 45,000 other workers, went on strike at midnight following failed 11th-hour contract negotiations. Verizon claims customers will only experience “limited disruption” due to the strike because manager-level employees and retirees are quickly filling the just-vacated union ranks. The company…

Tech News Jack Loftus

Motorola Droid 3 Lightning Review: Another Summer Sequel

The original Droid was the phone that put Android on the map. Two sequels later, here we are with the Droid 3. But is it more The Dark Knight Rises or Spiderman 3? Like The Droid 3 is solid. Like tank solid. Assembled from magnesium alloy and glass and a soft matte plastic, it won’t…

Reviews Adrian Covert

The Best and Worst ISPs in America

Your ISP probably sucks. You don’t need the FCC to tell you that. But a recent study conducted on behalf of the FCC reveals just how badly some of them suck. And the best ISP in America? Verizon FiOS. The SamKnows study found that not only is FiOS meeting its speed claims, they’re exceeding them…

Tech News Brent Rose

AT&T Chokes Unlimited Data Dead. Dead Dead Dead.

If you’ve still got an unlimited AT&T data plan that you’re holding onto for dear life to stream gigs and gigs of Spotify and Netflix and god knows what else, your life is about to suck a lot more. Even if you’re grandfathered in with one of those good-old-days unlimited plans, the all-you-can-eat-as-fast-as-you-want data plan…

Tech News Matt Buchanan

This Would Be Terribly Lame on AT&T’s Part, If It’s True

A rumor from 9to5 Mac: Like Verizon, AT&T is going to start slowing down the internets of its heaviest users—something like the top 5 percent of data hogs—starting around October. https://gizmodo.com/hello-data-hog-verizons-about-to-slow-you-down-and-c-5750903 This would be okay (grudgingly), given precisely two conditions: If everybody on AT&T still had unlimited data (they don’t) or if AT&T only applied…

Tech News Matt Buchanan

Verizon Wants 3G Facetime to Only Work With Tiered Data Plans

When iOS 5 launches, Facetime calls over 3G will be possible. But according to 9to5mac’s sources, Verizon only wants 3G Facetime available to users who have tiered data plans, not unlimited ones. Apple doesn’t like this. Apparently Apple wants 3G Facetime available to all iPhone users as part of a uniform experience. But Verizon is…

Tech News Adrian Covert

Could the President End up Prolonging this Patent Nightmare?

Finally! WSJ Claims iPhone 5 Is Coming to Sprint

New Evidence from TechCrunch Hints at GSM/CDMA iPhone 5

Verizon’s 45,000 Striking Workers Will Soon Go Back to Work

AT&T’s New Text Plan Overcharges You by 10,000,000 Percent. Literally.

Half the Country Is Now Blanketed by the Sweet, Sweet Waves of Verizon 4G LTE

Leak: AT&T’s Confidential 4G LTE and T-Mobile Plans

Why Verizon’s Latest Promotion Might Mean No iPhone 5 Until October

Verizon’s Now Selling the BlackBerry Bold 9930

I Just Don’t Give a Shit About AT&T’s Manufactured Network Doomsday Anymore

Nationwide 4G Showdown: Who’s Fastest?

Striking Verizon Workers Destroying Internet Cables?

No Matter How Pissed You Get At This Phone, You’ll Never Break It (Probably)

Verizon Is Cracking Down on Jailbreak Tetherers

45,000 Verizon Workers Strike As Last-Minute Contract Negotiations Fall Through

Motorola Droid 3 Lightning Review: Another Summer Sequel

The Best and Worst ISPs in America

AT&T Chokes Unlimited Data Dead. Dead Dead Dead.

This Would Be Terribly Lame on AT&T’s Part, If It’s True

Verizon Wants 3G Facetime to Only Work With Tiered Data Plans

INIU Brings Another Power Bank to the Spring Sale as SnapGo Keychain Portable Charger Drops to Its Lowest Price

Attorney Hit With Historic Fine for Citing AI-Generated Cases

Travelers Experiencing the Longest Security Lines in TSA History

Could There Be a ‘Project Hail Mary’ Sequel?

Meta Has More Smart Glasses Coming Whether You Want Them or Not

Apple Requires Device-Level Age Verification in the UK Now. Could the US Be Next?

Astronomers Say Recent Rash of Meteor Sightings ‘Warrants Serious Investigation’

Did AMD Just Make the Best CPU for Gamers and Creators?

Sonos Play Review: Call It a Comeback

Sonos Era 100 SL Review: The Cheapest Way Into Wired Sonos Sound

Asus ROG’s Massive Swift OLED Gaming Monitor Epitomizes Excess in the Best Way

The Ikea Varmblixt Smart Lamp Fills a Donut Hole in My Life

Nothing Headphone A vs. Headphone 1: Which Pair of ANC Wireless Headphones Wins?

Asus ROG’s Cetra Open Wireless Gaming Earbuds Might Be Better Than Wearing a Headset

Nintendo’s Talking Flower Is Annoying as Hell. I Love It

Level Lock Pro Review: As Good as a Secret Smart Lock Gets

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