LTE is the form of 4G that looks like the wave of the future for most of the world. At first, it appeared that the U.S. was doomed to repeat the mess of the 3G era, with LTE and WiMAX standing in for GSM and CDMA. That fiasco seems to have been averted, with Verizon […]
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Radio Shack Dumps T-Mobile For Verizon — T-Mobile Insists It’s Mutual
RadioShack, who I refuse to call The Shack no matter how many PR dollars they invest, announced their second quarter earnings today and included this little bombshell: “Net income in the 2011 second quarter included one-time costs associated with two initiatives designed to enhance growth and streamline operations: a charge associated with phasing out T-Mobile […]
Voice of Objectivity: Why Can’t I Escape My Phone Carrier?
Voice of Objectivity is an ongoing column meant to temper the tendency of the Techcited to run away with the most exciting or controversial ideas in technology’s near future. The opinions presented here do not necessarily represent the views of Techcitement or this writer. Someone’s got to keep a cool head around here. I guess […]
Skype 2.0 For Android Selectively Brings Video
Wow, it was only about two weeks ago that I complained about the lack of a good use for Android’s front facing camera (are you stalking me, Skype?). Skype is fortunately following through with their promise to continue rolling out updates and new features for other platforms, despite being purchased by Microsoft. As of an […]
Tiered Pricing is Coming for Verizon Users, So Get That Upgrade in Before 7/7
The era of the unlimited data plan is coming. AT&T led the way, but Droid Life is reporting that on July 7th, Verizon will follow. Presumably, the standard line about how this will save money for most customers applies, but you have to wonder about that with the rates being reported. AT&T’s 2 GB plan […]
Voice of Subjectivity: If It Ain’t Broke, Don’t Fix It
Voice of Subjectivity is an occasional companion column to Voice of Objectivity, for when I can’t quite agree with my calmer perspective. The opinions presented here do not necessarily represent the views of Techcitement, but they’re all mine. Let’s face it, I get as Techcited as anyone. I have a rooted Android phone. There, I […]
Racing for Third Place: Is Windows Phone 7 Being Hobbled?
PC Magagzine has an excellent article about Windows Phone 7’s problems in the marketplace, and it’s one that brings up familiar issues. Back when WebOS was owned by Palm and hailed as the Next Big Thing, posters at sites like Precentral and everythingpre would report being actively steered away from the Pre Plus on Verizon […]