Sprint will begin selling its first two 4G LTE devices on May 18th, 2012. The first is the HTC Evo 4G LTE, Sprint’s version of the HTC One X smartphone. The second is a new mobile hotspot that you can use to connect phones, tablets, laptops, or other devices to Sprint’s wireless network. There’s just one catch — Sprint doesn’t…
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Looking for last year’s notebook with last year’s 4G wireless technology and don’t mind signing a 2-year contract to get a good price up front? Then has Sprint got a deal for you. The wireless carrier is selling the Lenovo IdeaPad S205s portable notebook with 3g and 4g WiMAX capabilities for $199.99 when you sign up for 2-year service plan. The…
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Back in the 90s NetZero offered free dial-up internet access by placing ads on your screen while you were online. Now the company is back with a new 4G WiMAX offering, and there’s still a free plan — but you’ll have to pay for the equipment. You can either pick up a 4G USB stick that works with OS X…
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Clear has introduced a new 4G WiMAX modem that works with Windows, Mac, Linux, Google Chrome, and Android. All you have to do is plug the USB stick into a computer or portable device and it will use the built-in internet connection capabilities of your operating system to get you online. There’s no connection manager required, which means you don’t…
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I’ll be spending next week in Las Vegas covering the 2012 Consumer Electronics Show. Since I cover mobile technology on a daily basis, I figured you might want to know what’s going in my gear bag. As it turns out, this year’s kit looks an awful lot like last year’s. I’m still using the same camera, laptop, phone, and modem….
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Sprint announced plans way back in January to carry a version of the BlackBerry PlayBook with built-in support for Sprint’s 4G WiMAX mobile broadband network. If you’ve been holding your breath for the last 8 months you might as well exhale, because it turns out it’s not going to happen. Sprint has canceled plans for offer a WiMAX version of…
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The Motorola XOOM tablet is currently available in two versions: A 3G model that’s sold by Verizon and which will soon get a 4G LTE mobile broadband upgrade, and a WiFi-only model. Now the folks at BGR have received a tip suggesting that a third option may be available soon. Sprint is expected to sell a Xoom tablet with 4G…
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The Motorola XOOM tablet is currently available in the US from Verizon Wireless, and a WiFi-only model is due out next week. But it looks like you may be able to pick up a XOOM with support for Sprint’s mobile broadband network soon as well. SprintUsers forum member r0fl has posted an image of a XOOM tablet with Sprint branding….
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I’m on my way to Las Vegas for the Consumer Electronics Show. While the show doesn’t officially kick off until Thursday, the first pre-show press conferences start on Tuesday and I’ll be there to cover news from Asus, Toshiba, NVIDIA, and others. Since I’ll be spending a week reporting from the road, I thought I’d share the mobile tech I’m…
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Acer has introduced three updated laptop models in Japan with built-in support for 4G WiMAX mobile broadband.That includes versions of thr 13.3 inch Acer Aspire AS3820, the 11.6 inch Aspire AS1830, and the 10.1 inch Acer Aspire ONe AOD255. As far as I can tell, that makes the Acer Aspire One AOD-255-A01B the first netbook from the company to include…
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Ever wonder what where notebooks go when they die are discontinued? Sure, it’s possible that manufacturers could actually sell out of some units, but there’s usually some stock leftover. Sometimes they get sold off at retail. Other times they’re repackaged and sold as if they were new thanks to a new feature or two — like the addition of 3G…
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Clearwire has been testing its new 4G network in three of the countries largest and most tech-savvy cities for a few months, and now the company has announced the official launch dates for WiMAX service in New York, Los Angeles, and San Francisco. New York will get WiMAX coverage first, on November 1st, with LA and San Francisco following in…
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