Cell Phone Review: HTC One – The One That Won Me Over
There comes a point when enough is enough. You just upgraded to a new smartphone, but then something better always comes along! And your current device doesn’t magically stop working just because it’s been replaced by this year’s model. In my review of the One X, I touted it as “the One” to buy. A […]
T-Mobile Cuts the Bull: No More Contracts and iPhone 5 Release Date!
You know it’s a huge shake-up when the CEO of a company starts cussing. Last Tuesday, T-Mobile USA CEO John Legere stood before a crowd of tech journalists in his bright magenta T-Mo shirt and slammed the wireless industry. Two year contracts? Ew. Confusing plans? Gross. AT&T? Old news. If you’ve purchased a smartphone in […]
The New BlackBerry Z10 Preparing to Invade America on March 22nd, Q10 to Follow
I have been known to proclaim BlackBerries as a dying breed, but when they unveiled the new Z10 and Q10 devices on my birthday, they really impressed me. I mean, I actually wanted to get one of these in my hands. That’s a huge accomplishment in itself! Bravo, Thor. Bravo. The new Z10 is already available in […]
Let’s Talk Evolution: 4G Cell Service in St. Louis
You’ve heard the buzzword before: “4G“. It sounds like something you want. All your friends have it. You have that one friend on Facebook that won’t shut up about it. But you like your phone. Why would you need extra geebee’s and wifi’s? I’ve already explained 4G LTE and what it means to us here in […]
HTC Makes Smartphone Shopping Easy: Buy a One X
For the year 2012, shopping for smartphones is pretty easy. Specifically, shopping for an Android smartphone is incredibly easy this year. For Apple’s iPhone, it’s been simple: buy the newest one. It’s always at the $200 price point, has the latest version of iOS, and will last you the entire two-year cellular contract. You can […]
Cellular Calls: This is Why I Drop (ATT 99% Call Reliability)
I was listening to the radio one fine evening and an interesting ad for AT&T came on the radio. “99% call reliability, but we can do better.” So only a 1% drop call rate? But isn’t AT&T the company that’s most widely known for dropped calls? Doing a quick Google search for “at&t dropped calls” […]
HTC One X and Samsung Galaxy SIII Bring Next-Gen CPU Tech in Latest Devices
The impending sales juggernaut that will be “iPhone 5” is rumored to be coming this Fall with a bigger screen, but a sinking HTC and rising Samsung are looking to finally stretch their noses past the seemingly unbeatable iPhone 4/4S with their latest flagship devices. The last time HTC and Samsung went head-to-head was their previous […]
AT&T Makes It Official: 4G LTE has Arrived in the Lou
This morning St. Louis joined the ranks of 31 other markets with 4G LTE coverage from AT&T. [View the Press Release] As we reported about a week ago, AT&T began rolling out LTE to 12 new markets on Easter Sunday. Although quite a few LTE symbols were popping up on devices in the area before […]
AT&T 4G LTE Arriving Sunday April 8th for the St. Louis Area
So I have this friend. He bought the new Galaxy Note, and I must say I’m very smitten with the phone. We were out partying this past weekend for his wife’s birthday, and he started asking me about the LTE logo in his notification bar. “WAIT, WHAT?! LTE?!?! DO A SPEEDTEST!!!!” He ended up pulling […]
Hands-On: AT&T LG Nitro HD (Video and Review)
The LG Nitro HD is AT&T’s branding of the LG Optimus LTE, sharing some DNA with the Verizon LG Spectrum and the upcoming Sprint LG Viper. AT&T’s LTE service has not yet been switched on in St. Louis, but they recently announced that their 4G spectrum will be up and running this April or May. […]