Article
by Phil Nickinson
Apr 09, 2013
You'll need to already have an AT&T roaming option on your plan, though
Boingo today announced a deal that will give the former access to the latter's Wifi hotspots at locations worl...
Article
by Alex Dobie
Apr 08, 2013
A great file transfer tool for power users
As advanced as modern mobile devices are, getting files from one phone or tablet to another can still be problematic. Cloud storage apps like Dropbox c...
Review
by Andrew Martonik
Feb 13, 2013
Many of us are coming to the realization that mobile data limits are, well, limiting. At the same time, public Wifi access has been a major initiative in many large cities and private businesses ali...
Article
by Jerry Hildenbrand
Dec 12, 2012
Republic Wireless is now shipping out the phones many have pre-ordered, and the $19 monthly hybrid network is up and running, ready to go. After a beta period where users had a chance to try a modif...
Article
by Alex Dobie
Nov 21, 2012
Update: Both EE and Vodafone have now confirmed that they'll offer Wifi on the Tube in 2013.
Original story: British mobile operators EE and Vodafone are said to be in talks to allow their cust...
Article
by Alex Dobie
Sep 21, 2012
If you've recently picked up Sony's Tegra 3-powered Xperia Tablet S, you'll want to check for software updates this morning, as reports indicate that the device has just had software rel...
Article
by Phil Nickinson
Sep 11, 2012
If you're trucking through an airport or are near one of the any other 4,000-some Boingo Wifi hotspots, you'll be able to connect for free through September, thanks to the fine folks at Goog...
Article
by Phil Nickinson
Sep 09, 2012
Here's some good nerd news for you road warriors who fly outside the U.S. Gogo has signed a deal that will bring in-flight Wifi to flights over portions of the Atlantic and north Pacific, and ov...
Article
by Alex Dobie
Sep 06, 2012
We're live at Amazon's Kindle event in Los Angeles, where the company's showing off a range of new products, including the Kindle Fire HD tablet. Amazon's Jeff Bezos has been walking...
Article
by Phil Nickinson
Aug 28, 2012
We're more than a year out from when we actually need to write this post, but whatever. When it comes to Canada, our motto is better get while the gettin's good. (At least that's wh...
Article
by Jerry Hildenbrand
Jul 26, 2012
We've received a few reports that folks with a stock Wifi Xoom (U.S. Models) are getting their Jelly Bean update pushed this afternoon -- enough of them for us to say with confidence that i...
Article
by Chris Parsons
Jun 29, 2012
If you're among the many who have flashed a Jelly Bean ROM onto your Verizon Galaxy Nexus you no doubt realized there appears to an issue with the WiFi suffering from weak connections. No matter...
Article
by Phil Nickinson
Jun 18, 2012
We've just gotten some more information regarding the Wifi issues some HTC One X owners have been experiencing, and which the manufacturer acknowledged this morning.
An HTC spokesman tells us t...
Article
by Phil Nickinson
Jun 18, 2012
One of the games folks like to play when a new phone comes out is "spot the defect." And in the case of the HTC One X, a small but vocal number of HOX owners have run into a particularly a...
Article
by Alex Dobie
Apr 06, 2012
As reports of GPS issues with the ASUS Transformer Prime continue, the manufacturer is turning to a drastic solution to give Prime owners better GPS connectivity. According to an ASUS support repres...
Article
by Chris Parsons
Apr 03, 2012
A few days ago, we learned that Motorola and Google would be pushing Android 4.0.4 to the Motorola XOOM WiFi. A few folks got their hands on the update but it never seemed to roll out to most users....
Article
by Phil Nickinson
Mar 21, 2012
Good news for your frequent fliers who hit the skies with US Airways, as it announced today that it's adding Gogo Wifi service to its Airbus A319, A320 and A321 aircraft, as well as its Embraer ...
Article
by Phil Nickinson
Mar 09, 2012
Just a quick heads up for you folks flying to Austin, Texas, for SXSW -- GoGo Inflight Internet is free if you're flying on Alaska Airlines, American Airlines or Delta Air Lines to Austin from M...
Article
by Alex Dobie
Feb 02, 2012
HTC is updating some of its Android phones to address a security vulnerability which could allow malicious apps to steal Wifi security information. In a post on its official support site, the manufa...
Article
by Chris Parsons
Jan 26, 2012
With pre-orders for both the Wifi-only Motorola XYBOARD 10.1 and 8.2 having started up a while ago, Motorola has no decided its a good a time as any to actually start shipping the device out. An ema...
Article
by Jerry Hildenbrand
Dec 15, 2011
Cricket plans to release their first tablet package tomorrow (Dec. 16), consisting of the 16GB Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 and a Crosswave Mobile Hotspot (with one months service) for $595. The Ga...
Article
by Jerry Hildenbrand
Dec 10, 2011
*Update* ASUS US states there is no delay to speak of: "At this point, we still show to be on schedule to start shipments the week of 12/19."
We've received several tips from readers ...
Article
by Phil Nickinson
Dec 05, 2011
And HTC's made it official: Honeycomb indeed is rolling out to the GSM HTC Flyer in Europe. So what about the rest of us? HTC says the Wifi version of the Flyer will "receive its Honeycomb ...
Article
by Phil Nickinson
Nov 14, 2011
This is one of those good-bad things that's starting to swing the needle firmly to "bad" column. The Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 is getting a 63.12MB update to Android 3.2, but the update ...
Article
by Phil Nickinson
Sep 26, 2011
Samsung this afternoon officially unwrapped U.S. versions of the Galaxy Tab 8.9 Honeycomb tablet, and the Galaxy Player 4.0 and 5.0.
The Galaxy Tab 8.9 is an aptly named 8.9-inch Android 3.1 Honeyc...
Article
by Chris Parsons
Sep 20, 2011
We've recieved a few more tips about the Motorola XOOM WiFi and now, a 3G version receiving a mysterious 1.5MB OTA update that bumps the device up to software version HTK55D.
I've personall...
Article
by Phil Nickinson
Aug 15, 2011
Fliers rocking an Android tablet or phone can now get online above 10,000 feet just a little bit easier. Gogo, the company that supplies in-flight Wifi, has just released its long-awaited Android ap...
Article
by Phil Nickinson
Jul 28, 2011
If you're up in the air anywhere near as much as we are, you've likely used Gogo Inflight to get online at 30,000 feet. We've long been awaiting a proper Android app, and it looks like we're closing i...
Article
by Alex Dobie
Jul 19, 2011
According to reports from multiple forums, HTC is now rolling out a new over-the-air update for the Desire HD, bringing the handset up to software version 2.50.405.2. The new software is still based o...
Article
by Chris Parsons
Jul 06, 2011
Been holding out, waiting for the inevitable price drop to come to the WiFi only Motorola Xoom? If so, your wait is now over. As announced on the Motorola Twitter account the price of the WiFi only Mo...
