AT&T Shuffles Resources in New York in Push for Faster Data, Fewer Dropped Calls

The company is shifting bandwidth away from its older 2G network and toward its newer networks. Ma Bell is aiming to convince customers on the older network to upgrade their phones.
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Voyager Mobile, a 22-Year-Old’s Cellphone Start-Up, Launches After Delay

It’s a few days later than he had hoped, but John Mardini’s cellphone start-up is open for business.
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Verizon Unlimited Users’ Plans Not Going Away, but Options Likely to Narrow

Those who have an unlimited data plan and want to move to a 4G LTE phone might want to get a move on it.
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Apple on Australian 4G: You’re Branding It Wrong

Apple tells regulators it’s not the iPad that’s been mislabeled, it’s Australia’s 3G networks.
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Verizon: Half of Our First-Quarter Smartphone Sales Were iPhones

Verizon sold 6.3 million smartphones in Q1. Of those, 3.2 million were iPhones.
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Great App-pectations: When Innovation Leapfrogs Phone Capabilities

When a new smartphone platform come out, it’s like a huge opportunity for app builders to get creative, use every sensor, take advantage of the display and push limits — in some cases, too far.
With every available power outlet in use, a popular FedEx promotion brought a "human charging station" to the street. Thankfully it didn't use homeless people.

LG Shows Its Hand in Barcelona (After Already Tipping It)

The Korean phone maker had already announced four of its Mobile World Congress devices over the past week, but nonetheless gathered in Barcelona to show off the devices, along with a few others.
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Two Joysticks to Beat Smartphones at Games

Sony’s PS Vita tries to offer almost everything, but game-focused features are still what PlayStation does best.
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Track Changes on an iPad

Walt answers a reader’s question on whether a new Microsoft Office app for the iPad tracks changes.

Grover Is at CES and I Am Missing It

Qualcomm has worked with the creators of “Sesame Street” to bring its Muppets into augmented reality.
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Sending Music to the Cloud

Cox Giving Up Completely on Wireless Business