A team at the University of Michigan and Microsoft Research has uncovered, for the first time, the frequently suboptimal network practices of more than 100 cellular carriers. By recruiting almost 400 volunteers to run an app on their phones that probes a carrier's networks, the team discovered, for ...
McKinney ISD became smart phone savvy just in time for the coming school year. Parents, students and staff can now access district and school information on their smart phones through a new, free application called misdGO. "We wanted to take critical information from our website and student informa ...
Plenty of shoppers still want cell phone that are "just phones." The Pantech Breeze III is aimed squarely at that group. The Pantech Breeze III looks very similar to the Breeze II (3.5 stars), but given the Breeze III’s mission, that’s probably a good thing. It’s still a solid choice if you don ...
You’ll want to hardwire any computer that doesn’t need to move around, like a desktop, since wired connections are fast, reliable and cheap. They’re far from ideal for devices you pick up and move around, though, like laptops, so for those we use a wireless connection (commonly known as Wi-Fi). ...
The HTC Wildfire S is a small, budget Android smartphone that helps fill out T-Mobile's lineup. It runs Android 2.3 (Gingerbread), which deserves a hallelujah, as plenty of new handsets are still shipping with the dated Android 2.2 OS, and even the sluggish, archaic Android 2.1 in some cases. No on ...
Phone Connect is a fixed wireless voice terminal that provides high-quality home and office phone service using the Sprint Wireless Network instead of a landline or broadband connection. It is available for free at Sprint Stores, online at www.brandsdragon.com , Telesales at 1-800-SPRINT1, Sprint B ...
Sadly, the BlackBerry Bold 9930 is the sweetest BlackBerry we've ever seen. I say "sadly" because it's clear the Bold 9930's time in the spotlight has already passed, even though it's a brand new phone, and an obvious upgrade for anyone with an older Bold or Curve. It also offers the fastest proces ...
Not too long ago, things were pretty simple in T-Mobile's Android land. For us (the nerds, geeks, power users, early adopters, and other misbegotten social deviants) there was the G series of phones with plain Android, culminating recently with LG's delightful G2x. If you wanted to buy your mom an ...
Don’t be fooled by the photos: this is not a Sidekick 4G ($99.99, 4 stars). Though the Sharp FX Plus (Free with 2-year contract, $349.99 without), certainly looks like T-Mobile's classy smartphone, it’s a less ambitious device. Available exclusively through Walmart, the FX Plus is a good choice f ...
The euro zone crisis has mobile users hanging on to their phones a little longer. With fewer consumers buying, the Continent’s big mobile retailers have been keeping inventories low, which has brought the first-ever quarterly decline in cellphone shipments in Western Europe, said Gartner, the rese ...
