AT&T plan to begin HSPA upgrades to their 3G network this year, expecting to have completed the transition to 7.2Mbps technology during 2011.  The changes will be implemented across the nearly 350 US cities currently served by AT&T 3G, as well as the 20 new areas getting coverage this year, with HSPA 7.2 being switched on progressively as the upgrades are ... continued »

Samsung have announced what looks set to be the third Google Android device on the market, in the shape of the Samsung I7500.  Exclusive to O2 in Europe, the I7500 has a 3.2-inch AMOLED touchscreen and a 5-megapixel autofocus camera with LED flash, in a casing measuring just 11.9mm thick. The I7500's display runs at 320 x 480 resolution, while connectivity ... continued »

The blog was buzzing this week with a ton of news coming in from all ends of the spectrum. From the BlackBerry to our review of PhoneTag, we covered a lot this week, so let's get right to it. For starters, we learned that the Nokia 5800 XpressMusic phone was going to be delayed until after the holiday season in ... continued »

Rejoice! Bell Canada and Telus Mobility will be rolling out HSPA soon with LTE to be coming thereafter by the year 2010. Long Term Evolution or LTE will be the carriers' fourth-generation option of choice.   This will significantly increase download speeds, boosting them up to 100Mbps. Interestingly enough, the HSPA will be added to the current 3G networks in order ... continued »

AT&T have announced a new USB cellular modem, the USBConnect Mercury.  The smallest modem to date in the company's HSPA range, AT&T are claiming the Mercury can achieve download speeds of up to 1.7Mbps and upload speeds of up to 1.2Mbps on their network. Installation is straightforward, with the USBConnect Mercury having both the AT&T Communication Manager (for PCs) and Sierra's ... continued »

While all the talk has been about 3G as of late, we all know that the "next big thing" in the mobile phone world will be 4G LTE, which both AT&T and Verizon will launch in the next few years. And though 4G LTE will be capable of 100 mbps data transfer, we're not stuck with the slowest of the ... continued »