Neowin News Feed for: 3g

Samsung loses Apple patent suit in UK over 3G data

Stephen Robinson — Thu, 07 Mar 2013 19:36:47 +0000

Apple has won a patent infringement lawsuit against Samsung which clears them of unlawfully using Samsung technology related processing and transmitting data on 3G networks. Read more...

AT&T to shut down its 2G networks by 2017

John Callaham — Fri, 03 Aug 2012 23:46:27 +0100

AT&T has revealed that it is working to slowly shut down its current 2G networks in order to clear the spectrum for 3G and 4G connections. The process should be completed by the start of 2017. Read more...

Wireless hotspots banned from London Olympics 2012 venues

John Callaham — Wed, 25 Jul 2012 19:02:38 +0100

Those attending events at the official venues of the London 2012 Olympic Games, starting on Friday, have been prohibited to use 3G wireless hotspots or wireless routers. Read more...

FaceTime may be coming to 3G soon, according to awry error message

Owen Williams — Tue, 22 May 2012 08:43:20 +0100

Ever since FaceTime was announced, users have questioned why they can't use it over 3G. With WWDC on the horizon, it seems that it may be about to become a reality. Read more...

Windows 8's new mobile Internet experience is awesome

Denis Wong — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 19:18:20 +0000

With Windows 8, Microsoft has made the wireless and mobile Internet experience just as good, if not better, than all of today's smartphones. Today's Building Windows 8 post has the juicy details. Read more...

PS Vita gets US 3G pricing plans; 4G LTE coming?

John Callaham — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 22:31:56 +0000

AT&T has announced that US owners of the upcoming $299 3G version of the PS Vita portable gaming console will get their choice of two pricing plans. Also, is a 4G LTE PS Vita in the works? Read more...

Prototype MacBook Pro with built in 3G shows up on eBay

John Callaham — Mon, 15 Aug 2011 09:47:07 +0100

Apple hasn't released a MacBook with built in 3G wireless features but someone on eBay is selling a 2007 prototype MacBook Pro with such a feature. Read more...

Study: Over one third of iPhone 4 owners think they have 4G access

John Callaham — Thu, 14 Jul 2011 12:33:52 +0100

If you own an iPhone 4 but know that Apple's smartphone can only connect to 3G-based wireless networks, you can considered yourself to be more enlightened than many other iPhone 4 users. According to a... Read more...

Rumor: Next version of iPod Touch to have 3G connection

John Callaham — Fri, 08 Jul 2011 21:23:49 +0100

We still have about two months or more before Apple is expected to reveal what it has planned for the next version of its iPod line of media players. But the rumors have already started... Read more...

AT&T: T-Mobile 3G phones will need to be replaced

Michael Collado — Tue, 22 Mar 2011 00:01:10 +0000

After word that AT&T had entered into a definitive agreement to buy T-Mobile USA, the company stated today that all T-Mobile customers that are using 3G phones will need to replace their handsets if the... Read more...

Verizon iPhone hotspot will cost you $20 a month

Andrew Lyle — Wed, 26 Jan 2011 05:26:30 +0000

The Verizon iPhone is only days away from being officially available across America, and much like other products that near a release date, the catches begin to roll in. When Verizon announced the iPhone will be... Read more...

Windows Phone feedback data usage

Andrew Lyle — Wed, 26 Jan 2011 04:26:30 +0000

The Windows Phone 7 'phantom' data has been something of a mystery, but with Microsoft giving their diagnoses that it appears to be third-party software as being the source of the problem, Rafael Rivera took... Read more...

Sprint adds 'Premium Data add-on charge' to all 3G data plans

Brad Sams — Tue, 18 Jan 2011 14:36:39 +0000

Sprint has just released a statement about the explosion of data usage among its users. The coy title also hides the fact that they are now adding a '$10 per month Premium Data add-on charge'... Read more...

BlackBerry Dakota; HD, touchscreen and mobile hotspot

Andrew Lyle — Fri, 14 Jan 2011 01:26:03 +0000

If you're a BlackBerry fan, this is the news you've been waiting for. BGR.com managed to get pictures and specs of the BlackBerry Dakota, which features a number of impressive features, for RiM anyways. The Dakota... Read more...

iOS 4.3 to get personal hotspot

Andrew Lyle — Wed, 12 Jan 2011 19:42:50 +0000

After yesterday's announcement, tech bloggers questioned why the Verizon iPhone, running iOS 4.2.5, had a personal hotspot feature, allowing upto 5 devices to connect through WiFi. According to bgr.com, a source confirms that Apple plans on... Read more...

AT&T says Verizon iPhone users will live 'life in the slow lane'

Andrew Lyle — Mon, 10 Jan 2011 17:36:09 +0000

Just a day before Verizon is expected to announce the CDMA iPhone on their platform, AT&T came out and attacked Verizon. They claimed that their (Verizon) 3G speeds are much slower than theirs (AT&T). AT&T PR... Read more...

Verizon set to launch tiered data plans on October 28th

Sean Bradford — Tue, 19 Oct 2010 21:25:37 +0100

Back in July, rumors were floating that Verizon Wireless was slated to kill its unlimited data plan, and introduce tiered versions similar to what AT&T now offers. Today the Wall Street Journal is reporting that... Read more...

No iPhone 4G next year

Andrew Lyle — Mon, 11 Oct 2010 17:50:58 +0100

The next generation iPhone, which won't be named or shown off until June of next year, won't support 4G. According to sources close to the company and Techcrunch.com, Apple will continue to use the 3G... Read more...

All hope for Verizon iPhone now dead, hints CEO

Andrew Lyle — Fri, 24 Sep 2010 22:41:52 +0100

Verizon's CEO Ivan Seidenberg confirmed yesterday that all rumours of the Verizon iPhone are not true, crushing the dreams of the iPhone being on a decent network within the United States. The Verizon iPhone rumour has... Read more...

Facetime over 3G with iOS 4 jailbreak

Tzvi Friedman — Mon, 02 Aug 2010 22:02:40 +0100

Less than 24 hours after the iOS 4 jailbreak went live, according to MacStories, some crafty developers have devised a way to make Facetime work over a 3G connection. As of now, Facetime only officially... Read more...