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The unlocking smartphone bill passes the House of Congress

  For those who don’t know, unlocking under an exemption to DMCA was legal. That is, until the Library of Congress did not renew the Act when necessary, and consumer stuck with being unable to unlock their phone. Well, in the good news today (beside the fact that US congress actually passed a bill), U.S Congress has […]

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Version is putting a cap on “unlimited” data users

Just when we thought Verizon can be cool again with their new way of approaching bloatware in smartphones, they go ahead and do something like this. I mean, this is nothing new, carrier throttle speed for heavy users has happened a lot if you reach your data cap. Like T-mobile, although they give you unlimited data, […]

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Verizon new way to bloat your phone is actually better?

For those who ask why don’t I buy my phone from the carrier instead of import them, this is one of the reasons. Beside iPhone, when you walk into the carriers’ store and buy a phone, you never get the full 16GB or 32GB, and what’s worse is, the apps that the carriers put in are […]

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AT&T’s Lumia 1520 is getting Lumia Cyan and Windows Phone 8.1 updates

Now, I have reported on a post from AT&T Forums about its plan on distributing Lumia Cyan and Windows Phone 8.1 update. Well, indeed, that those who are AT&T customers and own the Lumia 1520 will be getting the updates starting today, according to the second largest carrier in the U.S official statement on these updates. […]

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Verizon goes official with the HTC One Remix (aka the One Mini 2)

Ooh, once again, @evleaks was. We though that it would be tomorrow, but it looks like Verizon decided to confirms just that, and here you go, you can now get the HTC One Mini 2, renamed by Verizon, the HTC One Remix. We were wondering about the availability and the reliability of the date that […]

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One Mini 2 is hitting Verizon shelves this week?

It has been a little while since the introduction of the One Mini 2, innit. The short time after that, we see the rumors were starting to pile up about the name change when the phone hit Verizon, it will be called the HTC One Remix. However, even then, we are not sure when the […]

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Android 4.4.4 in testing for Verizon’s Moto X and Moto G

Earlier, we learned that HTC has planned their update with unlocked M8 model, but I also mention that Motorola is also one of the few who are the leader of updating their phone. Well, we know that the Droid lines have already received their updates, but what about Moto X and G, also available on […]

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Update plan for unlock One M8 detailed by HTC

HTC has been leading the market alongside with Motorola and Sony to be one of the few who actually keep a consistent update schedule for their device. HTC has announced that they are committed to support the M7 and M8 to Android L, but before that, they need to get all the latest update out of […]

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Analyst declares that T-mobile is the fastest growing carrier in the U.S.

Although with the recent allegations about cramming from the FTC-which is already settled after T-mobile provide evidence of their innocence-the company has been taking off since John Legere came on board. With new way to approach customers and innovation in the carrier industry itself, T-mobile has become the favorite destination for people who want to leave Verizon, […]

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Pre-unlocking phone bill gets through the Senate, one step closer to reimpose consumer rights

For those who are not in the States, unlocking a phone is kind of hard, law and lobbyist make it so that we have to stick to one carrier so for. As we knew from last year, the Digital Milennium Copyright Act prevents unauthorized unlocking of smartphone hardware to become viable to use on a […]