Monday, May 23, 2011

Android and Me

Android and Me

Verizon’s 4G LTE spreading fast, more markets come June 16

Posted: 23 May 2011 01:46 PM PDT

Verizon was not joking about their commitment to expand their 4G coverage, which would cover about 200 million people by 2012. Verizon’s 4G LTE network lit up 9 new cities last week, but it seems like their work is not slowing down. Verizon is turning on the switch for the following markets on June 16 (and they are even more than last week):

  • Hartford, Conn.
  • Flint, Grand Rapids and Lansing, Mich.
  • Dayton and Springfield, Ohio
  • Salt Lake City
  • Spokane, Wash.
  • Sacramento, Calif.
  • Expansion in Oakland, Calif.
  • Fresno, Calif.
  • Boise, Idaho
  • Erie, Harrisburg and State College, Penn.
  • Greenville-Spartanburg, S.C.
  • Fort Wayne-Indianapolis
  • Milwaukee, Wis.
  • Sioux Falls, S.D.

    • It is good to see that 4G LTE is spreading widely, especially if you are the proud owner (or want to be) of an HTC Thunderbolt or a Samsung Droid Charge. With all these developments, though, chances are that there will be some rocks in the road. Verizon sure stumbled a bit (or a bunch) when their network went down last month. It does seem, though, like they have gotten up stronger now that they are bringing these blazing speeds to such a wide range of markets. Let’s just hope that they are not taking on more than they can handle and things work smoothly.

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    HTC Holiday for AT&T gets detailed: dual-core CPU, 4.5-inch qHD screen, and Gingerbread

    Posted: 23 May 2011 09:41 AM PDT

    AT&T may have just released the Samsung Infuse 4G, but the carrier is not resting on its laurels. Ma Bell is already working with HTC on its next superphone — codenamed Holiday. According to a leaked system test, the device has all the right characteristics of a top-seller phone. For example:

    • Android 2.3.4 Gingerbread
    • 1.2 GHz Dual-core Qualcomm MSM8660 CPU
    • 1 GB of RAM
    • 4.5-inch display with a 540 x 960 resolution
    • 8MP back-facing camera
    • 1.3MP front-facing camera
    • AT&T’s 4G support

    Looking at the Holidays specs, it seems like the Motorola Atrix 4G is about to face some fierce competition on its own backyard. With the recent news of side-loading support and the avalanche of high-end phones that’s coming, maybe AT&T is really getting serious about Android. Keep an eye out for the Holiday, which will certainly be one of the hottest devices available this summer/winter.

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