T-Mobile keeps pushing 3G into 4G territory, up to 650Mbps

T-Mobile USA and an infrastructure partner are trying to extend the life of the 3G HSPA (High Speed Packet Access) standard by developing standards that could make speeds of over 650Mbps possible . HSPA is the fully realized 3G flavor of GSM, the dominant worldwide mobile standard. T-Mobile and Nokia Siemens Networks had their proposal accepted for study by the 3GPP mobile standards organization ...
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Nokia N8 Review

The N8 is Nokia’s big stab at fighting the iPhone and Android onslaught in premium markets like Europe and the United States, much as the BlackBerry Torch is to RIM. On paper it looks like it has a fighting chance: The N8 has a high-quality 3.5-inch touch screen, 12-megapixel camera, 16GB of internal memory, and [...]
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Sprint May Phase Out Nextel Brand Following Network Upgrade

Sprint Nextel Corp., the third- largest U.S. mobile-phone carrier, may phase out the Nextel brand following a planned $5 billion network upgrade that will do away with the brand’s underlying technology.
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Verizon, WRC Team Up to Give Children a Great Christmas

Donations made at a few local Verizon Wireless stores can help more moms and kids have a good Christmas. Verizon is teaming up with the Women's Resource Center in Traverse City to collect books and toys at stores throughout the region.
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