Injunction prevents Sprint from turning off old WiMAX network … for now

A decade ago, it was already clear that 3G speeds just weren’t going to cut it for the future of mobile communication, and carriers started looking at their options for high-speed service. While many of them were getting the ball rolling on LTE, Sprint decided to take things in a slightly different direction, and got its 4G service started with WiMAX. In the end, though, WiMAX became something of a hold-over, and a few years back we saw Sprint begin transitioning ...

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What is 5G and why should you care?

There are three major components to evaluate whenever you talk about network speed: latency, download speed, and upload speed. For most of us, that translates into “how fast does it load” when talking about web pages or other content, or “how high is the resolution” when streaming video. We’ve already gone through quite a few iterations of wireless systems, “5G” is arguably the fifth generation of mobile networks and is the “the next major phase of mobile telecommunications standards beyond the current 4G/IMT-Advanced standards”.The ...

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HTC One max review rebuttal: it’s bigger than you imagined

As efforts like After The Buzz, the Pocketnow U-Review, and Empty Nest demonstrate, we’re constantly searching for fresh ways to review mobile technology. The newest product of those efforts is Pocketnow’s “Review Rebuttal” series, in which a member of our team is assigned to test a 

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