This week was full of news at the mobile front, so it was easy to overlook a number of stories here and there. Here’s most of the other stuff that happened within the wide world of wireless for the week of December 12, 2011:
Verizon announced a different series of cities that could be going live with LTE this week — December 15th, to be exact. Included during this month’s batch of markets is Dover, DL; Lafayette, IN; Duluth / Rochester / St. Cloud, MN; Poughkeepsie, NY; Indiana, PA; Manchester / Nashua, NH; Findlay and Youngstown, OH; and Fitchburg, MA. Additionally, Big Red expanded coverage in existing cities equivalent to San Diego, San Francisco, Baltimore, Chicago, Savannah, GA, and Washington DC. This would definitely go well alongside the key product the carrier launched at the 15th. [ AndroidCentral ]
So that you own a BlackBerry device and were discouraged to benefit that it was infested with CarrierIQ. What to do? How do you put off this software secretly located within your phone? Apparently, RIM makes it pretty easy: within the Application Management part of the choices menu, you’ll notice something called “IQ Agent.” Just follow the directions found here , and also you should end up rid of CIQ. [ PhoneArena ]
While we’re when it comes to BlackBerry devices, the Bold 9790 — a tool that officially launched a month ago — also is making it to the united kingdom as a SIM-free device once January 9th. MobileFun might be selling it for £399.95 ($624). [ Unwired View ]
The LG Optimus Hub — previously is known as the Univa — is accessible for pre-order within the UK. The Hub offers Android 2.3.5, an 800MHz single-core CPU and 512MB of RAM, in addition to a three.5-inch 320 x 240 display with 5MP rear camera. You could order yours at TheOrder for £210 ($325). [ SoMobile ]
US Cellular is prepping for the vacations by offering all of its smartphones for less than $100. The Motorola Electrify, as an example, costs a Benjamin (after mail-in rebate, anyways), if you can get the HTC Wildfire S, LG Optimus U and Samsung Mesmerize free of charge with instant rebate. The HTC Flyer, meanwhile, was dropped to $300. [ 0 US Cellular 0 ]
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