Tag: Launch

  • Sprint says goodbye WiMAX and hello LTE

    Sprint says goodbye WiMAX and hello LTE

    The end of WiMAX, the first 4G technology in America launched by Sprint and Clearwire in 2008, looks to be two years away. At the “Sprint Network Vision Strategy Update” in New York, Sprint executives announced the aggressive rollout of a 4G LTE network to the end of 2013, the fastest 4G standard available in…

  • Blackberry Playbook sales have exceeded expectations!

    Blackberry Playbook sales have exceeded expectations!

    Most of us have heard different rumors and descriptions of the Blackberry Playbook lately. Amongst these reports, RBC Capital Markets General Manager Mike Abramsky said that the first day of PlayBook sales were successful. He mentioned the sales likely exceeded analysts’ expectations, moving about 50,000 PlayBook tablets on launch day alone.

  • March 2nd – Apple will announce the iPad 2

    March 2nd – Apple will announce the iPad 2

    Tired of your iPad yet? If so, the second one will be announced very soon so maybe you will see new features and updates. If you aren’t tired of yours that’s great, keep it. Apple is holding a special media event on March 2nd, 2011 in San Francisco, according to the Wall Street Journal.

  • Best Buy’s new ‘Buy Back’ program to launch January 5th

    Best Buy’s new ‘Buy Back’ program to launch January 5th

    A tipster at BGR just provided several documents that give additional details on the retailer’s new ‘Buy Back’ program. The new program is said to launch January 5th for smartphones, laptops, tablets and TVs; the service will be expanded to “other product categories” sometime during fiscal year 2012.

  • HTC Merge On Verizon… Coming Soon-ish?

    HTC Merge On Verizon… Coming Soon-ish?

    There were high hopes for the HTC Merge to hit Verizon on November 18th, and those high hopes had quickly come and past. There has recently been sightings at Verizon stores with accessory inventory, giving new life to the anticipation for yet another world phone from Verizon using Android software.