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The Cell Phone Junkie Show #307 59:23
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Sprint announces plans for LTE implementation on the 800MHz spectrum, Nokia offers credits for Lumia 900 buyers, and how to get data on an international phone working properly with any SIM.

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News
Facebook announces plans to purchase Instagram for $1 billion
Carriers to work with the FCC to block service on stolen phones
Google posts Q1 earnings, revenue up 24%, stock split announced
AT&T LTE network goes live in St. Louis, additional parts of NYC
Verizon implements $30 upgrade fee starting April 22nd
Verizon expands LTE to another nine markets
Sprint sets 2014 date or full implementation of LTE on 800 MHz spectrum
T-Mobile and Leap Wireless reach spectrum swap agreement
T-Mobile with have its 3G/4G network ready for iPhones later this year
MetroPCS launches $25 promotional unlimited plan

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Devices
Nokia confirms data connection issue with Lumia 900, offers $100 credit
Nokia brings NFC to the Lumia 610
T-Mobile HTC One S pegged for April 25th launch
HTC looks into One S finish chipping, offers replacements for those affected

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Twitter and Facebook among the latest BBM connected apps from RIM

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The Cell Phone Junkie Show #306 57:17
Show Notes
Sprint announces the HTC EVO 4G LTE, Instagram comes to Android, and the Sprint Nexus S 4G finally gets its Ice Cream Sandwich.

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News
Android and iOS now make up 80% of all smartphones in the US
Google’s Larry Page talks Android activations
AT&T announces additional LTE markets coming online April 8th
AT&T will unlock off-contract iPhones
Verizon LTE expansion continues with additional markets coming online April 19th
MetroPCS adds data throttling plans, increases price on unlimited offering

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Devices
nTelos to sell iPhone 4 and 4S starting April 20th with $50 price reduction
Sprint starts LTE-enabled LG Viper pre-orders April 12th for $100
Sprint announces the HTC EVO 4G LTE
US Cellular announces the Samsung Galaxy S Aviator as its first LTE smartphone

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Instagram for Android now available
Gmail for Android updated
Twitter for BlackBerry integrates BBM
RIM announces Mobile Fusion for the enterprise
Ice Cream Sandwich leaks out for the Samsung Galaxy Note
Sprint Nexus S 4G starts receiving Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich upgrade

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Part two of our current state of wireless, what’s new from device makers and how the OS’es have evolved. Also, a question from Adam about the security issues facing EXIF data on photos. Do we use it?

The Cell Phone Junkie Show #305 55:33
Show Notes
Half of all Americans now own a smartphone, AT&T announces the Lumia 900 for only $100, and the curse of the Nexus continues.

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News
Apple proposing licensing of Nano-SIM, Nokia calls them out
iPhone 4 settlement website now live
Half of all Americans now own a smartphone
RIM announces Q4 earnings, executive shakeup
Sprint to discontinue Picture Mail on April 30th
Sprint reiterates no new WiMAX devices, talks LTE coverage plans
T-Mobile $5 data price increase for new customers begins April 4th
T-Mobile pushes ads into Android notifications, then apologizes and removes them

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Devices
The new Verizon iPad can run over 25 hours as an LTE hotspot
Nokia Lumia 900 coming to AT&T April 8th for $100
HTC Titan II launching on AT&T April 8th for $200
Verizon announces the LG Lucid
HTC EVO ONE rumored to be announced April 4th by Sprint
Verizon announces the Jetpack MiFi 4620L

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Software
Google updates Maps for Android
Android 4.0.4 update coming for XOOM, GSM Nexus S and Galaxy Nexus
Nokia releases Lumia 800 firmware update

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The Cell Phone Junkie Show #304 46:13
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Free 4G may be in your future, Apple sells 3 million iPads in 3 days and watch your battery when using that free app.

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Sprint Motorola Admiral Review

News
Free apps can drain smartphone batteries faster
GSMA and WBA collaborate on mobile WiFi Hotspot access
FCC to study 700MHz interoperability, MSS spectrum for terrestrial use
More iPhones sold last year in Canada than BlackBerries
Hesse: iPhone customers are the most profitable
Boost Mobile announces new unlimited voice and texting plan that shrinks to $30 per month
NetZero partners with Clearwire to offer contract-free 4G broadband
Republic Wireless to expand beta program this summer

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TCPJ Unlocked Show #110

Devices
Apple sells three million new iPads in the first weekend of sales
Reuters: Apple could be placing orders for a 4.6-inch Retina iPhone display
iMore: Next iPhone will have same size screen, LTE, micro-dock connector, coming this fall
RIM providing BlackBerry 10 devices to developers
US Cellular announces first LTE device, Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1

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Google lets Wallet customers add prepaid cards back on accounts, credits users $5
Google Voice for Android updated, now with more integration
Samsung Droid Charge and LG Revolution gets Remote Diagnostics app from Verizon
Leaked memo from Sprint shows Direct Connect Now for Android
Samsung announces ICS for the Galaxy note, coming in Q2
Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich comes to the AT&T HTC Vivid, expected on 10 others soon

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The current state of wireless, what the carriers are doing and how the technology is progressing.

• Technology/Networks/Carriers
  • LTE
    • http://thecellphonejunkie.com/2012/03/14/one-third-of-all-smartphones-sold-in-q4-2011-had-some-4g-flavor/
  • Top Carriers around the world
    • http://thecellphonejunkie.com/2012/03/13/top-20-global-carriers-in-q3-2011/
    • http://thecellphonejunkie.com/2012/03/05/top-us-carriers-for-q4-2011/
  • Verizon
    • http://thecellphonejunkie.com/2012/03/14/verizon-to-double-lte-markets-by-2013/
  • AT&T
    • http://thecellphonejunkie.com/2012/03/12/att-lte-launching-in-12-more-markets-by-early-summer/
    • http://thecellphonejunkie.com/2012/03/02/att-starts-planning-2g-network-sunset/
    • http://thecellphonejunkie.com/2012/03/01/att-backs-down-on-unlimited-data-throttling-sets-actual-limits/
  • Sprint
    • http://thecellphonejunkie.com/2012/02/08/sprint-will-bring-lte-to-baltimore-and-kansas-city-to-launch-market-list/
    • http://thecellphonejunkie.com/2012/03/07/sprint-reportedly-planning-to-walk-away-from-lightsquared/
    • http://thecellphonejunkie.com/2012/01/14/ces-2012-sprint-done-selling-wimax-phones-windows-phone-needs-to-build-enthusiasm/
  • T-Mobile
    • http://thecellphonejunkie.com/2012/03/13/t-mobile-announces-eight-new-hspa-markets/
    • http://thecellphonejunkie.com/2012/03/11/tmonews-t-mobile-to-launch-unlimited-mobile-to-mobile-minutes-on-april-4th/
  • The real 4G
    • http://thecellphonejunkie.com/2012/01/19/itu-approves-imt-advanced-standards/
• Smartphone share
  • http://thecellphonejunkie.com/2012/03/08/smartphone-subscribers-in-the-us-top-100-million-half-run-android/

The Cell Phone Junkie Show #303 37:34
Show Notes
The new LTE enabled iPad hits the street, AT&T and Verizon announce more LTE markets, and Sprint announces the end of the LTE LightSquared deal.

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New LTE enabled Verizon iPad works with AT&T SIM cards, other Verizon LTE SIM cards

News
Top 20 global carriers in Q3 2011
One third of all smartphones sold in Q4 2011 had some 4G flavor
AT&T LTE launching in 12 more markets by early summer
Verizon to double LTE markets by 2013
Sprint announces end of LTE LightSquared deal
T-Mobile announces eight new HSPA+ markets
Crickets signs on with Clearwire to help with its LTE strategy

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Devices
Samsung Galaxy S Blaze 4G coming to T-Mobile March 21st
ZTE Venture announced for Virgin Mobile
Sony Mobile announces the Xperia Sola

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PayPal announces PayPal here, mobile payments through a new iOS attachment
Samsung offers ICS upgrade for Galaxy S II in Europe and Korea
HTC publishes list of devices planned for the ICS update
T-Mobile releases BlackBerry OS 7.1 for the Bold 9900 and Torch 9810
Nokia announces mobile hotspot coming to Lumia line

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The Cell Phone Junkie Show #302 54:56
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Apple announces the new iPad, US smartphone subscribers top 100 million, and Google Play is announced.

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News
Top US carriers for Q4 2011
ISIS adds four PoS providers
Smartphone subscribers in the US top 100 million, half run Android
Sprint signs LTE wholesale agreements with at least 10 companies
TMoNews: T-Mobile to launch unlimited mobile-to-mobile minutes on April 4th
C Sprire announces 20 LTE markets, launching in September

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TCPJ Unlocked Show #109

Devices
Apple announces the new iPad
Samsung announces the 2.8-inch Galaxy Pocket
Sprint announces the ZTE Fury, launching March 11th

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Software
Apple releases iOS 5.1 for the iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch
Google announces Google Play as Android Market replacement
Google opens up Android Market app size from 50MB to 4GB
Google now syncing search history across both desktop and mobile browsers
Microsoft provides information on Windows Phone Tango
Microsoft discontinues Windows Marketplace for Windows Mobile
Verizon announces Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich coming to 14 devices this year

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Viruses and malware, what’s out there that could get your phone infected, how you can prevent it, and some tips on mobile security.

• Malware
• Facebook Malware
• Premium SMS billing
• Spyware
• Authorized App access
• Differences between platforms

The Cell Phone Junkie Show #301 1:15:00
Show Notes
Android now activating 850,000 devices each day, AT&T clarifies throttling on unlimited plans, and answering the question: How do you carry around all those devices?

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Wilson Electronics AWS 70 Signal Booster Review

News
Google: 850,000 new Android handsets activated each day, 450,000 apps in the market
Qualcomm announces SnapDragon S4 “Pro”
Qualcomm announces new chipsets with LTE-Advanced support
Intel talks Medfield, explains future plans
ISIS announces launch details, service partners
New Mobile payment system said to be coming soon from Wal-Mart Target and others
Visa announces own mobile payment solution
Rubin: We ‘literally built a firewall between the Android team and Motorola’
Major North American carriers join global SMS spam reporting service
China reaches 1 billion mobile subscribers
AT&T proposing new service where companies are billed for data use
de la Vega: AT&T would like a platform-agnostic video calling solution
AT&T backs down on unlimited data throttling, sets actual limits
AT&T starts planning 2G network sunset
Verizon expects family data plans to launch mid-year
T-Mobile jumping from 42Mbps HSPA+ to LTE
T-Mobile to use integrated radios in their HSPA+ and LTE networks
IMS is the future voice standard for T-Mobile, not VoLTE

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Devices
Apple holding iPad 3 special event March 7th at 10am in San Francisco
Nokia announces the Lumia 610
Nokia Lumia 900 coming to Canada with LTE, globally with HSPA+
Nokia announces the 808 PureView with 41MP camera
ZTE announces new devices for the US
ZTE announces eight new smartphones at MWC
Orange Santa Clara announced, first Medfield Android device in Europe
ASUS announces two Transformer tablets, Padfone
Samsung announces the Galaxy Note 10.1
Verizon and Samsung announced the LTE enabled Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.7
Panasonic announces the Eluga Power
Verizon announces the Brightside feature phone

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Software
Google Wallet updated, core fixes added
Sprint releasing 10 devices this year with Google Wallet support
Skype for Windows Phone beta released
Sprint rolls out apps for visually impaired customers and Sprint TV

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