| AT&T 4G LTE now available in 400 markets Sep 13th 2013, 15:54, by Robert Nelson Earlier today we learned that T-Mobile now has 4G LTE service available for more than 180 million people across 154 markets. And while that is a nice step up for T-Mobile (as compared to their previous status update), it also looks like AT&T has continued making progress towards their end-of-year goals. In fact, AT&T now has 4G LTE available in 400 markets. 
To that point, those 400 markets translate into having 4G LTE available for “nearly” 240 million people. Further details point towards AT&T having 4G LTE services available for 270 million people by the end of 2013. Looking forward into next year and we see comments from AT&T about how they expect the 4G LTE build to be “substantially complete by summer 2014.” Otherwise, AT&T also took this 400 market announcement as time to say that more than 35 percent of the postpaid subscribers are now using a 4G LTE capable device. Perhaps more important for the present time though, this 400 market announcement also came with word of new coverage. AT&T has rolled out coverage for those in Alexander City, Alabama; Concord, New Hampshire and Jamestown, New York. In addition, coverage has also been expanded for those in Fresno, San Francisco and Stockton, California; Washington DC; Springfield, Missouri; Columbus, Ohio; Nashville, Tennessee; Houston, Texas, Seattle and Tacoma, Washington and Charleston, West Virginia. In addition to new LTE coverage, AT&T has also been steadily rolling out new devices. The LG G2 recently arrived and we also learned the Metallic Blue HTC One will be available (for AT&T) by way of Best Buy on September 15. Aside from smartphones, AT&T recently released the ASUS MeMO Pad FHD LTE 10.0 tablet earlier in the month. SOURCE: AT&T |  | DROID ULTRA Limited Edition with red-stipe arriving for non-employees Sep 13th 2013, 15:25, by Robert Nelson We saw a DROID handset appear with a red-stripe and limited edition branding shortly before Verizon Wireless and Motorola announced the new DROID lineup. At the time the handset was referred to as being a DROID ULTRA and that was later confirmed to be an Employee Edition model. Well, it looks like the handset has slipped into the wild with an option for non-employees to make a purchase. 
That being said, those heading to the Verizon Wireless website would still be greeted with an employee only message. Instead this model has recently begun showing up on auction sites. Namely eBay, and as one would expect — there is a big premium to pay if you want this limited edition DROID ULTRA with red-racing stripe. The prices all appear to be sitting well above the $500 mark and for that you would be getting a serial numbered handset that was intended to be used only be Verizon employees. Aside from the red-stripe on the back and the serial number, the handset will be the same in terms of specs. That is to say you will still be getting a handset with a 5-inch 1280 x 720 display, dual-core 1.7GHz processor and 10 megaixel “clear pixel” camera. Of course, the handset will be running Android 4.2 Jelly Bean and also sporting the Kevlar casing. The DROID ULTRA was a handset that we spent a bit of time with shortly after the release. The video sitting above gives a look at the non-employee edition of the DROID ULTRA and those looking for more detail should make sure to check out the full review which included everything from talk of the processor to talk of the camera including image and video samples. All that being said, we do have to wonder which handset these employees have decided to stick with. After all, a frequent complaint seems to circle around battery life and as we have seen with the DROID ULTRA — this model is sporting a 2130 mAh battery that should be able to get most everyone through a full work day with little worry. VIA: G for Games | | OPPO N1 teaser brings hints of exterior lines Sep 13th 2013, 14:50, by Robert Nelson As we had been expecting, OPPO has shared another teaser video for the N1 smartphone. This latest teaser mirrors what we have been seeing with the earlier videos. Basically, that is to say the video is short and offers little in terms of solid details. Then again, it does appear as if OPPO has shown the overall shape of the handset. 
The image sitting above is showing what could be the exterior lines of the handset. Otherwise, this video (which has arrived as trailer #4) has also offered a brief look a the manufacturing process. And this time around they provided an ever-so-brief look at the internals of the handset. As we mentioned yesterday with video number three, it appears as if OPPO has once again recent the countdown timer. They haven’t said how many episodes will be included in this series of teasers, but it is looking like the next video will be arriving in 3 days. Aside from the teasing, OPPO has previously said they will be announcing the N1 on September 23. In addition to the confirmation of the announcement date, OPPO has also confirmed a few details of the handset. Much of the rumors have focused on the camera, but we have yet to see much in the way of confirmation coming from OPPO on that subject. What they have said in regards to the camera was that it will be “amazing.” OPPO has confirmed the size of the display at 5.9-inches. And taking that a step further, rumors are suggesting that it will be a 1080p display. Lastly, OPPO has also briefly mentioned the rear touch panel and talked about how the handset will be arriving with a “brand new user experience.” SOURCE: OPPO | |
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