Electronics, Lte | featured news

The first two phones to run on AT&T's new high-speed data network will go on sale Sunday. The phones are the HTC Vivid and the Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket. Both are big touchscreen smartphones that run Google Inc.'s Android software. They'll cost $200 and $250 respectively, with a two-year service contract requirement.

After six months of delays by Motorola, the company jointly announced with Verizon late this afternoon that the much-touted first 4G tablet upgrade will begin tomorrow, with new device availability in Verizon stores on October 15. Starting on September 29, Xoom customers can log into Verizon for complete instructions on how to return their 3G units for the required LTE hardware changes.

AT&T has announced the first cities that will get its 4G LTE service. These cities, Dallas, Houston, Chicago, Atlanta and San Antonio, will see AT&T's version of LTE this summer. Verizon's LTE service, which launched in real (non-beta testing) form late last year, though sans handsets, has vowed to get its LTE service into 175 markets...