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• Verizon, T-Mobile adding more 4G cities

  Verizon Wireless plans to turn on its 4G LTE network in 14 more U.S. cities tomorrow, for a total of 179 markets.

• Why the Kindle Fire and Nook Tablet are Wi-Fi-only

  The <a href="http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9221572/Nook_Tablet_vs._Kindle_Fire_Which_will_win_">low-cost computer tablets</a> coming next week from Amazon and Barnes &amp; Noble connect only over Wi-Fi networks, which reduces costs and also cuts the nation's 3G/4G cellular carriers out of the equation.

• UMass Rolls Out Wi-Fi to 12,000 Students

  Wi-Fi on college campuses is nothing new, but the University of Massachusetts at Amherst recently completed one of the largest 802.11n deployments ever, providing wireless access to some 12,000 dormitory residents.

• New low-cost mobile carrier set for Tuesday launch

  A new wireless carrier is set to launch next week with plans offering unlimited data, voice and texting for $19 a month and no contract.

• Smartphone on a budget: Samsung Exhibit II 4G set for sale

  The budget-friendly Samsung Exhibit II 4G smartphone is slated to go on sale Thursday for $29.99 after rebate and a two-year agreement with T-Mobile USA.

• Sprint to sell Transform Ultra on contract for $80 on Nov. 13

  Caption text goes here The Samsung Transform Ultra, a slider smartphone with a touchscreen and a Qwerty keyboard, will go on sale Nov. 13 for $79.99 after rebate and a two-year Sprint contract.

• One big Wi-Fi rollout: 12,000 college dorm residents

  Wi-Fi on college campuses is nothing new, but the University of Massachusetts at Amherst recently finished one of the biggest 802.11n deployments ever, providing wireless access to some 12,000 student dormitory residents.

• RIM says BlackBerry email delays continue worldwide

  BlackBerry email service delays continued globally Wednesday afternoon, while BlackBerry Messenger instant messaging and Web browsing were still down for many regions of the world after three days.

• RIM global outage caused by core switch failure; fix under way

  BlackBerry service delays experienced by users around the world on Tuesday were caused by a core switch failure within the infrastructure of Research in Motion (RIM), the company said late Tuesday.

• BlackBerry outages hit Europe, Middle East and Asia

  Some BlackBerry users throughout Europe, the Middle East and Asia experienced outages or delays for about 12 hours Monday, and appeared to be experiencing a second outage today, according to Twitter feeds from carriers in the U.K. and Egypt and other reports.

• Sprint says it's ready for iPhone's traffic

  Sprint officials told analysts Friday that the carrier is ready to handle the increased data demand from its sales of the iPhone as the carrier continues a nationwide network consolidation project called Network Vision.

• Apple, carriers launch iPhone 4S pre-sale

  Verizon Wireless today beat Apple and its carrier rivals to the iPhone 4S pre-order punch, kicking off sales just after midnight PT.

• Sprint to offer unlimited data for iPhone 4S and iPhone 4

  Sprint confirmed that it will offer unlimited data plans for the iPhone 4S starting Oct. 14, but it will also sell the iPhone 4 for $99.99 with the iOS 5 upgrade starting today.

• Sprint could get 2M upgrades to iPhone 4S

  Sprint has a lot to gain by selling the new iPhone 4S starting Oct. 14, including new customers attracted to Sprint's unlimited data plans and up to 2 million existing customers likely to upgrade to Apple's latest smartphone.

• If Sprint becomes third iPhone carrier, how much does it gain?

  Apple is expected to <a href="http://blogs.computerworld.com/19007/apple_confirms_october_4_iphone_5_event">announce the iPhone 5</a> tomorrow, and wireless carrier Sprint is expected to soon begin selling a version of the iconic <a href="http://www.computerworld.com/s/topic/75/Smartphones">smartphone</a> for the first time.