AT&T isn’t letting Verizon’s LTE domination slow them down. Today they welcome eight new markets to their speedy LTE network — as well as an expansion in another. If you live in any of the areas listed below, you should now have AT&T LTE available to you (all you need now is a LTE device):

We knew it was going to happen, but now we have official confirmation from Samsung. The Galaxy Note II will be available on all of the major U.S. carriers starting sometime mid-November. Samsung has given itself a huge advantage by adopting a multi-carrier approach and I applaud them for that. It opens the door for a wider customer adoption and will certainly result in more sales (just look at the Galaxy S III).

T-Mobile is gearing up for its “Magenta Deal Days” Zero Down promotion in hopes of suckering a few chaps into signing a 2-year contract and paying full retail for a phone. I’ve always detested the way T-Mobile tries to mislead consumers with these deals. The lure is “zero down payment,” but the truth is — there is a down payment. Sure, you’ll get that money back in the form of a rebate card, but that’s not the point. It’s not “zero down,” it’s $149.99 down with a $150 rebate card. It’s more like a deposit than anything.

For some reason, Google has allowed every carrier (other than Sprint) to block access to downloading Google Wallet from the Play Store. I realize the carriers are behind this whole charade but I ultimately blame Google for not offering us another method of downloading the .apk. Thankfully the Android community is not bound by the same back door deals as Google, and are not afraid to offer up the .apk for us to download.

Verizon has another update slated for delivery soon. This one goes out to the Samsung Galaxy S III and takes care of a few pesky bugs as well as adding a few things like Remote Diagnostics. The update will bump your software version to IMM76D.I535VRALG7 and feature: