All modern day smartphones come with the ability to offer internet connectivity on the go. This is what makes them so appealing, with the immense growth in social media also being a contributing ...

Android users, it’s time to pony up the cash for that tethering plan with your smartphone. Wireless carriers and Google are cracking down on Android users who download apps that allow them to use ...

Google has reportedly pulled a tethering application from the Android Marketplace to mollify its first wireless carrier partner. Android, which Google says "brings Internet-style innovation and ...

Thanks to an investigation by the Federal Communications Commission, Verizon has agreed to stop blocking its Android users from downloading third-party tethering apps. Verizon has also agreed to pay ...

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US carriers have started blocking an app that allows Android smartphone users free wireless tethering for other Web-ready devices. The application, “Wireless Tether for Root Users,” is still available ...

Unlike iOS, there are plenty of tethering options for Android, and most of them work well depending on what you're trying to do and the type of user you are. Some are wired, some are wireless, some ...

The handy feature that lets Chromebook users connect to a smartphone’s cellular hotspot is now coming to more devices. Google announced that Chrome OS’ Instant Tethering feature will now be available ...

Dear Verizon: Please get your software act together so Android phones can be tethered to laptops to be used as wireless cards. That plea comes after weeks of wanting ...

Earlier today, Android Police spotted a new feature getting rolled out to some Android devices called “Instant Tethering.” The idea cribs from one of the best features that Mac and iPhone users enjoy: ...

The next version of Android, 2.2, code-named Froyo, short for frozen yogurt–Android versions are named chronologically after desserts (Cupcake, Donut, Eclair)–isn’t far off now. Google put a giant ...