AT&T Phones to Include Yahoo Search Engine
The Mobile Technology Weblog — ... > Seemingly with each passing day, the bridge between the personal computer and the converged handset moves one step closer. AT&T; & Yahoo have announced collaboration today wherein Yahoo's mobile search engine (oneSearch) will now come default on all AT&T; cell phones. > AT&T; will offer a collection of Yahoo's oneSearch mobile web services including links to news, finance, weather, FlickR photos and web search functions through its Mobile Internet portal while AT&T;'s YellowPages.com will deliver local search information ...

Mac OS X no iPhone gigante
BLOG.MACMAGAZINE — ... rodando Windows XP em uma loja da AT&T, parece que a turma que cuida da divulgação dos produtos da Apple aprendeu a lição. Em uma recente feira de produtos eletrônicos em Hong Kong, um leitor do Gizmodo flagrou um iPhone gigante rodando — vejam só! — o Mac OS X: ...

AT&T lets iPhone 3G customers set up accounts online before heading to retail store
Macsimum News — ... AT&T has announced that its iPhone 3G customers can set up accounts online before heading to the nearest store to activate and complete the purchase, reducing in-store wait times as the busy holiday shopping season ...

Sony Ericsson W760a Arrives at AT&T
IntoMobile - Cell Phone News, Information, and Analysis — ... The W760a will be available for $129.99 after a two-year agreement and mail-in-rebate(2) and comes in red, black and silver, with silver exclusive to RadioShack for a limited time. Consumers can roam the globe in more than 200 countries and still stay connected thanks to the W760a Walkman(TM) phone’s 3G mobile broadband speeds that make it quick and easy to download media, share pictures and surf the Internet on the nation’s fastest 3G network from AT&T. ...

Celulares completam 25 anos
BLOG.MACMAGAZINE — ... — hoje conhecida pela alcunha de AT&T —, Bob Barnett, conversou com o neto de Graham Bell, utilizando o agora — nestes tempos de iPhone — jurássico aparelho ...

PC Fixer Lassos Customers the Old Fashioned Way: Free Services
E-Commerce Times — ... concludes that although technology is now deeply entwined in consumers' lives, consumer support options have not kept pace with needs and are often unsatisfying. Meanwhile, PC support has grown into a multi-billion dollar industry. As a sign of this growth, look no further than AT&T's (NYSE: T) ...

BlackBerry Bold Available November 4
Gadgetreview — ... a breakthrough 3G BlackBerry® smartphone that operates on the nation’s fastest 3G network and is the first to support HSDPA networks around the world, including in Japan and Korea. AT&T Inc. (NYSE:T) and Research In Motion (Nasdaq:RIMM; TSX:RIM) announced today that the highly anticipated BlackBerry Bold smartphone will be available in the United States for as low as $299.99¹ on Tuesday, Nov. 4, in AT&T retail stores nationwide, through www.att.com and select national retailers, as well as through AT&T’s ...

AT&T reports 2.4 million quarterly iPhone activations
Macsimum News — ... AT&T has reported third-quarter results that are highlighted by strong wireless gains and stable trends in business services, including continued double-digit IP data growth and a major turnaround in wholesale revenue growth. ...

The Great 3G Letdown
LinuxInsider — ... candidates are talking about subsidizing broadband infrastructure, alternatives such as WiMax are emerging, and a wave of mobile Internet devices is coming to market. Meanwhile, South Korea and Japan are moving to 4G networks promising true mobile broadband, which may reach the U.S. about 2012. Better Access Needed The potential is exciting, but people used to broadband at home and work may be frustrated by how slow content-rich Web sites load over today's 3G networks. AT&T (NYSE: T) ...

The Great 3G Letdown
E-Commerce Times — ... candidates are talking about subsidizing broadband infrastructure, alternatives such as WiMax are emerging, and a wave of mobile Internet devices is coming to market. Meanwhile, South Korea and Japan are moving to 4G networks promising true mobile broadband, which may reach the U.S. about 2012. Better Access Needed The potential is exciting, but people used to broadband at home and work may be frustrated by how slow content-rich Web sites load over today's 3G networks. AT&T (NYSE: T) ...

Despite Tough Times Verizon Profits on the Rise
The Mobile Technology Weblog — ... It seems like all we hear about of late is economic turmoil and falling business profits. Apparently there is some truth behind the ideal that Americans will go without food before going without their cell phone as Verizon announced today that earnings rose 31 percent in the third quarter. > The telecom company credits its acquisition of Alltel as beneficial as it made Verizon the largest U.S. carrier, surpassing AT&T;. > . > Verizon's third-quarter profit raised to $1.67 billion (59 cents a share) from $1.27 billion, or 44 ...

Planetary Goo and the Threat of Vegetarianism
E-Commerce Times — ... wants to sell you Internet service, but getting the Web via a satellite dish is usually pretty horrible, so they have to create a sort of telecom Frankenstein monster and partner with AT&T (NYSE: T) ...

Planetary Goo and the Threat of Vegetarianism
LinuxInsider — ... wants to sell you Internet service, but getting the Web via a satellite dish is usually pretty horrible, so they have to create a sort of telecom Frankenstein monster and partner with AT&T (NYSE: T) ...

Mobile Video Usage Hits 6.5 Million Subscribers
Contentinople: — ... 's iPhone to its customers, AT led mobile video usage, with 4.4 percent of its customers watching programmed or on-demand video on their mobile phones.  Sprint was the second most popular mobile video carrier, with 4.2 percent of its customers using mobile video in August, followed by ...

What's Behind AT&T's Free iPhone WiFi Offer?
E-Commerce Times — I was sitting in a rather boring meeting last week when my iPhone buzzed. I took a peek at the SMS Latest News about SMS , hoping it was a text message from my daughter. It was not. Like millions of other iPhone owners from New York to L.A., I got a message stating that," Your Apple (Nasdaq: AAPL) Latest News about Apple iPhone now has free AT&T (NYSE: T) Latest News about AT&T WiFi access at thousands of hotspots nationwide, including Starbucks (Nasdaq: SBUX) Latest News about Starbucks ..." "Well, that's pretty cool ...

BlackBerry Bold on Sale today on Election Day at AT&T
I4U News — ... Unlimited corporate e-mail and data access via BlackBerry Enterprise Server or BlackBerry Professional Software are available for as low as $45 a month when a qualified voice plan is also chosen. Voice plans start at $39.99 per month. BlackBerry Bold customers with unlimited data plans also qualify for free AT Wi-Fi service on the nation's largest Wi-Fi network, with more than 17,000 hot spots including Starbucks, Barnes & Noble and thousands of other locations. Via the AT site . Posted on Tue, 4 Nov 2008 01:04:11 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr ...

AT&T Monthly Bandwidth Caps Are Here [At&t]
Gizmodo — ... 50 percent of total bandwidth is used by just five percent of customers – customers, for example, who are uploading and downloading the equivalent of more than 40,000 YouTube videos or 40 million e-mails a month. This kind of heavy usage has an impact on all of our customers. This trial will help us evaluate ways of dealing with surging usage trends while continuing to meet customer needs for a high quality broadband experience at an affordable price. [AT&T;] ...

BlackBerry Bold now available at AT&T
Krunker — ... with BlackBerry Enterprise Server and supports IBM Lotus Domino, Microsoft Exchange and Novel GroupWise You’ll be able to purchase the BlackBerry Bold at AT&T retail stores, online at www.att.com, and select national retailers for as low as $299.99. The no-commitment price is $549.99. The two year contract price out the door is $399.99. You can then send in a $100 mail-in-rebate via an AT&T promotion card which brings the final price to $299.99. [Check out the press release] ...

AT&T Tries On Data Cap
E-Commerce Times — AT&T (NYSE: T) Latest News about AT&T , the country's largest Internet service provider, is testing the idea of limiting the amount of data that subscribers can use each month. AT&T will initially apply the limits in Reno, Nev., and see about extending the practice elsewhere. Increasingly, Internet providers across the country are placing such limits on the amount of data users can upload and download each month, as a way to curb a small number of "bandwidth hogs" who use a lot of the network capacity. For instance, 5 percent of AT&T's subscribers take up 50 percent ...

AT&T acquires Wayport for $275M — now has 80,000 hot spots
VentureBeat — AT&T has acquired Wayport, a company that built out about 8,000 WiFi hot spots including in places like McDonalds, for $275 million in cash. The move is another signal that AT&T intends to become a WiFi access point giant — the company can now boast 80,000 points world wide. The purchase of the Austin, Texas company, which come at a time when the pace of acquisitions has slowed to a trickle, is significant because it reflects how mobility technology investments remain hot. Indeed, well-known technology analyst Mary Meeker gave a ...

AT&T <3's Wi-Fi, Buys Wayport, Bringing McDonald's and Fancy Hotels Into the Fold [At&t]
Gizmodo — ... will take Wayport’s strength in delivering Wi-Fi solutions over converged networks to an entirely new level,” said Dave Vucina, chairman and chief executive officer of Wayport. “AT&T;’s ability to reach and service tens of millions of customers will greatly expand the value we currently bring to our customers. As part of AT&T;, we’ll bring new and better solutions to our customers on a global scale, with greater reach and more innovative services.” [AT&T;] ...

AT&T Boosts Up U-Verse Top Speed to 18Mbps [U-Verse]
Gizmodo — ... J.D. Power and Associates 2008 Residential Television Service Provider Satisfaction StudySM. AT&T; is the nation’s largest provider of broadband service, with 14.8 million broadband lines in service as of the third quarter of 2008. AT&T; U-verse services are available to millions of homes across 15 states. For additional information on AT&T; U-verse — or to find out if it’s available in your area — visit http://uverse.att.com or call 800-ATT-2020. [AT&T;] ...

AT&T Boosts U-Verse Top Speed to 18Mbps [U-Verse]
Gizmodo — ... J.D. Power and Associates 2008 Residential Television Service Provider Satisfaction StudySM. AT&T; is the nation’s largest provider of broadband service, with 14.8 million broadband lines in service as of the third quarter of 2008. AT&T; U-verse services are available to millions of homes across 15 states. For additional information on AT&T; U-verse — or to find out if it’s available in your area — visit http://uverse.att.com or call 800-ATT-2020. [AT&T;] ...

Use your iPhone as a 3G modem... but maybe Stateside-only
Tech Digest — ... it would release some software to enable this functionality on the device. There has previously been two options for using your iPhone as a 3G modem, but one was removed from the App store and the other only works on jailbroken iPhones. It'll almost certainly cost users more money, and the connection won't be fast enough to do much more than load a few websites, but it's a nice feature addition to the device, for US users. I wonder if O2 has anything similar in the works over here. AT&T; (via ...

AT&T releases online video search application
901am — AT&T Inc. announced the public beta of VideoCrawler, a new web application designed to provide a better way for people to search for, organize and share online videos and other multimedia content. Developed in collaboration with Divvio, VideoCrawler indexes hundreds of millions of video clips from thousands of sites, with new sites and millions of clips added every day. Enter a search term and you’ll receive consolidated results from across this vast index. From there, you can organize your favorites into collections, which you can choose to ...

Holiday Travel-Gear Guide
Mac|Life all RSS Feed — ... ) or AT&T’s Option GT Ultra (free with service, www.att.com ) laptop cards provide anytime, anywhere high-speed Internet access for your Mac laptop. Just plug it into your Macbook’s PC card slot and you’ll have access to the provider’s EV-DO wireless network—usually at much faster speeds than a Wi-Fi connection. Either card can be had for free, but you do need to sign up for a wireless-data service plan, which ranges from $40 to $60 a month. MacBook Pro owners might consider a Sierra Wireless Compass 597 USB Modem from Sprint Nextel (free with service plan, ...

YouTube's Identity Crisis, Circuit City's Cash Crisis: A Week to Forget
E-Commerce Times — ... around 2011. Good luck with that. Tether Me Up iPhone owners, do you remember NetShare? That was the application that went up on the App Store last summer, then mysteriously disappeared, then reappeared for a few hours, then finally went away for good. Netshare was a tethering tool. Basically, it turned your iPhone into a modem. You could connect it to your computer to surf the Web using the phone's 3G Latest News about 3G service, no extra charge. The rumor was that AT&T (NYSE: T) Latest News about AT&T wasn't so happy about the kind of strain its ...

AT&T forms co-branding partnership with ChaCha
Webware.com — AT&T; announced Wednesday that it has formed a strategic partnership with ChaCha, a mobile service that allows users to submit questions via text message or phone and receive their answer in a text message. The deal calls for a co-branded greeting and AT&T; promotion when ...

AT&T Slashes 12,000 Jobs as Landline Accounts Dwindle
E-Commerce Times — AT&T (NYSE: T) Latest News about AT&T , the largest phone company in the U.S., announced Thursday that it will cut about 12,000 jobs, or roughly 4 percent of its total workforce, starting this month and through next year. AT&T also announced it would slash capital spending, but it won't have specific figures ready until it releases its fourth-quarter financial results late next month. The Dallas-based phone company said it would take a US$600 million restructuring charge in the fourth quarter to pay for severance packages for the employees expected to lose their ...

AT&T Layoffs: The Tip of a Telecom Downturn
E-Commerce Times — A move by AT&T (NYSE: T) Latest News about AT&T to eliminate 4 percent of its workforce may only be the beginning of a torrent of staff reductions and spending cutbacks in the US$1 trillion telecom industry. AT&T, the largest U.S. telecom services provider, said on Dec. 4 that it will slash 12,000 jobs, citing a shrinking economy and consumer spending reductions. AT&T is also considering a reduction in the amount it spends on network upgrades next year. Verizon Latest News about Verizon Communications cut 2,700 employees in the third quarter, and ...

AT&T's Unbearable Burden of Choice
E-Commerce Times — An AT&T (NYSE: T) Latest News about AT&T executive said last week that the company plans a "dramatic consolidation" of its mobile Take the FREE Motorola AirDefense WLAN Security Assessment. Click here. platforms over the years, leading up to 2014. The credible and likely candidate, he said, is Symbian Latest News about Symbian . However, the decision doesn't affect the Apple (Nasdaq: AAPL) Latest News about Apple iPhone. This announcement says a lot about too much complexity and choice in the mobile phone market. It seems like ...

AT&T's Unbearable Burden of Choice
LinuxInsider — An AT&T (NYSE: T) Latest News about AT&T executive said last week that the company plans a "dramatic consolidation" of its mobile Take the FREE Motorola AirDefense WLAN Security Assessment. Click here. platforms over the years, leading up to 2014. The credible and likely candidate, he said, is Symbian Latest News about Symbian . However, the decision doesn't affect the Apple (Nasdaq: AAPL) Latest News about Apple iPhone. This announcement says a lot about too much complexity and choice in the mobile phone market. It seems like ...

AT&T comples Wayport acquisition
Macsimum News — ... AT&T has announced the close of its Wayport acquisition. The Wayport resources s advance AT&T’s strategy for deploying consumer Wi-Fi services that provide broadband access across devices, personalized for the user and location, and innovative business Wi-Fi applications designed to reduce operating costs and increase productivity, according to Ralph de... ...

Resume Donkey: Don't Donkey Around With Your Resume
louisgray.com — By Mike Fruchter of MichaelFruchter.com (Twitter/FriendFeed) We are living in dire economic times right now. The economy has been crushed, the housing market has tanked and the unemployment rate has skyrocketed. In November alone US employers axed more than 500,000 payroll jobs, the most in 34 years. No job sector is immune, Yahoo recently laid off close to 2,000 people last week. AT&T is cutting 12,000 positions. Sony is planning on laying off 16,000 workers in the ...

Tech layoffs: The scorecard
Webware.com — ... Viacom 12/04/2008 850; 7% Viacom lays off 7 percent of workforce AT&T 12/04/2008 12,000; 4% AT&T lays off 12,000 ...

Open, Schmopen: Wireless Networks Are Still Closed
E-Commerce Times — ... industry about making our wireless networks "open." The idea, consumer and open network access advocates have argued, is that open networks would let consumers buy any mobile device from any source and run it on any network. This is especially important in the U.S., where handsets work on a particular network -- CDMA from Verizon Wireless More about Verizon and Sprint Nextel (NYSE: S) More about Sprint Nextel or GSM from AT&T (NYSE: T) More about AT&T . Under most circumstances, your device remains closely ...

Open, Schmopen: Wireless Networks Are Still Closed
LinuxInsider — ... industry about making our wireless networks "open." The idea, consumer and open network access advocates have argued, is that open networks would let consumers buy any mobile device from any source and run it on any network. This is especially important in the U.S., where handsets work on a particular network -- CDMA from Verizon Wireless More about Verizon and Sprint Nextel (NYSE: S) More about Sprint Nextel or GSM from AT&T (NYSE: T) More about AT&T . Under most circumstances, your device remains closely ...

Bringing Up Open Source, Part 2: The Consumer Side
E-Commerce Times — ... . The arrangement brings personalized music services to the Digital Life Command Center. Pandora is a personalized Internet radio and music discovery service available anytime and anywhere on the PC, in the home, and on mobile devices via partnerships with AT&T (NYSE: T) ...

Bringing Up Open Source, Part 2: The Consumer Side
LinuxInsider — ... . The arrangement brings personalized music services to the Digital Life Command Center. Pandora is a personalized Internet radio and music discovery service available anytime and anywhere on the PC, in the home, and on mobile devices via partnerships with AT&T (NYSE: T) ...

Tuning Up the Convergence Engine: Q&A With Nokia's Ira Frimere
LinuxInsider — ... . ... In North America, Nokia from our N-series perspective, we're making GSM devices. So the major operators in the U.S. that carry GMS devices are AT&T (NYSE: T) ...

iPhone Rolls In AT&T Subscribers, Drags Down Earnings
E-Commerce Times — Earnings at AT&T (NYSE: T) More about AT&T fell 23.6 percent in the fourth quarter, narrowly missing analyst estimates, as rising costs offset strong performance PEER1 Managed Hosting - free firewall and SAN Backup for six months. Click to learn more. in the wireless business. The country's largest telecommunications provider said Wednesday it earned US$2.404 billion, or 41 cents per share, in the last three months of 2008. That's down from $3.14 billion, or 51 cents per share, a year earlier. Excluding items, AT&T earned 64 cents per share, missing the average ...

AT&T fourth-quarter financials good; iPhone 3G gets much of the credit
Macsimum News — ... AT&T has reported fourth-quarter and full-year results highlighted by strong wireless subscriber gains and continued progress in key growth areas including wireless data services, IP-based services for businesses and AT&T U-verse TV. And the company owes a lot to the success of the iPhone. ...

AT&T loving the iPhone
The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) — ... AT&T has released fourth quarter and 2008 results and it's not all roses for the telecommunications giant. Wireline telephone subscribers were down significantly, and AT&T has spent a bundle (US $453 million) upgrading the 3G network to serve the iPhone and their other Smartphone offerings. The bright spot for AT&T is the ...

iPhones should work well at the Super Bowl
The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) — ... AT&T is also increasing the capacity of the 2G network by 400% and the 3G network by 335%.The company has also brought in two additional mobile cells on wheels that will cover the stadium parking lots. ...

Fast Implementation Is Key: Q&A With Amdocs Strategy VP Dana Porter
E-Commerce Times — ... systems) and data consolidation; upgrading OSS (operations support systems) in order to reduce operational costs; and leveraging new and current assets to generate new revenue streams efficiently -- such as monetizing the long tail and opening up to partners. CRM Buyer : What are some of the bright spots for your company right now? Porter: There's a lot to be excited about, [such as our] managed services. We are already working with many service providers in this model, such as AT&T (NYSE: T) ...

Week in Review: News, Views & Scary Press Pics
Contentinople: — ... Enjoy. On Monday, Feb. 9 , the Walt Disney Co. confirmed that Steven Spielberg's DreamWorks SKG will now sport mouse ears after entering into a long-term movie distribution deal with the House of Mickey. Also, we got the lowdown on the other Grammy Awards, a whole three hours of non-televised content that viewers could only watch online and orchestrated by Springboard Productions , iStreamPlanet Co. , Move Networks Inc. , and AT Inc. (NYSE: T). On Tuesday, Feb. 10 , we learned that the merger of ...

AT&T Pours $1B Into Global Network Buildout
E-Commerce Times — AT&T (NYSE: T) More about AT&T announced Monday that it will invest US$1 billion in its global network in 2009 to better serve businesses in the U.S. and overseas. The communications giant has invested more than $3 billion in its network since 2006. The latest commitment is meant to add more data capacity to parts of the world where the fast growth of data usage has constrained existing networks. "With today's announcement, AT&T is making good on its commitment to provide companies with the network-driven capabilities and applications they need to successfully ...

AT&T Wins SCOTUS Ruling in ISP Antitrust Suit
E-Commerce Times — The Supreme Court on Wednesday unanimously ruled for AT&T (NYSE: T) More about AT&T in the company's antitrust dispute with an Internet 10th Annual Online Fraud Report. Online Payment Fraud Trends, Merchant Practices and Benchmarks. Get your copy today. service provider over prices for high speed Internet access. The court reversed a decision by the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. The San Francisco-based appeals court had ruled the telecom company was setting its wholesale prices so high that an Internet service provider could not compete with the low ...

Microsoft Takes a Beating, Gmail Takes a Nap
E-Commerce Times — ... for a larger share of the business customer market. Is Motorola shying away from its aspirations to win business customers and settling for consumers instead? If that's the plan, it better have one hell of an iPhone-killing smartphone up its sleeve. Or something better than nostalgic memories of Razr. In any case, the deal looks like a win for California-based Visto. Once it's concluded, the company will have doubled in size to more than 400 employees worldwide. What Recession? AT&T (NYSE: T) ...

Microsoft vs. TomTom: Low-Level Hum or Drums of War?
LinuxInsider — ... "How the result is patentable is beyond me. There is nothing innovative about the ugly mess that is VFAT. No one actually likes it, but since that's the only common writable format that all OSes support, we are stuck with it." 'This Will End Shortly' It's also worth noting that "had the patent system been as strong in the 1980s as it is now, there would be no Microsoft," Mack added. "They would have been sued into oblivion on Dos v1 by Digital Research (owner of CP/M) or AT&T (NYSE: T) ...

AT&T to invest more than $17 billion to drive economic growth
Macsimum News — ... AT&T says it plans to invest US$17 billion to $18 billion in 2009, in line with its 2007 capital expenditures of $17.7 billion and expected to exceed the planned investment of any other U.S. telecom company. ...

YouTube vs. Royalties, Spy vs. Spy, Dell vs. a Firehose
E-Commerce Times — ... (15:32 minutes). Spy Break You've got to hand it to the National Security Agency. It's gone from being a super-secret spook club whose existence nobody even acknowledged for decades to being pretty much everywhere. It was behind the wiretapping at AT&T (NYSE: T) ...

AT&T still betting on the iPhone
Macsimum News — ... AT&T is hoping that iPhone users will eventually generate enough revenue from data use to help avert its own financial crisis, reports ...

AT&T to announce no-contract iPhone offer?
Macsimum News — AT&T to announce no-contract iPhone offer? Posted by Dennis Sellers Apple ico Mar 18, 2009 at 5:34pm image Starting March 26 AT&T will offer 8GB and 16GB iPhone 3Gs at a no-commitment price of prices are $599 and $699 respectively. According to ...

AT&T offering no contract iPhone
Top iPhone News — A while ago, AT&T announced prices for customers who were not eligible for an upgrade. From March 26, AT&T are offering 8GB and 16GB iPhones at a no commitment price. A collection of presentation pages were found from The Boy Genius Report, detailing a recent report that AT&T plans to offer iPhone 3Gs without the customer required to sign a two-year agreement. The great news is that you do not need to perform an activation/unbrick at the point of purchase. A possible catch is the need to have ...

AT&T offering no contract iPhone
iPhone Buzz — A while ago, AT&T announced prices for customers who were not eligible for an upgrade. From March 26, AT&T are offering 8GB and 16GB iPhones at a no commitment price. A collection of presentation pages were found from The Boy Genius Report, detailing a recent report that AT&T plans to offer iPhone 3Gs without the customer required to sign a two-year agreement. The great news is that you do not need to perform an activation/unbrick at the point of purchase. A possible catch is the need to have ...

AT&T to Offer Pricey, Unshackled iPhones
E-Commerce Times — Check out the user comments on any mobile phone-related blog or Web site these days; you'll find both success stories and horror stories from those who say they've busted their iPhones out of AT&T (NYSE: T) ...

Apple being sued over 3G speed
iPhone Buzz — Another lawsuit is being thrown Apple and AT&T's way. Previous lawsuits have included the construction of the devices however this time, it is all about service delivery. This time, the law is getting involved against Apple and AT&T claiming that the Internet access on the iPhone 3G is too slow. Or at the very least, slow enough to be considered false advertising on Apple's part. Previous legal papers have been filed against iPhone 3G reception and speed. Through the current legal battle, the presentation ...

Apple being sued over 3G speed
Top iPhone News — Another lawsuit is being thrown Apple and AT&T’s way. Previous lawsuits have included the construction of the devices however this time, it is all about service delivery. This time, the law is getting involved against Apple and AT&T claiming that the Internet access on the iPhone 3G is too slow. Or at the very least, slow enough to be considered false advertising on Apple’s part. Previous legal papers have been filed against iPhone 3G reception and speed. Through the current legal battle, the ...

iPhone Game Masters Get $10M VC Power-Up
E-Commerce Times — ... and the Android phones, and they're clearly going to continue to grow," he said. Lawsuits? Pish and Tush Apple and AT&T (NYSE: T) ...

RIAA, YouTube, China: Plotting New and Creative Ways to Separate You From the Internet
E-Commerce Times — ... . For example, the RIAA used to take the almost gentlemanly approach of suing you if they caught you illegally sharing music. They might still do that, of course, but their latest technique is to convince your ISP to just shut off your service -- no more Internet for you. Recent reports indicate that a few ISPs -- Cox and AT (NYSE: T) ...

Press Release: AT&T and Microsoft to Enable Shared Content Across TV, PC and Mobile Devices
MobileBurn.com — ... to innovators in such fields as communications equipment. As part of their three-screen integration strategy, AT operating companies are expanding their TV entertainment offerings. In 2008, AT again ranked No. 1 in the telecommunications industry on FORTUNE®magazine's lists of the World's Most Admired Companies and America's Most Admired Companies. Additional information about AT Inc. and the products and services provided by AT subsidiaries and affiliates is available at http://www.att.com . About Microsoft Founded in 1975, Microsoft (Nasdaq "MSFT") is the worldwide ...

Press Release: AT&T Offers Collect Calls to Wireless Customers in the U.S.
MobileBurn.com — ... organizations, and the AT brand is licensed to innovators in such fields as communications equipment. As part of their three-screen integration strategy, AT operating companies are expanding their TV entertainment offerings. In 2009, AT again ranked No. 1 in the telecommunications industry on FORTUNE magazine's list of the World's Most Admired Companies. Additional information about AT Inc. and the products and services provided by AT subsidiaries and affiliates is available at http://www.att.com .

AT&T Launches Netbook-With-Service Experiment
E-Commerce Times — AT&T (NYSE: T) More about AT&T has announced plans to sell wireless broadband laptops starting at US$50 plus the cost of a monthly wireless plan. The mini-laptops will come with built-in 3G wireless capability and are part of a limited trial at retail locations in Atlanta and Philadelphia. "Broadband is not just about speed anymore -- it's about mobility," said David Christopher, chief marketing officer of AT&T mobility and consumer markets. "Pairing mini-laptops with AT&T's home, WiFi and mobile broadband offerings enables consumers to get the most from ...

Free iPhone app for 2009 Masters Tournament
iPhone Buzz — AT&T Tees Up 2009 Masters Tournament free with exclusive three-screen coverage from Augusta National Live Feeds and On-Demand Footage. Available Across AT&T U-verse TV, Broadband and Wireless Services. AT&T today announced its complete three-screen coverage of the 2009 Masters Tournament, available on AT&T U-verseSM TV, the AT&T FanZone and exclusively on AT&T wireless devices, as well as special 2009 Masters interactive application for all U-verse TV customers. Dan York, ...

Free iPhone app for 2009 Masters Tournament
Top iPhone News — AT&T Tees Up 2009 Masters Tournament free with exclusive three-screen coverage from Augusta National Live Feeds and On-Demand Footage. Available Across AT&T U-verse TV, Broadband and Wireless Services. AT&T today announced its complete three-screen coverage of the 2009 Masters Tournament, available on AT&T U-verseSM TV, the AT&T FanZone and exclusively on AT&T wireless devices, as well as special 2009 Masters interactive application for all U-verse TV customers. Dan York, ...

Apple Investors Hold Breath for Big June Boost
E-Commerce Times — ... With FM transmission capabilities, users can stream music directly from a personal media player or mobile phone to other devices -- think car stereos and home theater systems. Skype on the iPhone A Skype application arrived in the App Store to great fanfare last month, offering users of the popular service the ability to make low-cost VoIP (Voice over Internet Protocol) calls instead of using their wireless minutes. Such a capability could potentially rattle iPhone carriers like AT&T (NYSE: T) ...

AT&T and Verizon to keynote Connections conference
Macsimum News — Posted by Dennis Sellers AT&T and Verizon execs will keynote at the Connections: The Digital Living Conference & Showcase on topics including wireless connectivity and entertainment services in the home.

Extension coming from AT&T
iPhone Buzz — ... , AT&T has found the golden goose in its iPhone partnership with Apple and it wants to keep it alive. Previous extensions to agreements are being reviewed, again for a longer term relationship. ...

Extension coming from AT&T
Top iPhone News — ... , AT&T has found the golden goose in its iPhone partnership with Apple and it wants to keep it alive. Previous extensions to agreements are being reviewed, again for a longer term relationship. ...

iPhone's Going Places: Enterprises, Other Networks, China?
E-Commerce Times — It looks as though Apple (Nasdaq: AAPL) More about Apple might finally be able to crack the China market with its iPhone. The rumor mill at one time had the company in talks with China Mobile , the country's leading carrier, but those negotiations apparently fell through over questions of money. Also, Apple is rumored to be finally creating a new, CDMA More about CDMA version of its iPhone that could topple AT 's (NYSE: T) More about AT&T exclusive carrier position in the U.S. Meanwhile, the iPhone seems to be ...

AT&T to double 3G capacity
Macsimum News — AT&T to double 3G capacity Posted by Dennis Sellers Apple ico Apr 20, 2009 at 4:54pm image Tweaks to the HSPA network will bring 3G capacity up to 7.2 Mb/s even before AT&T implements next-gen wireless technologies, reports ...

Stalk Your Family With AT&T's FamilyMaps
Switched — Attention worry-prone parents: AT&T is now offering location-tracking for their subscribers with FamilyMap. The service is similar to Sprint Nextel's Family Locator and Boost Mobile's Loopt. FamilyMap utilizes built-in GPS and cell-tower triangulation to locate users. AT&T's offering is limited to those within a family plan and allows members to track one another online or on their phones. You can only track persons within your 'family' plan, though, so stalking a dishonest ex won't work (unless it's incestuous). For those of you not ...

AT&T’s first quarter results see 1.6-plus iPhone 3D activations
Macsimum News — ... AT&T, the solo wireless carrier of the iPhone in the U.S., reported first-quarter results highlighted by improved postpaid wireless growth with a substantial step up in integrated device penetration, double-digit increases in revenues from IP-based and strategic business services, and further AT&T U-verse TV subscriber gains. Advances in these areas... ...

AT&T's Q1 Losses Tempered by Wireless Gains
E-Commerce Times — By some measures, AT&T's (NYSE: T) More about AT&T Q1 earnings report was lackluster, at best. The company reported a nearly 10 percent profit decline for the quarter ending March 31, compared with the same period a year ago. However, the drop was not as steep as analysts had expected. Furthermore, certain segments of AT&T's business lines -- namely its wireless and data operations -- picked up significant momentum. In this economy, that registers as a win for Wall Street, which was quick to show its appreciation. Shares of AT&T were up 80 US cents to $26.08 and ...

AT&T now offering refurbished 16GB iPhone for $149
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AT&T now offering refurbished 16GB iPhone for $149
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Apple, Verizon and AT&T: Who's Playing Whom?
E-Commerce Times — The buzz in the market over the past few days has been about whether or not Verizon More about Verizon will eat AT 's (NYSE: T) More about AT&T lunch in regard to the iPhone. Apple (Nasdaq: AAPL) More about Apple is reported to be talking to Verizon about allowing it to carry an Apple-made phone in the U.S. That could spell the end of AT 's exclusive dibs on the iPhone when its Apple deal expires, possibly next year. Verizon could be in a strong negotiating position. More iPhone competitors will hit the market next year, and ...

Barack Obama’s Twitter account was hacked on the 5th January…and other interesting Twitter facts.
The Next Web — ... mass media any day now. It’s all about mobile: In January 2009, 735,000 unique visitors accessed Twitter via their mobile device. The average unique visitor went to Twitter 14 times during the month. They spent an average of 7 minutes on the site. In Q4 2008, 812,000 unique users sent or received Twitter text messages (via AT&Tor Verizon cell phones). The average tweet per person for the quarter ...

AT&T Customers get Blackberry Curve 8900
I4U News — ... GPS and Wi-Fi along with a next generation processor providing multimedia capability. The 8900 is the thinnest QWERTY Blackberry available with a high-resolution 480 x 360 pixel screen. The handset gets a 3.2MP camera with auto focus and image stabilization. Memory expansion is via microSD/SDHC cards allowing users to carry more music on the go. An unlimited data plan purchase also gets users free AT Wi-Fi access. Pricing and an exact launch date are unknown at this time. Via AT Posted on Tue, 5 May 2009 13:00:00 CDT | by Shane McGlaun ...

AT&T releases myWireless Mobile Home app
9 to 5 Mac - Apple Intelligence — ... AT&T is swiftly jumping on this new iPhone apps thing with myWireless Mobile Home.app.  It allows you to manage your AT&T account with your iPhone.  Kinda like the AT&T web page.  But on the iPhone.  ...

AT&T myWireless Mobile account app for iPhone released
SlashGear — ... AT&T have navigated Apple’s App Store submission policies to release their own software for the iPhone, which promises closer control over AT&T accounts and the ability to add new features.   AT&T myWireless Mobile will also come in handy for travelers insisting on using their iPhone abroad; previously users have complained about higher than expected roaming charges, but with the app displaying a running total of data and call use there’s less excuse for not knowing exactly ...

Buyouts, Hires and Designs: What's Going On Behind Cupertino's Curtain?
E-Commerce Times — ... chip developments could point to the creation of a new iPhone that would be smaller, slimmer and cheaper than the current iPhone because it would rely on a system on a chip, or SOC. SOCs integrate several components of a computer into a single chip. They may include analog, digital and communications functions, all on the same square of silicon. Competition With RIM Heats Up Of all the products coming out of Cupertino, the iPhone is one of Apple's biggest moneymakers -- carrier AT&T (NYSE: T) ...

AT&T debuts free ‘myWireless Mobile’ iPhone app on Apple App Store
MacDailyNews — ... AT&T today announced the availability of its AT&T myWireless Mobile application on the Apple App Store. AT developed the application to allow iPhone customers to manage family and individual accounts directly from their iPhone anytime, anywhere. Supplementing AT myWireless, a popular service through www.att.com used today by millions of AT customers, the Mobile edition for iPhone brings greater ease and simplicity to virtually all elements of account management. The app's primary functions include: • Bill and Pay – View monthly bill in full and make one-touch payments • ...

AT&T’s Mywireless Mobile for iPhone
iPhone Buzz — ... AT&T customers now can manage bill payments directly from their iPhone. AT&T today announced the mobile edition of its popular service through www.att.com used today by millions of AT&T customers, AT&T myWireless Mobile application, on the Apple App Store. ...

AT&T’s Mywireless Mobile for iPhone
Top iPhone News — ... AT&T customers now can manage bill payments directly from their iPhone. AT&T today announced the mobile edition of its popular service through www.att.com used today by millions of AT&T customers, AT&T myWireless Mobile application, on the Apple App Store. ...

AT&T releases myWireless Mobile for iPhone
Macsimum News — Posted by Dennis Sellers AT&T has released myWireless Mobile for the iPhone. It’s a free download at the Apple App Store.

AT&T Set to Unveil GoPhone Unlimited Calling Plan
I4U News — ... or receive voice calls. The plan has no roaming fees or long distance charges and text messaging and data usage will be available at the same rates that users pay on other plans. An unlimited AT mobile-to-mobile plan lets customers call any other AT subscriber for $1 per day. The unlimited plan can be purchased with a new GoPhone or customers already using the GoPhone can dial 611 from the device to join the unlimited plan. Unlimited text messages are an option for $19.99. Via AT Posted on Mon, 11 May 2009 10:00:00 CDT | by Shane McGlaun ...

Samsung Jack Released For AT&T.
I4U News — ... Smartphones, smartphones everywhere. AT just adopted yet another smartphone, and its name is Jack. Samsung Jack, to be specific. He's got a 3.2 megapixel camera, Windows Mobile 6.1, 256mb of RAM, Wi-Fi enabled, and a GPS system. The Samsung Jack is a pretty impressive smartphone, and he's available right now from AT The Jack will set you back $199.99, with a $100 dollar mail-in rebate. In order to entice you to buy, AT 's offering a $100 dollar Promotion Card with your rebate, and a two-year service agreement and voice plan starting at $39.99 a month. The Samsung Jack's got ...

AT&T Floats New Data Storage SaaS Play
E-Commerce Times — AT&T (NYSE: T) More about AT&T is expanding its cloud computing product line with a storage play aimed at enterprise users who want to access data via their laptops, smartphones and other Web-accessible devices. Called "Synaptic Storage as a Service AT&T," it is a joint offering with EMC (NYSE: EMC) More about EMC . Synaptic Storage as a Service gives users access to the AT&T network cloud to store, distribute and retrieve data. Customers can specify their storage criteria through a Web-based customer portal. The service automatically scales ...

InteliCloud Rethinks the Server
E-Commerce Times — ... different. With Hubbard's technology, service providers can start off by offering a service in a regional area, then grow over time. They can scale their networks on the basis of either existing or potential customers. InteliCloud is targeting what Hubbard calls the "new service provider market." This new marketplace changed over the last five years through a cross-pollination of the cable and telecom markets. " Google (Nasdaq: GOOG) More about Google , AT&T (NYSE: T) More about AT&T and other enterprises literally crossed over to offer ...

AT&T 3G Netbooks available nationwide this Summer
I4U News — ... . Pricing and availability of the new devices will be announced at a later date. Via AT . Posted on Wed, 20 May 2009 05:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Knives Out for the iPhone
E-Commerce Times — ... when China Mobile balked at Apple's terms. Apple is now said to be in talks with China Unicom. With almost 138 million subscribers, China Unicom is a sizeable wireless carrier by any means. It takes a China Mobile to make it appear small. Unlike China Mobile, however, China Unicom saw 2008 revenue fall by 0.8 percent over 2007's figures, and its profit slipped 5.8 percent from 2007 levels. That might mean Apple would be in a similar situation in China as it is in the U.S. with AT&T (NYSE: T) ...

AT&T to see Android in August
MobileCrunch — AT&T is playing with black magic, and some of its closest ties may get burned. AT&T will be launching the HTC “Lancaster”, powered by Google’s Android platform, making its way to retail stores in August of this year. Having AT&T’s first Android-powered device being released soon looks like this isn’t something that AT&T is setting on its back burners. This may be mildly damaging to Apple as they’re working on contracts and negotiations with AT&T for continued exclusive support for the iPhone. So is this AT&T’s way ...

Apple, iPhone and the Coming Mobile Melee
E-Commerce Times — ... analyst Ramon Llamas told MacNewsWorld. The next-generation iPhone has lost some of its pizzazz because of previous announcements, Llamas said. "Apple kind of tipped its hand as to what's going on with the next-generation iPhone when it talked about the next generation of mobile OS X in March," he said. Then there's Android, which is itself no slouch. AT&T (NYSE: T) ...

AT&T says it will deliver 3G mobile broadband speed boost
Macsimum News — ... AT&T has announced plans to upgrade the nation’s fastest 3G network to deliver considerably faster mobile broadband speeds. The network upgrades are slated to begin later this year, with completion expected in 2011. ...

AT&T To Roll Out Faster 3G Network
WebProNews Feed — ... AT&T said it would expand its 3G mobile broadband network from 350 metropolitan areas to about 370 by the end of 2009. The expansion will be covered by its previously announced capital expenditure budget of $17 billion to $18 billion for the year. ...

Gear Gallery: MacBook Air Slayer, Luxury Ragtop, Touchy-Feely Kitchen PC
Wired Top Stories —

The Smoke Clears on Palm Pre's First Weekend In the Wild
ReadWriteWeb — ... and AT&T; have also expressed interest in carrying the phone. We tried to get our hands on one of these contenders to the iPhone throne this weekend but were unsuccessful but for an in-store demo. Local Sprint retail stores, even those with an allotment of 60 units sold out in just an hour or two. The Best Buy stores in the city we tried to buy one in (Portland, Or.) only had two each and sold those minutes after its stores opened. ...

MLB's iPhone App Lets You Watch Any Game In Ten Minutes
louisgray.com — ... a no-brainer before the season started. In addition to getting live "gameday" information for any game, box scores and a post-game recap for any contest, the application also features rich media, such as video highlights and audio coverage from both home and away squads - keeping me up to date to any contest, anywhere my iPhone can pick up a few bars from AT&T;'s 3G network, or over WiFi. ...

In the Wake of the Pre, Sprint Offers a New Enterprise Plan
ReadWriteWeb — Now that the Palm Pre has seen its first days in the sun, Sprint is offering a new mobile broadband plan for business users, offering 500 MB of data per month for $40. Called the Connection Plan for Corporate Liable accounts, it appears that Sprint's enterprise plan is more data for the price than either Verizon or AT&T. Sponsor According to Sprint, the 500 monthly MB they're offering is twice what Verizon provided for the same price and ten times that of AT&T;'s comparable plan. Verizon had just ...

AT&T announces iPhone 3G S launch, upgrade plans
Macsimum News — ... AT&T has announced it will offer Apple iPhone 3G S in its retail and online stores beginning June 19. In addition, the company is selling the iPhone 3G starting at US$99 for new and qualifying subscribers. But those with current contracts may pay through the nose to move to the... ...

AT&T Has Us Approach Intersection of Doing "Right", Common Sense
louisgray.com — ... and again with the rise of peer to peer networks for video trading. We saw it two years ago when users gloriously jailbroke their iPhones to install much-desired apps, and we are possibly seeing it again now that it looks like many existing iPhone 3G owners, shackled to AT&T; for their service, are going to be unable to perform tasks possible from other carriers. ...

The Sturm und Drang of iPhone Evolution
E-Commerce Times — ... is concerned, neither of these functions will be immediately useable in the U.S.; MMS will be coming in the late summer, and there's no indication as to when tethering will be available. More on that later. Hardware-wise, the iPhone 3GS offers faster Internet and application downloads because it has a faster processor. Sticker Shock The iPhone 3GS starts at $199, Apple said. However, this price is for customers who are both eligible for an upgrade and who agree to a two-year AT&T (NYSE: T) ...

TNS: Online Ad Spend Increased 8% in Q1
Contentinople: — ... was the second-largest advertiser, spending $577.1 million during the first quarter. It was followed by AT&T ($459.4 million); General Motors Corp. ($424.2 million); Johnson & Johnson ($397.2 million); News Corp. ($341.2 million); Sprint Nextel Corp. ($317.7 million); Walt Disney Co. ($303.7 million); Time Warner Inc. ($263.4 million); and General Electric Co. ($261.4 million). Telecom companies and restaurants were the only two advertising categories to post spending increases during the first quarter, with telecom expenditures rising 3 percent and restaurant spending ...

Gear gallery: King Size Kindle Skinny Shooters and The Palm Pre
Wired Top Stories — ... interface means you don't have to learn a new menu convention to browse your old files. Dumping the data of only one (or all) of your multiple PCs takes less than five mouse clicks. You can set up a password in the toolbar. TIRED Dock and multi-PC backup capability only provided with 500-GB version. Full hard-drive recovery requires booting from a CD. Windows-only means it fails to bridge the gap in inter-OSial households. $100 with 2-year contract, att.com Read our full Nokia E71x Smartphone review. ...

AT&T won’t charge iPhone users with text messaging plans extra for MMS messages
Macsimum News — ... Good news for iPhone 3G S purchasers: AT&T AT&T won’t charge iPhone users with text messaging plans anything extra for MMS messages, according to a FAQ list posted online (and as reported by ...

Senate Probes, China Inroads and a Smartphone Surge
E-Commerce Times — ... because it could mean more revenue, better earnings per share and so on," he told MacNewsWorld. These exclusivity deals often mean consumers have to pay hefty termination fees so they can switch carriers if they want to get a hot new device like the new iPhone 3GS or the Palm Pre, Blin said. An FCC investigation and a Senate hearing could negatively impact the market in general if a ruling is made; at the very least, it might introduce uncertainty and doubt for carriers like AT&T (NYSE: T) ...

AT&T Budges on iPhone 3G S Upgrades
E-Commerce Times — AT&T (NYSE: T) More about AT&T will allow some current iPhone owners to upgrade to a new model at the same price as new buyers when it is released Friday. Wednesday's announcement comes after AT&T took some criticism from iPhone owners who felt that its prices were unfair. Current owners would have to pay US$399 for the cheapest version of the new iPhone 3G S, compared with $199 for new buyers. Pay Your Dues The Dallas-based carrier heavily subsidizes the purchase price of the phone, and it takes a while for it to make that money back through monthly service ...

Gear gallery: The iPhone 3GS, GPS Grandmaster and Split Personality Samsung Phone
Wired Top Stories — ... interface means you don't have to learn a new menu convention to browse your old files. Dumping the data of only one (or all) of your multiple PCs takes less than five mouse clicks. You can set up a password in the toolbar. TIRED Dock and multi-PC backup capability only provided with 500-GB version. Full hard-drive recovery requires booting from a CD. Windows-only means it fails to bridge the gap in inter-OSial households. $100 with 2-year contract, att.com Read our full Nokia E71x Smartphone review. ...

How To Determine How Much An iPhone 3G S Would Cost You
iSmashPhone - Turn your Phone into your MyPhone — ... representative, we learned exactly how the pricing works. Contrary to common belief, the price is not solely based on the time left on someone's contract, but rather it is determined by the amount of money paid by the AT&T customer over time. The only way to determine how much an iPhone 3G S will cost for you is to either call AT&T or check on the website.  Just follow these 4 easy steps: 1. Go to www.att.com and log in ...

Of Jobs, Wireless Exclusivity and the Competition
E-Commerce Times — ... down $2.60 from the previous day's closing price of $137.37. Three minutes later, at 2:15 p.m. ET, it climbed back up 8 cents to hit $134.85, down $2.52 from Monday's closing price. There's debate about whether Jobs should be more open about his health -- and whether Apple's management team is strong enough to keep the company going without him at the helm. Two other issues could impact Apple's share prices. One is wireless exclusivity -- the arrangement that currently allows AT&T (NYSE: T) ...

Gallery: World's Fastest Car, Touchscreen Netbook, Infrared Weenie Roaster
Wired Top Stories — ... interface means you don't have to learn a new menu convention to browse your old files. Dumping the data of only one (or all) of your multiple PCs takes less than five mouse clicks. You can set up a password in the toolbar. TIRED Dock and multi-PC backup capability only provided with 500-GB version. Full hard-drive recovery requires booting from a CD. Windows-only means it fails to bridge the gap in inter-OSial households. $100 with 2-year contract, att.com Read our full Nokia E71x Smartphone review. ...

Performing Thinkpad, Fine Kettle, Solid Slider
Wired Top Stories — ... interface means you don't have to learn a new menu convention to browse your old files. Dumping the data of only one (or all) of your multiple PCs takes less than five mouse clicks. You can set up a password in the toolbar. TIRED Dock and multi-PC backup capability only provided with 500-GB version. Full hard-drive recovery requires booting from a CD. Windows-only means it fails to bridge the gap in inter-OSial households. $100 with 2-year contract, att.com Read our full Nokia E71x Smartphone review. ...

When the Home Entertainment Systems Market Rebounds
E-Commerce Times — ... you need to know. their offerings accordingly, and they in turn can recommend these dealers to new clients. This synergistic relationship would build off their common interests to create a larger market for home systems overall. Energy Management Secondly, integrators and manufacturers should both be very familiar with the options and consumer demands in energy management -- and if they are not familiar with this service area, they need to learn quickly. Big players -- from AT&T (NYSE: T) ...

MobileBeat2009: Hear from Samsung, T-Mobile, AT&T, Vodafone, Facebook, Jirbo and more
VentureBeat — ... Will Lowry, director of mobility & consumer markets, and applications, AT&T. AT&T is the nation’s second largest wireless carrier, by number of subscribers. It is the only carrier that offers the iPhone, an exclusive relationship that has drawn critics even as it has helped AT&T add subscribers. Lowry will be a judge on our startup competition. ...

The SEC's Hard Look at Apple and Apple's Slow Boat to China
E-Commerce Times — ... , according to media reports. There has been a seven- to 10-day lag in fulfilling orders for the 13-inch MacBook Pro since Apple cut its price to $1,199, according to Munster. This is the longest lag Piper Jaffray has seen. That price cut was made June 8. Sales of the iPhone 3GS have also exceeded expectations at both Apple and AT&T (NYSE: T) ...

Mobile Software Firm Strikes While the Market Is Hot
E-Commerce Times — ... of Dexterra's customers leverage on-premise mobile solutions. With the acquisition, customers now have the option of selecting either deployment model as per their IT, security or business requirements. Partner Network: The acquisition also opens Antenna to Dexterra's vast partner network for the development, sale and support of its platform. Dexterra has invested heavily in the development of this network over the last 12 to 24 months. While Antenna has a reseller agreement with AT&T (NYSE: T) ...

Grab A Deal On An iPhone 3G From AT&T
iPhone Matters — ... now, you can pick one up even cheaper. AT&T is offering a $20 $70 discount for the 8GB and 16GB iPhone 3G respectively. The only caveat being they’re refurbished models which tend to carry some sort of scuffs or scratches. Another downside to purchasing a refurbished iPhone 3G is the 90 day warranty instead of Apple’s standard 1 year coverage. However, if you’re fine with buying a slightly used model and looking for a good deal on the iPhone then go to your closest AT&T store or shop online . Via: ...

AT&T Rolls Out Barely-Subsidized Acer, Dell, Lenovo Netbooks Across the Country [At&t]
Gizmodo — ... a modest cellphone plan adds up a to a lot in the long term, but we expect something in return: decent calling plans, effectively unlimited data, and a free, or at least heavily subsidized handset. The only thing you're getting here is an oppressive transfer cap, some Wi-Fi hotspot access and about $100 off street price on a few modestly-specced netbooks. I guess if you're set on AT&T;'s data service anyway, it's not a terrible deal, but it's sure as hell not a good one. [AT&T;] ...

AT&T Offers New Subsidized Netbooks
I4U News — ... A monthly data plan is required to get the subsidized pricing with the cheapest offering costing $40 per month for a measly 200MB of data and for $60 monthly you can get 5GB of data. Along with the two new netbooks, AT also announced new service plans for the netbooks it sells with prices ranging from $99 for remote assistance to $199 for in-home support. The prices for the machines aren’t that good; you can get versions of the Mini 10 for $199.99 already without a contract. Via AT Posted on Tue, 21 Jul 2009 11:00:00 CDT | by Shane McGlaun ...

AT&T reports 2.4 million iPhone activations for second quarter
Macsimum News — ... AT&T has reported second-quarter results highlighted by strong wireless growth, including a substantial step up in retail postpaid subscriber additions and continued robust growth in wireless data revenues. The company saw 2.4 million iPhone activations, \reflecting a record-setting iPhone 3GS launch. ...

AT&T CEO: we won’t have the iPhone exclusively forever
Macsimum News — ... AT&T CEO acknowledges that his firm won’t be the exclusive US carrier for the iPhone forever, according to a ...

AT&T's Golden Goose May Turn Out to Be an Albatross
E-Commerce Times — AT&T's (NYSE: T) More about AT&T second-quarter earnings came out Wednesday, and Apple's (Nasdaq: AAPL) Apple Store Discount on Office 2008 for Mac - Home and Student Edition . Click here. More about Apple iPhone was clearly the hero of the day. However, a potential villain also looms offstage: Apple's iPhone, which appears to be weighing down the carrier's profits. The complicated nature of the relationship between device maker and carrier over the hot-selling smartphone was highlighted as analysts peppered phone company executives with questions ...

AT&T turns up the volume on cell phone recycling
Macsimum News — ... AT&T is turning up the volume on cell phone recycling—and extending its commitment to environmental sustainability—with new initiatives in all 2,000-plus AT&T stores, community locations, online, and through continued advocacy programs with wireless users nationwide. ...

How Long Can AT&T Keep Its Beloved Ball and Chain?
E-Commerce Times — ... Mac sales, which may have something to do with the Macbook improvements it's made over the last year. iPod sales actually trailed off by 7 percent. The real star was the iPhone, and the release of the new 3GS model and a price cut on the old version managed to move 5.2 million units, representing growth of 626 percent. That's 5.2 million iPhones sold in Q3 alone. Almost all of those sold in the U.S. -- along with the many millions sold in previous quarters -- send a handful of cash AT&T's (NYSE: T) ...

AT&T iPhone 3G refurbs as low as $49
iPhone Atlas — ... The 8GB iPhone 3G is available at this special price while supplies last at att.com. A quick cross country glance via the iPhone 3GS availability tool showed us that the 3GS is in stock at most Apple stores so AT&T; maybe doing this to clear out inventory of the older model -- they probably won't have to wait long for this to happen since $49 is going to be hard to pass up for most people.

Get a refurb AT&T iPhone 3G for as low as $49
Crave: The gadget blog — ... The 8GB iPhone 3G is available at this price while supplies last at ATT.com. A quick cross-country glance via the iPhone 3GS availability tool showed us that the ... Originally posted at iPhone Atlas

The Official Reason AT&T Blocked 4Chan [4chan]
Gizmodo — ... at img.4chan.org; our focus was on protecting our customers from malicious traffic. Overnight Sunday, after we determined the denial-of-service threat no longer existed, AT&T; removed the block on the IP addresses in question. We will continue to monitor for denial-of-service activity and any malicious traffic to protect our customers. I'm sure that won't stop the 4chan retaliation, but it's good to know censorship has taken hold at AT&T.; Yet. [AT&T;] ...

Locking Customers to Your Product? It’s Probably Not Good Then.
louisgray.com — ... the product or service being provided is well below acceptable standards. You see, customers aren’t stupid. They will be your product and company’s loudest advocates, more than willing to spread the word on your behalf, if you have a game-changing offering. But if you have to rely on bundling and exclusive contracts just to rope customers in, you probably don’t have something they want all that much anyway. The recent flare-up of seething and complaining about the quality of AT&T;, and the gnashing of teeth for Apple to shed itself of its telecom ...

Is iPhone Finally Ready to Clinch the China Deal?
E-Commerce Times — ... China is huge. China's mobile phone market will grow to 239 million units this year, and that includes 33 million units in the gray market, according to Kevin Wang, market research firm iSuppli's director of China research. China Unicom, which Apple is reportedly in talks with, is only a relatively weak No. 2 in that country's market, with 138 million subscribers compared to top dog China Mobile's 477 million. Verizon More about Verizon has 87.7 million and AT (NYSE: T) More about AT&T has 79.6 million. Apple has been struggling since at ...

AT&T releases new mobile social networking app
Macsimum News — ... AT&T has announced announced the availability of AT&T Social Net, a free mobile social networking application that combines access to Facebook, MySpace, Twitter and customizable news feeds within a single application. ...

The Microhoo Union: Tiny Prenup, Rough Honeymoon, Separate Bedrooms
E-Commerce Times — ... , an app that would have let users send text messages and make domestic calls for free, as well as get a very low rate on international calls. Google Voice itself still exists, of course, just not as an official iPhone app. Apple wouldn't comment on the matter, but suspicion is running high that AT (NYSE: T) ...

Will The Mac OS X Dial Go All the Way to Eleven?
louisgray.com — ... In the early 1990s, we saw plenty of hype from companies like AT&T; who rallied around the idea of a virtual assistant, who would monitor your data and your appointments - someone with whom you could ask, using natural language, a question, and expect a familiar reply. A fun fantasy, people haven't yet realized this dream, and it's not clear that's the way we want to interact with our computers. In addition, Apple's approach to search has not always been the best. ...

Schmidt or No Schmidt, Apple's Board Doesn't Steer the Ship
E-Commerce Times — ... And the board knows that if they talk to anyone, Jobs will find out and they'll not only lose their spot on the board, they'll also lose the public illusion that they've got his ear. (Of course, I'm being facetious here, but you get the point.) If anything, the App Store's rejection of Google Voice shows that there's little conflict of interest in having Schmidt on the Apple board -- if Google Voice messes with Apple's business plan, and if Apple's business plan is tied to AT ...

Gadget Gallery: Google Phone Redux, Waterproof Backpack and Retro Camera
Wired Top Stories — ... interface means you don't have to learn a new menu convention to browse your old files. Dumping the data of only one (or all) of your multiple PCs takes less than five mouse clicks. You can set up a password in the toolbar. TIRED Dock and multi-PC backup capability only provided with 500-GB version. Full hard-drive recovery requires booting from a CD. Windows-only means it fails to bridge the gap in inter-OSial households. $100 with 2-year contract, att.com Read our full Nokia E71x Smartphone review. ...

iPhone Call Recording: It Makes Too Much Sense Not to Do
louisgray.com — ... don't want to type in a note, I can speak into the Voice Memo and save a short audio clip. The process is also good for recording short snippets of music, or even the babies babbling, if I want to save it as an MP3 file and send it somewhere. But I've been thinking that Apple could be sitting on a much bigger use for this functionality - doing podcasts and interviews, which would take money out of the pockets of services like WebEx and Skype, and into its partner, AT&T;. Apple's iPhone already features a number of calling options once you ...

Can Cable Companies Become Cellular Players?
bMighty.com - Features — ... as a main competitor along with its traditional foe, AT . Yet one area where the cable companies' influence has been virtually nonexistent has been cellular communications. To date, they have made just one high profile-foray into the market: In November 2005, Comcast, Cox Communications, and Time Warner Cable announced a joint venture with Sprint Nextel. The idea was that the cable companies would act as an ...

Regator's New iPhone App Offers News On the Go With Bite
louisgray.com — ... flowing the other way. My days are spent embedded in Google Reader and FriendFeed, with TweetBeep, LazyFeed and BackType filling in the gaps I may miss. But when away from the laptop, it's my iPhone that keeps me connected to the world wide publishing machine. With the introduction of a new application from Regator (www.regator.com), I now have three solid options for finding relevant data when I am praying to the duopoly of Apple and AT&T;. Added on to MeeHive (review) and My6Sense (review ...

A Slip, a Slide, and a Bounding Bull Run for Apple
E-Commerce Times — ... led Apple to reach out to App Store critics instead of treating them with its usual indifference. Last week, Apple executive Phil Schiller emailed angry developers not once, but twice. He said, in essence, that Cupertino is listening to developers' feedback. Why the about-face? "Apple's trying to defuse users' anger and protect its image," Julien Blin, CEO and principal analyst at JBB Research , told MacNewsWorld. "Apple won't admit this, but I think they're trying to protect AT&T's (NYSE: T) More about AT&T interest," he added. "Google Voice, like the ...

How to Use an iPhone as a Modem for a Laptop
The Mac Lawyer — Rumor has it that AT&T will officially allow "tethering" later this year, which will enable using an iPhone as a modem to connect laptops to the internet.  If you do not want to wait, you can follow the following steps to begin tethering your Mac right now: On the iPhone, goto help.benm.at in Safari. On that web page, scroll down to Mobileconfigs –> Downloads –> USA –> ATT and install the profile. On the iPhone, go to Settings –> General –> Reset ...

Apple Floats, but Will It Fly?
E-Commerce Times — ... pancreatic cancer in 2004, had undergone a liver transplant. Apple's and Jobs' silence on the matter angered some investors, who felt that the public should have been better informed, as Jobs is perceived as a key factor to the well-being of Apple, a public company. Meanwhile, the FCC is going after Apple for not approving the Google (Nasdaq: GOOG) More about Google Voice app for distribution on its App Store and, separately, for its wireless exclusivity deal with AT&T (NYSE: T) More about AT&T . Over in Europe, the European Commission is ...

AT&T expands number of global hotspots to 125,000
PHONE Magazine — ... AT&T announced today that it has expanded the number of global Wi-Fi hotspots that it operates to 125,000. The addition of new hotspots means that the AT&T Wi-Fi network has grown 30% this year. Many of the hotspots added were in Europe and China with 25,000 new locations. ...

TiVo Launches DVR Patent Suits Against AT&T, Verizon
E-Commerce Times — TiVo (Nasdaq: TIVO) More about TiVo on Wednesday sued AT&T (NYSE: T) More about AT&T and Verizon Communications More about Verizon for infringing its patents, including one covering the ability to pause and rewind live TV. The DVR maker filed the lawsuit in U.S. District Court in the Eastern District of Texas, seeking damages for past infringement and a permanent injunction. Still Talking "There are multichannel operators who compete with us through the unauthorized use of our intellectual property," said TiVo CEO Tom ...

Windows Mobile Finally Gets Free AT&T Wi-Fi Too [Windows Mobile]
Gizmodo — iPhone and BlackBerry have had free Wi-Fi at AT&T; hotspots forlikever, but now Windows Mobile phones will too, starting Sept. 14. That is all. [AT&T;] ...

Apple's Holding Half a Glass
E-Commerce Times — ... . Or at the news that Mac sales Download Free eBook - The Edge of Success: 9 Building Blocks to Double Your Sales in the enterprise are growing. Instead, Apple's share were down by US$1.96 at press time on Tuesday, to close at $166.25. Several factors may have contributed to the drop. For one, the Chinese apparently proved better at Yankee horse trading than AT&T (NYSE: T) ...

AT&T lists Sept. 25 as launch date for MMS on the iPhone
Macsimum News — Posted by Dennis Sellers AT&T has given some details on its MMS and tethering support for the iPhone. In an online note had this to say:

MMS Picture-Messaging (Finally) Come to iPhone September 25th
Switched — ... In a sign that AT&T may finally be inching its metaphorical head out of its collective nether regions, the company will be bringing the "far-out" technology of ...

AT&T iPhone Ad for The New Yorker: Apps in the City
Kelsey Group Blogs — ... In an take off of “Sex in the city,”  AT&T has taken out the back page of The New Yorker with an iPhone ad entitled “Apps in the city.” The ad, part of a series of iPhone ads using different themes and highlighting apps under that theme, features ...

An Android Army vs. a Solo iPhone, and No Linux for PS3
LinuxInsider — ... Android devices, Slashdot blogger Mhall119 told LinuxInsider. "By middle of next year, there is supposed to be over a dozen. At that time, there will be exactly one iPhone on exactly one carrier." PC vs. Mac All Over Again iPhone developers benefited from Apple's marketing push, "which was miles ahead of anything Google has done for Android," Mhall119 noted. "But pretty soon Android will outnumber iPhones, simply because every manufacturer and every carrier will have it. Even AT&T (NYSE: T) ...

Event Madness: Apple's Fancy Footwork
E-Commerce Times — ... . "This will be a game-changing factor and will help Apple increase market share." Apple has about 1 percent of the global handset market, so its potential for growth is huge. Further, Blin told MacNewsWorld, Cupertino plans to continue pushing the iPhone in more countries. The repercussions of such a policy could also be felt here in the United States, where customers have long been agitating for Apple to move away from AT (NYSE: T) ...

AT&T announces six cities to get HSPA 7.2 this year
PHONE Magazine — ... AT&T says that the 7.2Mbps speeds are theoretical and that users will see speeds dependent on their device and network traffic. The six cities to get the new service include Charlotte, Chicago, Dallas, Houston, Los Angeles, and Miami. Service is expected in these cities by the end of 2009. ...

Analysts Set High Bar for AAPL
E-Commerce Times — It's a good time to be holding Apple (Nasdaq: AAPL) More about Apple stock -- analysts are more bullish than ever on the company. The most eye-catching statement came on Tuesday from Needham's Charlie Wolf, who predicted that Apple will trade at US$235 in the next year. Meanwhile, iSuppli says Apple will remain partners with wireless carrier AT&T (NYSE: T) More about AT&T , which is frantically upgrading its networks. If true, that will make for more stability, which is always good for investors. Finally, Apple's incursion into ...

Press Release: AT&T and Vlingo to Bring Innovative Speech Recognition to Mobile Devices Worldwide
MobileBurn.com — ... communications services is one of the most advanced in the world. In domestic markets, AT 's Yellow Pages and YELLOWPAGES.COM organizations are known for their leadership in directory publishing and advertising sales. In 2009, AT again ranked No. 1 in the telecommunications industry on FORTUNE magazine's list of the World's Most Admired Companies. Additional information about AT Inc. and the products and services provided by AT subsidiaries and affiliates is available at http://www.att.com/ . This AT news release and other announcements are available at ...

Press Release: TomTom, AT&T to Deliver LIVE Services on Connected GPS
MobileBurn.com — ... business communications services is one of the most advanced in the world. In domestic markets, AT 's Yellow Pages and YELLOWPAGES.COM organizations are known for their leadership in directory publishing and advertising sales. In 2009, AT again ranked No. 1 in the telecommunications industry on FORTUNE® magazine's list of the World's Most Admired Companies. Additional information about AT Inc. and the products and services provided by AT subsidiaries and affiliates is available at http://www.att.com/ .

AT&T Bad-Mouths Google Voice to FCC
E-Commerce Times — The net neutrality debate has officially taken a left turn into weirdness, following weekend revelations that AT&T (NYSE: T) More about AT&T has asked the Federal Communications Commission More about Federal Communications Commission to investigate the Google (Nasdaq: GOOG) More about Google Voice application as a potential violation of open communications policies. This would be the same AT&T that just last week argued against the need for making the FCC's current Net neutrality principles apply to wireless providers. This came ...

Pantech’s messaging duo announced at CTIA
Gadgetell — ... GPS is on board and the phone is set to launch October 18th. The Impact is a bit flashier with a bright OLED screen and haptic touchscreen in addition the slide out qwerty keypad.  A unique feature here is users don’t need to slide out the keypad, instead they can tap on the soft keyboard (on screen).  This was one of my big issues with the Palm Pre.  No word on a date yet but the phone will be available in Pink and Blue.  Company site: [AT&T] Image credit: Pantech Full ...

AT&T extends VoIP to 3G network for Apple iPhone
MacDailyNews — ... business communications services is one of the most advanced in the world. In domestic markets, AT ’s Yellow Pages and YELLOWPAGES.COM organizations are known for their leadership in directory publishing and advertising sales. In 2009, AT again ranked No. 1 in the telecommunications industry on FORTUNE magazine’s list of the World’s Most Admired Companies. Additional information about AT Inc. and the products and services provided by AT subsidiaries and affiliates is available at http://www.att.com . Source: AT Inc. [Thanks to MacDailyNews Reader "Robert S." for the heads ...

How High - or Long - Can AAPL Fly?
E-Commerce Times — ... some good news lately -- IBM (NYSE: IBM) More about IBM is betting on the iPhone's penetration of the enterprise, and interest in rumors that Apple will bring out a tablet computer has continued to simmer for months despite no official comment from Cupertino. Other news hasn't been as positive. The iPhone is the only major smartphone platform to be excluded from Adobe's (Nasdaq: ADBE) More about Adobe Flash 10.1 update. In addition, complaints over AT 's (NYSE: T) More about AT&T wireless service have hit the news again, ...

AT&T officially welcomes VoIP to 3G network
iPhone Buzz — ... I mentioned yesterday that there were rumors flying that AT&T could be ready to allow VoIP over its 3G network with apps like Google Voice and Skype. Previously VoIP apps on the iPhone were only working over Wi-Fi connections. AT&T officially informed Apple and the FCC yesterday that it would allow 3G VoIP service. ...

AT&T Knuckles Under on VoIP for iPhone
E-Commerce Times — That screeching sound you heard Tuesday from AT&T (NYSE: T) More about AT&T headquarters in Dallas was the company hitting the brakes and reversing itself regarding a portion of its iPhone policy. AT&T announced that it would support Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) applications on its 3G network for use with the ultra-popular Apple (Nasdaq: AAPL) More about Apple smartphone. Before Tuesday's announcement, AT&T would only support VoIP apps like Skype More about Skype and Vonage on the iPhone if users were ...

Press Release: Let Freedom Ring With New GoPhone Unlimited Talk and Text Feature Package
MobileBurn.com — ... GoPhone offers prepaid without compromise on AT 's national wireless network.  AT GoPhone also offers a great selection of devices including full keyboard devices like the popular LG Neon, available in all AT stores, as well as other retail locations.  GoPhone customers on the Simple Rate plan can purchase the Unlimited Talk and Text package by calling 611 from their handset, or 800-901-9878 from a landline phone.  More information will be available beginning October 12 at www.att.com/gophone . AT also offers "Pick Your Plan" options that allow users to pay in ...

Attack of the Droids
LinuxInsider — AT&T (NYSE: T) More about AT&T has its iPhone, Sprint (NYSE: S) More about Sprint Nextel has its Pre, T-Mobile More about T-Mobile has its myTouch, and Verizon More about Verizon has ... what? A BlackBerry or something? Even though Verizon is the biggest network in the land -- and even though iPhone users think about Verizon longingly every time a call goes dead -- the company is not generally known for having killer phones. That may change soon. Google (Nasdaq: GOOG) More about Google and Verizon ...

Visions of Bulls in AAPL's Crystal Ball
E-Commerce Times — ... to its U.S. wireless carrier lineup, as this could help increase iPhone sales. Apple and Verizon should work out a deal by around mid-2010, Broadpoint Amtech's Marshall expects. "I think Apple has given enough jabs at AT (NYSE: T) ...

AT&T lands new Dell Vostro 1520
SlashGear — ... Wireless provider AT&T has been beefing up the number of notebook and netbooks that it offers on its subsidized notebook menu. The new notebook is one of the Dell machines that AT&T has announced the addition of with embedded mobile broadband. ...

AT&T activates 3.2 million iPhones in 3Q
The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) — ... The nation's second largest wireless carrier announced third-quarter earnings Thursday morning that were full of iPhone goodness. AT&T ( ...

AT&T activates 3.2 million iPhones in 3Q
The Iphone Spot — ... The nation’s second largest wireless carrier announced third-quarter earnings Thursday morning that were full of iPhone goodness. AT&T ( ...

The Wide-Open Gateway to the Connected Home
E-Commerce Times — ... , Xbox Live and other sources. Pay TV As pay-television providers face increasing competition from new entrants and programming alternatives (such as free-to-air and online), they are developing connected home efforts that allow subscribers to access content and unique services in new ways. U.S. service providers AT (NYSE: T) and ...

Streaming NBA Games Available For iPhone, Android Phones
Digital Trends — ... entire live games for $40 per year. Just a few games into the 2009-2010 NBA season, this is the first time entire games are available for streaming — only game highlights were previously available through an official service. There are now three methods to watch complete games in the NBA: via TV, PC, or now using a mobile phone. Initial estimates report 59M mobile phone owners have the ability to watch streaming NBA games using their mobile phones. The coverage is available through AT&T and ...

Customers Cheer, Apple Weeps, After Getting Defeated by iPhone Unlocker Yet Again
Digital Trends — ... and jailbreakers. With iPhone jailbreaking, the powerful handsets are no longer constrained to only run the apps that Apple allows. And with unlocking, users can jump onto other networks, leaving Apple’s partner AT&T and its patchy 3G network behind. Apple has long and unsuccessfully ...

AT&T Sees Red Over Verizon's Map Slap
E-Commerce Times — AT Wireless (NYSE: T) has filed suit against Verizon over the latter's latest ad campaign. That campaign, which claims Verizon has five times more U.S. 3G wireless network coverage than AT , shows two maps of the United States side by side, one with each company's coverage. The map purporting to show AT 's 3G coverage has large areas of white space, implying a lack of overall coverage in those areas, AT said. The ad is misleading, the plaintiff claims, and it seeks a temporary restraining order against Verizon -- for starters. About Verizon's Ad ...

Isabella Products and AT&T launch two-way sharing digital photo frames
VentureBeat — Isabella Products is announcing Vizit, a two-way interactive digital photo frame that will share photos via AT&T’s wireless network. Most web-connected digital photo frames can display pictures via flash memory cards or receive them over the Internet. San Francisco-based Isabella has made one that uses AT&T’s wireless data network to both share and receive photos. As such, it’s built for the age of Flickr, Facebook, and other social networks. Vizit has an easy-to-use interface, real-time photo sharing, a touchscreen display, ...

Droid: Enjoyed
LinuxInsider — ... pages via their phones. Yes, they love their iPhones -- as long as they don't have to actually make a phone call on them. Complaints about AT (NYSE: T) service dropouts, along with delays in MMS, tethering and background processing, provide Verizon and other carriers with an opening to tout their handset offerings, yet no one has come close yet to providing the marriage of style, tech innovation and ease of use that has been the iPhone story so far. The Droid, however, finally gets Verizon in the same area code as the iPhone. The Droid Details The Droid with the Android ...