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AT&T to enable all pre-loaded video chat apps over cellular this year

AT&T to enable all pre-loaded video chat apps over cellular this year
  • Posted May 21, 2013, 8:30 AM by Shawn Knight | Filed in Mobile Computing
  • If video chatting is high on your list of priorities for a mobile device and you happen to be an AT&T customer, listen up. The wireless provider will soon allow customers to use any mobile video chat app over their…

NPD: Nearly a third of all smartphone sales in the US are prepaid

NPD: Nearly a third of all smartphone sales in the US are prepaid
  • Posted May 15, 2013, 5:04 PM by Shawn Knight | Filed in Mobile Computing
  • New data from market researcher NPD shows sales of prepaid smartphones are increasing at a rapid pace. Smartphone sales overall shot up 42 percent in the first quarter compared to the same time last year with 36 percent of the…

AT&T trade-in program will give you at least $100 for used devices

AT&T trade-in program will give you at least $100 for used devices
  • Posted May 1, 2013, 7:30 AM by Shawn Knight | Filed in Mobile Computing
  • AT&T recently announced a trade-in program designed to help convince existing customers to upgrade to a new smartphone. Starting today, AT&T customers can trade in their current handset for a credit of at least $100 to use towards the purchase…

AT&T's Digital Life home automation system launches in 15 markets

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  • Posted April 26, 2013, 3:30 PM by Shawn Knight | Filed in Industry News
  • It’s been a long time in the making but AT&T’s home security and automation system is finally launching. Customers in 15 different markets (Atlanta, Austin, Texas, Boulder, Colo., Chicago, Dallas, Denver, Houston, Los Angeles, Miami, Philadelphia, Riverside, Calif., San Francisco,…

Galaxy S4 preorders open, carrier availability and pricing revealed

Galaxy S4 preorders open, carrier availability and pricing revealed
  • Posted April 17, 2013, 3:30 PM by Matthew DeCarlo | Filed in Mobile Computing
  • With more than a month having passed since the Galaxy S4's grand unveiling, Samsung and its partners are gearing up for the device's availability next week by sharing launch information for the US. By the end of next month, the Galaxy S3's successor should be available through...

AT&T adds six 4G LTE markets, 77 more planned this summer

AT&T adds six 4G LTE markets, 77 more planned this summer
  • Posted April 10, 2013, 6:30 PM by Rick Burgess | Filed in Industry News
  • AT&T announced today (pdf) the welcome addition of six new areas covered by its 4G LTE network. The carrier also reminded us that 77 more markets are slated to receive some 4G love as soon as this summer.

Verizon Lumia 928 pictured, OLED screen and thinner body rumored

Verizon Lumia 928 pictured, OLED screen and thinner body rumored
  • Posted April 8, 2013, 4:00 PM by Matthew DeCarlo | Filed in Mobile Computing
  • A leaked image has revealed a variant of the Nokia Lumia 920 for Verizon. Uploaded by Twitter user @evleaks, the picture includes front and back shots of the device, which looks similar to the Lumia 920 that launched through AT&T…

AT&T to enable HD Voice technology later this year

AT&T to enable HD Voice technology later this year
  • Posted April 2, 2013, 8:30 AM by Shawn Knight | Filed in Industry News, Mobile Computing
  • AT&T will bring HD Voice technology to their network later this year as part of their voice over LTE strategy according to senior VP Kris Rinne. The news comes just after T-Mobile announced their upcoming iPhone 5 would support the…

AT&T adds 30GB, 40GB and 50GB shared data tiers starting at $300

AT&T adds 30GB, 40GB and 50GB shared data tiers starting at $300
  • Posted March 18, 2013, 6:30 PM by Matthew DeCarlo | Filed in Mobile Computing
  • AT&T has expanded its shared data services to include several new packages that are better suited for data-chugging businesses and consumers. When the company first introduced its group data plans last summer, it offered bandwidth in blocks ranging from 1GB…

Auernheimer sentenced to 41 months for breaching AT&T servers

Auernheimer sentenced to 41 months for breaching AT&T servers
  • Posted March 18, 2013, 4:30 PM by Shawn Knight | Filed in Industry News, IT Security
  • Andrew Auernheimer will spend the next three years and five months of his life in prison. The 27-year-old was sentenced today in federal court in Newark, New Jersey, after being convicted on November 20 of breaching AT&T’s servers, stealing personal…

T-Mobile to launch 4G LTE network later this month

T-Mobile to launch 4G LTE network later this month
  • Posted March 18, 2013, 10:06 AM by Shawn Knight | Filed in Industry News, Mobile Computing
  • T-Mobile subscribers have something to be excited about today as the wireless provider has announced they will launch their long-awaited 4G LTE network by the end of this month. Despite the fact that T-Mobile is the last of the nation’s…

AT&T will continue to unlock customers' smartphones

AT&T will continue to unlock customers
  • Posted March 8, 2013, 4:30 PM by Shawn Knight | Filed in Industry News
  • AT&T has promised to continue to unlock customers’ handsets despite a revision to the Digital Millennium Copyright Act that went into effect back in January to ban the process. The issue gained plenty of media attention last month when a…

AT&T set to launch BlackBerry Z10 on March 22

AT&T set to launch BlackBerry Z10 on March 22
  • Posted March 8, 2013, 11:12 AM by Shawn Knight | Filed in Mobile Computing
  • BlackBerry’s Z10 smartphone will go on sale in the US on March 22 as the Canadian handset maker continues the rebuilding process. The phone will be available on AT&T first, although T-Mobile and Verizon are also expected to carry the…

Controversial 'six-strikes' copyright alert system launches in US

Controversial
  • Posted February 25, 2013, 3:00 PM by Jose Vilches | Filed in Industry News, The Web Breaking News With Video
  • The "six-strike" warning system that aims to curb illegal downloads in the U.S. is set to go live today after missing its scheduled launch in November. AT&T, Cablevision, Verizon, Time Warner Cable, and Comcast are all on board with the…

Verizon debuts $60 prepaid plan for 3G smartphones

Verizon debuts $60 prepaid plan for 3G smartphones
  • Posted February 1, 2013, 3:30 PM by Rick Burgess | Filed in Industry News, Mobile Computing
  • Verizon announced today the introduction of two prepaid plans which bundle together unlimited voice and texts exclusively for 3G smartphone owners. The company's $60 option includes a rather slim 500MB of data, but its $70 plan offers a more bountiful…

AT&T agrees to purchase Alltel spectrum, customers for $780 million

AT&T agrees to purchase Alltel spectrum, customers for $780 million
  • Posted January 22, 2013, 6:30 PM by Shawn Knight | Filed in Industry News
  • AT&T has reached an agreement with Atlantic Tele-Network Inc. (Alltel) to acquire the company’s US retail wireless operations for $780 million in cash. Included in the package are the rights to Alltel’s wireless properties and licenses, network assets, retail stores…

Former FCC chair: ISP data caps are about monetization, not network congestion

Former FCC chair: ISP data caps are about monetization, not network congestion
  • Posted January 21, 2013, 4:00 PM by Rick Burgess | Filed in The Web, Industry News
  • Data caps, also known as broadband caps and bandwidth caps, have long been a controversial method of managing network congestion by ISPs -- or has it? While numerous ISPs have explained away the necessity of bandwidth caps to maintain quality…

AT&T revises FaceTime policy, now available to all using tiered data

AT&T revises FaceTime policy, now available to all using tiered data
  • Posted January 17, 2013, 2:00 PM by Shawn Knight | Filed in Mobile Computing
  • AT&T is loosening restrictions on Apple’s FaceTime videoconferencing app once again by allowing all customers with a tiered data plan to use the service over the cellular network. It’s yet another step in the right direction for the wireless carrier…

Thursday tech deals: Refurbished Galaxy S III $30 w/ contract

Thursday tech deals: Refurbished Galaxy S III $30 w/ contract
  • Posted January 10, 2013, 2:30 PM by Matthew DeCarlo | Filed in Tech Deals
  • With activation of a new two-year contract, AT&T offers the refurbished Samsung Galaxy S III 4G in Marble White or Pebble Blue for $29.99 with free shipping. That's $20 under a new one two weeks ago and $100 below the lowest total price we could find for a new unit today...

T-Mobile, Verizon, Sprint, AT&T all expand 4G-LTE coverage

T-Mobile, Verizon, Sprint, AT&T all expand 4G-LTE coverage
  • Posted December 20, 2012, 3:30 PM by Rick Burgess | Filed in Industry News, Mobile Computing
  • 'Tis the season to expand your network coverage. December is apparently the month to announce 4G-LTE network expansion plans, the most recent announcement made today by T-Mobile. The value-focused carrier said it'll be increasing its 4G coverage to 14 new…

Netflix releases streaming performance data, Google Fiber ranks #1

Netflix releases streaming performance data, Google Fiber ranks #1
  • Posted December 11, 2012, 4:00 PM by Shawn Knight | Filed in The Web
  • Netflix has published a list of the top Internet service providers in the US based on streaming performance. This is the first time that Netflix has released data of this nature but according to Netflix vice president of content delivery…

AT&T executives confirm 4G LTE Advanced rollout will start next year

AT&T executives confirm 4G LTE Advanced rollout will start next year
  • Posted December 6, 2012, 11:00 AM by Shawn Knight | Filed in Mobile Computing
  • According to a recent report from Eric Costa and Ken Hyers of Technology Business Research, AT&T is planning to introduce true 4G wireless service next year. The new service, officially known as 4G LTE Advanced, is essentially what LTE was…

Survey names Verizon the best US carrier, AT&T the worst

Survey names Verizon the best US carrier, AT&T the worst
  • Posted November 29, 2012, 4:00 PM by Matthew DeCarlo | Filed in Mobile Computing, Industry News
  • Consumer Reports has released its annual cellular service report with findings that are similar to last year's results. After surveying 63,253 cellular subscribers across 23 metropolitan markets, Consumer Reports determined Verizon Wireless to be the highest-rated provider...

AT&T already changing FaceTime restrictions, unlimited plans included

AT&T already changing FaceTime restrictions, unlimited plans included
  • Posted November 21, 2012, 11:08 AM by Shawn Knight | Filed in Mobile Computing
  • Earlier this month we outlined some changes that AT&T was making to Apple’s FaceTime video chat service that would allow more customers to use the feature over cellular. Specifically, the wireless provider said that over the next two months, they…

AT&T is making changes to FaceTime over cellular restrictions

AT&T is making changes to FaceTime over cellular restrictions
  • Posted November 9, 2012, 8:30 AM by Shawn Knight | Filed in Apple
  • AT&T has announced plans to modify existing restrictions in place for select iPhone users wishing to use FaceTime video chat over the cellular network. Apple first introduced the feature in iOS 6 but AT&T only allowed it for customers that…

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