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AT&T is making changes to FaceTime over cellular restrictions
- 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…
FCC fines AT&T $700,000 in overcharging dispute, must issue refunds
- The Federal Communications Commission has announced that AT&T has agreed to pay $700,000 in order to settle a claim that they moved select customers to a mandatory monthly data plan after promising them they could keep their existing pay-as-you-go plan. …
AT&T reveals Nokia Lumia 920, 820 and HTC 8X pricing / release dates
- AT&T has finally announced release dates and pricing information for their line of Nokia Lumia phones as well as the HTC Windows Phone 8X. The wireless carrier will begin taking pre-orders for the the flagship Lumia 920 as well as…
Microsoft showers Build devs with gifts: Surface RT, Lumia 920, etc.
- Microsoft, like other large companies, has a reputation of handing out some pretty awesome swag to conference-goers. Last year Redmond kicked off its Build conference by handing out tablets running Windows 8 to developers and members of the press.
AT&T, Google and Starbucks join wireless power standards group PMA
- AT&T, Google and Starbucks are the latest companies to announce they’ve joined the Power Matters Alliance (PMA). The PMA, founded by Powermat Technologies and Proctor & Gamble (the parent company of Duracell), is a standards group intent on creating wireless…
Nokia Lumia 920 and HTC 8X now available for pre-order at Best Buy
- Best Buy is now accepting pre-orders for Nokia’s flagship Lumia 920 as well as the HTC 8X. The AT&T exclusive 920 will retail for just $149 while HTC’s handset can be yours for $99. Pricing for both includes the typical…
Nokia posts $754 million loss for Q3 as Lumia sales decline
- Stephen Elop was faced with the monumental task of reversing Nokia’s misfortunes when he took over as CEO in early 2011. Unfortunately for the Finnish handset maker, things are still looking bleak as the company reported its sixth straight quarterly…
AT&T will hold exclusive rights to the Nokia Lumia 920 for six months
- We’ve known that AT&T would have exclusive rights to the Nokia Lumia 920 in the US for some time now but just how long that exclusivity would last has remained a mystery - until now. The latest news indicates the…
AT&T to launch six-strike anti-piracy plan Nov 28, leak shows
- Leaked internal training documents indicate AT&T is gearing up to launch a six-strike anti-piracy initiative on November 28. This may not prove to be much of a surprise for readers who caught headlines earlier this year regarding an impending graduated response supposedly…
T-Mobile says Galaxy S III is the top-selling device of all time
- A recent post on T-Mobile’s official Twitter account indicates that Samsung’s Galaxy S III smartphone has become the carrier’s top selling device of all time. It’s an interesting revelation considering the handset has only been available for a few months.…
AT&T will be the first to launch Samsung's Galaxy Camera in the US
- Samsung’s Galaxy Camera surfaced a couple of months ago during IFA 2012. At the time, it was unclear if the device would ever rival Nikon’s Android-powered Coolpix S800c on US soil but we’ve now learned that at least one carrier…
Nokia Lumia 920 to be an AT&T exclusive, arrives in November
- Microsoft and Nokia jointly announced the Lumia 820 and 920 at a press event in New York last month, but stopped short of committing to a price point or release date. Though that’s still pretty much in the air for…
Deutsche Telekom in talks to buy MetroPCS, combine it with T-Mobile
- Deutsche Telekom is in talks to acquire MetroPCS Communications and combine it with T-Mobile USA. A merger with the fifth largest telecommunications network in the US could be just what Bellevue, Washington’s T-Mobile needs to effectively compete with the nation’s…
ISPs ask city for deal matching Google Fiber's special treatment
- Envious communications companies are requesting parity deals from Kansas City's local government -- deals which match the special treatment Google received while deploying its city-wide gigabit fiber service. Google Fiber went live about two months ago for both KC and KCMO,…
HTC One X+ is official with quad-core 1.7GHz Tegra 3 processor
- HTC has officially announced the successor to the original One X that launched back in the spring. There isn’t much new aesthetically with the HTC One X+ as it includes the same 4.7-inch display and form factor as before but…
US cable companies to enter cloud-gaming business
- US cable providers are reportedly gearing up to start testing their own cloud-gaming services, in a move that ultimately aims to make dedicated gaming hardware a thing of the past. Citing "people with knowledge of the matter," Bloomberg reports that…
Galaxy Note II confirmed for mid-November on all major US carriers
- Samsung has announced the gargantuan Galaxy Note II smartphone will be heading to all major wireless carriers in the US in time for the holidays. The company points out that individual pricing and retail availability will be announced by each…
Research shows wireless carriers charge for data you never receive
- A new study suggests that wireless carriers might be overcharging customers for monthly data usage. It’s an important study now more than ever since many wireless providers are moving away from unlimited data plans as a direct result of the…
T-Mobile: Bring your unlocked iPhone to our network, save big
- All four of the major wireless carriers in the US are preparing for Apple’s big announcement tomorrow, although one company’s plans will be vastly different than the rest. T-Mobile, the lone carrier that still hasn’t worked out a deal with…
Quad-core Galaxy Note 2 coming to all major carriers in the US
- A new report claims Samsung’s Galaxy Note 2 is destined for every major wireless carrier in the US. Furthermore, the phone is expected to ship with the same quad-core processor highlighted in the global version unveiled late last month at…
Multiple sources say iPhone 5 will ship on September 21
- Apple is expected to unveil the iPhone 5 at a media event scheduled for next Wednesday at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts in San Francisco. According to multiple sources, Cupertino will be launching the new handset just nine…
T-Mobile flips the switch on unlimited 4G data in the US
- T-Mobile has made good on their promise last month to deliver unlimited 4G data plans free of throttling, overage fees and bandwidth caps. In celebration of their 10th anniversary in the US, the fourth largest telecom is also dishing up…
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