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Phone companies are selling your personal data for profit

Phone companies are selling your personal data for profit
  • Posted November 2, 2011, 2:30 PM by Shawn Knight | Filed in Mobile Computing
  • Some mobile phone service providers have started selling your personal data to the highest bidder, and not just to advertising firms. Such information could be extremely useful to third party companies looking to develop new businesses in your area.

AT&T's first 4G LTE smartphones launching Nov. 6

AT&T
  • Posted October 31, 2011, 2:00 PM by Shawn Knight | Filed in Mobile Computing With Video
  • AT&T will be launching their first 4G LTE smartphones in the US on November 6. The first two handsets being offered are the HTC Vivid and the Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket.

Apple to launch next iPhone with 4G LTE chipset

Apple to launch next iPhone with 4G LTE chipset
  • Posted October 26, 2011, 2:30 PM by Shawn Knight | Filed in Apple, Mobile Computing
  • Apple is expected to finally jump into the 4G LTE race next year with the introduction of the next generation iPhone. By that time, LTE network coverage will be widespread enough to make the iPhone marketable, as noted by...

Unlocked iPhone 4S available in November, AT&T only

Unlocked iPhone 4S available in November, AT&T only
  • Posted October 7, 2011, 3:00 PM by Shawn Knight | Filed in Apple, Mobile Computing
  • Apple has announced that an unlocked version of the iPhone 4S will become available in November. The company neglected to touch on the subject earlier this week during the 4S unveiling. The unlocked iPhone 4S is only being made available...

AT&T not budging on iPhone 4 upgrade eligibility

AT&T not budging on iPhone 4 upgrade eligibility
  • Posted October 5, 2011, 5:30 PM by Shawn Knight | Filed in Mobile Computing, Apple
  • AT&T isn’t allowing iPhone 4 users under contract to upgrade to the iPhone 4S at subsidized pricing announced by Apple yesterday. The company has previously adjusted upgrade eligibility dates to coincide with new hardware launches, such as when iPhone 3GS…

AT&T to raise mobile insurance rates on October 4

AT&T to raise mobile insurance rates on October 4
  • Posted September 30, 2011, 5:00 PM by Shawn Knight | Filed in Mobile Computing
  • AT&T has confirmed that they will be increasing the monthly rate for mobile insurance starting October 4. The company currently charges $4.99 per month plus a non-refundable deductible for replacement claims.

AT&T's LTE network launching in five US markets on Sunday

AT&T
  • Posted September 15, 2011, 6:30 PM by Shawn Knight | Filed in Mobile Computing
  • AT&T’s anticipated high-speed LTE wireless network will launch in five US cities on September 18. The news was made public by AT&T CFO John Stephens during the Bank of America Merrill Lynch Media, Entertainment & Communications conference in Beverly Hills...

AT&T announces three new Windows Phone Mango devices

AT&T announces three new Windows Phone Mango devices
  • Posted September 12, 2011, 12:30 PM by Shawn Knight | Filed in Mobile Computing, Hardware
  • AT&T has announced three new Windows Phone 7.5 Mango devices will be joining their smartphone lineup this fall. The company also plans to make Mango available to all Windows Phone customers later this year.

Justice Department moves to block AT&T's T-Mobile merger

Justice Department moves to block AT&T
  • Posted August 31, 2011, 1:30 PM by Shawn Knight | Filed in Mobile Computing
  • The United States Department of Justice has filed a federal antitrust lawsuit to block AT&T’s planned acquisition of T-Mobile. The DOJ claims that the $39 billion merger would lessen competition for wireless services across the country, resulting in higher prices...

Galaxy S II announced for AT&T, T-Mobile and Sprint

Galaxy S II announced for AT&T, T-Mobile and Sprint
  • Posted August 31, 2011, 11:00 AM by Shawn Knight | Filed in Mobile Computing, Hardware
  • Samsung held a press event in New York where they announced that the upcoming Galaxy S II would be coming to AT&T, T-Mobile and Sprint next month. There was no mention of a Verizon model, as they plan to focus…

AT&T cuts $10 text messaging plan for new customers

AT&T cuts $10 text messaging plan for new customers
  • Posted August 18, 2011, 1:54 PM by Shawn Knight | Filed in Mobile Computing
  • AT&T’s $10 text messaging plan will soon follow the company’s unlimited data plan to the grave. Engadget received an anonymous tip that the company was nixing their 1,000 message bundle, which has now been confirmed by an AT&T spokesperson. …

AT&T finally allowing sideloading on all Android devices

AT&T finally allowing sideloading on all Android devices
  • Posted May 19, 2011, 8:30 AM by Jose Vilches | Filed in Mobile Computing, Software
  • Following years of restrictions, AT&T has finally decided to allow Android users to begin downloading apps from 'unofficial' sources, including third-party app stores or web links -- a process called "sideloading". The recently launched Samsung Infuse is the first of…

AT&T will lose $6 billion if T-Mobile acquisition fails

AT&T will lose $6 billion if T-Mobile acquisition fails
  • Posted May 13, 2011, 1:30 PM by Emil Protalinski | Filed in Industry News
  • AT&T says it is still on track to have its acquisition of T-Mobile approved by March 2012. Resistance to the merger has been growing in recent weeks, but the company insists everything is going smoothly. AT&T General Counsel Wayne Watts…

More broadband caps in the US, AT&T starts today

More broadband caps in the US, AT&T starts today
  • Posted May 2, 2011, 5:50 AM by Julio Franco | Filed in The Web
  • At one point unlimited bandwidth was almost regarded a universal right in the United States and many other developed nations, but the growing demand for on-demand video and peer-to-peer traffic has left ISPs scrambling for ways to avoid excessive burdens…

AT&T brings U-verse TV to Xbox 360, Windows Phone 7

AT&T brings U-verse TV to Xbox 360, Windows Phone 7
  • Posted October 11, 2010, 2:08 PM by Emil Protalinski | Filed in Industry News, Mobile Computing
  • AT&T has announced that you will be able to use your Xbox 360 as a U-verse receiver and that U-verse Mobile will be heading to Windows Phone 7 this fall. For the former, you'll have to be a U-verse customer…

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