AT&T Mulls Price Increase as Spectrum Crunch Looms
Forbes, 1/9/2012 AT&T switched on 4G access in 11 areas over the holidays, but speedy service is likely to strain spectrum and raise prices for users. AT&T Business Solutions chief John Stankey announced AT&T 4G now reaches New York, San Francisco, San Jose, Austin, Los Angeles, Oakland, Orlando, Phoenix, Raleigh and San Diego, as the [...]
In: Mobile Technology · Tagged with: 4G, AT&T, FCC, T-Mobile
AT&T unveils a new API platform for HTML5 apps
Nancy Gohring, IDG News Servic, 1/9/2012 The operator also said it plans to launch an online store for HTML5 apps this year AT&T is hoping to encourage developers to use HTML5 with the release of a new API platform. “It’s essentially a rich set of APIs and tools aimed at furthering the HTML5 appeal as [...]
In: Android, Blackberry, iPhone, Mobile Technology, WinPhone · Tagged with: API, AT&T, GPS, HTML5, MMS, SMS
Apple, Motorola, AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile latest to be sued over Carrier IQ tracking
Jon Brodkin, ArsTechnica, 12/5/2011 Apple, Motorola, and three major wireless carriers are the latest to face a class-action lawsuit over a smartphone privacy scandal, with Carrier IQ, HTC, and Samsung also facing allegations that they spy on users with software installed on smartphones. While Carrier IQ makes the software, it is installed on phones manufactured [...]
In: Android, iPhone, Mobile Technology · Tagged with: AT&T, HTC, Motorola, Samsung, Sprint, T-Mobile
Carrier IQ: How To Find It, And How To Deal With It
Chris Velazco, TechCrunch, 12/1/2011 By now, you’ve probably heard all about Carrier IQ, the mobile logging software that an intrepid researcher named Trevor Eckhart found lurking on a number smartphones from multiple manufacturers and carriers. According to Eckhart’s research, Carrier IQ is capable of tracking what apps you’re running to where your phone is to [...]
In: Android, Blackberry, iPhone, Mobile Technology · Tagged with: AT&T, HTC, Nokia, Samsung, Verizon
AT&T’s Call International App Gives Smartphones VoIP Calling
Eric M. Zeman, Phone Scoop, 11/8/2011 AT&T announced the availability of a new application today called AT&T Call International. This application allows AT&T smartphones to make VoIP-based calls over Wi-Fi to international numbers at low/reduced rates. The application also works abroad, and will let AT&T smartphone customers make calls from foreign countries to the U.S. [...]
In: Android, Blackberry, iPhone, Mobile Technology · Tagged with: AT&T, VoIP, WiFi
AT&T Wi-Fi usage skyrockets
Marguerite Reardon, CNETnews, 10/24/2011 AT&T is relying more and more on its Wi-Fi networks to help off-load data traffic, which should ultimately lead to better network performance for its wireless customers. This week the carrier said it has seen Wi-Fi usage on these networks triple in the last year. In the third quarter, AT&T said [...]
In: Mobile Technology · Tagged with: 4G, AT&T, HSPA, LTE, WiFi
AT&T to usher in split-personality mobile devices
Roger Chen, CNET, 10/9/2011 AT&T today unveiled AT&T Toggle, a service that allows you to create two separate and distinct identities on your smartphone or tablet. The first would be a personal account where you can freely browse the Internet, text your friends, and watch videos. A second, more secure identity would house your business [...]
In: Android, iPhone, Mobile Technology · Tagged with: AT&T
Leading Mobile Device Makers Pledge Support For Carrier-Led NFC Venture Isis
Sarah Perez, TechCrunch, 9/27/2011 Isis, the carrier-led joint venture between AT&T, T-Mobile and Verizon, is today announcing support for its mobile wallet system from the majority of leading device makers, including HTC, LG, Motorola, RIM, Samsung and Sony Ericsson, as well as from NFC hardware provider Device Fidelity. All of the handset makers are now [...]
In: Android, Blackberry, iPhone, Mobile Technology · Tagged with: AT&T, Ericsson, HTC, Motorola, NFC, Samsung, T-Mobile, Verizon
AT&T’s 4G LTE network set to go live today
Dan Seifert, MobileBurn, 9/18/2012 Today is the day that AT&T has said that its 4G LTE network would become operational and available to general consumers in the five test markets previously announced. Residents in Atlanta, Chicago, Dallas, Houston, and San Antonio should be able to take advantage of AT&T’s flavor of LTE today. AT&T is [...]
In: Android, Mobile Technology · Tagged with: 4G, AT&T, Hotspot, HTC, LTE, Verizon
Iridium launches Wi-Fi hotspot for extreme roaming
Peter Svensson, AP Technology Writer, 9/7/2011 Satellite phone company Iridium Communications Inc. said Wednesday that it is launching a cigarette-pack-sized box that connects to an Iridium phone. The box produces a Wi-Fi hotspot that smartphones and tablet computers can connect to. The phone relays that connection to satellites overhead, which then shunt the signal to [...]
In: Mobile Technology · Tagged with: AT&T, Hotspot, WiFi