Windows Phone 7 released to manufacturers
Matt Hamblen, Computerworld, 9/1/2010 Windows Phone 7 has been finalized and released to manufacturers, Microsoft announced in a blog Wednesday. The milestone means manufacturers can integrate the software with their hardware and networks to create smartphones and devices for customers prior to the holiday selling season, a Microsoft spokeswoman said. In the blog, Terry Myerson, [...]
In: Mobile Technology, WinPhone 7 · Tagged with: AT&T, HTC, Samsung, Sprint, T-Mobile, Verizon
Hedge Fund Manager Falcone’s Big Bet On Wireless Broadband
Tricia Duryee, MocoNews.net, 8/27/2010 Investors in the Harbinger’s hedge fund are increasingly uncomfortable with Philip Facone’s obsession with building a high-speed wireless broadband network. Falcone, who got rich by out-smarting the subprime housing bubble, has committed roughly $3 billion or 40 percent of the fund’s assets to LightSquared, making the telecom company the hedge fund’s [...]
In: Mobile Technology · Tagged with: 4G, AT&T, Clearwire, Comcast, Sprint, T-Mobile, Verizon, Vodafone
Virgin launches contract-free unlimited mobile broadband
Ian Paul, ComputerWorld, 8/24/2010 Sprint’s Virgin Mobile today announced an overhaul of its Broadband2Go mobile broadband service. The carrier plans to offer a new contract-free, unlimited mobile broadband plan for $40 per month. Virgin Mobile will also phase out most of its current tiered mobile data plans. The new broadband plans will be available for [...]
In: Mobile Technology · Tagged with: 3G, 4G, AT&T, MiFi, Sprint, Verizon
Sprint quietly sells 3G femtocell, Verizon set to follow
Stephen Lawson, ComputerWorld, 8/23/2010 U.S. carriers with EV-DO mobile data networks are stepping up their coverage game with femtocells that offer extended coverage for the high-speed network, after long offering units that worked only with the slower CDMA2000-1x system. Sprint Nextel quietly began offering an EV-DO femtocell to selected customers about two weeks ago, and [...]
In: Mobile Technology · Tagged with: AT&T, CDMA, Femtocell, Sprint, VoIP
AT&T U-verse Mobile Coming To Windows Phone 7
Greg Kumparak, MobileCrunch, 8/10/2010 When our PR contact at AT&T was filling us in on the details of U-verse Mobile’s new downloadable content functionality, they also casually mentioned that the whole she-bang would be available “soon on BlackBerry Torch ([and] other devices in the future, of course)”. “Other devices”, you say? You can’t really leave [...]
In: Blackberry, Mobile Technology, WinPhone 7 · Tagged with: AT&T
AT&T Lets U-Verse Customers Download TV Episodes To The iPhone
Tricia Duryee, MocoNews, 8/10/2010 One of the visions of tomorrow’s connected world is that people will be able to call up the TV show they missed from the night before and watch it while on their way to work from their phone. AT&T gets pretty close to this futuristic scenario with the release of a [...]
In: Blackberry, Mobile Technology, iPhone · Tagged with: AT&T, WiFi
AT&T reveals Mobile Barcode Services for Android and BlackBerry smartphones
Todd Haselton, MobileBurn, 8/2/2010 Today AT&T launched a new suite of apps called Mobile Barcode Services that can be used to read barcodes on BlackBerry and Android smartphones. AT&T Code Scanner lets users scan 2D and 1D barcodes in magazines, online, and in stores to view more information on given products and services. AT&T Create-a-Code [...]
In: Blackberry, Mobile Technology · Tagged with: AT&T
AT&T Says It Will Be “Premier” Windows Phone 7 Carrier
Jason Mick, DailyTech, 7/29/2010 Phone is months from launch, but bragging match has already started Windows Phone 7 may have its rough edges (no multitasking, no copy and paste), but it does appear to have a number of relatively enthusiastic hardware partners. And now AT&T has revealed itself as a key ally with some big claims. A [...]
In: Android, Blackberry, Mobile Technology, WinPhone 7, iPhone · Tagged with: AT&T, Verizon
Wireless broadband network set to launch next year
Peter Svensson, Newsvine, 7/20/2010 U.S. consumers and businesses may get more options in wireless service starting next year, with the launch of a new wireless broadband network that aims to provide competition to the incumbent phone companies. Private-equity firm Harbinger Capital Partners on Tuesday revealed details of the launch of its wireless network, LightSquared, which [...]
In: Mobile Technology · Tagged with: 4G, AT&T, Clearwire, FCC, Motorola, Nokia, Sprint, Verizon
iPhone-Like Droid X Sells Out Online and at Verizon Stores
Adam Dickter, Mobile Tech Today, 7/19/2010 Despite Verizon Wireless promises of ample supplies, Motorola’s Droid X sold out online and in some areas of the country. The Droid X has been compared to Apple’s troubled iPhone and some buyers may prefer Verizon’s network over AT&T. Motorola’s Droid X also supports Adobe Flash, which Apple has [...]