T-Mobile launches VoIP services for iPhone
Nancy Gohring, IDG News Service, 1/10/2012 T-Mobile is offering a calling service for iPhone and iPad users, even though it doesn’t sell those devices. The operator is expanding its free voice-over-IP service, called Bobsled, to iPhones, iPads, and Android phones. Users with the app can make calls to mobile or landline phones in the U.S., [...]
In: Android, iPhone, Mobile Technology · Tagged with: MMS, SMS, T-Mobile, WiFi
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
GSM phones vulnerable to hijack scams-researcher
Tarmo Virki, Reuters, 12/27/2011 Vulnerability in a widely used wireless technology could allow hackers to gain remote control of phones And instruct them to send text messages or make calls, according to an expert on mobile phone security. They could use the vulnerability in the GSM network technology, which is used by billions of people [...]
In: Android, iPhone, Mobile Technology · Tagged with: GSM, SMS, T-Mobile
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
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 to unveil first two 4G LTE products
Roger Cheng, CNET News, 7/12/2011 AT&T is jumping into the actual 4G game with its first two LTE products. The Elevate 4G mobile hot-spot devices is one of the first products that will use AT&T’s upcoming 4G LTE network. (Credit: AT&T) The telecommunications giant plans to show off a laptop card called the USBConnect Momentum [...]
In: Mobile Technology · Tagged with: 3G, 4G, AT&T, Hotspot, HSPA, LTE, Sprint, T-Mobile, Verizon, WiMax
Wi-Fi Calling Now Free for Android Owners on T-Mobile
Kelly Hodgkins, Gizmodo, 5/17/2011 WiFi-calling is now free for T-Mobile customers with an Android handset. All you need is the Smart Wi-Fi application and an Even More or Even More Plus calling plan. According to a T-Mobile representative, Magenta customers should be able to call customer service to add this sweet new feature to their [...]
In: Android, Mobile Technology · Tagged with: T-Mobile, WiFi
Visa To Launch ‘Wallet’ for Phones, Online Buying
Peter Svensson, MobileTechToday, 5/13/2011 Bay’s PayPal and Google’s Checkout better watch out — Visa wants in on the online mobile payment industry. Visa will issue “virtual wallets” that will work with new smartphones equipped with chips that can talk to some credit-card terminals already in stores. The wallets aim to make checkouts faster at online [...]
In: Mobile Technology · Tagged with: AT&T, T-Mobile, Verizon
FCC to launch disaster alert system for cell phones
Lance Whitney, CNET News, 5/10/2011 The Federal Communications Commission is expanding its familiar emergency alert system notifications sent over TV and radio to now include mobile phones. Dubbing the new service PLAN (Personal Localized Alerting Network), the government would target the alerts in the form of text messages sent to cell phones of people who [...]
In: iPhone, Mobile Technology · Tagged with: AT&T, FCC, Sprint, T-Mobile, Verizon
Wireless carriers scale down scope of mobile payment system
Reuters, 5/4/2011 The biggest U.S. wireless carriers, AT&T Inc, Verizon Wireless and T-Mobile USA, are not setting up a separate network for payments on transactions done by phones, the Wall Street Journal said. Setting up a separate network would have been too difficult and time consuming, two people told the WSJ. The joint venture, known [...]
In: Mobile Technology · Tagged with: AT&T, T-Mobile, Verizon