AT&T makes sweeping changes to data plans, iPhone tethering coming at OS 4 launch
Chris Ziegler Engadget, 6/2/2010 You might think that AT&T would hold off for a national HSPA+ deployment or a full-on LTE launch before tweaking its data pricing strategy, but not so much — the carrier is coming out swinging today with some significant changes that should benefit the overwhelming majority of its smartphone users (and [...]
In: Mobile Technology, iPad, iPhone · Tagged with: AT&T, HSPA, LTE, Tether, Verizon, WebOs, WiFi
‘Nothing new’ on iPhone tethering plans, AT&T insists
Gregg Keizer, Computerworld, 5/20/2010 But the iPhone OS 4 beta hints that tethering may finally arrive this summer AT&T may finally offer tethering on the iPhone, according to multiple reports about the latest beta of iPhone OS 4, Apple’s mobile operating system upgrade. Several technology blogs, including MacRumors.com and Gizmodo, published screenshots of a configuration [...]
In: Blackberry, Mobile Technology, iPhone · Tagged with: AT&T, Bluetooth, HP, HTC, Motorola, Nokia, Samsung, Tether, WiFi
Apple’s latest iPhone OS 4 beta adds customizable user dictionary
AppleInsider Staff, AppleInsider, 5/20/2010 Users will be able to add and edit their own words to the iPhone’s dictionary when Apple delivers the iPhone OS 4 software upgrade to the iPhone 3G and iPhone 3GS this summer. One of the many minor features set to be added to the iPhone in the latest upgrade was [...]
In: Mobile Technology, iPhone · Tagged with: AT&T, MMS, Tether
AT&T iPhone Users to Finally Get 3G Tethering with 4.0 OS Update
Brandon Hill, DailyTech, 5/19/2010 “Official” tethering comes at last for iPhone users Well, it only took a year. A little over a year ago, Apple announced iPhone OS 3.0 and along with it came support for 3G internet tethering. The only problem was that while many wireless carriers around the world offered the tethering option [...]
In: Android, Mobile Technology, iPhone · Tagged with: 3G, AT&T, JailBreak, Tether, WiFi
Wi-Fi Sync app rejected by Apple, headed to Cydia for $9.99
Thomas Ricker, Engadget, 5/14/2010 Can’t say we’re surprised to hear that Apple rejected Greg Hughes’ Wi-Fi Sync app. You know, the app that allows you to wirelessly sync your iPhone / iPod touch with iTunes without having to USB tether to your computer. Messing with Apple’s synchronization technology is a pretty big no-no as demonstrated [...]
In: Mobile Technology, Palm, iPhone · Tagged with: Tether, WebOs, WiFi
Android 2.2 to feature USB + WiFi tethering as standard
Simon Chester, MobileCrunch, 5/13/2010 TechCrunch, found out today that the Froyo-flavoured (and bloody fast) Android 2.2 will feature USB and WiFi tethering as standard. This will give users the ability to access their phone’s 3G connection by either physically connecting the phone to their laptop external-USB-modem-stylee, or over a temporary WiFi access point beaming out [...]
In: Android, Mobile Technology · Tagged with: 3G, Tether, WiFi
iPhone tethering on AT&T still waiting on better network performance
Chris Ziegler, Engadget, 4/29/2010 AT&T’s own Ralph de la Vega mentioned as early as November of 2008 that you’d be able to tether your iPhone to your computer and use it as a modem “soon,” but here we are some ten months after the initial announcement of official tethering support in the platform and there’s [...]
In: Mobile Technology, Palm, iPhone · Tagged with: AT&T, Tether, Verizon
F0recast: Tool To Find Out If Your iPhone Is Tethered Jailbreak, Unlockable And Can Downgrade Baseband
iPhoneHacks, 2/21/2010 Though there are tools and step-by-step guides that make it easy to jailbreak and unlock iPhone, things have got a lot more complicated and confusing with the release of iPhone OS 3.1.3 and updated boot ROM in new iPhone 3GS models. iH8sn0w, developers of popular jailbreaking tool, Sn0wbreeze have recently released a tool [...]
In: Mobile Technology, iPhone · Tagged with: JailBreak, Tether
Sn0wbreeze 1.4 Released to Jailbreak and Unlock iPhone OS 3.1.3
iPhone Hacks, 2/8/2010 iH8sn0w dev team have released Sn0wbreeze 1.4 to jailbreak and unlock iPhone OS 3.1.3. However, please read the post carefully before proceeding. Sn0wbreeze allows users to upgrade from a jailbroken iPhone OS 3.1.2 or lower to iPhone OS 3.1.3, which was released few days back to fix some minor bugs. sn0wbreeze is [...]
In: Mobile Technology, iPhone · Tagged with: JailBreak, Tether
WebOS homebrew MyTether app updated, brings WiFi hotspots to Verizon Palms w/o the extra subscription
Richard Lawler, Engadget, 2/3/2010 Since the last time we mentioned it, the MyTether app for WebOS phones has gone up in price from a requested $10 donation to $14.95, but that’s still considerably cheaper than Verizon’s $40 per month Mobile Hotspot plan. We’re still leery about what usage/overusage could mean for your contract & bill, [...]
In: Mobile Technology, Palm · Tagged with: API, Sprint, Tether, Verizon, WebOs, WiFi