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Using data overseas is an expensive endeavor. A remarkably expensive one. It's one that only the bold will journey into, and even those with expense accounts will think twice about using it when they don't have to. International roaming...
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AT&T announced on Wednesday that the wireless carrier will have exclusivity on the Android-based Sony S2 tablet. The S2 was introduced, along with the Sony S1, in late April. The Sony S2 offers a unique folding form factor. It has dual 5.5-inch 1024 x 480 displays. The S1 has a 9.4-inch...
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HP is teaming up with AT&T to offer the HP TouchPad 4G in time for the back to school season. The TouchPad 4G features a 1.5-GHz processor, 32GB of storage, GPS, and AT&T mobile broadband capabilities. This tablet also comes with support for Adobe Flash Player Beta, video calling capabilities, wireless printing capabilities, Quickoffice,...
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AT&T has announced their first LTE products. But, contrary to popular belief, neither product is a phone. To be fair, this is actually fairly straight-forward. The first WiMAX devices that took advantage of Clearwire's services were network adapters, and the first LTE devices for...
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AT&T and Pantech introduced the new Pantech Pursuit II smartphone. This phone features a 2.8-inch touchscreen display as well as a slide-out QWERTY keyboard, and a 2MP camera. The phone also has the Brew Mobile Platform, a full HTML browser, and social media widgets. The Pantech Pursuit II will be available on July 17 for $49.99 after...
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iSuppli has published their findings from a recent teardown of HTC's Thunderbolt and come to some interesting conclusions therein. The Thunderbolt, which is currently Verizon's top-end Android phone, has an estimated bill of materials (BOM) of $262. That's the cost of the phone's components...
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Yes Verizon, we can hear you now. And so can AT&T. Loud and clear, as a matter of fact, which is what happens when one wireless company steals market share from another in convincing fashion. And that's what Verizon did which, according to market research firmLocalytics, now accounts for a...
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Later this month, AT&T customers will be able to pick up the USBConnect Force 4G modem for no charge. As you would expect, this offer is tied to a two-year agreement. If you’d rather not agree to a contract, you can also opt for a pre-paid DataConnect Pass and pay $89.99 for the...
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Tired of wondering if today's the day you're going to drop and shatter your AT&T iPhone 4? Thankfully, that sweating can all be over. For the longest time, the iPhone was the one phone that AT&T wouldn't offer typical monthly insurance on. They'd do it for every other phone, even...
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Verizon has confirmed that as of July 7, it will be ending unlimited smartphone data for new customers. It's been known for a long time that Verizon would make the move, and it's been known since the third week of June that July 7 was the date, but this is the first time Verizon has confirmed...
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AT&T users are now able to use the BlackBerry Bridge application to tether their BlackBerry smartphone with the BlackBerry PlayBook tablet. The BlackBerry Bridge app is available from the BlackBerry App World. With the BlackBerry Bridge application, you’ll see a mirror of the messages, contacts, calendar, memopad, tasks, and BlackBerry...
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AT&T confirmed that it is getting the new HTC Status this summer. The HTC Status is a phone designed specifically with Facebook and social networking in mind. In fact, the phone has a dedicated button that lets you share pictures and...
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With the iPhone 5 rumored to launch this September, analysts and users alike have turned to wondering what adjustments Apple will make to its pricing structure. Mike Abramsky, an analyst with RBC Capital Markets, has stated he expects...
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The GLBT community has suddenly become an outspoken proponent lobbying in favor of AT&T's proposed buy-out of T-Mobile. This merger has become an odd rallying point for organizations that normally have little interest in telecom deals...
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In the pages to come, we take a look at the HP Veer 4G and by extension webOS 2.1.2 (the OS build loaded on this phone). webOS still has a lot to prove in the smartphone world, as it currently battles BlackBerry OS, Windows Phone, MeeGo and a handful of other small competitors for that coveted third-place spot behind iOS and Android. Priced...
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HP webOS, as the mobile operating system is now officially known, was first born in the labs of a revitalized Palm, at a time when the company was angling to take on iOS and Android and offer the world's next great mobile OS. The first real glimpse at webOS came at CES 2009, with the introduction of the Palm Pre. Unfortunately, some would...
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We knew it was coming, and it appears it's nearly here: Verizon's tiered data plans, meaning the end of unlimited data. Verizon is set to join AT&T with tiered smartphone data plans, on July 7 according to the report. Pricing will be as follows: 2GB – $30/month 5GB – $50/month...
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Last month, we covered AT&T's decision to impose caps on its previous unlimited Internet service plans. An estimated 56 percent of Americans now pay for bandwidth-capped service, almost always at the same price point that once allowed them unlimited bandwidth. Now, toss in the fact that...
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People in the U.S. both cheered and blinked in wonder on Tuesday, as factory unlocked iPhone 4s became available in the online Apple Store, at $649 and $749 (16GB or 32GB). This is the first time ever that unlocked iPhones have been sold in the U.S. Previously, U.S. users who wanted to have an...
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Samsung's Galaxy S II has made a huge splash around the world. With the original Galaxy S handset selling over 10 million units globally, Samsung saw it impossible to overlook a follow-up device with a similar name. And the S II definitely has the chops to be as popular as the first. A...
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There's a saying that makes it pretty clear: it doesn't matter how you get from point A to point B, just as long as you do indeed get there. But with today's vehicles, that's not perfectly true any longer. The ideal vehicular travel involves high-end stereos, and anymore these days...
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New York City has grand aspirations of being the nation's leading digital city, and it's a getting a big boost from AT&T towards that goal. Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg and AT&T Chairman and CEO Randall Stephenson today announced a five-year initiative that will have AT&T providing...
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