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weatherman: A Sony spokesperson explained the decision; "We feel like the market is splitting in two directions - those who read literature and want to stay infor... more »
jokool89: The DROID takeover has just begun...and the update scheduled for the 11th..fixes that small camera issue. Come on over ATT customers...you know you wa... more »
squishyalt: I'll keep posting it again and again..... AT&T (the greedy bastards) made over $12 BILlION in NET profits last year and this year (as of Q3) they had... more »
geolemon: By NY, they mean NYC... I'm in Buffalo, NY, and have gleefully flawless AT&T service for miles in any direction, including rural. Why on earth would... more »
Killjoy: "The users are the problem" hints at quite the paradigm, doesn't it? Namely, that users exist for the benefit of the system. Personally I think syst... more »
Astigmatism: My 3G has had software fritzes recently, such that Apple generously offered me a new 3GS, for only the low, low, subsidized price, if only I'd sign a ... more »
Navin R Johnson: below the "highest-scoring provider." Which is...? Verizon? more »
Slinkytech: "Can you hear me now? . . . What's that? Oh, I'm the verizon guy? . . . Hello, hello, AT&T? Are you there? I think they're call was just dropped. ... more »
not_a_virus.exe.vbs: What have they been doing with the millions they get from iPhone sales and the monthly service? Weed? more »
nopity: Actually AT&T measures a dropped call as a call that the network drops. If a call drops due to poor reception, weak signal or network congestion it wi... more »

#sonyreader

Wall Street Journal and New York Post Confirmed For Sony Reader Daily Edition
When Sony announced the Reader Daily Edition back in August, they hadn't confirmed which newspapers would be offered alongside the ebooks. It's just News Corp titles for now, with The Wall Street Journal and New York Post being confirmed. More »
#att

AT&T CEO Admits AT&T Sucks. Solution: Charge More Money.
If an iPhone app designed solely to report crappy coverage doesn't say it loudly enough, AT&T Mobility CEO Ralph de la Vega admitted today that AT&T sucks in NY and SF, saying they're "performing at levels below our standards." More »
#attversusverizon

Headless Luke Wilson Continues the Great AT&T/Verizon Ad War of 2009
To be bigger but slower, or speedy yet spotty? This is the ridiculous question indirectly posed to us today by AT&T spokesman Luke Wilson. Here's my question: When do these commercials go away? More »
#blackberry

First 3G BlackBerry Pearl 2 Video Leaks, Earns 'Striker' Codename
Whatever you call the upcoming 3G BlackBerry Pearl 2 in your head— 9100/Stratus/Striker/slinky little minx, it's just been given another fondling, and this time, on video. More »
#att

AT&T Lets You Pay-As-You-Go For Notebook DataConnect Coverage
Instead of signing up for a monthly plan on a notebook data card, AT&T now lets you pay for chunks of data beforehand. Unfortunately, it's really expensive. More »
#attvsverizon

Luke Wilson's Droppin' Post Cards on Verizon Wireless
When I think escalating mega cellphone carrier ad war, I think actor Luke Wilson. Oh wait, no I don't, and yet here he is, again, striking back on behalf of AT&T against Verizon Wireless. More »
#remainders

Remainders - Stuff We Didn't Post (and Why)
AT&T's 3G Network Sees 2,000% Increase Since iPhone 3G Release...Droid Camera Fixed, Without Explanation?...Genius Bar App Won't Help if Your iPhone Is Broken...Samsung Beats out Vizio for Top LCD Seller... More »
#cellphones

AT&T Adds New Verizon Ads to Its Map Lawsuit
Remember AT&T whining that Verizon's maps don't look right? Well, more Verizon ads featuring the same accurate-from-where-we're-sitting maps have been added to the original suit. [AllThingsD]
#att

AT&T's USBConnect Lightning Will Handle Their 7.2Mbps Network
While you anxiously await AT&T to bump 3G up to 7.2Mbps in your area, keep in mind that their new USBConnect Lighting device is what your laptop will need to take advantage of it. More »
#verizonwireless

Verizon Wireless Launches Three More Anti-AT&T 3G Network Commercials
Today Verizon responded to AT&T's "There's a Map For That" lawsuit by releasing a slew of new commercials with similar themes and messaging. The battle continues, this time on the infamous Island of Misfit Toys. More »
#droid

Droid Tethering on Verizon Is 30 Bucks a Month
Yes, Droid can tether, but not superduper cheaply. The official word is that the Mobile Broadband Connect plan to tether it to a laptop will be an extra 30 bucks a month for 5GB of data, on top of the standard data plan. [Network World]
#internalmemos

Leaked AT&T Memo Outlines Spin Tactics Regarding Verizon Lawsuit
I'll admit that I got a slight chuckle out of this particular memo sent to AT&T employees today. It explains that the company has in fact filed a lawsuit against Verizon for the rather hilarious "There's a Map for That" ad campaign and proceeds to instruct employees to use any inquiries as a chance to talk about AT&T's great qualities: More »
#rumors

T-Mobile's Super Speedy 7.2Mbps 3G Rollout Has Begun
Some good news follows T-Mobile's recent outages: reports are coming in that some customers are experiencing download speeds above 2Mbps, meaning that the HSPA 7.2Mbps rollout may have begun. Is anyone here seeing increases in download speed? More »
#droid

Droid Does Tethering (Or Will, Anyway)
Verizon says a tethering plan's coming for Droid sometime next year. Since it uses all of Verizon's standard data rates, that should be an extra $15/month with Verizon's Broadband Access Connect plan—not too bad, actually. [Gearlog]
#cellphones

AT&T Suing Verizon Because "Map" Ad Is Confusing to Dumb People (and Lawyers)
A Verizon Wireless ad shows a beefy Verizon 3G map next to a less impressive AT&T 3G map. AT&T is suing, saying it leads people to believe AT&T has no phone service outside of its (admittedly skimpier) 3G areas. More »
#nintendo

Next Nintendo Handheld May Come with Free 3G Wireless
Nintendo is considering taking a page from the Kindle playbook and offering free 3G wireless web access with its next handheld console (next gen, not yet another DS version), according to company president Satoru Iwata. More »
#iphone

Photos of Next Gen iPhone 3G C(ake) Leaked!
I thought I was ahead of things with my Chocolate Edition Apple Tablet, but Jerry Brito and his iPhone 3G C(ake) beat everything. It looks like the real thing, except for one teensyweensy mistake. More »
#ereaders

MSI's eReader Will Have Nvidia Tegra Graphics in 2010
That rumor about an MSI eReader looks good-to-go: their chairman acknowledges a reader with Tegra graphics is coming, but they're ironing out some problems at the moment. Meanwhile, Asus also has some some cool-sounding readers in the works. [DigiTimes]
#droid

AT&T Compatible Motorola Droid Sneaks Into FCC Documents
Among recent FCC filings is one for a Motorola Sholes aka Droid listing the bands used by AT&T (WCDMA 850/1900/2100) as well as GSM 850/900/1800/1900. This makes the phone compatible with both AT&T and Rogers. [FCC via Mobile Crunch]
#rumor

Leaked Details on T-Mobile Project Dark
I like the idea of an $80 all-you-can eat pre-paid plan, with the possibility of buying a new smartphone—like the Motorola Cliq—in four easy payments. That seems to be one of the plans of T-Mobile's Project Dark. More »
#android

Verizon Motorola Droid First Impressions: "The Android Device to Beat"
Well this explains those Android 2.0 shots, and the Droid boot-up video that Boy Genius Report ran last week. They've scored a hands-on with a near-final production Droid, and say it's the most impressive handset they've used since the iPhone. More »
#rumor

T-Mobile Project Dark Rumor Update: Financed Phones, Tiered Unlimited Plans
We've heard plenty about Project Dark lately, including new unlimited plans, 21Mbps HSPA, and new handsets. The newest rumors, courtesy of Boy Genius Report, are whispers of Rent-A-Center style, contract-free unsubsidized phone purchasing and tiered unlimited plans. Updated. More »
#iphone

EyeTV iPhone App Allows For Streaming Over 3G Through Built-In Backdoor (Update: And It Works Again!)
The EyeTV iPhone app is supposed to allow you to stream media from a computer to an iPhone over a Wi-Fi connection, but it comes with a little bonus that must've slipped past Apple's approval process: streaming over 3G. Updated. More »
#rumor

T-Mobile Project Dark: A Hyperfast 21Mbps 3G Rollout? (Update: It's Much More)
Boy Genius hears T-Mobile's Project Dark (aka Black) contains two things: a bunch of phones launch, like the Cliq and BlackBerry 9700, and more importantly, a "very, very rapid expansion" of T-Mobile 3G network—the 21Mbps HSPA one. Update: More »
#fcc

Why the FCC's Got AT&T and Verizon Scared Shitless
Remember net neutrality? Over a year after Comcast's torrent-killing ways turned it into a rallying cry for chest-slapping geek solidarity, it's back. But this time, it's got AT&T and Verizon scared shitless—and it might actually screw us over. More »
#iphone

Monstrous Battery Pack Promises 20 Hours of Video Playback for iPhones
USB Fever's 3000 mAh add-on promises 8.5 hours of talk time or 20 hours of delicious video playback. More »
#fcc

You Always Wanted a Cell Tower in Your Backyard, Right?
While disappointing carriers by reiterating the FCC is all about net neutrality, chairman Julius Genachowski also offered them some consolation: To get more 4G goodness in the air, the FCC's going to a "shot clock" style rollout for cell towers. More »
#apple

Apocalypse Nigh, AT&T Opens Network for VoIP Over 3G on iPhone
Holy keee-rist. The apocalypse approaches, because AT&T has opened their network up to VoIP applications running over the air on the iPhone. In other words, AT&T is now totally cool with using Skype over 3G. More »
#cellphones

Samsung Behold II Hits T-Mobile, Pairs Android with TouchWiz Interface
Wow, another T-Mobile Android phone (Sprint's HTC Hero is the only Android-handset on another carrier). The Behold II has a 3.2-inch AMOLED touchscreen, 5-megapixel camera, and TouchWiz UI (now with 3D cube menu for quick access to multimedia). More »
#netbooks

Nokia Booklet 3G Will Be a Best Buy Exclusive in the U.S.
With Best Buy confirming exclusive retail rights to the 10-inch netbook with built-in 3G and GPS, are all hopes gone of seeing its estimated $800 price subsidized by a wireless carrier? More »
#iphone

Apple Genius Bar: iPhones' 30 Percent Call Drop Is "Normal" in New York
How utterly shitty is the iPhone on AT&T in the New York area? The average iPhone drops 30 percent of all calls. And that's considered acceptable by Apple. More »
#rants

3G MicroCells: Carriers Want You to Pay Extra to Fix Their Own Failures
AT&T's network is basically a huge failure. And if you want to fix their incompetence in your area, you'll need to pay an additional $150 for a 3G MicroCell. I call bullshit. More »
#att

AT&T MicroCell 3G: Here's Why Users in Known Dead Spots Should Get One Free
It's no secret that AT&T has been overwhelmed by data-munching iPhone users, and reliability remains sketchy in many key areas. So if the MicroCell 3G is your best option for proper coverage (using your own bandwidth), shouldn't it be free? More »
#att

AT&T 3G MicroCell Site Live: Home Base Station Boosts Spotty Coverage
AT&T's 3G MicroCell uses your Internet connection to act as a mini 3G tower—something iPhone users in particular have waited for. And after reports it could arrive in select locations this week, AT&T is now providing (some) details: More »
#3g

T-Mobile Launches 21Mbps 3G Service in Philadelphia
While AT&T says 7.2Mbps is as fast as their 3G service will go before they roll out 4G, T-Mobile began rolling out HSPA+ 3G service in Philadelphia at the insane speeds of 21Mbps, ahead of their 2010 predictions. More »
#rumor

AT&T 3G MicroCell Could Hit Select Markets In The Next Week
If you are an iPhone owner anxiously awaiting the release of AT&T's first femtocell device, the payoff may be coming in the next few days for select markets that include: Atlanta, San Antonio, Seattle and North Carolina. More »
#netbooks

Nokia Booklet 3G Netbook Unboxed on Camera
Nokia's Booklet 3G still has no U.S ETA, but it's an interesting 10.1-incher with Windows 7, 3G, and a claimed 16-hour battery life. And though I've no idea what this (Greek?) gentleman is saying, here's what's in the box: More »
#cellphones

RIM BlackBerry Bold 9700 (aka Onyx): T-Mobile's First 3G BlackBerry
Here's the first official shot of the 9700 (codenamed Onyx), T-Mobile's first 3G BlackBerry, which could arrive as early as November. T-Mobile says it'll support UMA Wi-Fi calling (as part of the carrier's HotSpot@Home service), visual voicemail, and corporate email. More »
#ebookreaders

Asus Eee Reader Could Have Dual Color Touchscreens
So about that Asus e-book reader expected by Christmas: The Times suggests that not only could it have dual color touchscreens like the prototype Asus showed at CeBIT (pictured), but it might even undercut Sony and Amazon on price. More »
#iphone

Solar Surge Is The First Apple Licensed Solar Charging Case For The iPhone and iPod Touch
It isn't the only solar charging case on the market, but Novothink's Solar Surge is the first to receive an official thumbs up from Apple. More »

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