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Not content to let the government get its digs in, Sprint is suing to block the AT&T, T-Mobile merger because it says the deal would violate Section 7 of the Clayton Act. Sprint says the deal would harm consumers and it would also disturb competition. In particular, it said the AT&T, T-Mobile deal would: Harm…
AT&T’s 4G LTE network should be in full force soon, and the HTC Holiday might be its very first smartphone to take advantage of it. The HTC Holiday looks like your average HTC smartphone with the latest version of Sense UI, but it’s the innards that make all the difference. Word is that it will…
The U.S. government recently decided to sue to block AT&T’s acquisition of T-Mobile, saying that any way you look at it, it is an anti-competitive deal. I totally agree. AT&T, however, does not, and is doing everything in its power to make sure this thing goes through. Obnoxious, much? Carriers like Sprint already hate the…
As part of its “It Can Wait” campaign, AT&T launched a new app called AT&T DriveMode, helping curb texting while driving. Available as a free download for BlackBerry users — with other platforms to follow shortly — the application automatically sends a customizable reply to incoming texts, calls and emails, notifying the sender that the…
This isn’t much of a surprise given how adamantly Sprint has opposed the AT&T, T-Mobile merger but a new Sprint-commissioned study said that the potential mega-merger could lead to jobs losses. AT&T is saying that the merger could lead to up to 5,000 new jobs in the United States but the study, done by Professor…
By now, you know that the Department of Justice is suing to block the AT&T, T-Mobile $39 billion dollar merger on antitrust grounds and we really want to hear what you have to say. Should AT&T be allowed to buy T-Mobile? Let us know in the comments. The argument that AT&T is trying to make…
The U.S government is suing to block the AT&T, T-Mobile merger because it said the deal would violate anittrust laws and would be a severe blow for competition. This doesn’t mean the mega merger is dead but this is “AT&T’s elimination of T-Mobile as an independent, low- priced rival would remove a significant competitive force…
AT&T and HTC just announced the Jetstream, an Android 3.1 Honeycomb tablet with 4G LTE and HSPA+ capabilities. So far, so good. It has a 10.1″ display and a 1.5GHz dual-core processor to power the tablet, which also sounds pretty great. Additionally, the HTC Jetstream is capable of 1080p HD video recording and playback. Excellent.…
The Samsung Galaxy S II for AT&T was unveiled in New York City today, and we went hands on with the latest, and arguably sweetest, Android smartphone for AT&T. It’s a hair smaller than the Infuse 4G, 4.3″ versus 4.5″, but the design cues are very similar. The Galaxy S II, however, runs an updated…
It’s been a long time coming and even a hurricane couldn’t stop the Galaxy S II from coming to the United States. We’ll be live-blogging the event, so follow along below. Everyone’s excited about the Galaxy S II because it’s a darn fine device. In our review, we said this is easily the best Android…