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Starting November 9, AT&T will take $100 off the price of tablets when they are purchased with a two-year data plan agreement. AT&T announced the promotion on its website and confirmed that the discount extends to both Android tablets and Apple iPads. Customers can add the tablet to an existing shared data plan or a…
RIM announced that its upcoming BlackBerry 10 devices have received FIPS (Federal Information Processing Standard) 140-2 certification ahead of its 2013 launch. RIM notes that this is the first time it received the certification before its devices were commercially available. The struggling Canadian manufacturer is bolstering its reputation as a secure platform and is hoping…
Rovio continues to expand its dominance in the world of casual gaming with yet another variation of its popular Angry Birds series. The latest version features a Star Wars theme that’ll appeal to casual gamers and Star Wars fans alike. The new Angry Birds Star Wars is available for iOS, Android and Mac OS X.…
According to a report by Strategy Analytics, Samsung’s Galaxy S III beat out the iPhone 4S to claim the title as the world’s best selling smartphone in Q3 2012. The report claims Samsung sold 18 million Galaxy S III handsets in the quarter. This figure beats the 16.2 million iPhone 4S phones moved by Apple.…
Verizon announced over the weekend that it won’t charge NY and NJ customers affected by hurricane Sandy for their voice calls and text messages sent during the disaster. This grace period started on October 29th and extends to November 16th. Customers don’t have to do anything to receive the free service as Verizon will apply it…
Google’s Search app caused a storm when it hit the iOS App Store with features that surpass Apple’s built-in voice assistant Siri. iOS owners who want to expand Google Voice Search should consider jailbreaking their device and downloading a new jailbreak tweak known as NowNow. Available in the Cydia store via the BigBoss repository, the…
Hon Hai chairman Terry Gou told reporters that the Taipei-based manufacturer is struggling to meet demand for the iPhone 5. “Market demand is very strong, but we just can’t really fulfill Apple’s requests,” said Gou. The Foxconn chairman didn’t indicate when Foxconn will be able to meet demand, and he refused to comment on whether…
US Cellular announced today that it will sell spectrum and 10 percent of its customer base to Sprint in a deal worth $480 million in cash. Sprint will acquire 20 MHz of PCS spectrum in the 1900 MHz band in Chicago, South Bend, Ind. and Champaign, Ill. It will also acquire 10 MHz of PCS…
The FCC announced that AT&T will pay a $700,000 fine and return money to customers who paid excessive charges after they were unknowingly switched to a costlier data plan. The fine stemmed from a series of complaints from AT&T customers who were switched to a more expensive monthly data plans without their consent. According to…
Though Apple is selling millions of smartphones, its iPhone adoption rate can’t keep up with Android says well-known Internet analyst Mary Meeker. Meeker, a partner at Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, was in San Francisco this week for a Bloomberg event, according to a TechCrunch report. During a quick presentation on mobile trends, Meeker pointed…