Regardless of what you might have heard about the relationship between Apple and AT&T, the latter sure has several reasons to be happy. After posting its earnings, AT&T has announced that it activated 3.2 million iPhone units during the second quarter – a record for the company. It certainly helped its bottom line, too, which…
Verizon Offering 5GB Pre-paid Data for $80, and FiveSpot Next Month?
It doesn’t take a rocket scientist to tell you that there is a whole lot more you can do with 5GB of data than 1GB, and the latter is the most Verizon is offering right now in its pre-paid bucket. Anything more than some casual browsing and a few e-mails here and there and you’ll…
Samsung Epic 4G Hoping for FCC Stamp of Approval
Samsung is hoping to get its first WiMax phone for the U.S., the Epic 4G, past the halls of the FCC for approval. That outline you see above is not quite as sexy as the device you’ve seen–and the device we’ve had on hands on–before, but it’s part of what has been submitted to the…
House Says No Cell Phones for Prisoners
This shouldn’t come as a surprise to anyone, but the House of Representatives just gave a big no-no for the use of mobile phones in prisons. Any prisoner in the United States is not allowed to have a device that accesses any wireless services according to bill S. 1749, or the Cell Phone Contraband Act.…
Apple iPhone Rumored to Hit T-Mobile This Fall
If your head is already spinning with iPhone rumors, most of which never pan out, and which carriers Apple plans on partnering with in the future, forgive me. This latest rumor is hot off the press and this time, it’s not a Verizon one! Instead, the iPhone is apparently going to hit T-Mobile, again, this…
Windows Phone 7 Hardware Partners Confirmed by Microsoft: LG, Samsung, Dell, Asus and HTC
Windows Phone 7 is coming very soon, especially since Microsoft recently announced the fact that it hit a major internal milestone – its technical preview completion. Now the software companies have confirmed what we mostly already knew, its hardware partners. LG, Samsung, Dell, Asus and HTC will be building out any number of the three…
Fring for Android Gets Updated, Improved Audio Calls
Listen up, Fring fans, and I mean that almost literally. The Android version of the application has been updated with some improvements and bug fixes. The app allows you to chat with friends over AIM, GTalk and even lets you make video calls where available, like the HTC EVO 4G or Samsung Galaxy S smartphones…
Google Nexus One Has Officially Sold Out!
No surprises here as Google announced a while back that it was closing up shop, and just days ago it said that it was taking in a final shipment of Nexus One smartphones. Well, you folks certainly jumped on the opportunity to own one of these Android-powered gems before they were all gone. And, well,…
Verizon LG Ally Gets Software Update
If you were enticed by all the sweet Iron Man marketing and happened to pick up an LG Ally from Verizon, or if you just wanted a touchscreen slider with Android and found it to be perfect, things are going to get even better. Verizon is sending out firmware updates for the Ally, or you…
Nokia CEO is About to See His Last Days as Chief
While Nokia may be the global leader in terms of market share, it’s no surprise to anyone that its glory days will soon be numbered as Apple, Google and RIM are chomping away at it. Like any company looking for a change and new direction, Nokia is rumored to be looking for a new CEO…