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Can you hear me now? If you were in parts of Manhattan yesterday, the answer may have been no as a Verizon equipment failure disrupted Big Red’s hardline services, as well as some of AT&T’s wireless services. According to the Wall Street Journal: A “digital cross-connect,” or a box that directs network traffic, was knocked…
The Android-powered Dell Streak is tantalizingly close and the company is taking its message to YouTube to answer a few questions about software upgrades and carrier compatibility. The device features a 5-inch touchscreen with cellular capabilities. At that range, it’s kind of a tablet and kind of a smartphone – maybe a “smarblet?” The device…
Whoa. The little-known Augen is bringing out a 7-inch Android tablet soon and a Kmart circular indicates it will only retail for $150. That is not a lot of money of what this Android tablet is going to pack, as the product page says the device, dubbed “GenTouch78,” will rock the 2.1 version of the…
Bump continues to improve its contact-sharing Apple iPhone app and the 2.0 version includes stronger integration with valuable social networks. The last major update added Facebook integration and the latest Apple iPhone app includes support for Twitter and LinkedIn. The second one makes a ton of sense for a contact-sharing app, and Twitter is also…
American Airlines wants to make it easier for you to travel and the company has just released an app for the Apple iPhone which will also include a mobile boarding pass capability. It’s not the first airline to release an Apple iPhone app, but the American Airlines app allows you to book and check-in for…
It looks like AT&T is taking a big bet on Microsoft’s upcoming Microsoft Windows Phone 7 smartphone operating system, as noted tech pundit Michael Gartenberg is saying the carrier has ordered 8 million units. According to his Twitter account: Interesting e-mail from a trusted source. AT&T has apparently signed up for 8 million #WP7 devices.…
Maybe you should have waited in those long lines because it looks like the Motorola Droid X for Verizon is still sold out in many retail stores, according to Gleacher & Co. analyst Mark McKechnie. In a research note, an analyst did supply checks and said there was “no supply available at retail as all…
Citi said it has fixed a privacy bug in its Apple iPhone app but snafus like this could hurt mobile banking’s prospects with the mainstream. The Citi Apple iPhone app had a flaw where the customer’s account information was stored on the device. The bank has updated the app to fix the flaw and reportedly…
It looks like Verizon smartphone customers use more data than their counterparts on AT&T with the Apple iPhone, according to a study by Validas. The report said Verizon smartphone users generally use 421 MB of data per month, compared with 338 MB per month for Apple iPhone users. “The key detail in this study that…
The latest version of the Apple iPhone operating system is already being used by the majority of users, as Chitika research said 50% of its iPhone ad network traffic is coming from iOS 4. Granted, the data doesn’t speak for the whole Apple iPhone market because it only measures devices which reach Chitika’s ad network,…