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Folks are starting to get antsy for Windows Phone 7 and its arrival at AT&T on Monday, so the carrier is making sure that its customers and soon-to-be customers are aware of the launch details. Yesterday, an AT&T representative said that pre-orders would not be available, but that the handsets would be available in AT&T…
Samsung and AT&T unveiled a successor to the original Solstice feature phone, which was announced at the end of July last year. The new version of the device keeps the QWERTY side-slider form factor, making it another Quick Messaging device in the carrier’s portfolio. In addition, there’s a 3-inch WQVGA (240×400 pixels) touchscreen, 2-megapixel camera,…
A couple of NON BlackBerry 6 leaks to tell you about this evening. Yes, it’s true, while these aren’t the BlackBerry 6 announcements Storm2 and Bold 9700 were no doubt looking forward to… they are OS updates, and will bring more goodness to said devices. The first is an OS leak for the BlackBerry Storm2…
Windows Phone 7 is arriving at AT&T in just a couple of days and if you were looking to beat the crowds, you’ll have to get there early. According to the carrier’s Twitter account, there will be no pre-orders available. It’s all first come, first served. In a tweet to a curious user, AT&T says:…
After just a little bit of waiting, the Motorola Backflip update to Android 2.1 (Eclair) has commenced on AT&T for a small group of volunteers, and should be reaching all markets in the U.S. by November 9. We can only hope that international releases of the Backflip will get Android 2.1 in short order too.…
It looks like the claims of T-Mobile that it has the largest 4G network aren’t going over well with the competitors, as Sprint is now talking all sorts of trash. “Halloween is over – it’s time for T-Mobile to stop dressing up like their favorite super hero – Sprint 4G,” Sprint 4G President Matt Carter…
Last night, T-Mobile taught us the difference between 4G the technology, and “4G” the marketing term. The former actually means something in mobile technology, and is clearly defined by the International Telecommunications Union. The latter is the term you use when you need to entice more users to flock to your network by offering negligible…
Target is next up on the long list of iPhone retailers in the U.S. Right now, you can get the Apple smartphone from Apple retail stores, AT&T, Best Buy, Wal-Mart and RadioShack. Just when you thought you had at least one mega-commerce location in which to hide from the iPhone, prepare to say goodbye to…
Are you the type that buys carbon credits or recycles every last bit of material in your home? The Samsung Evergreen for AT&T just might be the feature phone for you. It has a full QWERTY keyboard with a 2.4-inch screen, and it’s 3G capable, too. 70% of this phone is from post-consumer recycled materials,…
We knew that Verizon would be rolling out tiered data plans this month and the nation’s largest carrier has finally started offering these plans. If you hop on over to Verizon’s website, you’ll be able to see the tiered data plans you can choose from. As expected, you’ll now be able to pay $15 a…