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We’ve seen one AT&T ad for the BlackBerry Torch 9800 that was high on gloss, but they’ve just released another TV spot that’s a little more fun. Appropriately enough, they’re pitching the device as a “business meets pleasure” kind of smartphone, which would be a fair enough assessment if there was a catalog of decent…
Oh San Francisco, you never cease to amaze me. This is the city with probably the highest Apple iPhone-per-person ratio and most of the whining you hear about AT&T reception. Of course, this city is also potentially making it more difficult to put up new cellular antennas based on aesthetics. According to the S.F. Examiner:…
Are those miniscule Droid X and HTC EVO 4G handsets not enough screen for you? Then you’ll be happy to know that the monstrous, 5-inch-display packing Dell Streak is now available online for your purchase. Unfortunately, it’s tied and locked down to AT&T right now, so you’ll have to fork over $300 and sign your…
After writing an article earlier today about the HTC Mozart, I quickly skimmed Twitter user @Xmoo’s tweets and found this little gem. Above is a hardware sheet for a device called the “HTC Lexikon”. The 800 MHz Snapdragon processor, 5 megapixel camera, 512 MB of RAM, and built in QWERTY keyboard didn’t surprise me, but…
Bad news for users who wanted to take the Dell Streak to T-Mobile after buying it off-contract from AT&T. You can’t, as it’s still SIM-locked to AT&T, even after you pay the hefty contract-free price for the Streak. While AT&T and Dell have every right to do this, keeping the Streak locked to one carrier…
Some technical difficulties cut off our unboxing early, but last night we got part 2 uploaded to the YouTubes for your viewing pleasure. It’s a more thorough look at what we’ve already seen of the BlackBerry 6 operating system on the recently-launched Torch 9800. You can take a look for yourself to see how the…
Hey, Hey, HEY! Today is BlackBerry Torch Day! That’s right, if you’re a BlackBerry aficionado like myself, chances are you have been waiting for the new vertical slider to go live on AT&T… and now it has. Packing a brand new form factor (for RIM), a new operating system (BlackBerry 6) and much more, the…
There is a lot riding on the new operating system RIM announced at the Wireless Enterprise Symposium this spring. This is the first significant operating system upgrade BlackBerry has had since Android and iPhone have exploded in popularity, and will mark RIM’s first concerted defense as reigning champion of the North American smartphone market. AT&T…
Motorola CEO Sanjay Jha said he isn’t too concerned about the growing rumors that the Apple iPhone is coming to Verizon as soon as January of 2011. Motorola has been the biggest beneficiary of the lack of an Apple iPhone Verizon, as the nation’s largest carrier has invested millions in high-profile marketing campaigns for devices…
AT&T Mobility CEO Ralph de la Vega had some kind words for rival Verizon’s joint proposal with Google regarding net neutrality. According to the Wall Street Journal: “It’s a positive sign that shows that those two companies can agree on something as different as net neutrality,” de la Vega, head of AT&T’s consumer and mobile…