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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…
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.…
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…
AT&T is adding a few more cities to its Wi-Fi Hotzone Pilot Project as it continues to bring the joy of wireless Internet to the masses. This means AT&T customers will have plenty of coverage outdoors in certain areas where they just might need it most. The first city was New York City where AT&T…
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,…
This is a spoof video on the Apple iPhone 4 Antennagate issue where Darth Vader calls AT&T and gives them a hard time about the iPhone 4 reception problem, how the carriers in the US don’t work together, and how the new Apple phone is still better than the EVO 4G or Droid X. It’s…
Do you remember when AT&T was accused of throttling upload data speeds in New York City almost the instant someone discovered attenuated HSUPA speeds? The controversy spread across the web like a wildfire, but AT&T was quick to point out that its equipment partner, Alcatel-Lucent, was having some issues that was causing the defect. Both…
It was Wall Street week as Apple, Microsoft and Nokia posted very different quarterly earnings and these provided great insight into who is winning in the mobile space. We also put the Samsung Galaxy S phones under the microscope and Apple finally started taking orders for those free bumper cases. Let’s stop wasting time and…
Another day, another survey indicating that iPhone users are generally happy with their Apple smartphone and with the AT&T wireless network. Market research boffins at Yankee Group have conducted a survey on iPhone users in the US, and the results speak for themselves. A strong 73% of Americans with a shiny iPhone in their pocket…
The Samsung Captivate is the Galaxy S variant for AT&T and the Android phone is really, really good – It’s packed full of features, has a good operating system and the screen will blow you away. But with the Motorola Droid X, EVO 4G and Apple iPhone 4, “really good” is not good enough for…