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While AT&T is gearing up to launch the Samsung Captivate (Samsung Galaxy S), the carrier may be planning to launch the AT&T Dell Streak as an Android alternative the following day. The Dell Streak, coming to market with its 5-inch display may sway some people from the Samsung Captivate, what with its extra screen real…
Apple might have the Retina Display in its iPhone 4, but Samsung is going full-throttle with their Super AMOLED technology in the Samsung Galaxy S. The talk of the town (good and bad) might be all about iPhone right now, but the Galaxy S is right around the corner and ready to take on the…
One of the coolest new features about the Apple iPhone 4 is the ability to do two-way video calling. This feature, known as FaceTime, is the star of a series of new ads from the handset maker. The Apple iPhone 4 has a front-facing camera that can be used for FaceTime. One of the cool…
AT&T is sending some of it’s customers certificates that will allow them to get a free 3G MicroCell “femtocell” mini-cell tower for better reception in their home. It’s not clear what tricks you need to turn so you actually receive one of these free 3G MicroCell vouchers, but we do know that you need to…
One of the most frustrating hindrances of AT&T Android phones is that users are not allowed to download apps outside of the Android Market – the option to “side load” apps from third-party sources in the settings menu is missing from AT&T Android phones. Luckily, HTC just updated their HTC Sync software to allow the…
For all the guff AT&T gets about its mobile data usage in major cities, I’m pretty glad they have John Donovan as its Chief Technology Officer. Donovan’s an interesting cat. A self-proclaimed gadget freak, he carriers an HTC Android device (Aria?), a BlackBerry Bold, an iPhone 4, a Kindle, an iPad and other things. I’m…
AT&T is teaming up with wireless payment company Apriva to launch new mobile payment applications for small businesses, AprivaPay and AprivaPay Professional, allowing them [small businesses] to accept credit and debit cards while on the go. As you may know, the mobile payments market has a bright future with Generator Research forecasting it will grow…
Remember back when the iPhone was annouced and how much everyone clamored for it? Well, almost everyone. Apparently folks were burned that Apple decided to chalk up an exclusivity deal with AT&T accused the two of conspiracy! A conspiracy to form a monopoly, that is. While it sounds silly, it certainly didn’t seem that way…
I don’t know about you, but when I think about American Eagle Outfitters, I immediately think about high-end smartphones. Well, not really, but the company is trying to get some of that smartphone halo around its brand by giving away devices like the HTC Aria, LG Ally or BlackBerry for free when you try on…
We’re just nine days away from the launch of the Samsung Galaxy S Captivate for AT&T, one of the Galaxy S series of phones from Samsung, and the promo videos are already up. This particular one shows off the display, which is really one of the phone’s strengths over its competitors. Of course, I’m talking…