AT&T will be raising its early-termination fees to $325 in June in what could be an effort to keep iPhone users locked in. The company will be raising its ETF (the fee you pay when you break your service contract) from $175 to $325 beginning in June, which is right around the time the iPhone…
Sonic The Hedgehog 4 Confirmed for iPhone; Delayed Until Late 2010
Earlier this year, SEGA announced they’ll be releasing the Sonic The Hedgehog 4 across multiple gaming platforms (Xbox 360, Playstation 3, Wii) this Summer, with speculation of it landing on the iPhone. SEGA confirmed today that they will indeed be bringing Sonic The Hedgehog 4 to the iPhone as well. As great as this news…
AT&T not worried about Verizon iPhone
You would think that all those iPhone-to-Verizon rumors would keep AT&T up late at night but its wireless head doesn’t seem too concerned. AT&T Mobility CEO Ralph de la Vega reportedly laughed at the notion and didn’t seem too fazed about a mass exodus of subscribers. During a J.P. Morgan conference Wednesday, AT&T’s wireless head…
Sprint mulling switch from WiMax to LTE for 4G
Interestingly enough, when we were speaking to Sprint about the EVO 4G and mentioned “WiMax,” the third-largest carrier was quick to make sure we knew it was referring to it as “4G.” Now, we’re hearing rumblings that the company is evaluating switching from WiMax to Long-Term Evolution technology for its 4G network. According to Light…
Puzzle Quest 2 Releasing on iPhone & iPad Later This Year
One of the breakout hits of 2007 for me had to have been D3 Publisher’s Puzzle Quest. The mixture of a puzzle game with RPG elements was something I’m sure many people didn’t expect. The game was first released on the Nintendo DS, but later made its way to almost every gaming platform imaginable, including…
BeejiveIM Now Available for the iPad
As much as I’ve been enjoying my iPad since its release, one thing I’ve been dying to use on it has been a worthwhile chat program. One of my favorites on the iPhone has been Beejive. It’s easy to set up, use, and it has push notifications that allow me to receive IMs even when…
iPhone OS 4 Beta 4 Includes Tethering for AT&T
Hey, remember when AT&T promised tethering on the iPhone? That was what, over a year ago? Well, the dream is quickly becoming a reality, as the latest beta of iPhone OS 4 clearly shows internet tethering options. Anyone who has been absolutely dying for laptop internet access via USB-connected iPhone has probably resorted to the…
AT&T defends network strategy
AT&T’s data network has been a punchline over the last few years because it has been unable to keep up with the demand of iPhone users. As Sprint and Verizon march along with 4G networks, why is AT&T seemingly failing to keep pace? In a well-conducted interview with GigaOm, AT&T’s CEO of Operations, John Stankey,…
AT&T adds myWireless app to Android
AT&T has recently added their myWireless application available to Android devices. Er, device. The application will allow you view and pay your bill right from within it, view text,minute, and data usage, and add or remove features. It’s nice that Android is getting some love from AT&T. Since the carrier only offers one Android device,…
LTE vs WiMAX – The 4G Mobile Broadband Shootout
The future of the US mobile broadband market is taking shape right before our very eyes, with both the LTE and WiMAX flavors of 4G wireless data networks promising to deliver the internet to your mobile phone at speeds that might give your home broadband connection a case of “bandwidth envy.” But, with heavyweights behind…