Say what you want about T-Mobile’s less than ideal indoor wireless reception or their spotty 3G coverage, the fourth-largest US wireless carrier continues to prove that it really knows how to treat its customers. T-Mobile USA has, once again, topped a J.D. Power & Associates survey. This time around, the consumer survey firm is awarding…
AT&T’s myWireless for BlackBerry Allows Mobile Payments and Usage Monitoring
AT&T’s myWireless App has found its way to a variety of BlackBerry models, allowing you to pay your wireless bill, check plan options, and monitor voice and data usage by mobile. A similar app is already available for the iPhone, so it’s not entirely unreasonable to expect it to land on other smartphone platforms, like,…
Verizon hit with major data outages
Verizon Wireless said it has fixed a software issue that caused customers east of the Mississippi to not receive mobile data or get 3G at pathetic speeds. he nation’s largest mobile operator said there was a bad switch software at one of their data centers that caused slower data speeds, or no access at all…
Palm resumes manufacturing
After a mysterious halting of manufacturing three weeks ago in China, Palm has confirmed its factories are back to making Pre and Pixi devices. The company officially said it was shutting down production last month because of Chinese New Year. This was a bit curious because instead of the traditional week off, Palm’s plants shut…
Sony Ericsson’s Naite phone packs a green punch
Sony Ericsson told us its Naite handset is available today and it will cost a reasonable $159 unlocked. The Naite (ridiculously pronounced “nigh-tay”) isn’t going to wow anyone with its standard candybar form, but you will get some green cred because it’s part of the company’s eco-friendly GreenHeart lineup. This means the body is made…
AT&T CEO expects Apple iPad to be mostly a WiFi affair
AT&T’s 3G network has traditionally been hard-pressed to keep up with all the data-hungry iPhones hammering for some sweet wireless data on the daily, but that might not be an issue when the Apple iPad comes online. Randall Stephenson, AT&T’s CEO, has gone on record with the assertion that the iPad will be used mostly…
Tiered iPhone data pricing may be inevitable, says AT&T
Get ready to pay more if you use a lot of mobile data, as AT&T’s Chief Executive Officer Randall Stephenson said the second largest U.S. carrier may have to implement tiered pricing in order to better manage its network. Speaking at a Morgan Stanley conference Tuesday, Stephenson said 40% of the company’s network capacity is being…
AT&T kicks Google search out of their own phone in favor of Yahoo
Everyone break your piggy banks, the Motorola BackFlip is coming! Or, not. AT&T has just stuck it to Google by going with Yahoo as the device’s primary search feature. Why they decided to go this route is up for debate, but all the upcoming AT&T Android devices coming out this year could be shipping with…
Boob iPhone app slipped through Apple censors
Remember when Apple decided to be our dad and removed all applications with sexual content or innuendo from the App Store? Well, it looks like they missed one and it pulled in $10,000 in a week before being pulled. A boob app called Tubes! avoided the ban because it wasn’t being sold in the United…
Netflix ‘Watch Instantly’ video streaming iPhone app on the way?
When Netflix takes surveys, we pay attention. Why? Because it usually indicates that a new product is coming down the the line. Shortly after they polled users about interest in Netflix on the Wii and PS3, we saw the service going live on both gaming consoles. So, when the company that pioneered the mail-order movie…