Brough Turner, who has been working in the telecommunications industry since 1983, has a hypothesis: AT&T’s wireless network has configuration problems. He believes that the size of the buffer in “the last router between the high capacity core network and the actual over-the-air data path to a subscriber” is configured improperly, and that it is…
FCC passes another Motorola Droid, this time with full AT&T 3G support!
The Motorola Droid has so far only been confirmed for Verizon Wireless. In fact, the Droid could become a fantastic hit for Verizon when it launches later this year. But, that doesn’t necessarily mean Verizon will be the only carrier to offer Motorola’s high-end Android smartphone. Just last week we saw the Motorola Droid pass…
BlackBerry Bold 9700 gets some love from the FCC
The BlackBerry Bold 9700 is just about ready to give CrackBerry addicts in the US a new BlackBerry Bold handset to lust after. Following on RIM’s official unveiling of the trackpad-toting “Onyx” smartphone, the FCC has approved the BlackBerry Bold 9700 for the US. The Bold 9700 unit tested by the FCC apparently featured frequency…
AT&T posts biggest iPhone sales quarter yet, impressive financial results
The iPhone has been good to AT&T, and the most recent quarter shows why. AT&T today posted their Q3 2009 financial results, announcing that they activated a record 3.2 million new iPhones in that quarter alone. The announcement follows on Apple’s own financial results that had the iPhone maker selling more iPhone this past quarter…
Pantech Reveal Lands on AT&T
AT&T has announced a new, cheap slider from Pantech that has a standard number pad on the front and a full, portrait, slide-out QWERTY keypad.The aptly-named Reveal also includes GPS services, 3G speed, and a new browser (Opera Mini, I believe – they were showing it off at CTIA). If you’re thinking of grabbing one,…
Who Wants A Free Copy of Earthworm Jim on the iPhone? [Update]
Are you a fan of games from the 90s that star earthworms that battle evil while wearing a robotic suit? Do you also enjoy playing games on your iPhone for countless hours until your battery is completely bone dry? If you answered yes to both of these questions, then this post is for you! Gameloft…
BREAKING: AT&T suing LCD makers for alleged price fixing during 1996
This just hit the Dow Jones Newswire, emphasis added by me: AT&T has sued AU Optronics, LG Display, Samsung Electronics and other liquid-crystal display makers alleging price-fixing in the LCD market. The lawsuit, filed in U.S. District Court in San Francisco, alleges a “long-running conspiracy” from Jan. 1, 1996, to Dec. 11, 1996, to fix,…
BlackBerry Bold 9700 (Onyx) Now Official
RIM’s new flagship device, the BlackBerry Bold 9700, has been officially announced. If you’ve been following the latest leaked videos and pictures, you’d already know a fair bit about this device (including that it’s coming to AT&T, T-Mobile, Vodafone, Bell, Rogers, telus and maybe even wind) but here’s a spec run-down anyway: 3.2 megapixel camera…
Deal Alert: AT&T BlackBerry Curve 8900 for FREE (plus a penny)
Looking to get your hands on an AT&T BlackBerry Curve 8900? Well, you’re in luck. Amazon is clearing out the AT&T BlackBerry Curve 8900 for FREE (plus a penny)! As long as you’re new to AT&T and willing to put up with AT&T’s network for two years, Amazon will trade you a new BlackBerry Curve…
iPhone 3.1.2 OS kills tethering hack, iPhone Dev Team brings it back to life
If you’ve been using your jailbroken and modified iPhone 3G/3GS as a tethered 3G modem and you’ve updated to the latest iPhone 3.1.2 OS, you’re probably well aware that Apple has killed the iPhone tethering hack. Even if you updated to iPhone 3.1.2 OS through the Dev Team’s PwnageTool 3.1.4, iPhone tethering is a no-go.…