We knew the iPhone was getting support for MMS (picture messaging) from AT&T sometime this month. We’re not going to dwell on the fact that other iPhone carriers around the world have already been playing with MMS on the iPhone for some time. What’s important here is that AT&T has finally stamped an official launch…
AT&T eyes stake in India’s BSNL?
It seems AT&T is looking to yet again enter the ever-growing mobile market of India. Apparently, the U.S. carrier has expressed interest to take stake in BSNL, and “sources in the know” (whatever that means) said a pre-IPO placement might be a possibility. A person familiar with the discussions said that the government is unlikely…
Palm Eos (Pixie) still on track for November?
Will the Palm Eos (codename: Pixie) launch in 2009 or 2010? That seems to be the question on many WebOS fans’ minds. The Palm Eos was originally expected to launch in the US in the fourth quarter of 2009. Then we heard that it was delayed until 2010. Then another report said it was still…
Apple launching iPhone OS 3.1 next week?
The iPhone AppStore already boasts a handful of iPhone apps with support for augmented reality. But, Apple has yet to officially come out and support AR on the iPhone. The Paris Metro Subway and Yelp iPhone apps recently pushed updates to the AppStore that enabled AR features – these updates were presumably snuck past Apple.…
HP’s iPAQ K3 Obsidian clears FCC on its way to AT&T
HP’s full QWERTY keyboard-equipped Windows Mobile smartphone, iPAQ K3 Obsidian, has been spotted while passing the FCC on its way to AT&T. Why we think it’s heading there? Well, there are a couple of reasons: Its 3G radio sings on 850 and 1900MHz bands, AT&T uses; We’ve seen it in AT&T’s leaked roadmap; Finally, it…
AT&T moves 3G to 850Mhz band in NY, NJ
Metro New York and New Jersey areas should now be getting enhanced 3G wireless service from AT&T. The No. 2 US wireless carrier has announced that it has deployed 3G spectrum in the high-quality 850Mhz band. AT&T’s 3G network has been under fire recently for poor service quality, and today’s announcement of 3G support on…
AT&T offers WiFi HotSpot access to Windows Mobile smartphones
If you’ve been feeling a bit burned by AT&T’s decision to give iPhone customers free access to its network of 20,000 WiFi hotspots across the US, today is a good day for you. AT&T has announced that it will be giving its Windows Mobile smartphone customers the same access to AT&T WiFi HotSpots in the…
Did AT&T get the short end of the iPhone-stick?
If you thought AT&T has been taking their Apple iPhone exclusivity deal to the bank for the past couple years, you’d be wrong. But, it’s okay, AT&T was thinking the same thing. A new WSJ article points out that AT&T may have been getting the short end of the iPhone stick all this time. Apple,…
Apple bringing iPhone to other US carriers next summer?
iPhone hopefuls still waiting for Apple to bring the iconic smartphone to other US carriers may soon get their wish. With AT&T’s iPhone exclusivity agreement widely believed to end in 2010, Piper Jaffray’s Gene Munster believes that Apple will bring the iPhone to other US carriers in the summer of 2010. The move, says Munster,…
Rockstar Games’ Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars & Beaterator iPhone Bound
Rockstar Games’ critically acclaimed Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars is heading for the iPhone / iPod Touch this fall. In GTA: CW, you play as Huang Lee, a spoiled son of a recently killed Triad boss who travels to Liberty City to deliver a sword that is considered a family heirloom to the new boss,…