Everywhere we turn, we’re reminded of just how vulnerable our personal information is to being pilfered by scam artists. Combined with the telecom industry’s woefully inadequate security policies, you’ve got a recipe for a perfect storm of fraudulent activity. In fact, a couple of scammers from Brooklyn, NY managed to defraud wireless giants AT&T and…
J.D. Power: US wireless carriers service improved
In the world of wireless cellular service, having good call quality makes a big difference. Nobody wants to deal with dropped calls, echoes and static when they’re talking on the phone. Unfortunately, crappy cellphone calls are just part of the game. But, according to J.D. Power and Associates, US carriers are getting better at serving…
Home made video: AT&T to allow MMS on iPhone this September!
A guy named Ben Miller prepared the video above to demonstrate what he thinks about AT&T’s plans to finally allow MMS on the iPhone in September. As you’re about to see or have just seen – it’s hilarious, and it’s inspired by 2001: A Space Odyssey. Personally, I find that making such a clip is…
Sony taps AT&T’s 3G network for Daily Edition eReader
The eReader market is heating up. Amazon has already proven that eReaders, like the Kindle, can be big business – especially when powered by a wireless connection that allows the user to download eBooks directly to the device. And Sony is gunning for a slice of the pie. To that end, Sony has today announced…
Official OS 4.6.0.297 Now Available for the AT&T BlackBerry Bold… Delivers Visual Voicemail and More!
You may recall Simon’s post yesterday about an impending OS update for the AT&T BlackBerry Bold. Well, just as a quick update for the AT&T Bold users out there, the new OS is indeed available. The update brings things up to 4.6.0.297, and delivers a few nice new features. Most importantly, AT&T’s visual voicemail is…
AT&T BlackBerry Bold Update Arriving This Afternoon
An official BlackBerry Bold update is around the corner for AT&T customers, offering a few small tweaks and updates. general handset optimizations the ability for the user to manually select whether they want their smartphone to connect to either 2G and 3G networks, depending on availability, or to connect to only to 2G networks a…
Apple’s FCC comment full of lies
Remember Apple’s seemingly reasonable answers to the FCC’s probe into why Apple kicked certain Google Voice apps from the AppStore? Right, well, TechCrunch‘s Michael Arrington has posted his own analysis of the Apple commentary, and it’s a doozy. In his post, Arrington breaks down Apple’s answers to various FCC questions, saying that Apple is straight…
Penn State University getting campus-wide WiFi from AT&T
Pennsylvania State University campuses are about to get a little more high-tech this school year. AT&T has announced that they have signed on as Penn State’s WiFi provider of choice. Starting with Penn State’s University Park and Altoona campuses, AT&T has started lighting up WiFi campus-wide WiFi networks so that students-to-be, parents and visitors can…
Brief: AT&T will stop selling the Nokia 6650 immediately due to problems with the network?
Phone News is claiming that AT&T has put an immediate halt on the sale of the Nokia 6650 due to a network upgrade that was performed in Florida, and is scheduled to go nation wide, that is decreasing the battery life of the 6650 drastically and even causing units to reboot spontaneously. AT&T is instructing…
Visual Voicemail Arriving for AT&T BlackBerry Bold Users Tuesday?
Visual voicemail on the BlackBerry Bold has been a feature looming since January, but rumour has it that AT&T subscribers will be able to activate it for free starting tomorrow. Some particulars of the service have also bubbled up, if you’re you’re interested: Store up to 40 voicemails for up to 14 days Archive voicemails…