Sony Ericsson’s bad-ass Cyber-shot phone, C905, has been spotted while trespassing on FCC’s ground. The 8 megapixel camera equipped device moves beyond “classic feature phone” category (if there’s such thing at all), boasting WiFi connectivity, GPS receiver and Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync support. The “camera part” is the most important and most interesting. The lens supports…
AT&T working on voice-recognition and location-activated cellphone security?
Mobile phones are getting ever more powerful. And, as cellphone feature-set keep growing, so do cellphone price-tags. It would make sense to protect your expensive handset. Even more sense with advanced devices that contain or can access sensitive and valuable data. AT&T might just be working on ways to keep you and your precious handset…
RadioShack to offer Acer Aspire One with AT&T’s 3G for $99?
It seems RadioShack is moving towards offering Acer’s Aspire One netbook on AT&T’s contract for just $99. The trick is in the details, as with every purchase you’ll have to sign-up for AT&T’s data contract worth $60 or more. Otherwise, you’re free to grab the netbook sans any agreements signed for $499. The way I…
Conflicting Reports Confuse on iPhone 3G Wal-Mart Rumors
A $99 4GB iPhone 3G from Wal-Mart? Some say it will happen. Others expect the rumor to fizzle out. Let’s take a look at what’s being said. There had been rumors that Apple was preparing to sell a cheaper, entry-level iPhone 3G for just $99 in the near-term. The rumor ties into confirmed reports that…
AT&T wants a single smartphone platform on its network; I wanna fly
There’s no secret in the fact that multiple mobile platforms drive operators crazy, due to obvious support costs. However, I was kinda surprised that AT&T is thinking to actually do something radical about as part of their “dramatic consolidation” of mobile platforms over the next few years. Speaking at the Symbian Partner Event in San…
AT&T, ChaCha announce strategic partnership
AT&T and human-powered search engine ChaCha announced a strategic agreement, under which ChaCha will use a co-branded greeting and promote AT&T when consumers call 1-800 2ChaCha (1-800-2-242242). In addition, the two companies also will work together to further enhance ChaCha’s free mobile-answers service and “explore opportunities in both text and voice ad-based services.” Both parties…
Easy WiFi makes AT&T WiFi HotSpot login easy for iPhone users
iPhone owners that just can’t be bothered to go through AT&T’s WiFi HotSpot registration process before taking advantage of the free (for AT&T iPhone users) AT&T WiFi HotSpot offer will be glad to hear that a new iPhone application can take care of all the logging in trivialities. Easy WiFi, from DeviceScape, stores your AT&T…
Top 5 US wireless carriers for Q3 2008
The third quarter of this year ended with some interesting wireless developments, but industry leaders remained entrenched in their US-rankings. With the FCC’s approval of the deal, Verizon had cleared their last regulatory hurdle in their bid to acquire wireless carrier Alltel. The merger will give Verizon Wireless the subscriber-base to leap-frog over AT&T into…
Walmart to Sell a 4GB iPhone 3G for $99?
Remember the rumors about the iPhone coming to Walmart? Well, apparently those rumors are looking more and more true… Especially with the latest news now that the store will stock a version of the iPhone slated to sell for only $99 on a 2-year contract. The new ‘Walmart’ version of the phone can be sold…
AT&T Cutting 12,000 Jobs To Cope With Economic Downturn
In a economy officially drowning in recession, this news comes as no surprise. AT&T Inc. has joined the recent tidal-wave of layoffs around the US (and indeed the world) by announcing plans to cut 12,000 jobs (4% of its workforce). The cuts will start taking place this month, and will continue throughout 2009. No good.…