When is a parental control system for mobile phones actually more harmful than helpful? Well, when a system blocks call-backs from 911, we’d say it does a lot more harm than good. It turns out that the recently launched AT&T Smart Limits service did more than give parents extra control over their kids’ wireless usage,…
Live pics: AT&T Tilt spotted in the wild – Verizon VX6800 and Samsung SCH-i760
We’re really closing in on AT&T’s launch of their own-branded version of the hotness that is the HTC Kaiser TyTn II P4550. Following on the heels of that AT&T Tilt mockup picture, we have real, live shots of the “holy grail” – snapped in the wild. The AT&T Tilt is looking mighty fine with it’s…
First pics of the AT&T branded HTC Kaiser TyTn II – the AT&T Tilt is so close we can taste it
The HTC Kaiser (aka TyTn II, P4550, AT&T 8925 Tilt) is the “holy grail” of smartphone-ing. It packs the “perfect” feature set that has eluded mobile fanatics for some time now – and the AT&T subsidized version of the Kaiser is almost here. The European HTC Kaiser TyTn II has already launched, so we already…
AT&T: BlackBerry 8820 GPS is fully functional, not crippled
That’s right. The one thing we all feared with the launch of the RIM-made BlackBerry 8820 was that AT&T would have crippled the GPS module to work only with the pay-service, TeleNav. Rumors were circling the various internets regarding such GPS-crippling – and the prospect of having to pay to use a feature that was…
AT&T Tilt, Q9 Global to launch September 25?
The rumors keep flying. This time around, we’re hearing that the hotly-anticipated AT&T Tilt (aka, HTC TyTn II Kaiser P4550) and the Motorola Q9 Global (aka Motorola Q9h) will be hitting AT&T’s GSM frequencies on September 25. According Boy Genius‘s image of a leaked AT&T internal document, the AT&T Tilt and Q9 Global should be…
HP iPAQ 910 on AT&T’s 3G network?
Wouldn’t that be nice. Well, it seems AT&T’s higher-ups thought so too. According to HP’s website (Warning: PDF link), it looks like the new HP iPAQ 910c (HP iPAQ 914c) is headed to AT&T’s network. We’re expecting HP’s renewed effort into smartphones to bring the 2.5 inch 240×320 touchscreen, 3 megapixel camera, A-GPS, WiFi b/g,…
AT&T to start selling BlackBerry 8820 GPS WiFi Phone for $299
It looks like Research In Motion’s GPS and WiFi-toting BlackBerry 8820 is finally making it’s debut on AT&T’s nationwide network (well, Amazon’s offering notwithstanding) – a bit behind our expected schedule. With a $299 price-tag, AT&T will begin offering users the chance to get in on the GPS and WiFi goodness that is RIM’s BlackBery…
Since when does Steve Jobs talk about unreleased products? 3G iPhone promisied for next year
Steve Jobs’ used to have impressive keynotes. I don’t use any Apple products, yet I still downloaded every single talk he gave because there was a lot to learn from him about how he used the English to try and push a product. It used to be we would listen to a speech in anticipation…
HTC TyTn II P4550 Kaiser could rock HSUPA
With the recent release of the uber-smartphone from HTC, we’re squirming in our seats for AT&T to bring us the HTC Kaiser TyTn II P4550 as the AT&T Tilt. The HTC Kaiser will be the most bad-ass smartphone on the market – with integrated GPS, quad-band GSM with tri-band UMTS (HSDPA makes this thing 3.5G),…
Video: The new new new AT&T
Forgive me if this video is old, but this is the first time I’ve seen it and it has definitely left me with a smile on my face: