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AT&T is opening shop in a few new areas that lacked the company’s 4G LTE network. These new markets include Wichita, Kan.; Burlington, Greensboro, and Winston-Salem, N.C.; and Corpus Christi, Texas. The second largest wireless provider in the US also spread out its LTE 4G network in Charlotte, N.C., and recently launched in Buffalo, N.Y.…
Carriers have reported for the first time the number of instances they’ve been asked to provide some form of subscriber information to law enforcement officials. Nine carriers in the U.S., including Sprint, AT&T, Verizon, and T-Mobile, released information in response to a Congressional inquiry, and revealed that they responded to a whopping 1.3 million requests for…
Good news for those of you considering to grab the Samsung Galaxy S III, with Amazon Wireless offering Sammy’s superphone for less (than what the carriers are asking for). AT&T’s 16GB models — both white and blue — are available for $189.99, while Sprint’s blue version (also with 16GB) could be yours for $149.99! As…
Motorola has a phone on their website that shouldn’t be there, the Atrix HD. We’re going to assume that AT&T wanted to announce thing thing on their own terms, but hey, at this point we’re glad that Motorola took the initiative and let us know everything their is to know about their first smartphone to…
Good news, Galaxy fans. The two largest carriers in the United States just announced when they are making the Samsung Galaxy S III available to all of you. If you haven’t already pre-ordered your device at these or any other carrier, AT&T stores will start carrying it this Friday, July 6th, and Verizon Wireless will…
AT&T apparently asked Research In Motion in 2010 to kindly build a competitor to the iPhone, according to a report from The Wall Street Journal. The dirty deed took place while Apple’s iPhone was still exclusively available on AT&T in the United States. “We work with all device makers to bring the best products to market…
While it was recently announced that existing hardware running Windows Phone won’t receive the next big update, some may still be tempted to grab a handset running the OS. If that is the case, we’d highly suggest the Nokia Lumia 900 over anything else, and today Amazon is offering up the phone in White, Cyan,…
By now, you’ve probably seen Windows Phone 8, Microsoft’s next-gen smartphone operating system set to debut in the fall. Windows Phone 8 has the potential to shake things up in the consumer marketplace, with a redesigned start screen that features a nearly infinite level of customization. The once-squarish live tiles can now be resized to…
Way back in 1997 the FCC auctioned off licenses for the 2.3 GHz Wireless Communications Service (WCS) band. AT&T owns some of those licenses, but they never actually did anything with them because companies that own WCS spectrum are required to follow some archaic rules that make it nearly impossible to operate a terrestrial network.…
Today is not a good day for Alnoor Ebrahim. He’s a 57-year-old U.S. citizen born in Tanzania who used to work for AT&T and has just been sentenced to up to two years in prison for illegally sharing secrets regarding Apple and RIM’s sales numbers. In a Manhattan court room, Ebrahim pleaded guilty to selling insider…