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As expected, the BlackBerry Torch 9810 went on sale yesterday all on its lonesome. Pricing sits at $49.99 on a two-year contract, which is a totally reasonable ask for an iterative upgrade that looks at first glance identical to the BlackBerry Torch launched last year. On top of the classic black/silver look, you can also…
An anonymous VP at AT&T has indicated that the iPhone 5 will be launched in early October, and employees should “expect things to get really, really busy”. That’s a slight push back from the mid-September timeframe that was previously expected, but no doubt iPhone loyalists will be able to hold out for a few more…
AT&T has just “streamlined” its messaging plans all over again, leaving unlimited mostly untouched for both individual users and those on family plans. The carrier claims that most people prefer to be on unlimited plans, anyway, so this might affect a smaller percentage of people. Perhaps it’s true: nearly everyone I know is on an…
Verizon still commands a huge chunk of the Android market share in the U.S., but it showed some slow decline over the past few months while AT&T picked up a few percentage points. Chitika, the online advertising network, has always been in a unique position to dish out figures like these because of its presence…
We’re all anxiously awaiting the rollout of AT&T’s 4G LTE network and the carrier has just introduced its first devices to utilize it: a 4G USB modem called the USBConnect Momentum 4G and a mobile hotspot known as the Hotspot Elevate 4G. Both devices will be available Aug. 21. The company also laid out how…
The AT&T version of the BlackBerry Torch 9810 now has a solid launch date and price point. It’ll be going for a scant $49.99 on a two-year contract starting August 21. We’re expecting AT&T to launch the 9900 a little bit later, but at least this will give them something to hold up against Verizon…
AT&T has filed a lawsuit with the Supreme Court to stop the law firm that is attempting to block the merger with T-Mobile. The firm Bursor & Fisher has filed arbitration cases on behalf of AT&T customers against the carrier, hoping to stop its acquisition of T-Mobile. However, it is in AT&T’s Terms of Service…
An undocumented rumour is suggesting that AT&T will be blocking near-field communications in their upcoming BlackBerry Bold 9900 at the software level. That said, there might be couple of workarounds found by the BlackBerry community at large post-launch. It’s not a huge loss, since NFC usage isn’t particularly widespread, but it does seem like a…
We already know that AT&T will deploy 4G LTE later this year but the company said it will have at least one 4G LTE smartphone by the end of the year. AT&T senior VP Peter Ritcher told Mobiledia that the company will have a hotspot, laptop card and a handset that can support this faster…
Aside from committing resources for the upcoming iPhone 5 launch, AT&T must be readying for the Samsung Galaxy S II release as well. The device which is steadily winning hearts, minds and wallets of people all around the world, will most likely repeat the success in the U.S. If you recall, we’re talking about one…