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Only AT&T corporate stores to carry iPhone

A friend at a third-party AT&T/Cingular-only authorized franchise store with 15+ locations has confirmed that they will not be permitted to carry iPhone.Apparently there's a legal issue regarding the relationship between Apple, AT&T/Cingular and the corporately-owned versus the franchised stores.Apple is not allowing any discounts on iPhone because of anti-competitive...

Tags: Apple iPhone, AT&T, Hardware, iPhone, Mobile phone, Retail, Smartphone, corporate store, AT&T/Cingular, Apple Inc., Jason D. O'Grady, AT&T Corp.

Blog posts 2007-06-15

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Motorola Q Global (AT&T)

In August, AT&T refreshed its Motorola smartphone offering with the Motorola Q Global. The smartphone is largely similar to its predecessor, the Motorola Q9h, but comes with a fresh paint job and ships with Windows Mobile 6.1 Standard Edition out of the box. Given the vast similarities in design and...

Tags: Smart phones, Cellular phones, Handhelds, Operating systems, AT&T Corp., Motorola Inc., Motorola Q Global, Motorola Q, Motorola Q9h

Product reviews 2008-09-16

T-Mobile may see the first Android device in September with 3G support too

T-Mobile may see the first Android device in September with 3G support tooFingers crossedI hope they roll this out to South Florida. I have hated my cell service ever since ATT bought Cingular. I look forward to kicking them to the curb!A Slide Out QWERTY?Why not using touchscreen?RE:...

Tags: Keyboards, Monitors & displays, touch screen, T-Mobile, 3G

Discussion threads 2008-08-12

Is T-Mobile USA prepping a mobile phone application store similar to the iPhone App store?

Is T-Mobile USA prepping a mobile phone application store similar to the iPhone App store?T-mobileI quit Verizon so I could use the Hotspot@home feature. It cost me money to leave early and I had to buy a very cheap flip phone to use it. The system worked every other day...

Tags: Wi-Fi, Telecom & Utilities, Cellular phones, mobile, T-Mobile, wireless, SunCom, phone, ATT, mobile phone application, iPhone App Store, TMobile, iPhone App, cell phone, Apple iPhone

Discussion threads 2008-08-10

Vonage imports marketing mojo with new CEO

Vonage has named Marc Lefar CEO to replace Jeffrey Citron, the company chairman and interim chairman. Lefar had been the chief marketing officer of Cingular Wireless and will be counted on to use some of that sales mojo to increase Vonage's customer base and reduce churn. ...

Tags: Marketing, Vonage Holdings Corp., Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-07-29

More iPhone 3G observations

More iPhone 3G observationsThanks for this tip......[i]"An app that toggles 3G, EDGE, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and even the cellular radio to conserver battery. Bonus points if they add a schedule feature to, for example, turn off all the radios while you sleep then turn them back on when you wake.[/i]I would...

Tags: Text messaging/SMS/MMS, Cellular phones, WIRELESS, Apple iPhone, iPhone 3G observation, 3G, Apple iPhone 3G, MMS, phone

Discussion threads 2008-07-17

HTC Touch Cruise

The HTC Touch Cruise made its debut way back in November 2007, and unfortunately, it never found its way to the United States. However, being a glutton of punishment and out of pure curiosity, we got our hands on an unlocked version of the Windows Mobile 6 smartphone thanks to...

Tags: Smart phones, GPS, Handhelds, Cellular phones, power button, HTC Touch, High Tech Computer Corp., smart phone, HTC Touch Cruise

Product reviews 2008-07-15

HP iPAQ 910c Business Messenger

Though more well-known for its laptops and desktop PCs, HP is no stranger to smartphones. The company has released several models in the past, including the HP iPaq hw6945 Mobile Messenger and the HP iPaq 510 Voice Messenger, both of which have garnered some good user reviews, and now...

Tags: Smart phones, Handhelds, Cellular phones, Keyboards, HP iPAQ, Hewlett-Packard Co., smart phone

Product reviews 2008-07-08

AT

ATpretty close to what I pay for a Windows Mobile phone with AT&TI have been anxiously awaiting getting rid of my Cingular 2125, and am very happy with the prices of the 3G iPhone plans ... almost exactly what I am paying now for a low-end plan with 200 SMS...

Tags: Telecom & Utilities, Cellular phones, Apple iPhone, phone, High Tech Computer Corp., 3G

Discussion threads 2008-07-01

How to avoid receiving a $837.20 iPhone bill

How to avoid receiving a $837.20 iPhone billCha-Ching - Nickle and Dime you to DeathI don't know how anyone can keep up with the nickle and dime charges from the cell phone companies. But maybe that is the point. Make it so complicated, no one can keep up...

Tags: Telecom & Utilities, Cellular phones, iPhone bill, Apple iPhone, AT&T Corp., phone

Discussion threads 2008-06-25

HTC Touch Dual (Unlocked)

When it comes to touch-screen phones, there are those who dig them and those who want to bury them. And when we say touch-screen phones, we mean the models that largely lack physical buttons, more specifically tactile dialpads and keyboards a la Apple iPhone, LG Prada, and Samsung Instinct. The...

Tags: Keyboards, Smart phones, Handhelds, Microsoft Windows, Cellular phones, Operating systems, High Tech Computer Corp., HTC Touch, HTC Touch Dual, Touch DUAL

Product reviews 2008-06-09

Size matters: Verizon Wireless buys Alltel; Will claim most subscribers

Size matters: Verizon Wireless buys Alltel; Will claim most subscribersSubscriber envy? That's a ridiculous assumptionVerizon's 67.2 to AT&T's 71? Wasn't that gap larger after the ATT/Cingular deal? Looked as though industry analysts were right at the time, that Verion would overtake them after a few years, so why would this...

Tags: Cellular phones, ALLTELL, Alltel Corp., CDMA, LTE, Verizon Communications Inc., GSM, Verizon Wireless

Discussion threads 2008-06-05

Jason Chen answers questions about Android

At the recent Google I/O 2008 conference, Jason Chen from the Android team presented a 90 minute introduction to Google's new software platform for mobile devices. Since I've written about Android basics before I'll just cover some of the points that were new or previously unclear. ...

Tags: Google Inc., Phone, Jason Chen, Android, Q., Programming Languages, Java, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Ed Burnette

Blog posts 2008-06-02

Android will be 100% open source, says Google

Contrary to some reports, everything that makes Android "Android", including all the core platform components and libraries needed to port Android to new devices will be open sourced under commonly used, industry standard licenses, says Google. [ See also: Hello, Android: Introducing Google's Mobile Development Platform ]...

Tags: Google Inc., Apache Software Foundation, Android, Open Source, Ed Burnette

Blog posts 2008-06-02

Mobility Services Platform (MSP) Using MSP in Wide Area Networks (Carriers)

Wireless Data as a commercial carrier offering has adopted various wireless standards and has evolved over time with technology improvements in what are called "Generations", or "G" (i.e. 1G, 2G, etc). With each technology improvement introduces higher data rates, additional features, and network enhancements. In the United States the largest...

Tags: Network, Mobility, WAN, Carrier, GSM Data Service, Wi-Fi, Cellular Phones, Wireless, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology

White papers 2008-06-01

Review: HTC Advantage X7510 with 16GB flash drive, haptics keyboard and Windows Mobile 6.1

Review: HTC Advantage X7510 with 16GB flash drive, haptics keyboard and Windows Mobile 6.1CDMAWill this be available in CDMA via Sprint?video drivers?I read Mr. Miller's review of the new HTC Advantage X7510 with great interest, because I own an X7501.I was hoping the article would discuss the problems users of...

Tags: Corporate communications, Operating systems, Cellular phones, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Mobile, High Tech Computer Corp., TyTn II, Wizard, USB flash drive

Discussion threads 2008-05-22

RIM BlackBerry Curve 8330 (Sprint)

We imagine Sprint customers have been waiting a long time for this, but the time has finally come. Yes, the RIM BlackBerry Curve 8330 is now available, and it brings the same great design of its GSM counterparts and even adds 3G to boot. Like the RIM BlackBerry Curve 8310...

Tags: Handhelds, full-QWERTY keyboard, Sprint Communications, RIM BlackBerry, RIM BlackBerry Curve, RIM BlackBerry Curve 8330, Research In Motion Ltd.

Product reviews 2008-05-14

Rumor: 3G iPhone to sell for US$199

Rumor: 3G iPhone to sell for US$199But..But Wait...No_Ax Predicted This Wouldn't Happen!!Oh Lordy...THREE predictions to fall?VonageYahoo takeover...Now the IPhone selling 10 million???Man, this is gonna really hurt Don's reputation here.RE: Rumor: 3G iPhone to sell for US$199Will it still be available only on AT & T ???RE: Rumor: 3G iPhone...

Tags: Cellular phones, WIRELESS, US$199, 3G, Apple Inc., Apple iPhone, ATT

Discussion threads 2008-04-29

Sprint pay incentives aim to slow cancellations

Sprint pay incentives aim to slow cancellationssprint incentives?Sprint is using strong arm tactics on thier current customers to try and make up for their $30 billion loss. I am dropping sprint as soon as possible even though I have been a sprint user for about 18 months.This is just another...

Tags: Sales force management, Customer relationship management (CRM), Sprint Communications, incentive, cancellation, phone

Discussion threads 2008-03-27

Apple saved us when Google would not

Apple saved us when Google would notSorry, Dana, but you giveApple and AT&T way too much in terms of market.You are making the mistake in assuming that everyone want's an iPhone type device, which has proven to be much less then anticipated, as shown by the article on the large...

Tags: Sales strategy, Google Inc., GuidingLight, Apple iPhone, Apple Inc., AT&T Corp., phone

Discussion threads 2008-03-20