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- From iPhones to smart grid sensors
- When AT&T loses its iPhone exclusive, at least it will still represent some other wireless-enabled emerging technology: sensors for the smart grid. The telecommunications giant has struck an agreement with Cooper Power Systems under which it will be able to sell smart-grid sensor devices that have been certified to...
- Tags: Apple iPhone, Sensor, AT&T Corp., Wireless, Smart Phones, Wi-Fi, Telecom & Utilities, Wireless And Mobility, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Heather Clancy
- Blog posts 2009-07-02
- Lost phone reveals scary truth about mobile Web charges
- I knew that mobile data charges - for those without an unlimited usage plan - could add up fast. But this is crazy. My mother-in-law lost her phone - at the grocery store on Monday morning, she thinks - but didn't notice until she went to make...
- Tags: Web, Phone, Mobile, AT&T Corp., Charge, Telecom & Utilities, Sam Diaz
- Blog posts 2009-07-01
- Sprint ad targets lapsing iPhone contracts
- Sprint ad targets lapsing iPhone contractsDoesn't Apple mention it's ...... cometitors in their ads? PC versus MAC ring a bell? How can we take you seriously when you call out Sprint for doing what Apple does? RE: Sprint ad targets lapsing iPhone contractsSmart move by Sprint! ...
- Tags: Sprint Communications, Apple Inc., advertisement, ad target, PC, Apple iPhone
- Discussion threads 2009-06-29
- Mythbusters' Adam Savage hit with $11,000 AT&T bill
- Mythbusters' Adam Savage hit with $11,000 AT&T billAT&T Your World, DeliveredJust don't forget to bend over and lube up before they deliver it.AT&T is a flipping joke. Hurry up and some other carrier offer the IPhone so I can leave them, my contract is up.Verizon Wirelessjust another shining example...
- Tags: Telecom & Utilities, TELECOMMUNICATIONS, AT&T Corp., Adam Savage hit, Adam Savage, MythBusters, telecommunications company
- Discussion threads 2009-06-26
- Mythbusters' Adam Savage hit with $11,000 AT&T bill
- It seems that Mythbusters' Adam Savage was doing a spot of traveling in Canada and made the mistake of taking his AT&T USB Connect Mercury modem with him. A spot of web surfing ended up with him getting a eye-watering $11,000 bill for roaming from AT&T. by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes
- Tags: AT&T Corp., Mythbusters, Modems, Channel Management, Hardware, Components, Marketing, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes
- Blog posts 2009-06-26
- News to know: Vizio; Apple-Psystar; Buffett; Facebook status; Palm Pre; AT&T
- Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET’s around-the-Web tech coverage. Sean Portnoy: Vizio spills the beans on its Internet TV plans Sam Diaz: Court allows Apple-Psystar case to resume...
- Tags: Steve Jobs, Facebook, Hewlett-Packard Co., Palm Inc., AT&T Corp., Adrian Kingsley-Hughes, Sam Diaz, Data Centers, Software As A Service (SaaS), Spyware, Adware & Malware, Cyberthreats, Microsoft Windows, Storage, Hardware, Data Management, Emerging Technologies, Security, Operating Systems, Software
- Blog posts 2009-06-25
- Is AT&T slowly dethroning the almighty iPhone?
- Is AT&T slowly dethroning the almighty iPhone?Dethroning? Always dethroned!From the beginning, Apple missed a substantial market on the iPhone by linking to AT&T. AT&T has had a long-time bad reputation as a provider, in terms of both coverage and customer service. Why Apple would have chosen AT&T remains a mystery....
- Tags: AT&T Corp., Apple iPhone, Apple Inc.
- Discussion threads 2009-06-24
- Review: In depth look at AT&T Navigator voice navigation system on the iPhone 3GS
- Review: In depth look at AT&T Navigator voice navigation system on the iPhone 3GSAmazing app, good pricing, one issueI am pretty much in love with this TBT GPS app. I have one issue with it. If this issue is "fixed" it will be a perfect app for me.Allow me to...
- Tags: Handhelds, Apple iPhone, AT&T Navigator, AT&T Corp., AT&T Navigator voice navigation system, voice navigation system
- Discussion threads 2009-06-24
- Closer view in 3D (Image Gallery: Walk through AT&T Navigator on the Apple iPhone 3GS)
- Closer view in 3D (Image Gallery: Walk through AT&T Navigator on the Apple iPhone 3GS)Nice, but too pricey for meThis seems like a very nice application but it is way too pricey for me. Compared to my current Garmin Novi which is free to use it is over priced...
- Tags: AT&T Navigator, Image Gallery, AT&T Corp., Apple iPhone, 3D, Apple Inc.
- Discussion threads 2009-06-24
- AT&T upgrading older equipment to kick-start iPhone network boost
- AT&T upgrading older equipment to kick-start iPhone network boostSeriously?[i]Hats off to AT&T for kicking into high gear, for thinking out of the box, for being resourceful - finally - to come up with a quick-fix solution to this iPhone service problem.[/i]Quick-fix?!? AT&T has had crappy service for years. What they've...
- Tags: 3G, NETWORKING, Cellular phones, VZW, AT&T Corp., Apple iPhone, older equipment, network
- Discussion threads 2009-06-24
- AT&T upgrading older equipment to kick-start iPhone network boost
- Hats off to AT&T for kicking into high gear, for thinking out of the box, for being resourceful - finally - to come up with a quick-fix solution to this iPhone service problem. Company spokesman Mark Siegel told the Gearlog blog that it has been refitting its...
- Tags: Apple iPhone, Network, AT&T Corp., 3G, Networking, Cellular Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Sam Diaz
- Blog posts 2009-06-24
- Review: In depth look at AT&T Navigator voice navigation system on the iPhone 3GS
- Back when I saw the TeleNav client come to the T-Mobile G1 I knew it was just a matter of time before we would see this application come to the Apple iPhone. It has taken Apple a lot longer than I thought it would for them to open up true...
- Tags: Apple iPhone, AT&T Corp., Apple Inc., Corporate Communications, Operating Systems, Marketing, Software, Matthew Miller
- Blog posts 2009-06-24
- Image Gallery: Walk through AT&T Navigator on the Apple iPhone 3GS
- Voice guided navigation has been missing from the Apple iPhone since the first device rolled out in 2006. With the 3.0 OS update we now have the capability for this and TeleNav and AT&T were one of the first to provide this service. TeleNav has mobile clients on a number...
- Tags: Apple iPhone, AT&T Corp., Apple Inc., TeleNav, Advertising & Promotion, Internet, Wi-Fi, Wireless And Mobility, Marketing, screenshots, navigation, at&t, iphone, gps, apple, Matthew Miller
- Image galleries 2009-06-23
- Voice guided navigation comes to the iPhone as AT&T Navigator
- I wrote how the T-Mobile G1 beat the iPhone to voice-guided navigation with the TeleNav client on T-Mobile. Today, AT&T and TeleNav announced that AT&T Navigator is now available in the Apple App Store. AT&T Navigator is the AT&T-branded version of the TeleNav software found on many Windows Mobile, BlackBerry,...
- Tags: Apple iPhone, Voice, AT&T Corp., AT&T Navigator, Advertising & Promotion, Marketing, Matthew Miller
- Blog posts 2009-06-23
- Is AT&T slowly dethroning the almighty iPhone?
- ZDNet Senior Editor Sam Diaz shares his views on the release of Apple's new iPhone 3G S. Diaz says there is a dark shadow being cast over the new device because of its exclusive relationship with carrier AT&T, while users complain about two-year contracts and lack of support for MMS...
- Tags: Apple iPhone, AT&T Corp., Text Messaging/SMS/MMS, Instant Messaging, Cellular Phones, Groupware, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Online Communications, Internet, Enterprise Software, Software, iPhone
- Videos 2009-06-23
- How-to: Restore Visual Voicemail after iPhone tethering hack
- How-to: Restore Visual Voicemail after iPhone tethering hackThere is an easier way..Just go to Settings--General-Network-Cellular Data Network.Then change the APN under Visual Voicemail to acds.voicemail. Problem solved! Tethering still works.This is truly pathetic.I have been tethering a cell phone ever since I got my first Motorola StarTac in 1996! And...
- Tags: Apple iPhone, AT&T Corp., Apple Inc.
- Discussion threads 2009-06-23
- Carrier strength drives smartphone selections
- Carrier strength drives smartphone selectionsI'd swap 2 and 3, but otherwise agree with the orderThe only dropped calls I've had since switching to Cingular(later bought by AT&T) later turned out to NOT be their signal. There was one spot on a highway near the local airport where I would lose...
- Tags: Smart phones, Cellular phones, AT&T Corp., Verizon Communications Inc., GSM, smart phone
- Discussion threads 2009-06-22
- Upgrading early and other benefits of AT&T's Family Talk plan
- Upgrading early and other benefits of AT&T's Family Talk planWow that sounds like a lot of work! Thanks Jason, I didn't realise how complicated it would be to buy an iPhone. I'm used to just picking a phone and paying for it but I guess felt markers and sweet talking...
- Tags: Benefits, AT&T Family Talk plan, AT&T Family Talk, Upgrading, AT&T Corp., benefit
- Discussion threads 2009-06-22
- Upgrading early and other benefits of AT&T's Family Talk plan
- In the world of carrier-subsidized mobile phones you need to be a high-rollin' AT&T customer or a new iPhone buyer to be eligible to upgrade from the iPhone 3G to 3GS for $199 (16GB) or $299 (32GB) that Apple and AT&T advertise. Although AT&T relaxed its eligibility...
- Tags: Apple iPhone, SIM Card, Phone, Benefit, AT&T Corp., Apple iPhone 3G, 3G, Cellular Phones, Telecom & Utilities, Flash Memory, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Jason D. O'Grady
- Blog posts 2009-06-21
- Does Sprint need its own Mac vs. PC commercial to lure subscribers?
- Does Sprint need its own Mac vs. PC commercial to lure subscribers?Those logo heads would be reversed...Figure Apple's OS X-based iPhone is on AT&T, so Sprint would be the PC in those commercials. Between the two, Sprint has less "cool" going for it. I'd almost put them down with T...
- Tags: Desktops, Apple Macintosh, Sprint Communications, PC
- Discussion threads 2009-06-18

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