News Stories Tagged ‘AT&T’

Criminal Charges For iPad Data Theft

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The US District Attorney for New Jersey has announced that criminal charges will be brought against attackers who stole information from iPad users on the AT&T network. The U.S. Department of Justice will be filing the claims, and the case will be seen in the U.S. Attorney’s Office of the District of New Jersey. The [...]

First Cable Channel Comes To Roku

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It seems that as time goes on, more and more people are presuming the direction of cable is moving to the Internet. Many believe that it is certainly inevitable that the move will take place, even though there is an evident lack of support currently. But one station, WealthTV has taken its first step in [...]

Tablet Success May Cause Component Shortage

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Apple has upped the ante for tablet makers and the word on the street is that every manufacturer will be coming out with a tablet of their own this year. But the increase in tablet production is straining the capabilities of component manufacturers. These manufacturers are warning about disruptions in worldwide supplies. The DigiTimes of [...]

Verizon Gets iPhone As Widely Anticipated

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Verizon Wireless has won the contract for the iPhone and AT&T has lost its major advantage over the market, a shift in dynamics that will make 2011 any carriers game. Apple is the clear winner, their partnership will give them 93 million Verizon Wireless customers. This increase doubles Apple’s user base. Verizon President, Lowell McAdams [...]

Verizon iPhone Will Steal Market Share From At&T

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The introduction of the iPhone for Verizon will notably increase US sales for Apple. However, the impact on the carrier AT&T will be significant. An analyst from Piper Jaffray, Gene Munster, commented to investors in a Monday press conference that he believes that the total handset sales in 2011 for Apple will increase by 2.5 [...]

AT&T Rebrands Its Network As 4G

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AT&T took advantage of the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas to announce some upgrades. Their HSPA+ network has gone 4G, plus their 4G LTE is due out sooner than previously expects, and they hope to launch a tablet with the Android Honeycomb OS in 2011. AT&T also announced that they would be working [...]

AT&T Rated The Worst Carrier

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A nonprofit magazine, Consumer Reports, has revealed that a survey of their readers put AT&T in the position of worst cell phone carrier in the U.S. The survey was conducted over more than 58,000 readers. The survey is part of a report on the cell phone industry. Consumer Reports survey shows that AT&T iPhone users [...]

Use Your Cellphone Instead Of Your Creditcard

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The dominant forces in payment methods are facing fresh competition from U.S mobile serves providers. It appears that Verizon Wireless, At&T Inc. and T-Molbile U.S.A are joining forces to knock Visa Inc. and Mastercard Inc. off the top spot of ways to pay for goods. The mobile giants have about 200 million customers between them. [...]

Against All Odds! Microsoft 7 Phones Are Selling Out!

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Microsoft Office launched their entry into the Smartphone race on Monday, November 8th with the Microsoft Windows Phone 7. By Monday evening T-mobile was already temporarily out of stock of their version of the Windows phone, the HTC HD7, with more than 40,000 units sold. The phone was back in stock early Tuesday morning and [...]

Telecoms Firms Aim To Take On Plastic Card With Smartphone Payment System

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Three telecoms companies are preparing to test a new mobile payment system on smartphones that could make the plastic credit card obsolete. AT&T, Verizon Wireless and T-Mobile will test the new system at stores in the city of Atlanta and three other destinations around the US. “This is definitely a game changer,” said industry consultant [...]