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Mar 11 2010

AT&T Working Hard to Deliver iPhone Tethering Soon?

According to emails sent from AT&T employees to MacDailyNews readers, the network is working hard to enable iPhone tethering as soon as possible. Many of our readers are still waiting patiently to see when AT&T [...]


Mar 4 2010

AT&T Not Banking on Selling 3G Data Plans for iPad?

AT&T CEO, Randall Stephenson, has been quoted in saying that the Apple iPad will be a “Wi-Fi driven product” so no customers should be concerned with poor 3G data. But it did not end there, [...]


Mar 3 2010

AT&T: We’ll Carry iPhone for “Quite Some Time”, Variable Pricing, LTE in 2012

According to the Wall Street Journal, AT&T CEO Randall Stephenson took the opportunity, while speaking at an investor conference, to once again talk about the iPhone remaining on his network, and also touch on the [...]


Feb 26 2010

AT&T Microcell to Boost iPhone Reception in 5 More Markets

George Ponder over at sibling site WMExperts brings word that AT&T’s Microcell — the device you plug into your home cable/DSL connection to boost your phone reception — is being rolled out to Georgia, North [...]


Feb 26 2010

Analyst: Apple Should Lower Price, Add New Features for 4th Gen iPhone

Okay, that headline about how an analyst thinks Apple should lower the price and add new features next June/July when they release the 4th generation iPhone (not iPhone 4G, that’s a couple years and an [...]


Feb 24 2010

iPhone + AT&T Fastest Smartphone/Carrier Combo in PCWorld Test

If PCWorld’s second 3G, 13-city performance tests are to be believed, AT&T’s investment in their network just might be starting to pay off:

84% better download speeds than 8 months ago
64% faster than Sprint, T-Mobile, and [...]


Feb 16 2010

Apple iPad to Be Sold in AT&T Stores?

The Boy Genius has been hearing from his AT&T contacts that it is highly likely AT&T will be selling the 3G version of Apple’s iPad in their corporate stores across the country.

Don’t get too [...]


Feb 13 2010

Closed vs. Open, Control vs. Chaos — What’s Best for Apple, the iPhone and iPad?

Yesterday at Macworld two events helped clarify something I’ve been discussing with Dieter for a while now — Apple, the iPhone and iPad, and closed vs. open systems, control vs. chaos. These two events were [...]


Feb 10 2010

AT&T Navigator for iPhone Updated to v1.5i

Yesterday Navigon MobileNavigator received a pretty nice update, today Telenav released a update of their own for AT&T Navigator that includes some very nice new features. They are as follows:

Shake-to-Go(tm): Users can now shake their [...]


Feb 10 2010

AT&T Admits LTE Rollout Will Begin in 2011

AT&T has openly admitted that they have selected Alcatel-Lucent and Ericsson as their LTE equipment suppliers and even better is the fact they are on track for a 2011 LTE rollout. 2011 is dead on [...]


Feb 8 2010

75% Chance iPhone Remains AT&T Exclusive iPhone Carrier in 2010

Credit Suisse Research analyst Jonathan Chaplin thinks we can expect Apple’s iPhone to remain exclusive to AT&T for an additional 12-18 months, long past some people’s expectations (and recent rumors). Not only will it [...]


Feb 5 2010

Ars: Slingplayer Didn’t Change for AT&T, AT&T Tested and Got Comfortable with Sling

Chris Foresman over at Ars Technica spoke with Sling Media regarding AT&T’s recent announcement that they’d now allow SlingPlayer to work over 3G, and general manager John Gilmore had this to say:

“We actually [...]


Feb 4 2010

Verizon is Back with 3 More Anti AT&T TV Spots

Verizon is once more firing back at AT&T’s 3G ads by releasing three more TV spots titled “Big Red”, “Sail” and “Shadows”. You will see that two of the three ads are actually spoofs of [...]


Feb 4 2010

AT&T Grants SlingPlayer 3G Streaming Access!

AT&T has announced that it’s granting an optimized version of SlingPlayer Mobile [$29.99 - iTunes link] permission to send TV over their 3G network, something that up until now has been expressly banned under AT&T [...]


Feb 3 2010

Fox News: AT&T Outbid Everyone on iPad, Verizon Still in Talks over iPhone, iPad

Fox News is reporting that AT&T outbid all other GSM providers in offering those reasonable $14.99 and $29.99 data plans for the iPad, and while Verizon and Apple are still discussing both the iPhone and [...]


Jan 28 2010

AT&T Releases Two More Anti-Verizon Ads — Secret Switch and Share AT&T

The battle of TV attack ads between AT&T and Verizon continues on as AT&T has just released two more commercials taking aim at Big Red.

In the first commercial, named “Secret Switch”, Luke Wilson is [...]


Jan 28 2010

3.1 Million iPhone’s Activated — AT&T Q4 2009 Results

Hot on the heels of Apple’s explosive Q1 2010 results come AT&T’s Q4 2009 financials, and once again the iPhone helped its exclusive US carrier paint a rosy picture that includes 3.1 million new activations.

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Jan 28 2010

From the Forums: To Buy or Not to Buy, iPad Jailbreak, Network Stress for AT&T, iPhone or iPad?

Yesterday we were flooded with Apple’s iPad news so today we have a special edition of From the Forums that is jam packed with good discussions about the iPad. To get in on the action [...]


Jan 27 2010

iPad 3G, GSM Unlocked, No Contract AT&T Pricing $15 for 256MB, $30 Unlimited

Steve Jobs announced as part of the iPad event, that Apple’s new device will come with WiFi 802.11n, and also have a prepaid (no contract) 3G option via unlocked GMS.

If you’re on AT&T, you can [...]


Jan 26 2010

Apple Defends AT&T: Highest in Broadband Usage, Working on Fixing Problem Cities

During Apple’s Q1 2010 conference call yesterday, Chief Operating Officer, Tim Cook came to AT&T’s defense when questioned about whether or not poor public perception of the exclusive iPhone carrier was hurting Apple’s brand.

Despite increasing [...]