Tag: AT&T

HTC Will Release the Wildfire S on AT&T’s network soon – 3G or 4G?

You may have heard the recent rumors that the HTC Wildfire S officially made it through the FCC and has been approved for AT&T’s network. The good news is the Wildfire S won FCC approval for GSM 850 and 1900 bands, as well as WCDMA bands II and V.

April 30, 2011
Google loses lawsuit to patent troll Bedrock Computer Technologies

Google has been sued successfully and lost for use of Linux on it’s server platform. Although this may not be a huge loss to Google financially, this issue could extend to the Android platform. Bedrock Computer Technology has also sued AOL, Yahoo and Amazon to name a few. Will companies like Bedrock Computer Technologies impede…

April 24, 2011
[DISCUSSION] Survey shows AT&T dropping more calls than Verizon

Geeks we want to know your thoughts on the latest survey taken by ChangeWave Research which compares dropped calls between AT&T and Verizon’s networks. Each time a survey like this is released we get great feedback and opinions so were here again to see what you think.

April 6, 2011
The Pocket PC Geeks Podcast For 03/31/11!

Next Podcast on April 14th! The PPCGP, All the Mobile News You’ll Ever Need! Season 2, Episode 20 for 03/31/2011! See us on both ZUNE Marketplace & iTunes! Also, got a minute? REVIEW the podcast and tell us what you think! Be sure to follow us on twitter! Host: Laos101 AKA Joshua Sherman Guests: Our Newsies! Mr. Hoodracer,…

April 2, 2011
AT&T Confirms Working On Access To Amazon App Store For Android

Ever since AT&T started selling Android smartphones, they’ve disabled the ability to install applications from “unknown sources”, meaning the only way to officially install apps is through the Android Market. You could still use the ADB command line to push an APK to your phone, but that’s beyond most people’s scope. They just want to…

March 31, 2011
The Pocket PC Geeks Podcast for 03/24/11!

UPDATE: We got rid of the file cuz’ it didn’t record properly, we apologize for this folks and next weeks show should be better! The PPCGP, All the Mobile News You’ll Ever Need! Season 2, Episode 16 for 03/24/2011! See us on both ZUNE Marketplace & iTunes! Also, got a minute? REVIEW the podcast and tell…

March 25, 2011
iPad 2 shortages continue, relief 1-2 months away

Apple is facing major supply issues with the new iPad 2, with some customers having to wait 4 to 5 weeks for delivery. Apple has had shortage issues in the past with the second generation iPhone 3G for more than a month and up to 3 weeks on the Iphone 4 according to reports from…

March 24, 2011
Windows Phone 7 Update Adds Copy and Paste Functionality

Microsoft has finally started rolling out the NoDo update after a few delays. The latest Windows Phone 7 device (HTC Arrive) has this update and seems to work well. The NoDo update has other functionality updates also, including apps search on the device, performance improvements, Wi-Fi functionality and Outlook e-mail client.

March 23, 2011
AT&T Buys T-Mobile – AT&T Now King?

UPDATE: Verizon Wireless has stated they have no comment on this occasion as of yet. That’s right folks – it’s official. According to a report from MSNBC, AT&T and Deutsch Telekom, parent company of their USA-based endeavor better known as T-Mobile, have agreed to sell off the venture for a whopping $39 Billion. With a ‘B’.…

March 20, 2011
Samsung Galaxy SII in the works

If you have not already heard about it, this is great news! Apparently the Samsung Galaxy SII rumors are true and this bad boy has been approved by the FCC. What’s so sweet about this device is that it supports 2.4ghz and 5ghz frequencies, meaning it’ll almost certainly come with dual-band 802.11 a/b/g/n WiFi. We…

March 14, 2011
AT&T may be capping the upload speeds of non-iPhone devices.

You may remember our article written last month suggesting that AT&T may be capping data on 4G devices, such as the Atrix 4G. According to sources, AT&T is capping data speeds at 300 Kbps which is much slower than the iPhone at 1.5 Mbps.

March 8, 2011
Some third-party retailers will no longer be offering AT&T’s products

A few third- party retailers such as Wirefly.com and LetsTalk.com have recently made announcements that soon they will no longer offer AT&T products. They will begin removing products now and by March you will no longer see AT&T devices on their websites. This isn’t their decision as far as we understand, it’s AT&T’s.

February 23, 2011
AT&T’s Inspire 4G – Not 4G Speeds!?!?!

We’ve all seen the announcements where AT&T claimed the Inspire would be on of the first 4G (HSPA+) devices coming this year. Well, apparently they put the 4G name on it but forgot the network to go with it.

February 21, 2011
[VIDEO’S] Verizon and AT&T battle through commercials

Verizon has recently brought back the “Can you hear me now” guy, but this time it’s a little bit different. His new phrase is “Yes, I can hear you now” and he’s definitely poking fun at AT&T when he says this.

February 13, 2011
60 Seconds with the Motorola ATRIX 4G from AT&T

Daniel with the AT&T Social Media team has given a 60 second interview with the Motorola ATRIX 4G. In the video you will learn all the features and hear what goodies come inside this device. We also link you to Motorola’s preview of the device which is very interesting as well.

February 5, 2011