White BlackBerry Curve 8900 Coming To AT&T?

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Have you always coveted a BlackBerry Curve 8900 but had a terrible fear of the color black? No? Well, if you want a white 8900 anyway and your carrier is AT&T, your (not particularly wild) dream is about to come true, according to Boy Genius. They've got a photo of the new, ultra-pale 8900 and info from an inside source that it will be coming to AT&T very soon.

Posted on Fri, 6 Nov 2009 07:08:56 CST | by Robert Evans

AT&T HTC Tilt 2 $149.99 And HTC Pure 1c Sale Now Available Amazon

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If you rather stick with AT&T and do not into the new Droid offered today by Verizon Wireless, Amazon has two awesome deals for AT&T Windows smartphones. Both the HTC Tilt 2 and the HTC Pure run the latest Windows Mobile 6.5 OS.
You can get the new HTC Tilt 2 for $149.99 with new service plan on Amazon.com or the HTC PURE for only 1c with new service plan on Amazon.com.
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Posted on Fri, 6 Nov 2009 06:30:10 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr

Ericsson Xperia X10: T-Mobile And AT&T?

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Today Ericsson made big news with the official announcement of the Xperia X10. This new Android smartphone is far and away the most powerful mobile announced so far. Now that we know just what hardware this baby will pack, the only question remaining is what carriers will get this gorgeous new phone. Ericsson hasn't officially announced that yet, but the fact that they've unveiled it must mean that they are close to ironing out a deal.

Android and Me points out that the X10 could easily be coming out for both AT&T and T-Mobile. How is this possible? Because the Rachel packs WCDMA/UMTS 1700/2100, which means this handset is T-Mo 3G ready. The X10 also has UMTS 850/1900, which is AT&T 3G ready.

Posted on Tue, 3 Nov 2009 10:37:34 CST | by Robert Evans

Nokia To Create AT&T Smartphone

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While it is the #1 smartphone and mobile phone manufacturer on the planet, Nokia's US numbers leave a lot to be desired. They're looking to change that fact, though, with a bevy of new releases aimed at attracting American customers to Nokia smartphones. According to VentureBeat, one of those new releases is going to be a smartphone designed for the AT&T carrier. If true, this is big news; the rumored phone is said to have a Qualcomm chip.

Qualcomm does not currently make any chips that support GSM networks. This smartphone with Nokia will be their first foray into that territory. Qualcomm did announce earlier today that they have joined the Symbian Foundation, which makes this rumor a bit easier to believe. It's certainly sensible of Qualcomm to want to hedge their bets between as many different manufacturers as possible.

Posted on Thu, 29 Oct 2009 10:55:13 CDT | by Robert Evans

Analyst: End Of AT&T iPhone Exclusivity Means Expensive iPhones

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After more than three years together, it's time for Apple and AT&T's exclusive relationship to end. While the arrangement still works out well for AT&T, it's only holding Apple and the iPhone back. That's why analyst Brian Marshall's prediction of an AT&T/Apple break-up isn't being viewed as a particularly bold one.

What makes his prediction (via AppleInsider) interesting is that he looks at an angle that most of us have overlooked. Tech bloggers have been writing about the likelihood of an end to exclusivity for a while, but you seldom hear anyone mention what that will do to the $450 subsidy AT&T pays for each iPhone.

Posted on Wed, 28 Oct 2009 11:12:12 CDT | by Robert Evans

Motorola Droid Coming To AT&T, Canada?

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If you're an Android fan who lives in Canada, or who uses AT&T as a carrier, I've got some good news for you. The sexy, critically-acclaimed and ultra-fast Motorola Droid could be coming to you. An FCC filing (via Electronista) shows that the Droid is set to run both CDMA and WCDMA. This means that Moto's new flagship smartphone will be able to handle HSPA-based 3G.

Since the Droid can connect on the same bands used by AT&T in the states, and Bell/Rogers/Telus in Canada, it seems likely that the phone is meant to spread to both. It is in Motorola's best interest to get their new #1 smartphone into as many hands as possible. Adding AT&T as a carrier would help that, as would selling the Droid in Canada.

Posted on Sun, 25 Oct 2009 13:32:56 CDT | by Robert Evans

BlackBerry Bold 9700 Hits AT&T, T-Mobile

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Well BlackBerry fans, the Bold is here. Both T-Mobile and AT&T have announced that this new RIM smartphone is available on their carrier. First up, details on the smartphone itself. The Bold has a 3.2 MP camera, a 624 MHz processor, 256 MB of flash memory, and A-GPS. It also boasts a touch sensitive trackpad, and the traditional BlackBerry QWERTY keyboard. The Bold has 3G capability, along with WiFi.

AT&T customers can find the Bold here. It comes loaded with AT&T Visual Voicemail for free. With an additional data plan, the Bold 9700 can be used as a 3G modem for your laptop computer. (Of course AT&T makes you pay to tether) The Bold will be available in the "coming weeks" for $199.99 after a $100 mail-in rebate.

Posted on Wed, 21 Oct 2009 10:01:58 CDT | by Robert Evans

HTC Tilt2: $299.99 With AT&T

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After ten days of exclusive sale to businesses, the Tilt2 is now available for the rest of us. (Boy Genius) The Tilt2 is now AT&T's second official WinMo 6.5 handset. You can pick one of your own up for just $299.99 after a $50 mail-in rebate. That price does, however, require a $30/mo data plan and a 2 year contract.

Posted on Sun, 18 Oct 2009 12:30:09 CDT | by Robert Evans

Nokia Booklet 3G: $299 With An AT&T Contract

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Good news, gadget geeks and geekettes: the Nokia Booklet is not going to be a ridiculously expensive piece of gear that no one without a trust fund can afford. Information has come out (via Engadget) that the Booklet 3G will be available starting October 22nd, for $299 with a 2 year AT&T contract.

That's much less then the $700-800 we'd been expecting, as is the unsubsidized price of $600. Still, the Booklet won't be cheap. $300 is a very fair netbook price, but you'll also be paying $60 a month for AT&T's data plan. That brings the total cost up substantially, to around $1700 in total. Granted, that includes 2 years of 3G service.

Posted on Tue, 13 Oct 2009 10:05:02 CDT | by Robert Evans

AT&T Go Phone Gets New Unlimited Talk and Text Package

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Pre-paid mobile phone providers are offering lots of new mobile phone plans of late that offer everything for a price lower than what you can get the same features for on post paid plans. AT&T is the latest to offer a new and relatively cheap plan for pre-paid users that offers Unlimited Talking and Texting. The new plan is called AT&T Unlimited Talk and Text.

The monthly cost for the pre-paid plan is $60 and it will launch on October 12th for GoPhones. The plan will allow users to text to Mexico, Canada and 100 other countries around the world. Users can also send unlimited IM, picture, and video messages as well. Read more

Posted on Mon, 12 Oct 2009 09:00:00 CDT | by Shane McGlaun

AT&T HTC Tilt 2 Hits October 18th

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AT&T is a little late to the game in getting their own version of the Touch Pro2, named the Tilt 2 in stores. The initial date of launch was expected to be October 6th but, as you can pretty easily guess, that didn't happen. Thankfully, Engadget has news that the new WinMo 6.5 smartphone could be less than two weeks away.

Posted on Thu, 8 Oct 2009 12:08:10 CDT | by Robert Evans

AT&T To Throttle iPhone Data Use?

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If you're an iPhone owner, you might want to listen up right now. According to PC World, AT&T CEO Ralph de la Vega made some statements yesterday at the CTIA conference that could have a dire effect on your smartphone browsing. Vega complained that 40% of all smartphone data is used by just 3% of AT&T's smartphone customers. In other words, iPhone users are sucking up too much bandwidth.

He complained that, despite making up less then 1% of AT&T's customer base, iPhone users consume 13 times the data of the average smartphone user. The fact that iPhone users are able to do this much browsing in spite of AT&T's godawful network is nothing short of inspiring, but that's neither here nor there.

Posted on Thu, 8 Oct 2009 10:30:50 CDT | by Robert Evans

Dell Android Phone Rumored For AT&T

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Dell has developed an Android Smartphone for the Chinese market. Yesterday we already reported about a rumor that Dell is trying to enter the U.S. market with their Android phones over the next month.
The Wall Street Journal (Subscription) tops this rumor saying that Dell is building an Android phone for AT&T. Read more

Posted on Thu, 8 Oct 2009 00:43:05 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

AT&T Officially Supports VOIP On Apple iPhone

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AT&T announced it has taken the steps necessary so that Apple can enable VoIP applications on iPhone to run on AT&T’s wireless network.

Since the Vonage VOIP App launched on Monday, is seems AT&T already had this enabled. I assume it is also more a question of actively blocking than enabling.

AT&T says that previously, VoIP applications on iPhone were enabled for Wi-Fi connectivity. Read more

Posted on Wed, 7 Oct 2009 07:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Verizon Attacks AT&T In New Ads

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Despite their newly announced plans to partner up with Google and throw their hats into the Android ring, Verizon hasn't quite given up on the iPhone yet. Their new series of ads (Digital Daily) attack AT&T, while simultaneously making the case that Big Red would be a far superior iPhone carrier.

"Want 5 Times More 3G Coverage? There's A Map For That." The new ads' slogan is a clear riff on the iPhone "there's an app for that" commercials. The Verizon ad also implores users to pick a network before they pick a phone, an obvious reference to the millions of customers who joined AT&T just to get their hands on Apple's brainchild.

Posted on Tue, 6 Oct 2009 12:12:33 CDT | by Robert Evans

HTC Tilt 2 And HTC PURE WinMo 6.5 Phones Announced On AT&T

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AT&T and HTC today announced the upcoming availability of the HTC Tilt 2 and the HTC PURE with Windows Mobile 6.5.
The HTC PURE delivers a touch screen experience in a compact form factor, and the HTC Tilt 2 features the convenience of a tilting touch screen combined with the practicality of a slide out full QWERTY keyboard.

HTC Tilt 2 and HTC PURE deliver an enhanced TouchFLO 3D interface on a large vibrant touch screen. Read more

Posted on Mon, 5 Oct 2009 01:37:26 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Pantech Reveal, Pantech Impact, Samsung Mythic and Samsung Flight Hit AT&T

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AT&T announced four new mobile phones today, two each from Pantech and Samsung that feature full Web browsers as well as physical and virtual keyboards.
The Pantech Reveal and Pantech Impact will join the Samsung Mythic and Samsung Flight for the holiday shopping season.

The new phones are the first to come preloaded with AT&T's new richer and faster HTML mobile browser and att.net service, combining the best of full HTML browsing with unique features for personalizing favorite bookmarks and local searches. The new att.net mobile platform utilizes advanced data compression from Opera Software, allowing for much faster delivery of HTML Web pages. Read more

Posted on Mon, 5 Oct 2009 01:32:48 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

TerreStar Sat Phone to be Distributed by AT&T

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TerreStar makes a satellite phone that is small and looks like most other features phones rather than a suitcase device that looks like it is from the 1990's. TerreStar has announced that AT&T will be distributing its Genus smartphone and the device will run on an all-IP satellite network and use AT&T service when available.

The Genus handset is able to combine 3G normal cellular communications networks when available with satellite coverage to make and receive calls when the terrestrial network is not available. The handset features Windows Mobile OS, uses a touchscreen, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, GPS, and has a QWERTY keyboard. Read more

Posted on Thu, 1 Oct 2009 14:00:00 CDT | by Shane McGlaun

Deal Alert: 1¢ AT&T Phones From Amazon

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Are you considering switching to AT&T? If so, today is the absolute best day possible to do so. For one day only, Amazon.com is offering ALL AT&T smartphones for only 1¢. As Boy Genius reports, this deal extends to every ATT phone BUT the iPhone.

That's a bit of a bummer, but you can still buy the Bold, Curve 8900, LG Neon, and every other AT&T smartphone for what amounts to free. Only new AT&T customers can take advantage of this deal, and they have to sign up for a 2-year contract to do so. That's pretty standard, and it doesn't stop this deal from being incredible.

Posted on Tue, 22 Sep 2009 12:55:41 CDT | by Robert Evans

AT&T MicroCell: Because Sometimes Your Carrier Sucks

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Imagine you're a tech junkie (for some of you this will be a very easy exercise). You picked up a brand-new iPhone 3GS at launch because it was the hottest young filly in the stable. Unfortunately, now you're hobbled to AT&T's network for the next two years. What good is having a balls-to-the-wall awesome smartphone if you've got 3G service that barely qualifies as anemic on its best days?

Your problems may seem insurmountable but, thanks to the magic of femtocells, there is a solution. AT&T has just announced the launch of the 3G MicroCell on their network. According to Boy Genius the MicroCell will allow you to use your land-based broadband connection to power your phone's 3G, instead of using your carrier's cell network. Basically, your own Internet signal fills the gaps in your carrier's coverage.

Posted on Mon, 21 Sep 2009 09:59:45 CDT | by Robert Evans

HP Obsidian & LG Monaco: Heading To AT&T

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Two new smartphones, built around the upcoming WinMo 6.5 OS, will be hitting AT&T before the end of the year. According to a road map Boy Genius leaked onto the Internet, both the HP Obsidian and LG Monaco are set for a November launch. There's going to be a lot of WinMo 6.5 coming down the pipe this holiday season, better start working on those Christmas lists.

The HP Obsidian looks like a pretty bog-standard mid-level smartphone so far. It's got Bluetooth 2.0, WiFi, a full QWERTY keyboard, a microSD slot, GPS, a 3.5 mm headphone jack, and WinMo 6.5. It can connect through GSM/GPRS/EDGE/UMTS/HSDPA (850/1900/2100MHz). We've got no further information on the hardware or pricing yet.

Posted on Mon, 21 Sep 2009 09:05:34 CDT | by Robert Evans