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AT&T Declares It Had No Hand in Google Voice Block

By Evan Selleck on Friday, Aug 21st 2009 3 Comments

AT&T just released an official statement regarding the blocking of Google Voice from Apple’s App Store, and it looks like they’re taking absolutely no blame for the situation. This time around, AT&T is being very clear in their statement, coming from AT&T’s Senior Executive Vice President, external and legislative affairs, Jim Cicconi. He states that AT&T had nothing to do with it simply and bluntly, but it looks like there’s more to the story.

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AT&T Smartphone Owners Forced to Have a Plan

By Evan Selleck on Friday, Aug 21st 2009 4 Comments

So, we had some good news from AT&T a bit ago, but it looks like AT&T wants to basically undercut any good forthcomings they may have. At least, that's how we imagine many people are going to see this. If you have a smartphone on AT&T already, then this probalby won't mean much to you at the moment; but if you plan on upgrading, or even getting onto AT&T for the first time and plan on getting a smartphone, then it's looking like you'll be spending a bit more money.

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AT&T Continues to Roll Out Updates to 3G Network

By Evan Selleck on Friday, Aug 21st 2009 No Comments

If you have AT&T, then you're probably fully aware that their 3G network isn't necessarily the best, or the most reliable. "Or even the fastest." But, they're still going strong (iPhone...), and so they're trying their best to update their 3G network in a lot of places. Sure, they're sticking to the more populated areas like San Francisco and New York, but hopefully AT&T will keep the updates coming, so maybe everyone has a shot at it.

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Unreleased Samsung AT&T A797 gets sold early

By Evan Selleck on Monday, Aug 10th 2009 No Comments

SAM A7972 The Samsung A797 was one of those phones listed in a pre-release form outed over the weekend, but one of which there wasn’t much information about. Until now that is, as the phone has appeared on the classified site Craig’s List, in the money-loving hands of one Atlanta native. He’s heading away from AT&T, on his way to Sprint’s network, and so he’s trying to get rid of it before making the switch.

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AT&T ban class action suits in Terms of Service [Updated]

By Chris Davies on Monday, Aug 10th 2009 No Comments

att death star logo AT&T have changed their terms of service to preclude class action suits, seemingly in an attempt to single out contrary customers and avoid facing expensive group challenges. The company’s agreement – which applies to both new and existing customers – now states that “by entering into this Agreement, you and AT&T are each waiving the right to a trial by jury or to participate in a class action.”

Update: AT&T have commented on the situation, including pointing out that the arbitration clause has been been this way since January 2001. More after the cut

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AT&T and Best Buy phone launch details leak: nuvifone, Omnia 2, Chocolate Touch, more

By Chris Davies on Monday, Aug 10th 2009 No Comments

Phone launch leaks a-plenty this weekend, as the Boy Genius Report scoops up a couple of interesting screenshots from Best Buy and AT&T. According to the retailer, whose plans for August 23rd have been snapped below, in a couple of weeks time buyers will have the choice of several anticipated devices, including the T-Mobile Samsung Gravity 2 and the Verizon Omnia 2 and LG Chocolate Touch.

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AT&T Wi-Fi to be offered free at Barnes & Noble

By Brenda Stokes on Tuesday, Jul 28th 2009 No Comments

barnes noble logo 540x135 Barnes & Noble is teaming up with AT&T starting today to bring free Wi-Fi to hotspots at their stores. Now patrons will be able to access the internet while browsing for books and will be encouraged to use the e-book store.

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MiFi 2372 with AT&T and Rogers-friendly HSPA gets official

By Chris Davies on Tuesday, Jul 28th 2009 No Comments

Hot on the heels of yesterday’s MiFi 2352 HSPA launch in Spain, together with the release of the MiFi SDK, comes the official announcement of the much-anticipated Novatel Wireless MiFi 2372, the North America -optimized HSPA model. As with the other MiFi devices, the MiFi 2372 allows the sharing of a single GPRS/EDGE/UMTS/HSPA connection with up to five WiFi-connected clients; what makes it different is its support for North American 3G networks.

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HP iPAQ K3 Obsidian caught in wild with AT&T branding

By Chris Davies on Friday, Jul 24th 2009 No Comments

HP’s iPAQ K3 Obsidian has shown up in the wild, complete with the AT&T branding that you might expect given that the Windows Mobile 6.5 smartphone was first tipped in leaked documents from the carrier. The full QWERTY candybar has a 2.43-inch AMOLED touchscreen, 3.2-megapixel camera, 3G and WiFi.

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Plastic Logic to use AT&T 3G network for ebook reader

By Chris Davies on Wednesday, Jul 22nd 2009 No Comments

Hot on the heels of Plastic Logic’s “exclusive eBookstore” deal with Barnes & Noble comes word that the ebook reader will use AT&T’s wireless network. Full details of the deal are unknown, though Plastic Logic have confirmed that the device will also be able to get online via its integrated WiFi connection.

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