Rugged phones seem to be the exception more than the rule when it comes to smartphones. However, AT&T apparently has one in the pipeline dubbed the Samsung Rugby Smart. Destined to be the latest addition to the lineup of Sammy’s military-spec dev…
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Samsung Rugby Smart gets rendered as it anxiously awaits our drops and kicks
February 22nd, 2012
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AT&T launches pilot program for expanded push-to-talk services
February 22nd, 2012
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Let’s face it, walkie-talkies are far from glamorous, but for large and small enterprises that rely on real-time communication, the WWII artifact remains an integral part of the workday. Now, AT&T has set forth on a journey to give its push-to-talk…
Mobile Miscellany: week of February 13th, 2012
February 18th, 2012
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Not all mobile news is destined for the front page, but if you’re like us and really want to know what’s going on, then you’ve come to the right place. This week, we bring you announcements of LTE expansion from AT&T, US Cellular and Verizon, alon…
Pantech Burst review
February 17th, 2012
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Consider the high-end smartphone. While you lust after those, Pantech is on the prowl, steadily adding to and improving upon its army of budget offerings in the US. It may not be as formidable a force as the Samsungs and Motorolas of the world, but th…
Huawei Ascend G 300 doesn’t settle down at the FCC as it’s only for tourists
February 17th, 2012
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Huawei was cycling past the FCC’s ominous Washington bunker and dropped off a basket of muffins and its latest phone. The Ascend G 300 U8815 is the latest handset to undergo the Area-51 style autopsy by our boys in blue. Sadly they weren’t feeling ge…
PSA: AT&T’s Galaxy Note does not support AWS for HSPA+
February 16th, 2012
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Specs aren’t always accurate, especially when it comes to the frequencies supported by the devices we review — something we learned the hard way with T-mobile’s G2x last year. While both Samsung and AT&T list the radios in the awesome new Galaxy …
AT&T’s hungry eyes turning toward Leap, Dish or MetroPCS?
February 16th, 2012
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Publicly, at least, AT&T is bursting at the seams as it runs out of space to put all of its customers. The failed $39 billion purchase of T-Mobile was all about trying to match (or better) Verizon’s reserves of wireless spectrum. Given the FCC’s …
SEC sides with Beastie Boys’ Mike D, says AT&T must allow shareholder vote on net neutrality
February 15th, 2012
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Michael Diamond may be best known as Mike D of the Beastie Boys, but he’s also an AT&T shareholder, and he’s now played a central role in forcing a shareholder vote on net neutrality. He, along with his wife Tamra Davis and John P. Silva of Silva …
AT&T Galaxy Note review
February 15th, 2012
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It was once said that if a phone or tablet used a stylus its hardware designers had blown it. It was also said that if the software on that device contained a task manager that coders had similarly missed the mark. The Samsung Galaxy Note on AT&T …
WSJ: AT&T and Verizon will sell LTE iPads
February 14th, 2012
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Citing sources “familiar with the matter,” The Wall Street Journal is now stating rather unequivocally that both AT&T and Verizon Wireless are set to begin selling LTE versions of Apple’s iPad. The latest revelation is hardly a leap of faith, as r…
AT&T U-Verse iPad app combines DVR control and companion features
February 13th, 2012
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It’s been over a year since we saw AT&T first demo a U-verse connected tablet app with second screen companion features it called “ComplemenTV” and last week it officially launched for the iPad. AT&T U-verse for iPad can act as a remote contro…
Switched On: The fit and the pendulum
February 12th, 2012
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Each week Ross Rubin contributes Switched On, a column about consumer technology. In the pre-smartphone era, the industry focused on making cell phones smaller. In the 2001 movie Zoolander, the title character played by Ben Stiller uses a humorously di…
Upgrading Your AT&T Phone Is About to Cost You Twice as Much
February 11th, 2012
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Not content with increasing the price of its data plans, AT&T apparently is planning to double the cost of upgrading your phone to $36 come this Sunday. More »
AT&T doubling its upgrade fee to $36 on February 12th (update: confirmed)
February 10th, 2012
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What do you do after reporting “blow-out” earnings and instituting larger, pricier, data plans? If you’re AT&T, why not go for the jugular by doubling upgrade fees? Per the above leaked memo, that’s exactly what Ma Bell plans to do come February 1…
AT&T and Verizon lobby for less FCC spectrum control, Sprint and other carriers respond
February 9th, 2012
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Since 1993, the FCC has held the ability to restrict bidders’ participation in spectrum auctions based on their current spectrum holdings, needs and dominance in the marketplace. Given that wireless spectrum is a public resource, the current law tasks…
AT&T seeks to impose conditions on Dish LTE network, FCC to settle wireless squabble
February 3rd, 2012
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You know the saying, second place is the first loser? Well, it looks like AT&T, which recently saw its attempt to absorb T-Mobile thwarted, is living up to that adage by petitioning the FCC to impose an “overly aggressive buildout” of Dish’s planne…
AT&T connected Galaxy Nexus, Nexus S get Android Market Google Wallet installs
February 3rd, 2012
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So far, Google Wallet has its official US availability on NFC-compatible handsets limited by unfriendly carriers with their own mobile payment services in mind, but it appears that is no longer the case for Nexus handsets with AT&T SIMs inserted. …
Samsung Galaxy Note available at AT&T February 19th for $300, pre-orders begin February 5th
January 30th, 2012
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We’ve known for a while that the Samsung Galaxy Note was coming to AT&T sometime soon, but now we actually have a date: February 19th. If that day just isn’t going to come soon enough, there’s a way to get it delivered two days earlier — the car…
