"To prepare, AT&T--the exclusive wireless carrier for the iPhone in the U.S.--has created an informational Web site and videos, upgraded its network and hired extra staff. "We are doing everything possible to make customers' purchasing experience quick and convenient,"...
Internet metering - that is, throttling of users based on what kind of data someone downloads or how much of it - might become a normal part of internet life, says a column in the New York Times. Comcast, AT&T...
It's probably the hottest product on the market right now, and geeks have been lining up since 6am and earlier to get a sneak peek at the new iphone G3. Photos can be found here at the Flickr GroupIt's one of many...
highlighted by Rob Walker | 4 wks ago | updated 4 wks ago 779 views | 5 comments
Video on mobile phones is still a nascent concept and the details need to be worked out better than this: paid subscription-based content, exclusively from one Hollywood studio, on a loop not on demand, streamed with...
"“Honestly, I’m just getting paid to hold someone’s seat,” said one person attending the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) hearing in Boston last week (on 2008-02-25). “I don’t even know what’s...
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" AT&T Mobility will be the first wireless company in the nation to
“police representations made in internet advertising for cell phone
content.”. The company will also make full restitutions to Florida consumers who were deceptively billed for “free” mobile phone...
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"The U.S. Supreme Court last week declined to hear a case to stop President Bush’s domestic warrantless wiretapping, and let stand a 2-1 Appeals Court ruling that threw out the case on a technicality—a catch-22.x20 The ACLU brought the case on behalf of some journalists,...
The catch is it's only two hours worth and you'll probably have to buy something (and endure the music)."
Continuing its aggressive drive to expand its Wi-Fi locations, AT&T (NYSE: T) said Monday that it will...
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"“In August, I think it was … [National Intelligence Director] Mike McConnell came in and said, we have some new information. He didn’t tell me what the information was …” (2007-12-04)x60 President Bush...
highlighted by hungeski | 29 wks ago | updated 29 wks ago 323 views | 1 comment
"In 2002, John Poindexter, a major outlaw in the Iran-Contra scandal, took the reins of the U.S. Defense Department’s Total Information Awareness project (TIA).x10 One of the features of TIA, was the “Terrorism...
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"t's high noon, Apple and AT&T -- we really hate to break it to you, but the jig is up. Last night the impossible was made possible: right in front of our very eyes we witnessed a full SIM unlock of our iPhone...
highlighted by pgaliba | 45 wks ago | updated 45 wks ago 466 views | 0 comments
"Phone owners getting their first AT&T wireless bills have been posting videos and complaining on message forums about bills as thick as Moby Dick that detail every call, every text message, every moment spent on...
highlighted by pgaliba | 46 wks ago | updated 46 wks ago 370 views | 2 comments
"The device, called the trax by LG, features AT&T Mobile Music and gives users access to subscription music services such as Napster and eMusic.
It is also MobiTV and XM Radio Mobile-capable so users can access streaming live TV and digital radio on their device....
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"The FCC set its guidelines for how the newly available wireless spectrum frequencies are to be auctioned. In a nutshell, the FCC agreed that networks built on the new spectrum should enable any device to connect to services built on those networks--which is a win for anyone...
"The Federal Communications Commission is scheduled to vote this morning on the rules governing the January auction of valuable airwaves. These airwaves are coveted by phone, cable and Internet companies of all sizes because they are ideal for carrying wireless signals.
The...