AT&T to be first US carrier with BlackBerry Bold
Filed under: Cellphones
Granted, we haven’t heard anything thus far about which carrier would be offering up the recently-made-official BlackBerry Bold, but we can’t say we’re too shocked to hear that it will indeed be AT&T. In a report highlighting the recent boost in RIM’s stock [...]
Verizon promises to play by the 700MHz open-access rules
Filed under: Wireless
Google’s been making all kinds of a fuss lately over what it claims are Verizon’s plans to subvert the intent of the 700MHz open-access rules, but it looks like the carrier isn’t interested in fighting it out (for once). Verizon issued a statement today [...]
iPhone is good and done in the UK — until the 3G version, anyway [updated]
Filed under: Cellphones
The headline kind of says it all, but if you weren’t already sure enough that the first gen iPhone’s stint in the UK was coming to a close, O2’s pushing to make things crystal clear. It’s hard to [...]
Google calls for FCC to force open access rules or block Verizon’s 700MHz bid
Filed under: Wireless
It looks like Verizon isn’t taking those 700MHz spectrum open access rules very seriously, and a certain competing bidder isn’t real happy. In a petition filed with the FCC by Google, the company alleges that Verizon is willfully ignoring [...]
Microsoft pulls bid for Yahoo!, Microhoo will never be
Filed under: Misc. Gadgets
Well, that’s that! Microsoft has officially pulled its bid for Yahoo! — inflated for good measure this weekend by another $5 billion — after the company did “not move toward accepting [the] offer”, asking again for even more, another $4 bil (totaling $9b [...]
AT&T WiFi hotspots free to iPhone owners, anyone with a brain
Filed under: Cellphones, Networking
Now that AT&T has full control of wireless hotspots like Starbucks and Barnes and Nobles, it looks like they’re doling out freebies to their favorite customers: iPhone users. Apparently, if you’ve got one of Apple’s devices, you can hop on the [...]