The end of unlimited smartphone data is coming. AT&T and Verizon, the two largest U.S. wireless carriers, already throttle data speeds for unlimited users who consume the most data, and starting this summer, Verizon won’t let …
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AT&T Looking to Simplify Home Automation and Security
Home automation might not be just for geeks anymore if AT&T can live up to its promises.
On Monday, AT&T announced “Digital Life,” the company’s plan to get into the home automation and security business. Users will be able to …
Android Update Delays: AT&T CEO Passes the Buck…to Google
At a Milken Institute event on May 2, an audience member asked AT&T CEO Randall Stephenson why phones are so often so slow to get the latest versions of Android. Stephenson’s response is raising eyebrows — including those of …
Samsung Focus 2 Continues AT&T’s Windows Phone Love Affair
At a time when no other wireless carriers are launching Windows Phones, AT&T has announced the Samsung Focus 2, the carrier’s third new Windows Phone in less than two months.
The Focus 2’s main attraction is its price of $50 …
New Technology Could Let You Unlock Doors with Your Bones
Keys. They take up valuable room in your pockets and are constantly getting lost. You know what doesn’t get lost? Your skeleton.
In the future, we all might be opening doors with our skeletons thanks to technology developed by …
Compared: HTC’s One X, One S and Evo 4G LTE
After a rough year of plunging profits, HTC is focused on fewer, better phones.
HTC’s One line is the first result of that effort, including the HTC One X on AT&T, the One S on T-Mobile and the Evo 4G LTE on Sprint. Though the …
Report: The Fastest 4G and 3G Wireless Networks in America
As SNL so masterfully parodied, TV commercials for wireless carriers are usually a mess of vague technical jargon, meaningless graphs and annoying spokespeople. But who actually has the fastest wireless network?
The editors at …
Roundabout Deal: Buy the New Nokia Lumia 900 Phone, Get a $100 Credit
Math! She’s a fickle mistress. She takes without asking. In this case, however, she gives without expectation. If you purchased the $100 Nokia Lumia 900 Windows Phone from AT&T – a phone our own Jared Newman called “a solid …
How to Unlock an AT&T iPhone in 5 Easy Steps (If You’re Lucky)
On Sunday, AT&T let go of its SIM-locked hold on iPhone users, allowing them to unlock their handsets for use with other wireless carriers.
To unlock an AT&T iPhone, the device needs to be off-contract. For most users, that …
Our Fabulous Future: Corporate America’s Great Tech-Utopia Movies
The wonders of tomorrow, as revealed by GM, Hewlett-Packard, Apple, Microsoft and other companies in seven decades’ worth of self-serving mini-epics.
AT&T iPhone Gets New 4G Icon, but Speed Hasn’t Actually Increased
Trouble in Nerdville! Thanks to Apple’s most recent software update, some AT&T iPhone 4S owners are now noticing new “4G” icons where the “3G” icons on their handsets once lived. So does that mean the iPhone 4S has a 4G …
AT&T’s Terrible Plan to Bill App Makers for Your Data Use
AT&T thinks it’s figured out a new way to make money off the rise of smartphones: Instead of just having consumers pay for mobile data, AT&T plans to allow app makers to cover the cost of data themselves, so it doesn’t count …