We’ll keep this one simple. The only reason I’m excited about the Torch is because I’m a longtime BlackBerry user. But I doubt non-BB users feel the same way.
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Research in Motion (RIM) and AT&T recently announced the new BlackBerry Torch, which will be available Thursday, August 12th for $200 with a two-year contract. Here’s a quick overview of the phone and its capabilities.
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After a 16-month collaboration, AT&T and RIM announced the BlackBerry Torch, the first BlackBerry with touch-screen and full QWERTY keyboard. As expected, RIM’s latest OS, 6.0, powers the Torch including a handful of new features, like universal search, tabbed browsing, and group messaging.
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Handset manufacturers and mobile carriers tend to spend quite a bit of money on fluff phone launches (cough*Samsung*cough) but AT&T rarely, if ever, falls into that category. When RIM’s unannounced BlackBerry 9780 aka Bold broke cover last week, many – including myself – assumed that was the device AT&T would be unveiling. Turns out …
AT&T, Verizon Wireless and T-Mobile are said to be working out a deal to replace MasterCard and Visa cards with their respective smartphones. According to Bloomberg’s sources, the three U.S. mobile carriers are working in conjunction with Discover Financial Services (4th largest payment network) and Barclays PLC (bank) to test the …
The first of four Galaxy S branded Android devices from Samsung will launch on 7/18 with AT&T and we’re happy to give you a sneak peek of the device now.
The Captivate for AT&T will be followed by:
Samsung Vibrant for T-Mobile (7/21)
Samsung Epic 4G for Sprint (TBD)
Samsung Fascinate for Verizon (TBD)
Samsung’s premium …
So, you ordered an iPhone 4 from AT&T, huh? According to AT&T, sales were unprecedented with pre-orders on June 15 being 10 times higher than they were for the iPhone 3GS a year prior.
AT&T will fulfill all preorders on the iPhone 4 for those that preordered on June 15. If you didn’t then you’re going to have to wait until …
Turns out that Apple’s FaceTime video chat won’t eat away at your minutes or push you over the data cap brink.
Duh.
Am I the only one that understands how FaceTime works? It uses Wi-Fi so, you know, it wouldn’t eat away at your voice or data allotment. This straight from the horse’s mouth:
“The voice call ends as soon …
If you haven’t been following the iPhone 4 preordering fiasco, here’s a quick recap. Yesterday was the first day the phone could be preordered and the first units out the door were to arrive by June 24th. AT&T and Apple’s ordering systems were quickly overloaded, leading to mismatched customer account information, credit card …
After reports yesterday involving glitches in the iPhone 4 preordering systems through both Apple and AT&T—servers crashing, ordering systems overloaded, stores taking handwritten orders, and more—it appears that simply not being able to preorder an iPhone 4 wasn’t the only problem.
Gizmodo is reporting that several would-be …
AT&T’s been noticeably skimpy when it comes to Android phones. It’s got the poorly-received Motorola Backflip and… that’s it.
Starting June 20th, though, AT&T will be selling the HTC Aria, an Android 2.1 handset with a 3.2-inch screen, 5-megapixel camera, HTC’s “Sense” user interface, and a $130 price tag after $100 …
If you purchased an iPhone 3GS in the past month or so, it appears that AT&T will be extending its price protection policy until June 14th or later.
According to leaked memos obtained by ModMyi.com, anyone who purchased a 16GB iPhone 3GS after May 7th can either get a $50 credit on their bill or exchange the phone for the iPhone 4 …
