AT&T

Striving to play catch-up with Verizon, AT&T has doubled the reach of its LTE network since a year ago. The carrier’s 4G LTE network now covers more than 150 million people across the U.S., double the number at the end of last year. With its roll out ahead of schedule, AT&T aims to reach 250 Continue Reading →

If you didn’t pre-order an LTE version of the iPad mini last month, not all hope is lost. Both AT&T and Verizon are now offering the smaller iPad as well as the 4th-gen iPad. AT&T says that you can purchase the new iPads at any of their physical locations, although they don’t mention anything about Continue Reading →

On eBay’s earnings call this past week, CEO John Donahoe revealed that the company’s Square competitor, PayPal Here, had landed its first U.S. retail deal. PayPal Here is now being sold at 1,800 AT&T stores across the US. Previously, PayPal only had an international retail deal in Japan with Softbank. PayPal Here, which allows anyone Continue Reading →

On October 4, AT&T announced it will be offering Nokia’s first two officially announced Windows Phone 8 devices: The Lumia 920 and Lumia 820. Given Nokia has been silent to date about U.S. carrier deals, that’s the good news. The bad news for those of us not on AT&T: The Lumia 920, the higher-end model, Continue Reading →

A couple of days ago AT&T and HTC announced that the HTC Windows Phone 8X was coming in November and today we hear that AT&T is going all in with Windows Phone 8 as the Nokia Lumia 920 and 820 will also be coming in November. In addition, we see the first confirmation that a Continue Reading →

AT&T subscribers looking for new Samsung Android devices will have plenty to chose from in the coming weeks, as the carrier on Friday announced that it was adding three Samsung smartphones and a new tablet to its device portfolio. The big name on the list is the Galaxy Note II, the sequel to Samsung’s popular Continue Reading →

AT&T’s already working on an app to keep folks from texting while driving, but earlier this month it gave folks at a Los Angeles hackathon the chance to develop their own solution. David Grau, a creative director and designer at an interactive agency, and 11-year-old Victoria Walker were awarded $20,000 by Big Blue to bring Continue Reading →

AT&T has been ramping up its LTE rollouts over the past week in anticipation of Apple’s first LTE iPhone. As AppleInsider reports, AT&T has officially launched LTE in 10 major markets over the past week, including Cincinnati, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh and Seattle. The addition of 10 new markets means that AT&T now offers LTE services in Continue Reading →

Free Press, Public Knowledge, and the New America Foundation’s Open Technology Institute have informed AT&T that they intend to file a complaint with the Federal Communications Commission against the wireless carrier for violating network neutrality rules. The complaint will address Ma Bell’s plan to keep certain subscribers from using Apple’s FaceTime video calling on the Continue Reading →

While Sprint’s iDEN network is getting the axe in favor of a new CDMA setup, AT&T will soon be sprucing up its near absent push-to-talk services. Targeting a November release with plans starting around $30, Ma Bell’s enhanced PTT will be compatible with smartphones running Android 2.3+, BlackBerry 7, Windows Phone 8 and even Java-powered Continue Reading →