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Unable to keep up with its own success, AT&T blames customers for poor service

Posted February 15, 2012 - 1:53 pm

There is some justification to carriers' excuses about the data hoggery of smartphones: smartphones are data hogs, at least compared to dumb phones. AT&T goes further, bragging it signed up record numbers of users, then complaining they actually use the network.
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Soon we'll know if Nokia can 'Ace' U.S. smartphone market with Windows phone

Posted January 6, 2012 - 7:11 pm

Finnish mobile handset maker Nokia reportedly will unveil the Nokia Ace Windows phone for AT&T at next weeks Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas.
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Black Friday smartphone deals: Verizon to offer Samsung Illusion for free

Posted November 22, 2011 - 1:36 pm

The Samsung Illusion smartphone, made from recycled materials, will be offered for free by Verizon Wireless with a two-year contract from Thursday through Monday in an online promotion.
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How GPS works: The cartoon

Posted November 7, 2011 - 3:01 pm

With GPS navigation devices in everything from cars to your smartphone, you may not also realize that GPS satellites can also synchronize time down to the nanosecond, and detect nuclear explosions!
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Does the iPhone 4S have a battery-life problem?

Posted October 31, 2011 - 2:08 pm

Owners of Apple's iPhone 4S are complaining that the device's battery life is much shorter than advertised. Theories and proposed solutions abound, but nothing yet from Apple.
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Are heavy iPhone 4S pre-orders a 'tribute to Steve'?

Posted October 11, 2011 - 2:27 pm

Despite initial disappointment that it wasn't an iPhone 5, consumers are greeting the iPhone 4S in the only way that really matters to vendors -- by buying them.
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In hilarious practical joke, Apple assembles world's media to not announce iPhone 5

Posted October 4, 2011 - 3:37 pm

Shares of Apple fell more than 5% on Tuesday after the company confounded expectations by not announcing the iPhone 5.
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Sprint's huge iPhone bet: Daring or desperate?

Posted October 3, 2011 - 5:14 pm

The No. 3 U.S. wireless carrier is betting the company's future on Apple's iPhone. It probably doesn't have many other choices.
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What if the Nokia WP7 really is only an '8'?

Posted September 21, 2011 - 8:36 am

A Windows Phone manager loses his job after tweeting about the Nokia WP7 device.
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The latest iPhone 5 rumor (well, at least until later today)

Posted September 12, 2011 - 1:41 pm

Apple's iPhone 5 could be ready for an unveiling by mid-October! Maybe, hopefully.
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Apple poised to lead in global smartphone shipments for 2011

Posted September 6, 2011 - 10:42 am

Digitimes Research forecasts an 82% increase in iPhone shipments for 2011.
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'Design' won't get Nokia back in the smartphone game

Posted August 30, 2011 - 4:10 pm

Does Nokia really think that "design" will get it back into the smartphone game against Google and Apple?
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Back to school: 6 tips for not overspending on tech

Posted August 20, 2011 - 7:46 am

School is just about to start, and if you have a kid heading for college you're probably grimacing at the thought of all those bills. You're on your own when it comes to soaring tuition and housing costs, but there are ways to spend less on your student's technology needs while still giving them what they need to succeed.
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Latest iPhone release rumors: September! No, October!

Posted August 1, 2011 - 10:47 am

The release date for Apple's iPhone 5 remains elusive.
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Android has 46% of global smartphone share, but Apple has 2/3 of mobile phone profits

Posted July 29, 2011 - 2:12 pm

Two studies released Friday tell you a lot about the mobile phone industry -- and especially about which player you'd rather be.
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After tsunami, nuclear meltdown, does Japan deserves WinPhone 'Mango'

Posted July 27, 2011 - 8:15 am

Windows Phone's overall share of the smartphone market dropped by 66 percent between 2010 and 2011, according to IDC. 'Mango' edition introduced this morning may continue that trend.
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Incoming Verizon CEO: Apple's messing up our smartphone goals

Posted July 22, 2011 - 12:36 pm

Lowell McAdam, who takes over as Verizon chief executive in 10 days, says delays in the release of the iPhone 5 have thrown off the carriers smartphone projections.
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iPad now an enterprise favorite, says Good Technology

Posted July 21, 2011 - 4:51 pm

Enterprises apparently can't get enough of Apple's iPad tablet.
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Survey: iCloud increasing consumer interest in Apple's iOS

Posted July 18, 2011 - 3:28 pm

Consumers planning to buy a smartphone in the next 90 days increasingly prefer Apple's mobile operating system, according to ChangeWave Research.
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Reuters: China Telecom plans iPhone launch by end of year

Posted July 13, 2011 - 3:05 pm

China Telecom may become the second wireless carrier in that nation to offer customers Apple's smartphone.
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Report: RIM slashes sales forecast for PlayBook

Posted June 22, 2011 - 11:02 am

Could things get worse for Research in Motion? What do you think?
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Windows Phone 7 Mango previewed

Posted May 24, 2011 - 1:07 pm

Microsoft's new smartphone OS is being praised with some familiar language.
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Some good news for RIM -- and yet another problem

Posted May 18, 2011 - 2:28 pm

Some investors are showing faith that Research in Motion can reverse its sagging fortunes.
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Apple, Google play their roles in Senate subcommittee political theater production

Posted May 10, 2011 - 1:14 pm

Tuesday's appearance by Apple and Google executives before a U.S. Senate subcommittee asking about each company's much-criticized location data policies was a win-win for all concerned.
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RIM needed a better week than this

Posted May 6, 2011 - 12:47 pm

None of the news emanating from Research in Motion's annual BlackBerry World conference did much to inspire renewed investor confidence in RIM's stock.
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