Research in Motion (RIM) has officially announced that the new Blackberry 9700 will be coming to "carriers around the world" starting in November. T-Mobile and AT&T are both rumored to be carriers for the new Bold 9700. The Blackberry Bold 9700 has frequently been call the "Onyx" through much of 2009 and is now ready to make its entrance.
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Say hello to Garmin's nuvifone G60, which after a long (long) delay, finally launched on Sunday with AT&T. Just what we all need, right, another hot device clogging up AT&T's network?
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A report from TheStreet.com earlier this week stated that Verizon was snubbing the Palm Pre, which would have dealt a major blow to Palm's comeback chances. Other analysts disagreed with the initial report, and we not appear to have confirmation that the Palm Pre is coming to Verizon after all.
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It only took, what, 3 months (more or less), but iPhone MMS has finally been activated on AT&T's network. As the flagship carrier for the hot device, AT&T took a lot of flak over the missing feature, available on most other carriers from the day the iPhone 3GS and iPhone OS 3.0 launched.
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An AT&T sales rep in Charlotte, NC, where their MicroCell trial is taking place, has corrected the pricing numbers for AT&T's femtocell device, designed to fix issues with holes in AT&T coverage. While initial reports showed a somewhat egregious $19.95 service fee for monthly service, it now appears that's only if someone wants unlimited talk time.
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The "Take Back the Beep" Campaign that David Pogue started in late July seems to be working. The campaign was a response to the annoying canned carrier messages you receive when you want to leave a voicemail.
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The next release of the iPhone OS, version 3.0, is set to release today, according to Apple. Unfortunately, for those looking for a clue as to the time when you can go into iTunes with your iPhone and get it, the answer is: not yet.
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The WWDC keynote was given today, starring Phil Schiller, SVP of Apple worldwide product marketing. Of course, what many (not all) want to hear about, the new iPhone (3GS), was saved for last, although not for "one more thing." Nope, no Steve Jobs appearance, and no stock bump via a surprise appearance, of course.
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AT&T's recent earnings numbers were down, but the iPhone itself buoyed the company's earnings. Thus, this sort of news, which has been rumored for some time, is definitely not welcome. Reports today indicate that Verizon and AT&T are discussing a version of the iPhone for that network.
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AT&T had a decent, but slightly down Q1 2009, year-over-year. But the iPhone was a bright spot, and based on that, expectations were high for Apple's earnings, and the company did not disappoint.
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You may recall that I wrote about the possibility of wireless carriers subsidizing netbooks, those sub-notebooks first popularized by the Asus Eee PC. On Friday, Radio Shack announced the first of those deals, at least in the U.S, as it is selling the Acer Aspire One with 3G wireless connectivity for a mere $99.99. Sort of.
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