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The folks over at Skype, the free VoIP company, are happy that AT&T has opened their 3G network for their clients to use. In a blog post, the Skype team states that its offering of an iPhone and iPod touch device application is now on 10% of the Apple products. The blog posting also states [...]

When Google introduced their Google Frame to help make Microsoft’s browser Internet Explorer web compliant, testing by PC World confirmed the following:
Microsoft’s Internet Explorer zips through JavaScript nearly ten times faster than usual when Google’s new Chrome Frame plug-in is partnered with the browser, benchmark tests show.
According to tests run by Computerworld , Internet Explorer [...]

It seems the hired gun that At&T is using is may not able to sooth the ill feelings that Apple iPhone owners have against AT&T. When Seth Bloom posted his blog entry that Apple was to blame for the iPhone problems, not many folks were buying it. In fact it seems that more customers are [...]

AT&T has had a sweetheart of a deal as being the sole provider for those who purchase an Apple iPhone. Along with buying the iPhone you also get to pay AT&T up to $2,000 for a 2 year service contract. But here is the best part. If you don’t pay your bill, you get terminated [...]

In what is turning out to be a hint of what the FCC may have up its sleeves, Apple has responded to why the Google Voice app was rejected for use with its popular iPhone. You may recall that the FCC had asked Apple, AT&T, and also Google what had happened and why the app [...]

Some of the largest ISP’s such as AT&T, Comcast and Verizon, may not apply for stimulus funds to expand their services to rural areas of our country. These same ISP’s have blocked cities and smaller companies from actually providing the services as well.
This from an article over at DSL reports says it all:
The nation’s super [...]

It seems that the new FCC is already taking fast action when it comes to companies not playing nicely when it comes to cell phones. As has been previously reported by many news agencies, either Apple or AT&T has made a decision that Google Voice will not be used on the iPhone. The suspicion is [...]

Picture this. On October 22nd when Windows 7 is released, Microsoft proclaims that the operating system is only to be used on an HP computer. Furthermore the HP system must use an Intel CPU, Seagate hard disk, Nvidia video card. No others need apply. Or how about this: You go down to purchase a new [...]

Over at TechCrunch, founder Michael Arrington explained why he is dropping the Apple iPhone like a hot potato. He goes on to explain that it wasn’t the lack of coverage that AT&T provides, nor the dropped calls that he has suffered during the past 2 years, rather the arrogance of AT&T and Apple. It all [...]

AT&T has been Twitting about their latest offers for getting a refurbished Apple iPhone 3G with 8GB for only $49.00 after discount. The iPhone can be had at this price after signing up for a 2 year commitment with the company.
AT&T describes their refurbished devices as:
“Refurbished phones are previously owned devices that have been unused [...]

Amazon is introducing a new web site that is for Wireless plans and phones. The current site is still in beta and only offers services from At&T and Verizon. They will be adding Sprint and T-Mobile services soon.
Here is what their press release states:
SEATTLE–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Jul. 9, 2009– Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) today announced the beta launch of [...]

Back in 1974 when AT&T was the only phone company in the United States, the company was split into a bunch of baby bells in the hopes they would provide competition in the market place. One must recall that back when AT&T had their monopoly, phone calls were expensive compared to what we pay today. [...]

Of course there is a catch. You need to activate the computer through Sprint in order to get this super price. But it seems to be a deal since the same activation through Verizon or AT&T gets the same computer for $199.99. Without a service contract you can buy the netbook for $389.99. You can [...]

It is called gotcha. The gotcha of small print that you need a microscope to read. The small tiny print that favors the corporation and does little in protecting the consumer. So when Mythbuster host Adam Savage was surfing the Internet while on a trip to Canada for a few hours, how much could it [...]

I bet you can’t believe who is giving you this discount? None other than your friends at Microsoft. In an effort to get you to be a Bing user, Microsoft is making this discount available to you. You must use Internet Explorer in order for the process to be complete. Oh yes …… if this [...]

One congressman seems to feel that large ISPs cannot be trusted, and has introduced a bill to impose limitations on tiered broadband pricing. Congressman Eric Massa plans on several provisions in an effort to protect consumers from price gouging by ISPs. In his bill he proposes the following guidelines:

Requires ISPs to submit plans to the FTC, [...]

The CEO of Craigslist is blasting the South Carolina Attorney General, Henry McMaster, for what the company feels were unwarranted and outrageous threats. It seems that the Attorney General wanted to file criminal actions against Craigslist involving the companies sex ads online. The company had agreed to remove the ads and manually monitor an adult section.
But [...]

For about 17 hours, those in and around Silicon Valley, returned to the 1960’s as vital services were disrupted. For those of us who remember the time before 911 dialing, ATM’s and Internet service it may not of been a big deal. But for some who couldn’t buy gas using a credit card  the outage [...]

Ma Bell is entering into the Netbook business. Sorta of. They are going to start offering several different Netbook models starting at only $49.95 to $249.95. But there is a hitch. You have to sign up to get AT&T’s ”Internet at Home and On the Go” broadband services. According to the AT&T press release it also [...]

I have been using prepaid cellphones for about 4 years. For my family and I this has worked out extremely well. But we are different than many others who use their cellphones as their primary phone and who also need to text 24 x 7. I have been seeing the ads from Verizon on TV [...]