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Dell Venue now available unlocked and ready for use on AT&T or T-Mobile


Dell made its Android-powered Venue official just about a month ago, but at the time there was no word on if the device would appear stateside. Today we can finally confirm that, yes, the Venue is available to interested U.S.-based customers on either T-Mobile or AT&T. Dell is offering two different models of the Venue, both of which come unlocked: one compatible with AT&T 3G, and one that works with… Continue reading

AT&T launching Mobile Hotspot app on Feb. 13th, adding 2GB to tethering plans to celebrate


AT&T’s tethering plan has long allowed for a mere 2GB of data use which, if you’re even a moderate user, isn’t really enough to last an entire month. Luckily, the carrier announced today that its doubling that total to 4GB and keeping the $45 price point ($25 for the Data Pro plan, $20 for tethering). In addition, ATT said that they’ll be releasing a new Mobile Hotspot app alongside the… Continue reading

Leaked AT&T document reaffirms commitment to Android and 4G in 2011


Back at the beginning of January, AT&T said that it would be bringing 12 Android phones and 20 4G devices this year, and today a leaked document has reaffirmed its plans. As you can see in the image above, the bottom two bullet points AT&T will be offering two exclusive 4G devices in the first quarter alone, with 18 more coming later this year. There’s also going to be 12… Continue reading

AT&T surpasses Verizon to become the largest carrier in the U.S.


AT&T released their Q4 2010 earnings report today and, after reaching 95.5 million subscribers at the end of December, they’ve managed to wrestle the title of “America’s Largest Carrier” away from Verizon. Big Red has been the biggest carrier in the nation ever since their acquisition of Alltel, but their 94.1 million total at the end of the fourth quarter wasn’t enough to hold off ATT and their 2.8 million… Continue reading

Nexus S making its way to AT&T in the near future?


When the Nexus One originally launched on January 5, 2010, it was only compatible with T-Mobile 3G, although an AT&T-compatible model was made available just a couple of months later. Now it appears that the Nexus S is going to follow in the One’s footsteps. The first piece of evidence is a device with the model number GT-I9020A that was just spotted on the Bluetooth SIG’s website. The European Nexus… Continue reading

AT&T may offer speed and data-based tiers for its LTE network


AT&T may not be rolling out LTE coverage until the middle of 2011, but that hasn’t stopped from from testing exactly how they’re going to charge users for access to that 4G network. A newly-leaked AT&T document claims that the carrier will offer two different types of tiers when its LTE service goes live: speed-based and data-based. Data tiers will be similar to ATT’s current data tier, offering users either… Continue reading

AT&T to introduce new handset trade-in program this Sunday?


There have been a lot of big changes going on with several of the major carriers lately, most of them changing things for the worst. For example, AT&T will be axing some of its upgrade discounts and text plans on January 23rd. A new leak has revealed that they’ll be making some more adjustments on the 23rd, but this time the changes are actually good. According to a document leaked… Continue reading

Rumor: AT&T to introduce new, simplified texting plans next week


Are you a texting addict on AT&T that wouldn’t mind saving a few bucks? If a new leak is true, you’ll be able to do just that with AT&T’s new texting plans. According to a leaked screen from Best Buy’s systems, AT&T will introduce new texting options on January 23rd that let customers choose from two plans: $10/1000 texts, $20/unlimited. There’s also a $30/unlimited option for families. The carrier’s current… Continue reading

Two hackers arrested for AT&T iPad security breach


Way, way back in June 2010, we reported that a group calling themselves Goatse Security had exposed the email addresses of 114,000 iPad owners, including several high-profile figures. Fast-forward seven months later, and two men have been arrested for causing the breach. Andrew Auernheimer and Daniel Spitler have been charged with conspiracy to access a computer without authorization and fraud for allegedly breaking into AT&T’s servers and outing the email… Continue reading

Survey claims around one quarter of AT&T iPhone users will switch to Verizon


Ever since the Verizon iPhone was announced earlier this week, and even before it, there’s been a lot of speculation about exactly how the device will affect AT&T. Some think that a CDMA iPhone will bring AT&T to its knees, while others think that Ma Bell will actually benefit. A new survey, conducted in December before the VeriPhone was actually announced, has attempted to show how many AT&T customers plan… Continue reading