Research In Motion now aims to support both iOS and Android smartphones and tablets–a break from the company’s previous BlackBerry-only focus. The iPhone 4S may soon be managed by BlackBerry’s server. Apple RIM introduced today BlackBerry Mobile Fusion, a mobile device management service that takes advantage of the BlackBerry Enterprise Server technology to track and …
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Once AT&T got past the awkwardness of Thanksgiving, the rest of the weekend went pretty well. The Dallas telecommunications giant said today that new online orders between Black Friday and Cyber Monday rose 15 percent over a year ago, as traffic to its Web site increased by nearly a third. Traffic in AT&T stores also saw a significant hike as …
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With AT&T’s deal to acquire T-Mobile USA on life support, T-Mobile may need to start considering a Plan B. By itself, T-Mobile is a wireless operator struggling to keep its best customers from leaving. Over the past several months, the carrier has aggressively cut prices and made itself a haven for bargain seekers–all for the sake of sparking a little …
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AT&T suffered a minor blow to an already-hobbled campaign to acquire T-Mobile USA today, when the Federal Communications Commission decided that it would share its concerns about the deal. The FCC plans to release a staff report detailing the concerns, according to The Wall Street Journal. AT&T did, however, win approval from the FCC to withdraw its application for the …
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Tethering application iTether slipped into the iTunes App Store today but has since been pulled. Engadget The $14.99 app allowed iPhone customers to use their smartphone data plan to power the Internet connection for their PC or Mac through a USB cable. The app comes from Tether. Tether later released a statement confirming that Apple had pulled the aap because …
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Sprint Nextel believes it has a fix for the connection issues facing some of its iPhones. The carrier said it has spent the past few weeks rolling out “network enhancements” designed to improve data speeds, CNET has learned. Sprint was able to determine where the upgrades were needed through a combination of its own checks and feedback from customers. “Initial …
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Wall Street has already been down on Research In Motion, but one analyst says the negative sentiment enveloping the BlackBerry maker may not be sufficient yet. Mike Laziridis addresses the crowd at BlackBerry DevCon 2011. Jessica Dolcourt/CNET The latest concern about RIM is its margins. Sterne Agee analyst Shaw Wu, in a downgrade of the company’s stock rating to neutral …
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Apparently, all it takes to move the BlackBerry PlayBook is a $300 haircut on the price tag. RIM Best Buy confirmed to CNET that it has sold out of Research In Motion’s tablet. It was among several retailers offering a Black Friday promotion, which reduced the price of a 16GB and 32GB PlayBook to $199.99 and $299.99, respectively. Best Buy …
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HTC is feeling a little buyer’s remorse. The Taiwanese smartphone manufacturer said today that it would reconsider its planned acquisition of S3 Graphics, according to Bloomberg. The value of S3 is debatable after the U.S. International Trade Commission ruled Apple did not violate its patents and terminated the investigation, dealing HTC a critical blow. HTC had intended for S3’s patents …
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commentary OK, so Facebook is reportedly working on a smartphone with HTC. My initial reaction: who cares? The latest rumor that such a smartphone may be on the drawing boards comes from All Things Digital. The process is in the early stages, and it’s unclear whether the phone would ever advance past that stage. If Facebook is smart, it’ll put …
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