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  • AT&T's new Samsungs, USBConnect Mercury in the wild

    Filed under: Handsets , Peripherals , Others , Samsung , ATT , GSM , EDGE , HSDPA , UMTS So a few shiny new pieces of hardware are starting to show up in AT&T stores; nothing to get terribly excited about, really, but the recently-released USBConnect Mercury is one of the purdiest data sticks we've seen in a while, and it's certainly a hell of a lot better looking than the USBConnect 881 of old. We also have an a237 here from Samsung (or a dummy of it, anyway) -- not bad for a dirt-cheap flip, we suppose -- and another unidentified Sammy with a hidden front display. Anyone want to hit us up with some knowledge on what that is? [Thanks, Kal] Gallery: AT&T's new Samsungs, USBConnect Mercury in the wild Permalink | Email this | Comments

  • $100 femtocells to be sold by AT&T?

    Filed under: Peripherals , ATT , GSM Yep, we're mandating that this one be filed in the rumor folder for now, but according to a report from ThinkPanmure , AT&T Mobility is planning to move up to 7 million femtocells acquired from UK-based ip.access. As the story goes, AT&T inked a contract with the aforesaid firm for up to half a billion dollars in femtocells over five years, and it's supposedly aiming to sell each to end users for "as little as $100." As expected, spokespeople for AT&T and ip.access weren't around / didn't care to comment on the matter, but a dame from the former did admit that it was "examining the potential benefits of femtocells through lab tests and planned to conduct a trial later this year." Of course, AT&T wouldn't be the first US carrier to offer the boxes, but it's not like Sprint's $49.99 Airave set any sales records or anything when it launched late last year. Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments

  • AT&T starts shipping HSUPA cards

    Filed under: Peripherals , Others , ATT , HSDPA , HSUPA We'd heard it was coming , and now it's here -- AT&T's HSUPA network is now accessible to consumers who pony up for a Sierra AirCard 881 LaptopConnect card. The card still supports HSDPA download speeds of 600 to 1400Kbps, but the upgrade to HSUPA means users can pump bits back up the tubes at 500 to 800Kbps as well. Customers will be able to score a free AirCard with a two-year data plan of $60 a month or higher until November 3 -- which is a shame for anyone outside New York, since HSUPA won't roll out to AT&T's other "select markets" until "later this fall." Oh well, at least they're finally shipping ExpressCards. Read | Permalink | Email this | Linking Blogs | Comments

  • Another lawsuit claims Apple, AT&T weren't forthright about iPhone batteries

    Filed under: Handsets , Peripherals , ATT , Apple Apple and its batteries just can't seem to catch a break , eh? This go 'round, Sydney Leung has filed a class-action complaint that reportedly accuses "both Apple and AT&T of fraud in neglecting to inform potential iPhone buyers of the costs involved in maintaining a working battery for the iPhone over the course of the handset's lifespan." The angered individual and his legal team are purporting that the iPhone's battery "lasts only 300 complete charges before depleting entirely," and also argue that Apple and AT&T didn't address this issue until after customers had made their purchase. Of course, Apple specs show that the battery in question is designed to hold a full charge for between 300 and 400 cycles, while still holding a majority of that charge afterwards, so unless Mr. Leung's (and a few others, too) battery mysteriously conked out after that oh-so-critical 300th charge, we're failing to see what ground he's standing on. Read | Permalink | Email this | Linking Blogs | Comments

  • Apple patent app details 'accessory detector' for mobile handset

    Filed under: Handsets , Peripherals , ATT , GSM , EDGE , Apple , OS X Just days after hearing that Steve Jobs was indeed looking into the possibility of letting third party applications play nice with his precious iPhone , along comes a suitable patent application that further proves his hesitance to let it happen. Jobs didn't shy away from suggesting that non-native apps aren't usually cellphone-friendly, and a new filing from Cupertino's lair details an "accessory detector" that would "detect whether an external accessory coupled to the connector may interfere with wireless communication with the handheld device." Of course, no direct mention of the iPhone is given, but it sounds like this here invention would alert the user via on-screen messages and flurries of frightening noises if the inserted / installed accessory did not match up with an internally stored "list" of okayed devices. Additionally, the handset would be able to adjust itself on the fly if the add-on did indeed "interfere" with operations, and while no verbiage mentioned any kinds of shut downs or undercover dial-ups to Apple HQ for unauthorized use, there's always the possibility that this type of scrutiny could lead to an easier implementation of a " Made for iPhone " type royalty program. [Via UnwiredView ] Read | Permalink | Email this | Linking Blogs | Comments
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