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AT&T's Aio Wireless offers pre-paid service, iPhones

by Steven Sande (May 9th, 2013)

AT&T has launched a new pre-paid wireless mobile virtual network operator (MVNO) named Aio Wireless. The carrier will operate on AT&T's network, but is only available in Houston, Orlando and Tampa at the present time. Four plans will be available from Aio Wireless. For phones, the Aio ...

AT&T to roll out support for HD Voice later this year

by Yoni Heisler (Apr 2nd, 2013)

When Apple introduced the iPhone 5, Apple's Senior VP of Marketing Phil Schiller explained that Apple updated the iPhone 5's entire audio system. In addition to the inclusion of three microphones and an improved speaker design, Schiller also boasted that the iPhone 5 featured a technology ...

AT&T to offer increased data plans for business

by Mike Schramm (Mar 20th, 2013)

AT&T has announced that it's rolling out new, large data plans meant for businesses. Starting on March 22, businesses will be able to sign up to data plans covering either 30, 40 or even 50 GB of data per month, which can be shared across a number of phones on one plan. There is a standard ...

Hacker sentenced to 41 months for exploiting AT&T iPad security flaw

by Mike Schramm (Mar 18th, 2013)

Hacker Andrew "Weev" Auernheimer was found guilty last year of spoofing iPad user IDs to gain access to an AT&T email database, and he's now been sentenced to 41 months in prison. The time was chalked up to one count of identity fraud and one count of conspiracy to access a computer without ...

No built-in weather alerts for you if you're on the AT&T LTE Network

by Mel Martin (Feb 9th, 2013)

That headline reflects the sad truth. All Things Digital is reporting that AT&T's new LTE network can't send the highly touted weather alerts from the National Weather Service. The system, which came online last year, allows local, state and federal government agencies to push alert messages ...

Free Press launches petition site against AT&T in the name of Net Neutrality

by Mike Wehner (Jan 18th, 2013)

In the face of mounting pressure from Net Neutrality groups and threats of FCC complaints, AT&T recently unblocked use of Apple's FaceTime for some of its user base. Unfortunately, customers on unlimited data plans are still unable to use the popular chat feature over AT&T's cellular ...

All tiered AT&T data plans now get FaceTime over cellular

by Michael Grothaus (Jan 16th, 2013)

AT&T announced today that it is expanding FaceTime over cellular to all tiered data plans. The news came via a posting on AT&T's Customer Blog: When FaceTime over cellular launched in September 2012, we explained that we wanted to roll it out gradually to ensure the service had ...

Verizon announces 9.8 million smartphone activations, more iPhones

by Kelly Hodgkins (Jan 9th, 2013)

Earlier this week. AT&T announced it had activated 10 million smartphones in the holiday quarter. Not to be outdone, Verizon chimed in with own figures in an SEC filing that suggests it activated 9.8 million smartphones during the last three months of the year. Though Verizon has an ...

AT&T hints at best-ever iPhone sales in holiday 2012 quarter

by Steven Sande (Jan 8th, 2013)

Today AT&T announced that it sold 10 million smartphones during the fourth quarter of 2012, beating the 2011 record of 9.4 million units. Based on knowledge of what percentage of those sales numbers have been iPhones in previous quarters, Piper Jaffray analyst Gene Munster is forecasting that ...

Daily Update for January 8, 2012

by Steven Sande (Jan 8th, 2013)

It's the TUAW Daily Update, your source for Apple news in a convenient audio format. You'll get all the top Apple stories of the day in three to five minutes for a quick review of what's happening in the Apple world. You can listen to today's Apple stories by clicking the inline player ...

Daily Update for January 4, 2013

by Steven Sande (Jan 4th, 2013)

How the iPhone changed AT&T forever

by Mike Wehner (Jan 3rd, 2013)

When Apple introduced the iPhone, it changed the mobile landscape in a big way, but while many customers may claim that the phone changed their lives, it did the same for carrier AT&T. As Forbes reports, the once AT&T-exclusive Apple smartphone completely changed the company and forced ...

AT&T iPhones in 717 area code switch to mysterious 'Dan' network

by Mike Wehner (Dec 5th, 2012)

iPhone owners in central Pennsylvania are scratching their heads today, as the AT&T network ID in the corner of their screens has been overtaken by the name "Dan." As PennLive reports, several customers have jumped on Apple's support forums to find out just what is behind the strange new ...

Daily Update for November 30, 2012

by Steven Sande (Nov 30th, 2012)

AT&T declared worst wireless service by Consumer Reports

by Dave Caolo (Nov 30th, 2012)

Consumer Reports has published its ranking of cell carriers and AT&T is dead last. The publication surveyed 60,000 cell phone subscribers about their experiences. Unfortunately for AT&T, it did not win a single category. Its overall score was 62 out of 100. The carrier has been crowned ...