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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 ...

Suspect found guilty in 2010 iPad user info leak

by Randy Nelson (Nov 21st, 2012)

Andrew Auernheimer, one of two people charged last year with leaking the email addresses of 114,000 iPad users with AT&T data plans, has been found guilty on two felony counts by a federal court in New Jersey. Auernheimer is facing 10 years for fraud and conspiracy to access a computer ...

Sprint announces 4G LTE for 9 new cities

by Mike Wehner (Nov 13th, 2012)

While Verizon and AT&T are busy locking horns in the battle over network supremacy, Sprint is doing its best to keep up. PC Magazine reports the third-largest wireless carrier revealed today that it has begun work on its 4G LTE network in nine new cities. The new markets ...

AT&T offers $100 off iPad with 2-year contract

by Randy Nelson (Nov 8th, 2012)

How much is your freedom worth? AT&T's hoping at least $100. That's the discount it's willing to give you off a new iPad if you're prepared to commit to a two-year data contract. That's enough to get you a Smart Cover and $60 in iTunes credit. The discount is available for tablets added ...

AT&T to allow FaceTime on non-shared data plans, but only on LTE devices

by Randy Nelson (Nov 8th, 2012)

After ruffling plenty of feathers back in August when it announced that FaceTime over cellular would only be available to users on its Mobile Share data plans, AT&T has decided to loosen those restrictions a bit. Today, the carrier announced that customers on its new tiered data plans will ...

AT&T announces cloud-based storage, 5 GB free for iOS users

by Mike Schramm (Nov 1st, 2012)

AT&T's apparently jumping into the cloud storage fray with a new program called AT&T Locker. The service will provide up to 5 GB of free storage via an app to iOS users, with extra charges for any storage above that. To get started, AT&T users can grab the app right now, and then ...

Hands on with FreedomPop's free data for your iPad and iPod touch

by Erica Sadun (Oct 29th, 2012)

FreedomPop's free data pitch is aimed at the thrifty consumer: put down a refundable deposit on a USB dongle or MiFi-style router (iPod touch cases are also an option) and receive a monthly 500 MB bandwidth stipend for life. For free. If it sounds too good to be true, well, it might be. But ...

Daily Update for October 24, 2012

by Steven Sande (Oct 24th, 2012)

AT&T activated 4.7 M iPhones in Q3 2012, gains iPhone subscribers

by Kelly Hodgkins (Oct 24th, 2012)

AT&T announced its quarterly earnings on Wednesday and confirmed that it activated 4.7 million iPhones in the third quarter of 2012; 18 percent of these iPhone owners are new to the company. This figure closely matches the 4.8 million iPhones that the carrier activated in the same quarter ...