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US regional iPhone carriers band together to ease unlocking rules

by Michael Grothaus (Mar 14th, 2013)

Smaller wireless carriers in several US regional and rural areas are backing bills in Congress that would allow consumers to unlock mobile phones and tablets without a carriers' permission, according to Bloomberg. The support is in response to a January 26 law that made it illegal to unlock ...

US Federal Aviation Administration to re-examine in-flight electronics use

by Steven Sande (Aug 28th, 2012)

Chances are good that you'll still need to put your electronic devices away during takeoff and landing, but the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is forming a combined government-industry group to determine when your computer, smartphone and tablet can be safely used. The major reason ...

Daily Update for May 8, 2012

by Steven Sande (May 8th, 2012)

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 ...

Business Insider: AT&T to allow VoIP on its 3G network

by Steven Sande (Oct 6th, 2009)

Business Insider is reporting that AT&T has given Apple the go-ahead to enable Voice over IP (VoIP) apps such as Skype on its 3G network. In the past, VoIP apps required a Wi-Fi connection. The announcement was made in advance of the annual conference sponsored by CTIA - The Wireless ...

Rumor: Skype for iPhone nearly ready

by Dave Caolo (Mar 27th, 2009)

VOIP for iPhone is the dream of many a user, and Om Malik suggests that it might be days away. Citing a "...very reliable source," Om says that Skype is ready to launch their iPhone app, perhaps at next week's CTIA Wireless event. That's whole lot of "suggests" and "might" and "perhaps," is it not? ...

Mac EVDO card in May

by Victor Agreda, Jr. (Apr 8th, 2006)

I happened by Om Malik's blog today and saw, as CTIA winds down, he's caught wind of an EVDO card from Novatel Wireless that's due in May. The best news is, it's going to be an Express card, and it'll work in the MacBook Pro, no Windows partition needed. So what? Well I guess C.K. can finally get ...