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Android-Based ThunderBolt a Winner
I have to say after using the Android-based HTC ThunderBolt for a few minutes I was thoroughly impressed. It was like a mini-tablet and browsing sites was fast and its Flash support was very impressive. Its a 4G phone and...
What AT&T Purchase of T-Mobile Means
Today, AT&T announced it was purchasing T-Mobile from Deutsche Telecom generating a combined entity with 130 million wireless subscribers producing $72.2B per year in revenue. While AT&T had an exclusive contract with Apple to sell iPads and iPhones it could...
iPad 2 Hands On Review
Without a doubt, the iPad 2 continues in the Apple tradition of attracting legions of followers who wait in line for hours in order to be one of the first to acquire the latest and greatest in consumer electronics. With...
Earthquakes and Tsunamis to Help or Hurt Cloud Growth?
If your cloud services relay on a data center which is in an area affected by a natural disaster and your users or home office is not, you probably look at the recent disaster in Japan as a negative for...
Does Sprint Merging with T-Mobile Make Sense?
As Tammy Wolf reports in the TMC Newsroom, Sprint and T-Mobile may merge, allowing the weakest national wireless carriers to merge resources and become more credible against the threat from AT&T and Verizon. If there is one thing the wireless...
Verizon iPhone Unlimited Monthly Data For $30
For a limited time you can get an unlimited data plan on AT&T when using the iPhone so you better hurry if you are planning on making the switch. Well, once it is available that is. TMC's Lance Whitney recently...
Apple AT&T + Verizon Ad is Well Done
You have to hand the marketing team at Apple tremendous kudos - they have now come out with what I would say is a killer ad which equally promotes Verizon and AT&T without taking the focus off the iPhone. Well...
Wireless Costs Plummeting Yet We Pay More
It’s funny really, we keep hearing how much lower wireless costs are but in reality carriers are devoting almost all of their resources to wireless upgrades and marketing because they are making a killing. And yes, as rates go down,...
Will Apple Pull the Plug on Intel?
An interesting difference between Droid devices and those of the iOS variety is that Apple gadgets require users to plug the devices into a computer for OS updates while the Google Droid works over the air or OTA. So last...
Is Apple the Biggest Facebook Threat?
Now I am not saying Apple is today ready to take on Facebook but boy are getting to a point where the pieces are lining up nicely for the maker of super-cool gadgets to combine the best of its offerings...
How Apple is Greasing the Wheels of Churn
It’s a pain to change mobile devices and carriers. Thankfully over the years many wireless providers have made the process go more smoothly by porting address books in their retail stores. But Apple has gone the extra mile allowing their...
Jon Stewart on Verizon iPhone
Does Jon Stewart carry around two phones because he can't make a call on his AT&T iPhone? Is he thrilled to have the ability to use Verizon in the future? Find out by checking out the video below: The Daily...
All iPhone 4s Can Soon Become Mobile Hotspots
You may have heard the Verizon iPhone will have the ability to become a personal hotspot which will connect up to five devices. You may have further decided this is a reason to switch to Verizon from AT&T. Now it...
Read Before Switching to Verizon for iPhone
Verizon is widely rumored to be releasing the iPhone tomorrow and so many have waited so long for the moment they can either give up an existing device on Verizon’s network or switch from AT&T or other carriers. There are...
ITEXPO West 2010 Information Update
The following ITEXPO welcome letter and update on important components of the multiple shows next week in Los Angeles was sent by my operations team. I hope you find it useful: October 4-6, 2010Los Angeles Convention Centerwww.itexpo.com It's Time for...
What Verizon, Time Warner Think of Video Shift
As TV shifts to mobile phones and the web it is interesting to see Verizon, Time Warner Cable and Time Warner the entertainment company all think they will be OK as the evolution continues. Verizon thinks FiOS will help them...
After my Boston Trip, Boy do we Need 4G
After taking a train up to Boston's Back Bay Station and back from Connecticut I was able to witness first hand how bad 3G has gotten. I have taken the train for many years and have watched every wireless technology...
ITEXPO West 2010 News and Interviews
ITEXPO is almost here - and there will be lots of news broken at this event based upon what my team tells me. In addition, some of the early news on the event is beginning to break and I hope...
Genband Perspective 2010 Live Blog
CMO Mehmet Balos takes the stage and gives overview of the day - the goal is to better explain the company's goals and future. President and CEO Charlie Vogt takes stage 2/3 of marquee SPs in 80 countries use Genband....
Google Gmail VoIP, Cloud Computing and Other News August, 25 2010
It's been a busy day in the world of tech news as Google who already has a telecom service in Google Voice has expanded it into Gmail with a two-pronged goal of making it easier to call via Google's network...
AT&T Churn Rate Insanely Low
Gary Kim does a great job explaining in an articlethat Customers will put up with a a lot of imperfection in service quality as evidenced by the 1% churn rate of AT&T versus the industry average of 3%. One wonders...
Is Apple Repeating its Mistake from the Eighties?
5 Minutes With Motorola Droid X show the wonders of the Android ecosystem I spent five minutes with a Motorola Droid X because the editor who has it here at TMC HQ literally will not let it out of her...
Should CenturyLink be Focusing on Wireless, not Copper?
Is it possible to take a group of wireline carriers, roll them up and cost cut your way to greater and everlasting profits? I present to you two opposing viewpoints on the merger between CenturyLink (formerly CenturyTel) and Qwest. One...
Apple: Which is Worse, Flash or Poor Voice Service?
People who think the iPhone is a great device but terrible phone are common - in fact just about everyone I know who has an iPhone tells me the call quality and dropped calls are a major problem. Now there...
CradlePoint Turns Phones and 3G modems into Access Points
Two years back I hacked into my Verizon XV6800 - an HTC device so I could install WMWifiRouter software which turned the phone into a hotspot. I still remember getting it to work and marveling at how people in the...
