Posted on 07 March 2010.
AT&T released the Motorola BACKFLIP today on their website and in stores. Back in January, we brought you a hands-on with the phone from CES and we were impressed with the design. The BACKFLIP goes for $99.99 after a $100 mail-in rebate with a two-year contract. The phone does require a $30 a month data plan. With MOTOBLUR, the phone is great for social media and updating all your statuses on the go.
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Posted on 18 February 2010.
Today AT&T announced the availability of its first Android phone, the MOTOROLA BACKFLIP. You may remember our hands-on with the BACKFLIP back at CES. This phone runs MOTOBLUR which is powered by Android. MOTOBLUR syncs yours contacts with your social networks and delivers the content right to the homepage. The phone will be available on March 7 at AT&T stores and online for $99.99 after mail-in rebate with a two-year contract.
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Posted on 27 January 2010.
It’s finally here. The moment that will change the computer industry forever. Apple’s iPad. This bad boy has been in speculations, talks, rumors, you name it, for almost half a decade. The first ever “iPad” was announced in May 1992 and it was called the Newton. Now back then that was godly, for today’s standards, not even close to what Apple just created. The “new” iPad, consists of:
That’s a lot of stuff right? There’s more. Here is where the fun comes in. Every application that is in the App Store that works on your iPhone/iTouch, works on your iPad! Amazing! Now for the AT&T part. I know, I know. You were hoping that this would become availabe on Verizon Wireless or another carrier, shame on you Apple. Apple and AT&T have teamed up once again to deliver a monstrous package deal for the wireless and 3G data pricing. Packages start at $14.99 for 250MB of data and $29.99 for Unlimited data per month. You’re asking yourself what’s the catch? Is there a two year commitment? The answer to those two questions are simply NO. There is no catch and there is no two year agreement. Hmmm, World”Pad”, what does that mean? It means exactly what you see. You can take the iPad abroad and insert any sim card from all over the world because the iPad is unlocked! The gates of heaven have finally opened. Now God Steve Jobs said that prices for international data will come “this summer” with further informaton. Prices for the iPad are as follows, $499 for the 16GB, $599 for the 32GB and $699 for the 64GB. Adding 3G to either model is a whopping $130 extra for it to run on broadband speeds when not in a Wi-Fi environment. Sales for the iPad start for the Wi-Fi version in 30 days and the Wi-Fi/3G version in 90 days. So who’s ready to get online for this one? I will. Now if only AT&T could fix there network even more now….
Update: The iPad is running iPhone OS 3.2 and has no camera. Also has no multi-tasking so I guess we’ll have to wait for iPhone OS 4.0 to come out. There is also no Flash support as well, should’ve known that already.
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Posted on 25 January 2010.
We’ve all heard this phrase before, “I want it but I don’t want ATT”. The speculations and rumors are heating up about the latest iPhone news and Apple breaking their ties from ATT. Now while it is not a 100% guarantee that will happen is unknown. One of Hot Hardware’s inside sources feels very confident that AT&T will lose its iPhone exclusivity during Apple’s big announcement this week. The announcement should be made following the introduction of the iSlate/iTablet/iPad and iPhone 4.0. Now if this comes to be true, sales for Apple will sky rocket. Look what not having exclusivity in Europe has done to the profits they’ve made, A LOT. The question(s) that will be asked if that does happen is where will the iPhone go next? Will Apple sell the iPhone unlocked in their stores? Who will puchase one if it is unlocked? What about Big Red, can they handle the exsessive amounts of data the iPhone clogs uses if they get it? Only time will tell. One thing is for sure though, if ATT does lose exclusivity, who will walk into their stores now?
Source Business Insider
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Posted on 02 December 2009.
With the holiday season approaching fast, we at Smartphone Nation thought it would only be right to make a holiday gift guide to help you choose the perfect the gift. There have been many great phone launches this year; however, a few stuck out as superior. We have though of all major carriers when writing this review, so make sure to take carriers into consideration when making your choice.
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Posted on 10 November 2009.
AT&T proves once again that it has fantastic international options with the introduction of its latest plans, Nation with Canada and FamilyTalk with Canada. Canada is one of AT&T’s most popular international calling destinations so the company has decided to introduce a plan that would allow customers to call there for less. Customers on these plans will have no long distance charges on wireless calls between US and Canada. Nation with Canada plans start at $59.99 a month, while FamilyTalk with Canada plans start at $89.99 a month.
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Posted on 21 October 2009.
The BlackBerry Bold 9700 is one of the most anticipated phones of 2009. GSM phone users are sick of the Bold and want a new 3G BlackBerry. Well today RIM began by making the phone official with its own website. Within an hour carrier followed with press releases alerting the world that the phone is going to be available on their carrier. AT&T is going to be carrying it “in the coming weeks” and will be charging $199.99 after a mail-in rebate. T-Mobile will be releasing it “in time for the holiday season”. Rogers will be releasing the phone “in the coming weeks” and will be charging $299.99 with qualifying plans. Bell only says that the phone will be released in November.
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Posted on 06 October 2009.
iPhone customer have long wondered why AT&T would not allow VoIP calls to be made over the 3G network. In the past, these calls needed to be made over a Wi-Fi connection. This was a reason why many people jailbroke their iPhones to allow them to use VoIP apps over 3G. However, today AT&T began allowing these calls to be made over 3G. Gone are the days of looking for a Wi-Fi connection to make a Skype call! It only makes sense for them to do this because many other devices can use VoIP applications on the 3G network. Check out the full press release below.
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Posted on 05 October 2009.
Nokia’s E71 is often lauded as one of the toughest, most capable smart phones and I had high hopes for the AT&T version- the E71x.
Form factor:
At a svelte 4.45 x 2.25 x 0.39 in and weighing in at just under 4.5 oz, the E71x is billed as the “world’s thinnest smartphone” -and it lives up to the name. There have been plenty of moments where I’ve slipped into panic mode thinking I’ve left the phone in a conference room or Dunkin’ Donuts. In fact, the only way you’ll know the phone is there is due to its weight- the phone’s body is entirely made out of metal and feels extremely solid with none of the give or flimsiness found in many of today’s smartphones (I’m looking at you Palm Pre).
Many a YouTube video will attest to Nokia’s rock-solid hardware and some daring lads did their worst to crush the E71 (here:http://www.e71fanatics.com/2009/01/check-this-out-e71-getting-beaten-and.html)
The keyboard (which seems to be a weak spot on so many smartphones) is solid- no clicky keys or wobble while keyboard real estate is slightly cramped. The overall feel is no where near as natural as the keys on the Blackberry Bold.
There are a few physical differences between the E71x and it’s European counterpart the E71 – for one thing the E71 has two cameras: One 3.2 mega-pixel camera (with flash) on the back and one lower resolution camera on the front of the camera near the ear piece for video conferencing. On the E71x, AT&T requested the front camera be removed as we in the United States are clearly not cool enough for sweet face-to-face video conferencing.
In addition, the E71x has a cool black anodized frame you can only get on the AT&T version. The case doesn’t slip or slide around on hard surfaces and the phone is a natural fit in the hand.
Software Issues: (NOTE- Nokia/AT&T recently released v.3.28 of their firmware for the E71x -not sure if it changes much but I’ll report back if there’s anything major)
The E71x runs Nokia’s Symbian OS 3.2 with Feature Pack 2 (something you can’t get by default on the standard E71) but here’s where things start to head downhill fast-
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Posted on 04 October 2009.
Today AT&T launched the Garmin Nuvifone G60. This makes AT&T the first carrier in the world to carry a phone made by Garmin and that runs this operating system. The primary user of this phone would be someone who needs GPS a hell of a lot to have a phone dedicated to it. The Nuvifone G60 has all the features of a GPS system you would find in a car, with a few added features. With built-in Wi-Fi, the Nuvifone G60 has a web browser that can also be used using AT&T’s data network. The phone is going for $299.99 after mail- in rebate and a two-year contract.
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