All Entries Tagged With: "AT&T"

Research in Motion Launches ‘Blackberry 6′ OS

Posted by Paul Balsom | Aug 03, 2010 | Comments View Comments

Earlier today, Research in Motion (RIM) announced, along with the new Blackberry Torch, the launch of the new RIM mobile operating system, ‘Blackberry 6′.

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How to Fix iPhone 4 Reception Issues

Posted by Jason Coe | Jul 06, 2010 | Comments View Comments

If you are experiencing reception issues with your iPhone 4, you are not alone. Apple has acknowledged the situation by stating users can simply hold the phone differently or investing in iPhone 4 cases, but there’s another solution available.

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Apple “Stunned” About Antenna Mishap

Posted by Jay Krishnaswamy | Jul 02, 2010 | Comments View Comments

Apparently AT&T’s service is even worse than we thought. It turns out that Apple has been using a wrong formula for computing cell phone signal since the first iPhone.

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Class Action Lawsuit Filled Against Apple and AT&T Over iPad’s Data Plan

Posted by Mary Ann Neder | Jun 25, 2010 | Comments View Comments

A class action lawsuit was filed against Apple and AT&T for fraud and misrepresentation over the unlimited data plan which, according to the plaintiffs, cannot be switched over from the unlimited down to the 250MB plan. Go to iPadmodo for more.

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iFrogz iPhone 4 Case Review

Posted by Jason Coe | Jun 24, 2010 | Comments View Comments

If you pre-ordered the iPhone 4 then you more than likely received the phone today, have activated it, and are slaughtering the latest games on that beautiful double glass retina display. However, the second you set the phone down, your body cringes in fear that you won’t pick up a scratch. Apple has engineered their own solution called “bumpers” however they haven’t shipped yet. So what’s the solution? iFrogz’ iPhone 4 case called “Luxe Original” which can be picked up at your local AT&T store, at BestBuy, or Amazon.

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iOS4 Update drops MMS for some users, like AT&T does calls

Posted by Jason Coe | Jun 21, 2010 | Comments View Comments

So you’ve downloaded the new iPhone iOS4 with much excitement and anticipation, and BOOM, you’ve lost MMS just like AT&T drops calls. You are not the only one out there.

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Is the iPhone 4 Coming to Verizon Before 2011?

Posted by Paul Balsom | Jun 17, 2010 | Comments View Comments

Pegatron, a Taiwan-based design and manufacturing company, has told Digitimes that they will be shipping out the CDMA version of iPhone 4 in Q4 of this year. The source from Pegatron also noted that the manufacturing company is currently utilizing their plants in Shanghai, China to produce these phones.

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Hacker Gets Arrested for Drug Possession After Exposing AT&T’s iPad 3G Security Breach

Posted by Mary Ann Neder | Jun 16, 2010 | Comments View Comments

Andrew Auernheimer, a 24 year old member of the Goatse Security group, who exposed AT&T’s iPad 3G security breach, has been arrested for drug possession after the FBI conducted a search of his home. The search warrant was issued based on complaints made by AT&T who blamed hackers for infiltrating their system. Go to iPadmodo for more.

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Hackers “Clear the Air” After AT&T’s Apology Letters

Posted by Paul Balsom | Jun 14, 2010 | Comments View Comments

After AT&T sent out their recent round of “apology” letters, it became clear that AT&T was placing most of the blame for the breach of the hacker group Goatse Security, the group that exploited AT&T’s gaps in security. In attempts to “clear the air” from these customer letters, Mr. Escher Auernheimer (aka “The Weev”) issues an open letter on the Goatse website.

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AT&T Issues Apology Letter to Exposed iPad Users

Posted by Paul Balsom | Jun 14, 2010 | Comments View Comments

Over the past few days, Apple iPad 3G customers affected by the AT&T data breach should have received apology letters from the data carrier responsible for the leak… well, not completely responsible, according to them. The not-so-apologetic letter unveils the hacker group known as Goatse Security, who AT&T places most of the blame on for this flub. Sure, this hacker group dove into AT&T’s “secure” information and exposed cracks in their armor, but isn’t AT&T responsible for keeping our personal information safe? Apparently not!

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AT&T Attempts to Clean Up “Data Spill” as FBI Opens Investigation

Posted by Paul Balsom | Jun 11, 2010 | Comments View Comments

After what is sure to be the biggest tech flub of 2010, AT&T was hacked by a hacker group called Goatse Security which ultimately led to roughly 120,000 iPad 3G users’ email addresses being compromised. Among those iPad users was New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg, several well-known CEOs, and high-up U.S. government officials. Bloomberg, when asked by The Wall Street Journal about his email address being compromised, he said, “It shouldn’t be pretty hard to figure out my email address. To me, it wasn’t that big a deal.”

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AT&T Giving Recent iPhone 3GS-Buyers a Break

Posted by Paul Balsom | Jun 10, 2010 | Comments View Comments

Good news coming out of AT&T Headquarters, for once. All those poor folks who recently purchased iPhone 3GS’s from Apple/AT&T will receive grace from the carrier. In a program AT&T is not-so-succinctly calling the “Dealer iPhone Pre-Launch Price Protection, Closeout and Return Policy”. This program temporarily relieves customers who purchased iPhone 3GS’s between May 7, 2010 and June 7, 2010.

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iPad Users’ Email Addresses Exposed During AT&T Security Breach

Posted by Paul Balsom | Jun 10, 2010 | Comments View Comments

Valleywag reports that a security breach at AT&T has compromised over 114,000 email addresses of iPad 3G owners. Among the exposed iPad owners, some seriously high-profile users, including higher-ups in the U.S. government. Ouch.

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AT&T’s Unlimited Plan Offer Extended to iPad 3G Customers, Still Waiting for their Orders, by June 7th

Posted by Mary Ann Neder | Jun 04, 2010 | Comments View Comments

In the company’s Facebook page, AT&T have extended their $29.99 unlimited data plan offer to allow customers who have placed an order for the iPad 3G, but have yet to receive them, by June 7th. Go to iPadmodo for more.

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