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BlackBerry Torch Smartphone, with BlackBerry 6 OS, Coming to ATandT

August 3rd, 2010 | No Comments

The BlackBerry Torch is the best BlackBerry mobile device there has been yet, according to AT&T CEO Ralph de la Vega at the devices’ introduction. It pairs BlackBerry 6 OS with a touch screen and keyboard. – Research In Motion, with carrier partner AT amp;T, introduced the BlackBerry
Torch in New York Aug. 3. The
honors of revealing the device went to AT amp;T CEO
Ralph de la Vega, who, pulling it from the breast pocket of his suit to hold
aloft for the assembled audience, insisted it was, quot;The…

AT&T CEO doesnâ€™t like email, Flurry to stop gathering device data, Verizon says no iPhone plans for now

June 3rd, 2010 | No Comments

Steve Jobs may respond on occasion to customers who email him but the CEO of AT&T doesnâ€™t like to be bothered by the little people it seems. AT&T has threatened one customer with a cease and desist letter after he emailed the AT&T CEO twice.

Apple says no more grabbing of device data for tracking firms [...]

10 Reasons Why ATandT Should Fear a Verizon iPhone

May 21st, 2010 | No Comments

News Analysis: Speculation abounds over the possibility of Apple bringing the iPhone to Verizon Wireless in the coming months. But AT&T isn’t fazed by that possibility. And it believes its business will be just fine. Unfortunately for AT&T, that belief might be faulty. – In statements made at a recent JP Morgan investors conference, AT amp;T CEO
Ralph de la Vega said that his company isn’t concerned over the possibility of
Apple bringing the iPhone to Verizon Wireless. He said that in his experience
in the industry, most consumers are loath
to switch from one c…

ATandT CEO Stephenson Talks WorkBench for iPhone

March 23rd, 2010 | No Comments

AT T CEO and president Randall Stephenson opened the CTIA Wireless 2010 conference with a keynote speech in which he insisted that the United States led the world in its wireless innovation, and detailed a native iPhone application for enterprise users. While AT T has built much of its market-share in the smartphone arena with Apples iPhone, the carrier has been introducing other devices into its lineup, including ones powered by Google Android and, soon, Windows Phone 7 Series. AT T will also offer the Palm Pre Plus and Palm Pixi Plus on its network.
– LAS VEGAS AT amp;T CEO and president Randall Stephenson
suggested during the opening keynote at the CTIA Wireless 2010 conference that the
United States continued to lead the world in wireless innovation, but that its
lead could be threatened in years ahead. In addition, Stephenson also detailed
…

CTIA Will Feature 4G Smartphones, James Cameron, Windows Phones

March 21st, 2010 | No Comments

The CTIA Wireless 2010 convention in Las Vegas, due to run from March 23-25, will be the chance for Microsoft, AT T, Sprint, Verizon, Motorola, Opera, Palm, Skype, and a variety of other mobile-related companies to show off their latest devices, applications and roadmaps for 2010 and beyond. Devices on display will include Microsofts Windows Phone 7 Series smartphones, and possibly a 4G-capable device from Sprint and HTC. AT T and Verizon are both expected to discuss the building-out of their networks, and James Cameron will be featured in a panel discussion about mobile technology.
– New smartphones, faster networks and unveiled alliances will be at the center of next weeks CTIA Wireless 2010 convention in Las Vegas, which runs from March 23-25. Big companies ranging from Microsoft to Verizon will demonstrate new devices, and featured speakers include AT amp;T CEO Randall Stephe…

ATandT CEO Says Variable Network Pricing on the Way

March 3rd, 2010 | No Comments

AT T CEO Randall Stephenson said he expects Apple iPad users to rely heavily on WiFi. As for those data-gobbling customers straining its 3G network, including Apple iPhone customers, AT T is looking at new pricing models based on usage.
– AT amp;T is the latest carrier to warn that the days of all-you-can-eat data plans are coming to an end.
At the Morgan Stanley Technology, Media amp; Telecom Conference
March 2, AT amp;T CEO Randall Stephenson said the carrier was
considering different pricing plans for different platforms,…

Google backs Android and HTC, Apple may force HTC to remote cripple smartphones, AT&T CEO says iPhone important for some time

March 3rd, 2010 | No Comments

Google has announced that it is backing HTC and Android in the patent feud between Apple and HTC. Google wasn’t named in the suits, but HTC builds its Nexus One device.

A patent expert is warning that if Apple wins its patent suit against HTC, HTC could be forced to remotely cripple some of its smartphones. [...]

iPhone: Exclusive ATandT Ride May Be Ending

July 26th, 2009 | No Comments

AT T CEO Randall Stephenson says the exclusive deal for the iPhone has been a rainmaker for the nation’s No. 2 carrier but it can’t last forever. Waiting in the wings is Verizon.
– CEO Randall Stephenson admitted July 23 that
AT amp;T’s partnership with Apple as the exclusive provider of the iPhone will
inevitably end and network quality will ultimately be the differentiator for
wireless carriers. AT amp;T’s deal with Apple originally signed in 2007 is
rumored to end next …