This should come as no surprise to anyone who’s had to deal with AT&T over the last 3-4 years, but their performance at CES — the largest consumer electronics show in the world…a place in which you’d think they’d have some extra capacity on hand — was atrocious. I had to ask to borrow someone else’s phone numerous times to place a simple phone call. Texts: nope. Data of any sort: you must be joking. It is now a full three...
Today at AT&T’s CES press conference, CEO Ralph de la Vega announced the carrier’s 4G plans through 2011 as well as new devices coming out that will make use of the new found speed. We haven’t much time to stuff in colorful and artistic language, so we’ll get right to it — AT&T is launching their LTE network in mid-2011. The 20 devices designed to tap into AT&T’s upcoming 4G network will launch sporadically throughout the...
Potential Nexus S owners will want to avoid Best Buy for the time being. As tempting as it is to stroll to your local BB store, doing so won’t net you a shiny, new, subsidized Nexus S. For almost a week now, BB’s T-Mobile activation system has been down with no ETA for a fix in sight — this according to a few BGR readers. Because of that, BB can only sale contract-free, unsubsidized Nexus S phones. Not good if you don’t have $500+ burning a hole...
We’ve heard tales of GSM’s rather weak security many times before. But the big kicker with such stories was that it was incredibly expensive to purchase all the required hardware and software. But at the recent Chaos Computer Club (CCC) Congress), a small group of researchers were able to crack GSM transmission with nothing more than (4) sub-$15 phones, a laptop, some open source software, and programming skills. The short version of the story goes like this:...
When T-Mobile isn’t busy relentlessly bashing AT&T’s network, they’re actively boasting of their own. This time however, it’s not so much the network that is getting attention as it is upcoming devices. Next year, T-Mobile is set to release ~24 new data devices ranging from smartphones to tablets. Some of the bigger names on their list include the Samsung Galaxy Tab 2, LG Optimus, Dell Streak variants, and plenty more. Just a few short...
