AT&T exec implies iPhone exclusivity in U.S. to end AT&T Mobility CEO Ralph de la Vega strongly implied today that the carrier's exclusive deal to sell the iPhone in the U.S. is ending, although he offered no details in a conference call with analysts. First look: RIM's BlackBerry Bold 9700 The Bold 9700 is a more compact version of the 9000 model, with some interesting additions, like support for VoIP over Wi-Fi, that may have special appeal for business users. Here's an overview of the 9700 specifications, with some comparisons with the previous model. Week in smartphones: BlackBerry gets Bolder; Verizon invades iPhone territory A roundup of the week's biggest smartphone news, including BlackBerry Bold 9700's debut, Verizon coming after iPhone with Droid and Microsoft updating Windows Mobile. LTE is on track to rock your world LTE is shaping up to be a major network technology, and Infonetics Research this week released a report demonstrating just how big it will be. AT&T adds most iPhones in a single quarter AT&T Inc. said today it activated 3.2 million iPhones in the third quarter, its best-ever for a quarter, adding that nearly 40% of those iPhone activations were for new subscribers to the wireless carrier. Nokia sues Apple over iPhone 'free ride' Nokia has sued Apple in federal court, charging that the iPhone infringes on 10 patents owned by the Finnish mobile-phone maker. AT&T weighs higher fees for data hogs AT&T is finalizing a plan that could impose higher fees on big data users, subject to rules that may come from federal regulators regarding net neutrality, an AT&T executive said. RIM BlackBerry Bold 9700 officially announced; Nov. U.S. Launch Research In Motion this morning decided to acknowledge what most Web-watching gadget-enthusiasts have known was coming for months: the BlackBerry Bold 9700. The business-oriented Bold 9700 is expected to become available in the United States on T-Mobile and AT&T in November, and the device could find its way to T-Mobile Germany customers and Canadians on Rogers even earlier. Analysis: Nook could pre-empt the rumored Apple tablet Nook e-book reader announced by Barnes & Noble offers several novelties, including an Android operating system, two screens and the ability for users to lend e-books, but its biggest impact could be on the widely rumored tablet computers expected from Apple Inc. and Microsoft Corp. Arm unveils chip to make smartphones faster, cooler Arm Holdings unveiled a new Cortex chip for small devices that it hopes will help it ward off incursions into its primary market by Intel's Atom processor. First public white spaces broadband network is alive in Virginia The first public white spaces network officially launched on Wednesday in Claudville, Virginia. It is uses sensing technology from Spectrum Bridge with software and Web cams supplied by Microsoft and PCs supplied by Dell. The project was funded the TDF Foundation. RIM develops a better BlackBerry browser RIM is expanding its effort to redefine the Web browsing experience for BlackBerry users. In a recent job posting on LinkedIn, RIM asked for an expert C++ programmer who is firmly grounded in the open source Webkit browser engine. WiMax coming to Chicago next month WiMax will finally go on sale next month in Chicago, a city that was to have been one of the first places where the high-speed wireless service was offered in the U.S. Verizon Droid phone briefly unveiled on Motorola Web site The world got an apparently unplanned preview of the Verizon Android-based Droid smartphone when Motorola briefly posted online the official Web pages describing and showing the new device in depth. Microsoft Subnet is giving away training from Global Knowledge and 15 copies of Microsoft Expression Web 3 In Depth. Cisco Subnet is giving away training from Global Knowledge and 15 copies of Building Service-Aware Networks. Google Subnet is hosting many new bloggers. Entry forms can be found on the Cisco Subnet and Microsoft Subnet home pages. Network World on Twitter? You bet we are |
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