Law firm rallies AT&T customers to block T-Mobile merger

Law firm Bursor & Fisher wants AT&T customers to help it stop the AT&T-T-Mobile merger and is using the prospect of a $10,000 arbitration payment to sell the idea.

AT&T racks up iPhone activations despite Verizon competition

Although AT&T is no longer the exclusive carrier for Apple's hugely popular smartphone, the company says it's boosted its total iPhone activations while maintaining the same churn rate for the device that it reported a year ago.

Verizon LTE storms the South and Midwest

Now that Verizon has brought its LTE network to most major markets in the United States, it has started to move its 4G services into medium-size markets in the South and Midwest.

AT&T/T-Mobile merger to get Senate hearing

The Senate Judiciary Committee will hold hearings on the proposed merger between AT&T and T-Mobile next month to examine the deal's potential impact on the telecom market.

Opinion: Why Apple rules the tablet market

When it comes to releasing new form factors for its iPad tablet and other products, Apple not only gets there first; it gets there best, Network World's Brad Reed says.

Motorola chief: The better software will win tablet wars

Despite the fact that his company specializes in designing device hardware, Motorola CEO Sanjay Jha thinks the tablet market's future is largely out of his...

Sprint’s Kyocera Echo meets initial skepticism

While Sprint's new dual-screen Kyocera Echo smartphone is an industry first, its debut is being met with considerable skepticism.

LTE in 2011: Curb your enthusiasm

Even with AT&T and Verizon launching LTE services in 2011, Brad Reed of Network World cautions against rushing out to invest in 4G data plans and devices.

What Verizon’s network can — and can’t — give iPhone users

With a Verizon-backed iPhone reportedly on the way, Network World Brad Reed outlines what you can expect from Verizon's network.

Will businesses find a place for iPads in 2011?

While businesses have warmed to the iPad much more quickly than they did with the iPhone, some say they're still figuring out what to make of the device.

Google: Android phone activations outpace iPhone

While Android's success has been well-documented, it's still hard to wrap your head around the idea that 300,000 Android phones are being activated every day.

iPhone gold rush still flowing for AT&T

Android phones may be all the rage right now, but for AT&T the Apple iPhone remains its more alluring gold mine.

Smartphones as credit cards: Possibly dangerous, definitely inevitable

AT&T and Verizon want to replace traditional credit cards with smartphones capable of conducting electronic transactions. Is that a good idea?

How Cisco Cius stacks up against iPad

Cisco's new Cius tablet is much more enterprise oriented than Apple's iPad. Here's how the two stack up.

iPhone fans fuming about preorder Web site woes

Apple and AT&T have a public relations debacle on their hands as iPhone fans are furious about the collapse of AT&T's online preorder system on Tuesday.

What’s in a smartphone processor? Increasingly a lot

Over the past few years, many processor chips have moved far beyond the traditional functions of plain old central processing units and are now responsible for an array of functions including power saving, system memory and video processing.

FCC: Cell phone ‘bill shock’ hits a nerve

A new survey commissioned by the Federal Communications Commission has found that nearly one in five American consumers have been subject to sudden and unexpected jumps in their monthly cell phone bills.

AT&T wireless growth still strong despite earnings drop

Complaints about 3G coverage aren't putting a dent in AT&T's wireless business, as the carrier added 1.86 million wireless customers in the first quarter of 2010.

Survey: iPhone is app development king

The iPhone operating system has come out on top of a new survey of application developers conducted by Ovum Research.

AT&T coverage a concern, not speed

ABI Research has a provocative message for AT&T: Just because you have the fastest 3G network, that doesn't make it the best.