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Feb

7

2012

Gingerbread Update For AT&T Samsung Infuse 4G On Hold

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by Josh O'Donnell
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If you own an Infuse 4G, you’ll be disappointed to hear that Samsung and AT&T have put the upcoming update to Gingerbread on hold. It seems that there’s an issue that targets a small number of users and they’re currently working on a fix. Surely the teams at Samsung and AT&T will be able to [...]

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Feb

7

2012

AT&T Throttles on a Curve, Punishing Low Data Usage

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by Ed Caggiani
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What can a carrier do to keep their data networks running smoothly when the appetite for bits keeps growing? One method is called “throttling”. This simply means slowing down a user’s access to the network when that user passes a certain threshold of data used. The theory behind this is that heavy data users, once [...]

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Feb

5

2012

AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note Officially Available for Pre-Order, Delivers on February 17th

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by Stacy Bruce
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For those of you in the US who have been dying to get your hands on the awesome Samsung Galaxy Note, well you can officially place your pre-order today. Assuming you’re OK with service from AT&T, you can now spend $299 to get one set aside for you and should arrive on your doorstep on [...]

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Feb

5

2012

AT&T Beefs up Indianapolis Wireless Coverage in Preparation for Super Bowl XLVI

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by Stacy Bruce
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The year’s biggest sports event takes place today and apparently Verizon isn’t the only carrier willing to beef up wireless coverage to keep the fans happy. AT&T has also rolled out a bunch of new equipment and decided to let the public know just exactly how they planned to implement the upgrade. According to the [...]

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Feb

4

2012

Huawei Honor Makes Appearance At FCC, Comes Dressed In AT&T Bands

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by Roy Alugbue
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Does a certain Huawei phone think it can quietly get FCC approval and not show up on our radars? Not at Talk Android folks. We already have the interesting Huawei Honor here in the States (under the name of the Huawei Mercury for US Cellular), but a variation of the phone will possibly be arriving [...]

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Feb

3

2012

AT&T Motorola ATRIX 2 gets updated to v55.13.25

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by Robert Nazarian
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An update for the Motorola ATRIX 2 just started rolling out. This will bring your software version to 55.13.25.MB865.ATT.en.US. The enhancements include: Camera – Enhancements to deliver better overall picture taking experience so you never miss a moment Google Music – Addition of Google Music application so you have greater access to the world of music. [...]

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Feb

2

2012

Google Wallet gets official for AT&T, semiofficial for Verizon

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by Jim Farmer
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The road to getting Google Wallet officially supported on Galaxy Nexus phones has been an arduous one. When news came forth that Verizon was to block the app for their variant it was a major letdown. AT&T followed suit. Despite citing incompatibility issues, its widely believed the real issue was simply conflicts of interests, namely [...]

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Feb

2

2012

AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note’s Kernel Source Code Released

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by Ed Caggiani
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Samsung just pushed out the kernel source code for AT&T’s version of the Samsung Galaxy Note. There are three different versions listed for download at Samsung’s Open Source Release Center. Why three, you ask? Your guess is as good as mine at this point, but according to one developer, they are almost all identical save [...]

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Jan

31

2012

Samsung Galaxy Note Super Bowl commercial to be 90-seconds and was directed by Bobby Farrelly

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by Robert Nazarian
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Yesterday Samsung announced on Twitter they would run a commercial on the upcoming AT&T Galaxy Note during the 4th quarter of this Sunday’s Super Bowl XLVI, and that it would be “one of the longest in the game.” Samsung PR just told us it will actually be a 90-second spot and it was directed by [...]

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