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4 hrs ago | InformationWeek

Google Play Store Beefs Up Hardware Section

The Google Play Store's hardware department just got a little bit bigger. This week, Google stocked the store with accessories for the Samsung Galaxy Nexus.

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Related Topix: Google, Startups, Emerging Technology, Search Engines, Televisions, Android, Ipad, Science / Technology

Thu May 31, 2012

Engadget

AT&T cuts prices on international data roaming, goes easier on overages

Could it be? Is AT&T addressing bill shock by simply trying to make international data roaming costs reasonable? From the looks of its new Data Global Add-On deals, that might be the case.

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Related Topix: Cable & Satellite, Telecom, ATT, Gadgets

CNet News

AT&T's 4G LTE markets now total 39, trail Verizon's 258

AT&T today continues its slow march toward a full LTE rollout in its footprint by switching on its fastest 4G speeds for Cleveland, Ohio.

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Related Topix: Verizon, Cleveland, OH, Cellphones

CBS 3 Springfield

From AT&T to Leap: How iPhone availability grows

Since Verizon Wireless broke AT&T's exclusive grip on the iPhone last year, several other phone carriers now offer Apple's popular smartphone.

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Related Topix: iPhone, Cable & Satellite, Telecom, ATT, Apple, Startups, Cellphones, Holyoke, MA

OregonLive.com

Cricket Wireless launches iPhone prepaid plan

The new iPhone 4S will now be available to customers who don't want to lock into a major cell service provider's two-year contract.

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Related Topix: iPhone, Leap Wireless, Cell Phones, Cellphones, Electronics, Entertainment

ZDNet Blogs

AT&T slashing international roaming data rates, but Tru SIM is still better option

AT&T is cutting their international data roaming rates to compete with Verizon while Sprint and T-Mobile should probably never be used for data when outside the United States.

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Related Topix: Cable & Satellite, Telecom, ATT, Verizon Communications, IT Services, Verizon, T-Mobile, Cellphones

Seeking Alpha

China Mobile: More Room To Grow Than AT&T And Verizon Combined

American investors often look at AT&T and Verizon as the staples of telecommunication within a portfolio.

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Related Topix: Telecom, Zong, China Mobile Hong Kong, Verizon, Cell Phones, Cellphones, Electronics

Freshnews

AT&T, IBEW Reach Tentative Agreement on One-Year Contract Extension in Core Wireline Negotiations

DALLAS, May 30, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- AT&T* today announced that it has reached a tentative agreement with the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers on a one-year contract extension covering nearly 7,000 core wireline employees.

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Related Topix: Cable & Satellite, Telecom, ATT, Startups, Versant, International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (Electricians, Wiremen, and Linemen)

Wed May 30, 2012

CNet News

AT&T: Telecom consolidation 'logical,' inevitable

The wireless industry is likely to shrink down to two or three players, roughly half the roster across the U.S. today, according to an AT&T executive.

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Related Topix: Emerging Technology, Wireless, T-Mobile

WFAA-TV Dallas

Focus on cyber security degrees rising for colleges, employers

Webs of wires, servers and screens are the mechanics of modernity. Hackers know their way around them well.

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Related Topix: Dallas, TX, University of Texas at Dallas

ComputerWorld

Biggest tech industry layoffs of 2012

Research in Motion, reeling as its BlackBerry takes a beating from the Apple iPhone and assorted Android smartphones , is expected to lay off anywhere from 2,000 to 6,000 employees to cut costs and turn around its financial fortunes .

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Related Topix: Research in Motion, Telecom, Computers, Android, Nokia, Wireless, Symbian Foundation, Software

The Oregonian

Consumer Cellular will take over T-Mobile's call center in Redmond, saving it from closure

Consumer Cellular -- a rapidly growing Tigard company that provides no-contract cell phone service -- has agreed to take over T-Mobile's call center in Redmond, rescuing the facility from an impending closure.

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Related Topix: Redmond, OR, Cell Phones, Cellphones, Electronics, Deschutes County, OR

PHONE+

Feds Slow to Act in Cellular Deaths at AT&T, Verizon, Sprint, T-Mobile

But an investigation by PBS' "Frontline" and ProPublica has found that the Occupational Safety and Health Administration has not sanctioned cellular carriers for safety violations implicated in any deaths of subcontractors on cell sites since 2003.

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Related Topix: Verizon, T-Mobile, OSHA

Phone Scoop

Regional Carriers Debunk AT&T's 700MHz Interference Claims

A consortium of regional wireless network operators, including Cavalier Wireless, C Spire Wireless, Continuum 700, King Street Wireless, MetroPCS, U.S. Cellular, and Vulcan Wireless, today submitted a test report to the Federal Communications Commission that contradicts claims made by AT&T with respect to 700MHz roaming.

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Related Topix: Wireless, Emerging Technology

Broadbandreports

Sprint's LTE Network Appears Live in Dallas - Downstream Speeds of 22 Mbps, Houston on Deck

Back in January Sprint announced the company's launch cities, the list having a strong Texas focus .

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Related Topix: Startups, Cable & Satellite, Telecom, Versant, ATT

Customer Interaction Solutions

AT&T: Smartphone and Tablet Protection Critical for Small Businesses...

Smartphones and tablets are no longer a luxury item for most small businesses, and, in fact, mobile deviceslike these are now a necessity in helping them successfully run their businesses; yet, one in four devices, including those used by small businesses, will experience an incident any given year, according to technology protection company ... (more)

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Related Topix: Small Business, Cable & Satellite, Telecom, ATT, Personal Finance, Startups, Versant, Asurion, T-Mobile

Clarksville Online

AT&T supports Military Men and Women Memorial Day through the...

AT&T supports Military Men and Women Memorial Day through the Donation of more than 1,200 Pre-Paid Calling Cards > AT&T supports Military Men and Women Memorial Day through the Donation of more than 1,200 Pre-Paid Calling Cards Clarksville, TN - In honor of Memorial Day - and U.S. military families who may be apart for the holiday this year - AT&T* ... (more)

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Related Topix: Cable & Satellite, Telecom, ATT, Startups, Versant, Life, Veteran Affairs, US Military, US Army

Multichannel News

York to Head Content Business at DirecTV

DirecTV said it has named former AT&T and InDemand executive Dan York as its new chief content officer, succeeding executive vice president of content strategy and development Derek Chang, who will leave at the end of the year.

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Related Topix: Directv, Cable & Satellite, Startups, Versant

Tue May 29, 2012

Engadget

Sony Xperia Ion hits FCC with at&T Lte intact

The wait for the Sony Xperia Ion in the US has been a long one, but that summer release feels considerably closer now that the Android flagship has swung by the FCC.

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Related Topix: Android, Gadgets

GigaOM

Why would Amazon become a virtual operator? It already is one

Reports are coming from Japan that Amazon is forming an mobile virtual network operator, or MVNO, an arrangement that would allow it to sell mobile voice and data services under its own brand while riding over another carrier's network.

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Related Topix: Android

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