When companies begin penning in blackout dates for their employees, a product launch tends to be imminent. Per Boy Genius Report, citing sources close to the story, the web site claims that AT&T has blacked out vacation dates for the second half of September, a move supposedly meant to handle an expected deluge of customers […]
Tag: wireless
If you’re over on the other side of the pond, this might be useful. Per iMore, UK wireless carriers are about to turn on their 4G LTE networks on the same day of August 29th. O2 has released their price structure, and confirmed that the tariffs will begin at £26 per month on a SIM-only […]
Apple is assigning Bob Mansfield to a “special projects” team. Not bad for a guy who looks like a middle school football coach. Per The Mac Observer and AllThingsD, Bob Mansfield quietly disappeared from Apple’s executive team webpage on Sunday and the company said it’s because he’ll be working on “special projects” instead. Mr. Mansfield […]
If you’re a Verizon aficionado, this isn’t the worst thing in the world. Per AppleInsider, in response to similar offerings from rivals AT&T and T-Mobile, Verizon on Thursday unveiled its new Edge smartphone upgrade program, offering subscribers the ability to upgrade to a new handset after six months. Verizon Edge is pitched as a “flexible […]
If you’re headed to Russia and need to pick up an iPhone, your options may have become a bit more limited, comrade. According to Fortune, three major Russian wireless providers have stopped carrying Apple’s iPhone, with the largest telecom, MTS, dropping the handset due to the high subsidy costs associated with being an Apple partner […]