You know the saying, second place is the first loser? Well, it looks like AT&T, which recently saw its attempt to absorb T-Mobile thwarted, is living up to that adage by petitioning the FCC to impose an “overly aggressive buildout” of Dish’s planned mobile network… Tweet This Post

So far, Google Wallet has its official US availability on NFC-compatible handsets limited by unfriendly carriers with their own mobile payment services in mind, but it appears that is no longer the case for Nexus handsets with AT&T SIMs inserted… Tweet This Post

Samsung isn’t the first company to break into the phablet space, but those of you waiting for a (more than) worthy successor to devices like the Dell Streak 5 won’t have much longer to wait… Tweet This Post

Sony’s PlayStation Vita hasn’t exactly sold like hotcakes over in Japan, so the company has sweetened the pot for the portable’s potential Stateside buyers. Those who placed pre-orders will get a couple of extra goodies for their $350… Tweet This Post

What’s that? An HTC PI86100 Windows Phone with AT&T-specific LTE (bands 4 and 17) showing up in the hallowed halls of the FCC? Why, this must be the Titan II, announced a tad over a fortnight ago. Docs show that a production unit of the device, sporting the aforementioned LTE bands as well as 850 [...]

A set of quarterly results today from AT&T (NYSE: T) that underscored some of the aftershocks the carrier is feeling in the wake of its failed bid to buy T-Mobile USA. The carrier swung to a loss and failed to meet analysts’ estimates on earnings, partly down to a $4 billion charge it took for [...]

Welcome to this morning’s edition of “First To Know,” a series in which we keep you in the know on what’s happening in the digital world. Today, we’re looking at four particularly interesting stories… Tweet This Post

AT&T has released some real gems from its videos archives over the past year, but it’s truly outdone itself this week. It’s dug up a rarely-seen short film titled Robot that Jim Henson made for Bell in 1963, which was intended to explain computers and data communications to business owners at “elite seminars… Tweet This [...]

Nokia’s determination to carve out a niche in the U.S. smartphone market looks like it will start with an awfully enticing offer. According to reports, Nokia (NYSE: NOK) and AT&T (NYSE: T) will offer the Lumia 900 for $99, a rung below what other carriers and handset makers are charging for 4G phones with two-year [...]

Nokia CEO Stephen Elop was all to eager to show off the Lumia 900 at this year’s CES, but he unforunately kept to himself when it came to its price or release date. Now, thanks to a timely leak, it looks as though Nokia’s flagship Windows Phone could hit AT&T’s shelves on March 18… Tweet [...]

Jim Henson wasn’t always about the Muppets. In his early career as a puppeteer and filmmaker, Henson worked on many commercials and side projects, like this short film he made for Bell System in 1963, recently found in AT&T‘s archives… Tweet This Post

In case you forgot, both Pantech’s new dual-core smartphone and waterproof tablet have arrived and Ma Bell’s bundled the pair together to form some kind of middleweight Android tag-team. The price of a matching tablet and smartphone? Expect to pay $250 on contract, and you’ll need plans for both the Element and Burst… Tweet This [...]