Posts Tagged ‘ AT&T ’

Consumer Advocates Fighting AT&T, Apple iPhone Policies

Jul 10th, 2007 | By James Lewin | Category: Podcasting Statistics, iPhone

The Foundation for Taxpayer and Consumer Rights, a nonprofit consumer advocacy organization, has warned Apple CEO Steve Jobs and the CEO of AT&T that they need to agree to new consumer safeguards in connection with the Apple iPhone that will be introduced to much fanfare later today.
The group is asking Apple and AT&T to address [...]



Should The iPhone Support Flash?

Jul 8th, 2007 | By James Lewin | Category: iPhone, iPods & Portable Media Players

There’s a lot of discussion going on about Apple’s decision to ban Flash from the iPhone.
From all appearances, this looks like it was a business decision, not a technical limitation of the phone. The iPhone is likely to double Safari’s market share very quickly, and it looks like Apple isn’t interested in using this [...]



Free The iPhone!

Jun 30th, 2007 | By James Lewin | Category: General

Act for Change, the online activism program of Working Assets, is petitioning Steve Jobs and Apple to unlock the iPhone:
“The iPhone uses technology (known as GSM) that should allow it to work on other wireless networks, including overseas. But Apple has configured the iPhone so you’re forced to use it on AT&T. An iPhone purchased [...]



AT&T Wants To Sell iPhone As Business Phone

Apr 24th, 2007 | By James Lewin | Category: General

AT&T plans to market the iPhone, an innovative mobile phone that incorporates iPod features and Web capabilities, to business users in addition to consumers, despite the fact that Apple’s mobile phone is expected to be a relatively closed system.
The company has decided that the iPhone will appeal to business users and is now working to [...]



iPhone On Target For June Launch, Says AT&T

Apr 19th, 2007 | By James Lewin | Category: Digital Music, Mobile Podcasting, iPods & Portable Media Players

The iPhone is on schedule to hit the U.S. market at the end of June, a senior executive with AT&T Inc. said on Wednesday. The iPhone has received unprecedented attention since Apple Chief Executive Steve Jobs demonstrated a prototype of the device in January.
“Our expectations are good. Our testing has been good,” said AT&T Chief [...]



Napster Offering Free Legal Music Downloads

Mar 28th, 2007 | By James Lewin | Category: General, iPods & Portable Media Players

Napster, the music service with 9 lives, has announced a new offering to new or existing AT&T wireless and high-speed Internet customers, giving them unlimited free access for one year to the over three million songs in Napster to Go’s music library.
Subscribers will be able to download and organize these songs, create playlists for compatible [...]