A lot of ink has spilled in the last week celebrating Steve Jobs, and deservedly so. Jobs is undoubtedly one of the most influential geniuses of our time. But Steve Gillmor…
Apple’s iPhone 5 will not become a dual mode “world phone” that supports GSM and CDMA and will no longer be exclusive to the two biggest wireless carriers in the US….
In a redacted letter posted to the FCC website, AT&T explain how a merger with T-Mobile would bring LTE to rural America. Specifically, the increased economies of scale would allow AT&T’s upcoming…
The Media and Democracy Coalition is objecting to the fact that AT&T and Verizon are streamlining their operations. The opponents of the Telco carriers always seem to want it both…
We had a great discussion about the ugly problem of GPS interference last week and why it can’t be oversimplified. Yesterday, venture capitalist Philip Falcone – a major financial backer of…
2013 will bring the 30th anniversary of cellular phone network in the United States. This archive video about the launch of the Advanced Mobile Phone Service (AMPS) from the early 1980s on AT&T’s tech…
Large carriers like AT&T have frequently been accused of spectrum hoarding. In AT&T’s case, critics base their claims on the fact that the company has one of the largest holdings…
There are reports that Skype will no longer license Asterisk integration into Skype after June 26 2011 (confirmed by PCWorld) Asterisk is one of the most popular open source software…
Since the announcement of Microsoft’s acquisition of Skype, a lot of people are once again declaring the death of the cell phone company. But people have been saying this for…
All Things Digital is reporting that Microsoft’s play to buy Skype for $8.5 billion has been confirmed. The deal would likely bring interoperability between Skype and Windows Live Messenger but more…
