There’s just something about Common that I just love and of course within that love is his music, acting, his respect for women and the fact that he gives back. In the midst of his Coca~ Cola campaign with BET’s Debra Lee and Magic Johnson, Case-Mate, the international design company known for creating fashion-forward mobile [...]
Imagine America With Free Wi-Fi Almost Everywhere. Google Does.
February 5, 2013 | Posted by
If you’re seeking an example of economic disruption, look no further than the Federal Trade Commission’s designs for Wi-Fi networks that cover large swaths of the United States. A proposal pending before an FCC panel aims to make access to the Internet and phone calls free and easy for millions of people across the United States. There’s a big if [...]
Is Walmart’s ‘Straight Talk’ Wireless Plan Truly Unlimited?
January 16, 2013 | Posted by
When Walmart announced earlier this month that it would begin selling the iPhone 5 with a surprisingly affordable $45-per-month, unlimited everything plan, there was much rejoicing. After all, you could never get away with paying that little per month for such attractive benefits — particularly, unlimited data — on a contract through AT&T or Verizon. But as [...]
The Thick, Beautiful AT&T Nokia Lumia 920
November 4, 2012 | Posted by
With the Nokia Lumia 920 we’ve been promised a hero device for Windows Phone 8, and indeed it has been defended several time before its release by Nokia and Microsoft – in so many words. But is Nokia’s Nokia’s brand power enough to make us believe the hype? This is supposed to be a “fundamental [...]
New iPhone5 Debuts To Record Sales For AT&T
September 17, 2012 | Posted by
The debut of its much-anticipated iPhone5 has led to record sales for AT&T. The company announced Monday that this weekend’s release of its sleeker, more technologically sophisticated new iPhone5 resulted in more than two million sales in just 24 hours, more than doubling the previous record of one million held by iPhone 4S. In fact, [...]
AT&T Tries to Justify Blocking FaceTime from Non-Premium Subscribers
August 23, 2012 | Posted by
Today, AT&T published its response to arguments by Public Knowledge, Free Press, and others that it is violating the FCC’s Open Internet rules by blocking FaceTime, an iPhone video chat service, for many of its customers. AT&T’s response is linked here. PK’s earlier press release on this matter is linked. The following statement may be [...]
AT&T: Don’t Expect to Save Money on New Shared Data Plan
July 19, 2012 | Posted by
Don’t expect to save money on new AT&T shared data plan. AT&T is following in Verizon’s footsteps as the second major U.S. carrier to offer a single shared data plan across multiple devices. The “Mobile Share” plans, which AT&T announced on Wednesday, essentially work the same way as Verizon’s “Share Everything” plans announced last month. [...]
African-American Entrepreneur Leading Team to Take Over a Telecom
July 19, 2012 | Posted by
African-American Entrepreneur Leading Team to Take Over a Telecom VoxPlus, a highly capable, Detroit-based telecom firm, is being targeted for acquisition by African-American entrepreneur Joseph Durham and a group of private investors. The company has readied a diverse management team with a combined 100 years of telecom, IT, and marketing experience. The announcement was made [...]
iPhone Owners: AT&T Chief Regrets Making Unlimited Data Plans For The Apple Device
May 4, 2012 | Posted by
AT&T’s chief executive dropped a bombshell on iPhone users: he regrets making unlimited data plans for the Apple device. Rather, CEO Randall Stephenson told a conference in Los Angeles this week, heavy data users should have paid for what they were using, and light users should have paid less, rather than having the light users [...]
