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LG X120 netbook comes to the US
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If you’ve been aching to get your hands on the 10.1-inch, matte white LG X120 netbook that’s been thrilling the trendy Euro jet-set elite for the last 6 months or so, now is your chance!We’ll let you do the math — but believe us, you’re probably better off shelling out the cash for the Levis Special Edition. Available at some unspecified near future date.
AT&T’s new DataConnect Pass plans serve up data a la carte
0907 days
by Arlene.L
in Peripherals
AT&T is following Verizon’s lead today with the introduction of new prepaid broadband plans targeted directly at netbook and laptop users who find themselves out of WiFi range (and in desperate need of email) every once in a while. The so-called DataConnect Pass plans exactly mirror Verizon’s pricing, which means you can get 75MB as a “day pass” for $15, 250MB as a weekly deal for $30, or a half gig per month for $50. Like Verizon, you’re far better off getting the 5GB postpaid plan if you’re a heavy user here — but if you find yourself needing wireless once in a blue moon, this may very well be the way to go. The packages are available now; follow the break for the full press release.
AT&T adds Samsung Go to netbook lineup, dumbs it down with Windows 7 Starter
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AT&T just added a pair of Windows 7 Starter netbooks to its stable, and while we’ve got nothing against the Samsung Go and the Acer Aspire One, we just can’t help but feel preloading 7 Starter makes the already-dubious subsidized netbook value proposition even worse. (more…)
BlackBerry Curve 8520, LG Shine II coming to AT&T
0912 days
by Arlene.L
in Cellphones
That successor to AT&T’s wildly popular LG Shine that we spied back in August has finally popped official today, becoming the Shine II (surprise, surprise). It’s a very evolutionary set — if you squint, you can’t see much difference from the original — but this might be a situation where it’s in AT&T’s best interest not to mess with success just as long as they don’t end up pulling a RAZR over the next several years. It’s got a 2 megapixel cam, a mirror-finish 2.2-inch LCD, GPS, 3.6Mbps HSDPA, and microSD expansion to 16GB; look for it on November 22 for $119.99 after rebate on contract. Perhaps more notably, the BlackBerry Curve 8520 has migrated from T-Mobile over to AT&T today with the same EDGE data and optical pad as its cousin; it’ll be hitting in the “coming weeks” for $99.99 after rebate. Of course, the Bold 9700 hits on the 22nd for a hundie more, so there’ll be some soul searching among AT&T-based BlackBerry lovers over the next few days, we suspect.
AT&T responds to Verizon’s 3G ad campaign — by bragging about EDGE
0917 days
by Arlene.L
in Peripherals
My iPhone 3GS, in downtown Chicago, as I wrote this post.
Verizon certainly seems to be getting under AT&T’s skin with its ads focused on comparing 3G coverage — not only is Ma Bell suing over ‘em, it’s now issuing PR to clarify what it sees as the inaccuracies of the entire campaign. If you’ll recall, AT&T thinks Verizon’s 1:1 comparison of 3G coverage maps makes it look like AT&T doesn’t have any coverage at all across most of the country — which means that our nation’s largest wireless carrier is now in the sad position of pimping its gigantic EDGE network in response. (more…)
AT&T intros USBConnect Lightning for 7.2Mbps service
0921 days
by Arlene.L
in Peripherals
When you’re rolling out a new 7.2Mbps upgrade to your network, it naturally helps if you’ve got some compliant hardware in the stable — so to that end, AT&T has announced its USBConnect Lightning from Sierra Wireless today. Apart from 7.2Mbps downlink capability, the new model’s little more than a run-of-the-mill USB stick so there’s not a lot to say about it, though it features a trick swiveling USB connector that should make the thing more likely to work with unusual (and unusually tight) port configurations. It’ll be available on November 22 for free after rebate on contract, just in time for service launches in Charlotte, Chicago, Dallas, Houston, Los Angeles and Miami expected by the end of the year.
Verizon takes another swing at AT&T, puts iPhone on the Island of Misfit Toys
0922 days
by Arlene.L
in Cellphones
AT&T might be suing Verizon for misrepresenting its network in ads, but that doesn’t seem to have dissuaded Big Red from using that same map image in this new spot, which casts the iPhone away to the Island of Misfit Toys. Hard to argue with the premise, but here’s the real question: why not just sack up use a real iPhone, instead of this KIRF piece? Check the ad after the break.
Update: Two more ads after the break — “Blue Christmas” and “Elves.” In case you were wondering, it’s a sunny 70 degrees in early November in New York and Chicago, which is just about perfect for Christmas ads.
LG GW620 Eve coming to Rogers, Android deftly avoids AT&T yet again
0926 days
by Arlene.L
in Cellphones
It looks like Canada’s Rogers will be among the first carriers in the world to offer LG’s first Android device, the GW620 Eve — and for North Americans, this is particularly notable since it means there’s a version of the device at retail that’ll theoretically work on Bell, Telus, and AT&T in addition to Rogers proper. We have no indication that AT&T’s about to actually pull the trigger on this thing (or on any Android device for that matter), though, so if you’re into the 5 megapixel AF cam, full QWERTY slide, and 7.2Mbps HSDPA capability, we’d recommend putting your unlockin’ pants on. For Rogers customers, we’re not seeing a release date just yet, but it looks like you’ll be paying a downright reasonable CAD $49.99 (about $47) on a three-year deal when it launches.