AT&T is having a bad day thanks to the U.S. government’s decision to try and stop its much-talked-about T-Mobile acquisition. But that didn’t stop AT&T from releasing details on its next tablet offering, the 10.1-inch HTC Jetstream tablet with Android …
FCC chairman Julius Genachowski is throwing his agency’s weight behind the Department of Justice antitrust lawsuit against AT&T over its proposed merger with T-Mobile.
“By filing suit today, the Department of Justice has concluded that AT&T’s acquisition of T-Mobile would …
The U.S. government has just filed papers to block AT&T’s proposed $39 billion purchase of T-Mobile, Bloomberg reports.
The Justice Department argues that the merger would “substantially lessen competition” in the wireless market, according to the filing. The DOJ goes …
It’s better late than never: Samsung officially unveiled its Galaxy S II phones for the U.S. at a New York City press event on Tuesday night.
It’s hard to get too excited over the announcement, as images of the devices …
The mobile payment network Isis is said to receive a major boost of more than $100 million from its parent companies AT&T, T-Mobile and Verizon, Bloomberg reports.
According to anonymous sources, the additional outlay is meant to make Isis, a …
You won’t have to wait until next week to catch a glimpse at Samsung’s US bound Galaxy S II phones.
The above image was leaked today by the mobile site Pocketnow, which gives us our first semi-official look at what …
We got our first glimpse yesterday of what could be AT&T’s first LTE 4G phone. Now its first LTE tablet, the HTC Puccini, has been uncovered by Engadget.
The Puccini is HTC’s first 10-inch tablet, and its spy sighting now …
AT&T has yet to launch its LTE 4G network, but we’re already seeing spy shots of possible models of its LTE phones.
Today we have a glimpse at the Samsung Impulse 4G, which could very well end up being AT&T’s …
An unnamed iOS app developer has provided further evidence that the iPhone 5 will be a dual-mode “world phone” that can work across both CDMA and GSM 3G networks, TechCrunch reports.
The dev provided TechCrunch with logs that showed someone …
After launching a $20/month 300MB data plan in the mid-Atlantic region last week, Verizon intends to take the plan nationwide just in time for major smartphone releases like the iPhone 5, according to a report by 9to5Google.
Verizon did not …
An AT&T vice president has apparently confirmed to some employees that the iPhone 5 is set for an early October release, a “high-level”source tells the mobile site Boy Genius Report.
If true, the news means that Apple will likely still …
As if you need another reason to hate AT&T, the carrier is apparently planning to end its reasonable $10 texting plan for 1000 messages, forcing new customers to pay more for an unlimited plan or suffer through expensive per-message fees, …
Drink up your free AT&T tethering while you can, jailbreakers. AT&T has got you in its sights.
The carrier confirmed today that it will soon begin killing unlimited-data plans for users who hack their iPhones and use unauthorized tethering or …
T-Mobile USA released its second quarter earnings today, and there was little good news to be found in the results. The company said it lost 50,000 net subscribers and its revenues dropped slightly from $5.2 billion last quarter to $5.1 …
Google added a link to on its search page today promoting a free Samsung Nexus S smartphone one-day deal at Best Buy. It’s an effort to boost adoption of the device.
The Google-branded Nexus S, which is available on AT&T, …
Research in Motion on Wednesday debuted five new BlackBerry smartphones featuring the new BlackBerry 7 OS. The new devices include the BlackBerry Torch 9810 (right), BlackBerry Bold 9900 (left), and BlackBerry Torch 9860 (center). Three of the devices will be …
Here’s our roundup of the week’s top tech business news. First, the most popular stories VentureBeat published in the last seven days:
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In early October, AT&T may implement a new policy of throttling bandwidth for customers who have unlimited data plans, reports 9 to 5 Mac. The policy change would coincide with the the rumored launch date for the iPhone 5.
AT&T …
Wireless carrier Sprint announced today it has struck a 15-year agreement with upcoming 4G wireless provider LightSquared, which could allow Sprint to move on from WiMax 4G to more-promsing 4G LTE technology.
The news is good for Sprint, which reported …
The digerati pooh-poohed it, but Amazon.com’s advertising-supported Kindle 3G with Special Offers is now the company’s top-selling e-book device.
Amazon made the revelation in its quarterly earnings report Tuesday. The $139 device is $50 cheaper than the comparable Kindle 3G, …
