Amazon’s ad-supported Kindle is its best-selling e-reader

Amazon’s ad-supported Kindle is its best-selling e-reader

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, and costs the same as a Kindle with Wi-Fi connectivity only (and no 3G). The advertisements appear only in screensavers (which appear when the reader is in an idle state) and at the bottom of … Continue Reading

AT&T craps on T-Mobile, self, in FCC filing

AT&T craps on T-Mobile, self, in FCC filing

Like the kid who beat you up at the bus stop because he felt bad about being obese, AT&T is a bully because it hates itself. At least that’s how the mobile giant appears in its enormous and unintentionally hilarious FCC filing, its first attempt at trying to convince regulators that acquiring T-Mobile will “promote, not diminish” competition among mobile carriers.

As first reported by Ars Technica, here are a few examples of how AT&T … Continue Reading

DEMO: Systems Thinking Institute takes risk out of innovation efforts

AT&T craps on T-Mobile, self, in FCC filing

Like the kid who beat you up at the bus stop because he felt bad about being obese, AT&T is a bully because it hates itself. At least that’s how the mobile giant appears in its enormous and unintentionally hilarious FCC filing, its first attempt at trying to convince regulators that acquiring T-Mobile will “promote, not diminish” competition among mobile carriers.

As first reported by Ars Technica, here are a few examples of how AT&T … Continue Reading

Look for more blue splotches as AT&T improves its network

AT&T craps on T-Mobile, self, in FCC filing

Like the kid who beat you up at the bus stop because he felt bad about being obese, AT&T is a bully because it hates itself. At least that’s how the mobile giant appears in its enormous and unintentionally hilarious FCC filing, its first attempt at trying to convince regulators that acquiring T-Mobile will “promote, not diminish” competition among mobile carriers.

As first reported by Ars Technica, here are a few examples of how AT&T … Continue Reading

One step closer to 4G: AT&T chooses Alcatel-Lucent and Ericsson as suppliers

AT&T craps on T-Mobile, self, in FCC filing

Like the kid who beat you up at the bus stop because he felt bad about being obese, AT&T is a bully because it hates itself. At least that’s how the mobile giant appears in its enormous and unintentionally hilarious FCC filing, its first attempt at trying to convince regulators that acquiring T-Mobile will “promote, not diminish” competition among mobile carriers.

As first reported by Ars Technica, here are a few examples of how AT&T … Continue Reading

Nokia to invade U.S. market — will launch new phone with AT&T

AT&T craps on T-Mobile, self, in FCC filing

Like the kid who beat you up at the bus stop because he felt bad about being obese, AT&T is a bully because it hates itself. At least that’s how the mobile giant appears in its enormous and unintentionally hilarious FCC filing, its first attempt at trying to convince regulators that acquiring T-Mobile will “promote, not diminish” competition among mobile carriers.

As first reported by Ars Technica, here are a few examples of how AT&T … Continue Reading

If smartphone sales growth stops, brace for AT&T and Verizon to play hardball

AT&T craps on T-Mobile, self, in FCC filing

Like the kid who beat you up at the bus stop because he felt bad about being obese, AT&T is a bully because it hates itself. At least that’s how the mobile giant appears in its enormous and unintentionally hilarious FCC filing, its first attempt at trying to convince regulators that acquiring T-Mobile will “promote, not diminish” competition among mobile carriers.

As first reported by Ars Technica, here are a few examples of how AT&T … Continue Reading

Roundup: Yahoo's Chinese stake, AT&T spectrum acquisition, Facebook app fund and more

AT&T craps on T-Mobile, self, in FCC filing

Like the kid who beat you up at the bus stop because he felt bad about being obese, AT&T is a bully because it hates itself. At least that’s how the mobile giant appears in its enormous and unintentionally hilarious FCC filing, its first attempt at trying to convince regulators that acquiring T-Mobile will “promote, not diminish” competition among mobile carriers.

As first reported by Ars Technica, here are a few examples of how AT&T … Continue Reading