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It’s great to know your roots and as a wise man once said, if you don’t know where you came from, how will you know where you’re going? And if you thought guys like Andy Rubin or Steve Jobs were pioneers of their time — check out these guys from AT&T who had no idea [...]

Grab the popcorn, folks. AT&T’s Bob Quinn must have had a bad taco for dinner because he’s spittin’ some fire in Sprint’s direction after accusing the #3 carrier of relying on roaming deals in Kansas and Oklahoma to cut costs. In an blog post Bob said, “Sprint can now use other folks’ networks rather than [...]

If you were wondering exactly where T-Mobile was going to distribute that $ 1 billion in extra spectrum they scored as part of the deal from their failed AT&T’s merger, the FCC filing we told you about yesterday was able to provide this nice coverage map. Unfortunately, it doesn’t look like $ 1 billion in [...]

Modays are always a bit hectic around the Phandroid offices, so it’s no wonder we have an extra big helping of the Android Overload for you here tonight. If you’re new around these parts, this is the place where we pool all the stories we come across from throughout our day, the ones that didn’t [...]

AT&T has bestowed unto the masses their Pantech Element Android 3.2 tablet this past Sunday for anyone to pick up for $ 300 on a new two-year agreement. It’s positioned to be an affordable 4G tablet for those on a budget but its specs aren’t too unsettling. You’ll be working with an 8 inch display, [...]

The Samsung Galaxy Note is just over the horizon for AT&T. No official release date has been announced, but it’s safe to say the handset will be launching soon after a recent visit to the FCC. The handset gained approval for its GSM/EDGE 850/1900 support in addition to WCDMA bands II and IV. Aside from [...]

Accessory maker Anymode may have found themselves in bit of hot water after a PR rep inadvertently let slip the existence of the Samsung Galaxy Note for AT&T. And not only did they tie in the device with AT&T but they even went as far as revealing the a general release date on when we [...]

Let the leaks begin! CES is only a few days away and during the onslaught of emails going out to members of the press, one accessory maker, AnyMode, has inadvertently revealed the expected launch date for the AT&T version of the Samsung Galaxy Note in an email invite. As the official OEM vendor for AT&T, [...]

With AT&T’s proposed T-Mobile merger dead in the water, it seems the company is looking towards new, less FCC offensive ways to spend their money. Enter Qualcomm who has just sold off their 700MHz spectrum to AT&T for use in its budding 4G LTE network. The deal has actually been approved in a 3-1 vote [...]

Some major players have responded to Senator Al Franken’s questions surrounding Carrier IQ and its practices. Usage data has been revealed by AT&T and Sprint, and Samsung and HTC have disclosed figures on Carrier IQ as well. Sprint seems to be the most heavily involved with the tracking service, deploying it on over 26 million [...]