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phonedog.com - 3/10/2009

Rumor: Samsung A877 to launch 3/29 for AT&T

— phonedog.com — This just in … According to an anonymous source, it looks like Samsung A877 will be launching... through AT&T on March 29. If you’re in the market for a sweet messaging phone, this might be one worth waiting for. Not too shabby for a non smartphone. ... (more) Rumor: Samsung A877 to launch 3/29 for AT&T

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money.cnn.com - 3/4/2009

UPDATE: China Unicom In Talks With Apple Over iPhone

— money.cnn.com — (Adds analyst's comment on Unicom's talks with Apple, comments from China Mobile chief executive.) By Aaron Back... Of DOW JONES NEWSWIRES BEIJING -(Dow Jones)- China Unicom Ltd. (CHU) Chief Executive Chang Xiaobing said Wednesday the company is in ... (more) UPDATE: China Unicom In Talks With Apple Over iPhone

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cellphonesignal.com - 2/27/2009

A new Samsung i637 Windows Mobile passed FCC for AT&T

— cellphonesignal.com — Verizon has the Chocolate 1, 2 and 3, T-Mobile G1 and soon the G2 will come out.... What about AT&T? Seams like AT&T is planing to launch a new… BlackJack 3? well. What we know is a new Windows Mobile is coming to AT&T. This is going to ... (more) A new Samsung i637 Windows Mobile passed FCC for AT&T

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Rivals, public interest groups want U.S. government to set Apple’s iPhone free from AT&T
MacDailyNews — ... 'Exclusive arrangements are an important form of competition,' AT said in a statement. 'The popularity of the iPhone and its innovative features and applications have provoked a strong competitive response, accelerating not only handset innovation but also the pace of wireless broadband investment and applications development.' Indeed, most carriers nowadays offer iPhone look-alikes. If consumer advocates have their way, rivals may eventually offer the iPhone itself." Full article here . MacDailyNews Take: Apple's iPhone sure is popular! wink Such a move would hurt AT&T ...

5Words for March 4th, 2009
Technologizer — ... San Francisco’s too rainy today: Apple layoffs? Supposedly not true. Will Washington prohibit iPhone exclusivity? Windows 7 for Netbooks: dicey? Disney might take on iTunes. Nvidia reaps Mac desktop windfall. IE: Nukable from Windows 7. Hackers mock Apple’s Safari browser. Office 14 beta? Fairly soon. Obscure, good Microsoft Web services. Sprint’s Treo Pro: March 15th. Julius Genachowski tapped for FCC. ...

Trying To End Exclusive Handset Deals
mocoNews — ... software provider Mozilla and small wireless carriers MetroPCS (PCS) and Leap Wireless International (LEAP) are urging the Federal Communications Commission, the Copyright Office, the Federal Trade Commission and congressional leaders to outlaw exclusive handset and software deals. It's not just the fact that if you use the iPhone you have to use AT&T; (NYSE: T), but that if you use the iPhone you have to buy software from the Apple (NSDQ: AAPL) iTunes App Store reports BusinessWeek. The Argument: The basic argument is that by ...

Linkpost | 3.5.2009
TechBlog — ... - If you're going to charge for an app in the revamped BlackBerry app store, the least you can charge is $2.99. • Setting the iPhone Free from AT&T - Groups seek to break AT&T's exclusive grip. • ...

Groups Again Take Aim At Cellphone Subsidies
Techdirt — ... locked to AT&T). But it's always seemed that the groups are looking to have their cake and eat it too: the locked devices and contracts operators use allow them to recover the subsidies they spend to drop the upfront costs of handsets. So if the groups want to do away with locks and other techniques that support the subsidies, that's fine, as long as they're also willing to accept higher device costs. But somehow, that part always gets left out, just as it has in stories covering the latest push by the groups (via ...

Are Cellphone Exclusivity Deals Bad For Consumers? [Cellphones]
Consumerist — ... . For consumers, the charge is that aside from generally limiting choice, exclusivity deals help create a digital divide by preventing customers in certain areas from access to the latest phone technologies. Earlier this year, other parties also came out against carrier exclusivity deals : The Consumers Union, the New America Foundation, and the Electronic Frontier Foundation, as well as software provider Mozilla and small wireless carriers MetroPCS (PCS) and Leap Wireless International (LEAP), are lining up in opposition not only to the Apple-AT partnership, but to all ...