By Allen Tsai | Sun Apr 05, 2009 5:56 am |
AT&T, the nation's second-largest wireless provider after Verizon, unveiled its App Beta program, opening the door for more developers to bring applications to the carrier's handsets.
The Dallas, Texas-based company said its beta program is a step towards launching an "App Store," where programmers can easily distribute applications through a mobile storefront that users can download to their phone.The App Beta program allows developers to test their applications with AT&T customers and open the dialogue between the developer and the carrier -- leading to an easier approval process. Top applications would be taken by AT&T and promoted on its "deck," or the first-screen feature that phone users see when they go on the mobile Web. AT&T currently offers a storefront for its applications called Media Mall. It has 90,000 pieces of content and has generated more than $1 billion in sales since its launch in 2004. But the store is restrictive, with many developers wanting in, but only a few getting their programs approved.
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Thu Jan 26, 2012 4:07 pm | By
AT&T posted a hefty fourth-quarter loss in the wake of its scrapped T-Mobile merger, as it strategizes to boost spectrum and reduce its iPhone dependence in the year ahead.
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Thu Jan 26, 2012 11:14 am | By
Nokia's Windows Phone-powered Lumia 900 will sell for $100 when it launches at AT&T later this year, according to reports, in a move that will raise the profiles of the maker and the OS.
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Tue Jan 24, 2012 11:21 am | By
AT&T will transfer $1 billion in spectrum to T-Mobile, bolstering its would-be partner after the failed merger attempt.
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Thu Jan 19, 2012 10:51 am | By
AT&T announced it is increasing the cost of its data plans, along with how much data its customers will receive, as the carrier adjusts to the changing needs of its users.
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