By Allen Tsai | Wed Sep 30, 2009 7:15 am |
AT&T said it plans to sell the TerreStar Genus, the first hybrid cellular-satellite smartphone that can make calls on the carrier's wireless network or out at sea, early next year.
TerreStar said the Genus will be able to connect to a satellite, which covers North America, for service in the United States, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands and offshore coastal waters where the AT&T cellular network doesn't reach -- such as in the deep wilderness or out at sea.The Genus, which runs Microsoft's Windows Mobile 6.5 Professional, will have all the features of a smartphone such as a redesigned Internet Explorer Mobile browser with Flash support, access to Windows Marketplace for Mobile and Microsoft's "My Phone" Web backup service. Additional features include a built-in QWERTY keyboard, 3.0-megapixel auto-focus camera, high-speed 3G Internet, Bluetooth and Wi-Fi connectivity and a microSD slot. AT&T has been pushing the boundries of traditional handsets, earlier this week announcing plans to launch Garmin's Nuvifone G60, a touch screen smartphone focused on GPS navigation. AT&T said the Genus should be launched in early 2010 but hasn't announced a price for the phone or service.
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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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