http://www.mail.com/companies/13164-att-inc.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.28/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/companies/13164-att-inc.html http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2086386-googles-products-dig-deeper-peoples-lives.html SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — For Google CEO Larry Page, happiness is a warm computer. "Technology should do the hard work so people can get on doing the things that make them happiest in life," Page told a crowd of 6,000 software developers and entrepreneurs who flocked to San Francisco Wednesday for the opening day of Google's annual showcase for its latest brea... Thu, 16 May 2013 01:30:27 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2086386-googles-products-dig-deeper-peoples-lives.html 2013-05-16T01:30:27Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2084326-tv-over-internet-service-hits-atlanta-month.html NEW YORK (AP) — Aereo, the startup that offers live television broadcasts over the Internet starting at $8 a month, said it will start service in the Atlanta market on June 17, following an expansion to Boston on Wednesday. Until this week, the service had been available only in the New York City area. Aereo said Tuesday that it will offer 27 Atlanta-area... Tue, 14 May 2013 19:34:05 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2084326-tv-over-internet-service-hits-atlanta-month.html 2013-05-14T19:34:05Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2083446-big-4-cellphone-carriers-unite-anti-texting-ads.html NEW YORK (AP) — The country's four biggest cellphone companies are set to launch their first joint advertising campaign against texting while driving, uniting behind AT&T's "It Can Wait" slogan to blanket TV and radio this summer. AT&T, Verizon Wireless, Sprint and T-Mobile will be joined by 200 other organizations backing the multi-million dollar ad camp... Tue, 14 May 2013 05:05:32 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2083446-big-4-cellphone-carriers-unite-anti-texting-ads.html 2013-05-14T05:05:32Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2075178-att-launches-prepaid-cellphone-business.html ALPHARETTA, Ga. (AP) — AT&T is launching a prepaid cellphone service — Aio Wireless. The new subsidiary will offer nationwide wireless service to value-conscious customers interested in unlimited talk, text and data plans without an annual contract. Aio launches Thursday in select stores in Houston, Orlando, Fla., and Tampa, Fla. AT&T plans to roll out th... Thu, 09 May 2013 21:02:49 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2075178-att-launches-prepaid-cellphone-business.html 2013-05-09T21:02:49Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2061528-us-cellular-embraces-iphone-rejecting.html NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. Cellular, the only major U.S. wireless carrier to resist the iPhone, says it's going to start selling it this year. CEO Mary Dillon announced the reversal Friday on a call with investors and analysts. She didn't specify exactly when the company would start selling Apple's phone, or what models it would carry. A year and a half ago, Di... Fri, 03 May 2013 19:55:41 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2061528-us-cellular-embraces-iphone-rejecting.html 2013-05-03T19:55:41Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2055634-comcast-profit-rises-17-percent-1q.html NEW YORK (AP) — Comcast Corp., the nation's largest cable company and owner of NBCUniversal, on Wednesday said its net income rose 17 percent in the latest quarter, powered by continued strong results from its cable operations. Price increases on cable TV and customers upgrading to high-definition packages and digital video recorders helped boost numbers.... Wed, 01 May 2013 21:55:25 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2055634-comcast-profit-rises-17-percent-1q.html 2013-05-01T21:55:25Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2055732-t-mobile-us-stock-jumps-debut-trading.html NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street gave T-Mobile US Inc., the new-born combination of T-Mobile USA and MetroPCS, a warm welcome on its first day of trading. The stock was at $16.45 in midday trading Wednesday, up 87 cents, or 5.5 percent, from the value of MetroPCS shares at Tuesday's close. That suggests the combined company is attracting new investor interest.... Wed, 01 May 2013 16:26:39 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2055732-t-mobile-us-stock-jumps-debut-trading.html 2013-05-01T16:26:39Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2046366-att-to-sell-automation-security-packages.html NEW YORK (AP) — AT&T Inc. is launching its home security and automation service in 15 cities Friday, with an eye toward getting customers hooked on security cameras, thermostats and locks they can control from phones and tablets. AT&T's "Digital Life" packages will be sold in cellphone stores in markets including Los Angeles, Chicago, San Francisco and Mi... Fri, 26 Apr 2013 10:29:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2046366-att-to-sell-automation-security-packages.html 2013-04-26T10:29:00Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2041690-sprint-t-mobile-delay-s4-phone-cite-inventory.html NEW YORK (AP) — Sprint and T-Mobile are delaying shipments of Samsung's latest flagship phone, citing inventory issues. The delays in the Galaxy S4 appear to be the result of supply disruptions from Samsung, rather than heavier-than-expected demand seen by the U.S. carriers. In statements Wednesday, T-Mobile said the delay is with "inventory deliveries," ... Wed, 24 Apr 2013 17:37:30 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2041690-sprint-t-mobile-delay-s4-phone-cite-inventory.html 2013-04-24T17:37:30Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2041294-customers-avoid-sprint-1q-suitors-circle.html NEW YORK (AP) — The flow of new customers to Sprint stopped in the latest quarter, the company reported Wednesday as it weighed the offers of two corporate suitors. Sprint Nextel Corp., the country's third-largest cellphone carrier, said it added a net of just 12,000 customers to its Sprint brand in the quarter, and it would have lost 252,000 if it wasn't... Wed, 24 Apr 2013 13:38:06 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2041294-customers-avoid-sprint-1q-suitors-circle.html 2013-04-24T13:38:06Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2040100-att-loses-contract-phone-subscribers-1q.html DALLAS (AP) — AT&T lost phone subscribers from its contract-based plans for the first time in the latest quarter, in a sign that growth in the industry is stalling now that most Americans have smartphones. The company said Tuesday that it added a net 296,000 devices to its contract-based plans in the first quarter, but the gain was due entirely to tablets... Tue, 23 Apr 2013 23:37:56 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2040100-att-loses-contract-phone-subscribers-1q.html 2013-04-23T23:37:56Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2036910-obamas-inaugural-raised-43.html WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama's inaugural committee raised more than $43 million for his second inauguration, with corporations chipping in a major portion. Reports filed with the Federal Election Commission show the committee fell about $7 million short of its $50 million fundraising goal. For his first inauguration, Obama raised $53 million i... Mon, 22 Apr 2013 16:19:57 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2036910-obamas-inaugural-raised-43.html 2013-04-22T16:19:57Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2036214-futures-rising-heart-earnings-season.html NEW YORK (AP) — Futures are rising to start a week in which a third of the Dow Jones Industrial Average reports quarterly earnings. Dow Jones industrial futures are up 48 points to 14,518. S&P futures have added 5.9 points to 1,553.50. Nasdaq futures are up 14.25 points to 2,782.50. Monday offered a mixed scorecard. Hasbro and Halliburton beat Wall Street... Mon, 22 Apr 2013 12:04:28 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2036214-futures-rising-heart-earnings-season.html 2013-04-22T12:04:28Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2027906-verizon-rakes-wireless-fees-1q.html NEW YORK (AP) — Shares of Verizon Communications Inc. hit a 12-year high Thursday after it posted another quarterly report that showed its wireless revenue rising at a rate that's the envy of the industry. The stock, which is part of the Dow Jones industrial average, rose $1.57, or 3.2 percent, to $51.10 in morning trading. Just after the open, it hit a 1... Thu, 18 Apr 2013 15:14:48 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2027906-verizon-rakes-wireless-fees-1q.html 2013-04-18T15:14:48Z http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2026578-group-major-companies-involved-tax-scheme.html CHICAGO (AP) — A Chicago-area transportation agency on Wednesday alleged that some of the nation's largest and best known companies including AT&T, Sears Holdings Corp., Verizon and Target are running "sham" offices as part of a scheme with two small northern Illinois communities to avoid paying millions of dollars in taxes in Chicago and Cook County. The... Wed, 17 Apr 2013 23:29:35 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2026578-group-major-companies-involved-tax-scheme.html 2013-04-17T23:29:35Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2026176-aclu-slow-smartphone-updates-privacy-threat.html LONDON (AP) — One of the leading U.S. civil-rights organizations is taking on an unusual cause: spotty smartphone updates. The American Civil Liberties Union is asking the U.S. Federal Trade Commission to investigate what it considers a failure by U.S. wireless carriers to properly update the Google-built operating system used on Android phones. The ACLU ... Wed, 17 Apr 2013 18:00:53 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2026176-aclu-slow-smartphone-updates-privacy-threat.html 2013-04-17T18:00:53Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2025560-samsung-galaxy-4-sales-start-week-us.html NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. wireless carriers have started revealing prices for Samsung's new flagship phone, the Galaxy S 4, which goes on sale starting next week. AT&T Inc. has started taking advance orders and says phones will ship starting April 30. It's charging $200 for the base model, with 16 gigabytes of memory, under a two-year contract. Staples says it... Wed, 17 Apr 2013 16:05:44 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2025560-samsung-galaxy-4-sales-start-week-us.html 2013-04-17T16:05:44Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2020176-dish-network-offering-to-buy-sprint-255b-deal.html NEW YORK (AP) — Dish Network Corp. is trying to snag U.S. wireless carrier Sprint Nextel away from a Japanese suitor, the latest sign that satellite dishes are losing their relevance in the age of cellphones that play everything from YouTube videos to live TV. Dish offered $25.5 billion in cash and stock on Monday for Sprint, which Dish says beats an offe... Mon, 15 Apr 2013 20:34:28 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2020176-dish-network-offering-to-buy-sprint-255b-deal.html 2013-04-15T20:34:28Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2016454-verizon-to-extend-phone-upgrade-waiting-period.html NEW YORK (AP) — Verizon Wireless, the country's largest cellphone carrier, on Friday said that it is extending the time it takes to earn a subsidized phone upgrade from 20 months on contract to 24 months. The move will save Verizon money, since it subsidizes each new smartphone by as much as $400 to get the price down to $199 or lower. With less frequent ... Fri, 12 Apr 2013 20:05:41 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2016454-verizon-to-extend-phone-upgrade-waiting-period.html 2013-04-12T20:05:41Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2014322-tv-stations-feel-squeezed-airwave-auction.html LAS VEGAS (AP) — As the federal government tries to encourage companies like AT&T and Verizon to create bigger, faster mobile networks, TV broadcasters are feeling like the farmers of yesteryear who were asked to sell their land to make way for the nation's highways. Broadcasters own a valuable swath of invisible real estate on the airwaves and just like ... Thu, 11 Apr 2013 22:18:19 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2014322-tv-stations-feel-squeezed-airwave-auction.html 2013-04-11T22:18:19Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2012554-t-mobile-usa-sweetens-bid-us-carrier-metropcs.html BERLIN (AP) — Deutsche Telekom AG, the parent company of T-Mobile USA, has raised its bid for MetroPCS Communications Inc. to placate shareholders for the cellphone carriers. The announcement late Wednesday came ahead of a special shareholder meeting that MetroPCS had scheduled for Friday. Major MetroPCS shareholders had voiced their opposition to the dea... Thu, 11 Apr 2013 16:37:10 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2012554-t-mobile-usa-sweetens-bid-us-carrier-metropcs.html 2013-04-11T16:37:10Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2005582-ericsson-to-buy-microsofts-tv-software-unit.html NEW YORK (AP) — Ericsson, the Swedish maker of telecommunications equipment, has agreed to buy Microsoft's Mediaroom business, which makes the software that powers AT&T's U-Verse TV service, the companies said Monday. Neither company said how much Ericsson is paying. Mediaroom gives phone companies a way to provide cable-like TV services over phone lines.... Mon, 08 Apr 2013 16:51:01 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2005582-ericsson-to-buy-microsofts-tv-software-unit.html 2013-04-08T16:51:01Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1999884-facebook-barges-google-turf-with.html NEW YORK (AP) — Facebook Home, the new software that takes over the front screen of a smartphone, is a bit of a corporate home invasion. Facebook is essentially moving into Google's turf, taking advantage of software the search giant and competitor created. Home will operate on phones running Google Inc.'s Android software and present Facebook status upda... Fri, 05 Apr 2013 22:08:42 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1999884-facebook-barges-google-turf-with.html 2013-04-05T22:08:42Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1997296-facebook-tweaks-android-phones-to-build-home.html MENLO PARK, Calif. (AP) — With its new "Home" on Android gadgets, Facebook is trying to prove that a company doesn't have to make a smartphone or operating system to define how people interact with mobile technology. The audacious move will provide further insights into how pervasive Facebook has become, testing whether people want to be greeted with content from the social ... Fri, 05 Apr 2013 18:05:55 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1997296-facebook-tweaks-android-phones-to-build-home.html 2013-04-05T18:05:55Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1998652-t-mobile-usa-gains-subscribers.html NEW YORK (AP) — T-Mobile USA's subscribers were more likely to stick with the company in the last three months, a welcome trend for a carrier that's struggling against larger competitors. T-Mobile, the U.S. arm of Germany's Deutsche Telekom AG, on Thursday said it gained a net 3,000 customers under its own brand in the first quarter. It was the first repo... Thu, 04 Apr 2013 20:00:44 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1998652-t-mobile-usa-gains-subscribers.html 2013-04-04T20:00:44Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1998414-facebook-moves-to-screens-android-phones.html MENLO PARK, Calif. (AP) — Facebook is unveiling a new experience for Android phones. The idea behind the new Home service is to bring content right to you, on the phone's home screen, rather than require you to check apps on the device. The event comes amid rapid growth in the number of people who access Facebook from smartphones and tablet computers. More Android integration could help Faceboo... Thu, 04 Apr 2013 18:57:57 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1998414-facebook-moves-to-screens-android-phones.html 2013-04-04T18:57:57Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1993956-verizon-denies-talk-bid-with-att-vodafone.html NEW YORK (AP) — Verizon Communications Inc. has denied a report that it's looking to partner with AT&T Inc. to buy Vodafone Group PLC, the British cellphone company that owns 45 percent of Verizon's wireless business. Verizon owns the 55 percent of Verizon Wireless that Vodafone doesn't own and has been openly interested for years in buying out Vodafone. ... Tue, 02 Apr 2013 21:41:14 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1993956-verizon-denies-talk-bid-with-att-vodafone.html 2013-04-02T21:41:14Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1984616-att-to-take-orders-galaxy-4-april-16.html NEW YORK (AP) — AT&T says it will start taking pre-orders for the Samsung Galaxy S 4, the season's most eagerly awaited smartphone, on April 16 for $250. The amount is $50 above the usual introductory price for high-end smartphones. AT&T didn't say when the phone will go on sale in stores, or when the pre-orders will be delivered, but pre-orders usually s... Thu, 28 Mar 2013 15:33:40 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1984616-att-to-take-orders-galaxy-4-april-16.html 2013-03-28T15:33:40Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1980882-t-mobile-usas-plans-compared-to-competition.html NEW YORK (AP) — T-Mobile USA has revamped its pricing plans, the latest move in an industry that's still experimenting feverishly with various ways of luring customers and getting current ones to pay as much as possible. Here's how T-Mobile's gambit compares. T-Mobile USA The most significant change is that T-Mobile is breaking the cost of the phone away ... Tue, 26 Mar 2013 22:17:57 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1980882-t-mobile-usas-plans-compared-to-competition.html 2013-03-26T22:17:57Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1978072-t-mobile-rid-contracts-cellphones.html NEW YORK (AP) — T-Mobile USA, the struggling No. 4 cellphone company, is ditching plans centered on familiar two-year contracts in favor of selling phones on installment plans. T-Mobile is the first major U.S. carrier to break from the contract model. The company changed its website over the weekend to begin selling the new plans. It plans to lay out the ... Mon, 25 Mar 2013 20:54:34 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1978072-t-mobile-rid-contracts-cellphones.html 2013-03-25T20:54:34Z