Archive for December, 2006

AT&T-Bellsouth merger complete, Cingular’s rebranding inevitable

I’m sure we have all heard of the proposed merger of AT&T and Bellsouth, which contains Cingular Wireless. Friday that merger was complete. In effect it has created one of the worlds largest communications and entertainment companies. AT&T issued a…

Cingular Early Termination Clause Exposed

Everywhere I look there are claims that you can get out of your Cingular contract based on the increase in text messaging that will be taking place soon. Here are the details on how it will really go down. You…

Cingular’s 3G Locations

Do you sit by the window in your living room every night scanning for a 3G signal? Have you got into your car and drove 45 miles just to get a taste of 3G? I know we here have! For…

Live shots: Cingular branded Motorola KRAZR

Here is the Cingular branded Motorola KRAZR display model. This can only mean that it made it through the long journey past Cingular’s vigorous testing and is back on track for a first quarter release. All of you Cingy fanboys out there who have been…

Battery Bottleneck

You know there is a serious problem in Mr. Rogers Neighborhood when the Samsung BlackJack comes with two batteries in the box. The wireless industry itself is facing a problem with the power these new phones are using. At this…

Holiday Cell Phone Buyers Guide

 
Wondering which phone to get your super techy brother?  Check out this holiday shoppers guide from MSNBC.  The guide includes a quick feature list, prices, and benefits breakdown.  Some of the phones mentioned here are the Blackberry Pearl, the…

Palm Sees Low Profits Due to Treo Delays

Treo 750, Treo 750 where are you? Profits were down 12 percent this quarter due to increased production costs and the delay of the Treo 750. A month ago Palm lowered its revenue forecast to try to accomodate for the…

Cingular KRAZR postponed due to internal testing failure

Most of us know that Cingular puts its phones through some vigorous stress tests and only the strong see the orange light. Rumor has it from an inside source that the latest victim is the Motorola KRAZR, which was originally…

Cingular 3G Launches in NY, CT, and MA

Cingular has been hard at work giving us our high speed data in a catch up race with Verizon’s EV-DO network for a while now and it seems like they are finally getting there. Cingular has officially launched 3G HSDPA…

Do you want to write for BGR?

We are always looking for writers here and since our site launched not too far back we’re looking for YOU to be apart of it! If you feel you have the insider info, or just a general love for all…

Ask Just Blaze!

Do you have a question for Just Blaze? Do you want to know how he manages to stay so connected while on the go? Is he a Mac or PC fan? Well here is your chance. We will try to…

Cingular Treo 750 demo unit arrives in stores

Seems like we could have the Treo 750 by Christmas or shortly after. Various Cingular stores have started to receive a Treo demo unit. The case is identical to the Vodafone Treo 750, even in color. Only difference being the…

HTC Arthena unveiled!

Continuing in the tradition of world-exclusives here at BGR I would like to share something with everyone…the HTC Arthena (X7500). This thing is a beast! It is probably too early to tell if the specs will stick but so far…