As many of you know, AT&T wireless was cobbled together from several mergers. This meant several years of growing pains, to integrate networks, and to make the wider system of cell phone towers compatible with each other. It’s fair to say that AT&T still gets ragged on for being way behind the curve, particularly when […]

You may not know this, but there is a major mobile phone industry event in progress this week, the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. That’s where the movers and shakers in that business are busy showing off their new products and services. That is, except for one company who has managed to upstage yet another […]

When you buy a consumer electronics product from, say, a Best Buy chain store, you are not just the customer of the retailer, but of the manufacturer whose product you purchased. If your Mac fails, you will generally call Apple, or visit the Genius Bar at an Apple Store, if one is nearby (yes, I […]

Today, there are basically two versions of the iPad, each with three configurations: The Wi-Fi version and the 3G variety to allow you to access a wireless carrier’s network. Since the 3G radio is GSM, Verizon Wireless has been forced to sell a separate adapter with a Wi-Fi iPad if you prefer to use their […]