AT&T used Twitter last Friday evening to announce that a refurbished iPhone 3G–specifically, the black 8GB model–can now be picked up for just $49, while supplies last. That’s half the price of an unopened 8GB model. A refurbished 16GB iPhone 3G (black or white) costs $99. This could...

Though not as dramatic as the moon landing that took place 40 years ago Monday, a phone call over a satellite launched earlier this month was the first for a system that may dramatically expand mobile voice and data coverage in the U.S. and Canada. TerreStar Networks announced Monday it has demonstrated a...

AT&T to Sell Nokia Surge AT&T and Nokia today announced that the Nokia Surge smartphone will go on sale July 19 for $80 after rebate. That price makes the Surge one of the lowest-priced smartphones on the market, although AT&T is pitching it as a device for “active consumers who like to...

AT&T is upgrading its network and using 850MHz spectrum to beef up its 3G wireless network, which should help alleviate dropped calls and slow network connections for iPhone 3G and iPhone 3G S users. Apple said this week that it sold more than a million of the iPhone 3G S model worldwide this past...

AT&T’s decision to allow Major League Baseball fans to stream games live onto their iPhones while restricting video streaming using another video application has one advocacy group crying foul. With the release of the 3.0 version of Apple’s iPhone operating system this week, subscribers to a...