June 28, 2018 AT&T is raising your phone bill by $1 billion AT&T has hiked an "administrative" fee consumers must pay that should add almost $1 billion to the company’s coffers, according to a Wall Street analyst.
May 18, 2018 Website flaw exposes real-time locations of US cellphones A website flaw at a California company that gathers real-time data on cellular wireless devices could have allowed anyone to pinpoint the location of any AT&T, Verizon, Sprint or T-Mobile cellphone in the United States to within hundreds of yards, a security researcher said.
April 20, 2018 Flip phones are back: Less distracting and a lot cheaper than a smartphone The flip phone is having a mini-resurgence as consumers seek less distraction. Call it a rejection of the smartphone with its bombardment of messaging and social media that sap your attention. Or maybe it’s just a return to the cell phone’s roots, when a phone was just a phone.
March 16, 2018 A media giant in the balance: AT&T antitrust trial kicks off NEW YORK (AP) — On Monday, AT&T squares off against the federal government in a trial that could shape how you get — and how much you pay for — streaming TV and movies.
January 11, 2018 Mark Zuckerberg, Tim Cook, among others, write letter to Congress to save DACA The executives said ending the Obama-era legislation would translate into "an impending crisis for workforces across the country."
November 24, 2017 These are the best Black Friday smartphone deals Black Friday smartphone deals are only a click away but usually come with conditions.
September 27, 2017 Chicago Pokemon Go festival goes awry when players can't log in A gathering of Pokemon Go aficionados in Chicago's Grant Park went wrong Saturday when a technical glitch prevented many players from logging into the game.
July 5, 2017 Major media shakeup: AT&T inks deal to buy Time Warner for more than $85 billion AT&T reaches deal to buy Time Warner for more than $80 billion.
March 31, 2017 Privacy activists want to sell Trump's browsing data Two privacy campaigns want to buy, then sell, the web browsing histories of politicians such as President Donald Trump.
March 29, 2017 House votes to block Obama-era online privacy rule The House voted Tuesday to block online privacy regulations issued during the final months of the Obama administration, a first step toward allowing internet providers such as Comcast, AT&T and Verizon to sell the browsing habits of their customers.
