June 2010 - In time for the widely expected launch of a new iPhone model, carrier AT&T Inc. is pulling in the reins on data usage by its customers with smart phones and iPads. The sole U.S. carrier of the iPhone is introducing two new data plans, starting June 7, with limits on data consumption. They'll replace the $30 per month plan with unlimited usage that it has required for all smart phones, including the iPhone.
New Smartphones Christmas Gifts Reviews - In 2008, the iPhone ruled smartphone sales, barely stirred by early challengers like the BlackBerry Storm and Android G1. This holiday season, more than a dozen touchscreen smartphones are out to take on Apple, with device makers and carriers banking on hearty appetites among consumers who want a minicomputer in their back pocket. How hungry are U.S. consumers for smartphones? 12% of the 4,255 U.S. consumers surveyed by Changewave in October say they plan to buy one in the next 90 days which represents one of the highest percentages ever seen in the firm's quarterly smartphone surveys.
