MacNN | MMS News http://www.macnn.com/ MacNN is the leading source for news about Apple and the Mac industry. It offers news, reviews, discussion, tips, troubleshooting, links, and reviews every day. The best place for Mac News. Period. en-us MMS, Latest News, Headlines, Stories; http://images.macnn.com/images/macnn-logo-bw.gif http://www.macnn.com/ Alabama lawsuit accuses Apple, AT&T of MMS confusion http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/10/30/joins.assortment.of.cases.already.in.action/ <img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/0909/gavel.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Apple is facing yet another lawsuit over delayed MMS support on American iPhones, court documents show. Although the feature was eventually enabled on September 25th, the case's plaintiff -- Alabama resident Clyde Franklin -- charges both Apple and AT&T of misleading the public on MMS availability, with promises that it would become an option on the iPhone 3G and 3GS with the arrival of the v3.0 ... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/10/30/joins.assortment.of.cases.already.in.action/ Fri, 30 Oct 2009 16:30:00 GMT MMS lawsuits expand with Minnesota filing http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/09/28/blame.directed.at.apple.att.marketing/ <img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/0909/mmslaunchsml.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />A lawsuit filed in a US District Court in Minneapolis has once again accused Apple and AT&T of failing to warn about MMS limitations, according to the Pioneer Press. Plaintiff Kyle Irving charges that both companies have breached contract, avoiding a duty to inform the public that MMS services would not be available in the summer. In particular Irving explains that on buying an iPhone in June, h... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/09/28/blame.directed.at.apple.att.marketing/ Mon, 28 Sep 2009 15:05:00 GMT AT&T enables MMS on iPhone http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/09/25/service.enabled.through.carrier.settings.update/ <img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/0909/mmslaunchsml.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />AT&T on Friday enabled MMS functionality for iPhone customers, after a long wait and a range of criticism. Users can enable the messaging service after downloading a carrier settings update via iTunes and then rebooting the iPhone. The update is expected to be gradually deployed through the day, helping to prevent network strain as users flood the servers with the first messages.... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/09/25/service.enabled.through.carrier.settings.update/ Fri, 25 Sep 2009 18:10:00 GMT AT&T details Friday morning iPhone MMS update http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/09/23/carrier.settings.update.available.through.itunes/ <img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/0909/iphone-video.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />AT&T has confirmed several details of the iPhone MMS launch scheduled for Friday, September 25th. The carrier will enable the service via a carrier settings update that will be available to download from iTunes. The update will go live sometime late morning, Pacific Time.... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/09/23/carrier.settings.update.available.through.itunes/ Wed, 23 Sep 2009 20:40:00 GMT Report: AT&T "very nervous" as iPhone MMS launch approaches http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/09/23/carrier.expecting.network.strain/ <img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/gallery/sep2009/mms.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />AT&T is allegedly "very nervous" as the launch date for iPhone MMS quickly approaches, an unnamed source familiar with the carrier told DSL Reports. The company has requested hourly updates from their MMS aggregator partners, in an attempt to quickly discover delays or outages as the service goes live on Friday. Project coordinators expect approximately 40 percent higher traffic throughout the ent... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/09/23/carrier.expecting.network.strain/ Wed, 23 Sep 2009 19:05:00 GMT Second lawsuit challenges iPhone MMS advertising http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/08/14/second.iphone.mms.lawsuit/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/macnn/news/0712/gavel.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />A second class action lawsuit has been filed over Apple and AT&T's lack of MMS messaging support, documents show. Submitted in a US district court for southern Illinois, on behalf of Tim Meeker and other unnamed plaintiffs, the suit accuses Apple and AT&T of having "misrepresented and/or concealed, suppressed, or omitted material facts as to the iPhone having MMS functionality." Representing Mee... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/08/14/second.iphone.mms.lawsuit/ Fri, 14 Aug 2009 19:50:00 GMT Lawsuit brings Apple, AT&T to task for iPhone MMS http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/08/13/iphone.mms.lawsuit/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/macnn/news/0908/iphonemms.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />A new class action lawsuit has accused Apple and AT&T of misrepresenting MMS availability on the iPhone, reports say. Filed in a Louisiana district court, the suit observes that Apple has heavily promoted MMS -- the standard means of sharing cellphone photos and video -- using print, TV, radio and the web. AT&T is said to be involved in similar campaigns.... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/08/13/iphone.mms.lawsuit/ Thu, 13 Aug 2009 19:55:00 GMT Rumor: Apple bringing MMS, tethering to iPhone 3.0 OS http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/03/12/iphone.os.rumors/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/macnn/news/0902/iphone3g-tilt.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />The upcoming iPhone operating system, version 3.0, could add several long-awaited features such as MMS messaging support and tethering, unnamed sources have told the Boy Genius Report. Although the multimedia message format is relatively commonplace, enabling video and image transfers between phones, Apple so far has excluded the technology from its handset and forced users to download third-party... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/03/12/iphone.os.rumors/ Thu, 12 Mar 2009 18:30:00 GMT Mobispine making Telia MMS app for iPhone? http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/11/20/mobispine.iphone.mms.app/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/macnn/news/0811/mobispinemms.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />The identity of TeliaSonera's MMS application for the iPhone may have already been revealed, an announcement hints. Mobispine has announced the creation of what it calls the "world's first true MMS for the iPhone;" critically, the software relies on the actual MMS protocol instead of a substitute, such as a text message with an embedded URL. The company is also based in Sweden like Telia, and is... http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/11/20/mobispine.iphone.mms.app/ Thu, 20 Nov 2008 14:30:00 GMT TeliaSonera working on MMS workaround for iPhone http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/11/19/teliasonera.mms.for.iphone/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/macnn/news/3-telia-esta.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Swedish telecom company TeliaSonera is working on an MMS workaround for the iPhone, a company spokesman says. MMS is used on many cellphones to send photos and videos, but despite its commonality as a format, the technology has been left off of the iPhone in favor of e-mail and third-party applications. Some form of MMS is slated to arrive within the next two months, says Telia's Bengt Olsson. ... http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/11/19/teliasonera.mms.for.iphone/ Wed, 19 Nov 2008 16:10:00 GMT