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 http://images.macnn.com/images/macnn-logo-bw.gif http://www.macnn.com/ http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/11/24/verizon.argues.sprints.best.network.claims/ <img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/0911/sprintin.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Wireless provider Verizon's requests to the National Advertising Division of the Council of Better Business Bureaus was heard and the national ad watchdog is now asking Sprint to cease calling itself "America's most dependable 3G network." According to a Tuesday report, the division argued independent tests performed by Nielsen Co. showed Verizon in fact suffers from fewer blocked or dropped calls... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/11/24/verizon.argues.sprints.best.network.claims/ Tue, 24 Nov 2009 22:10:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/11/24/best.buy.black.friday.deals.now.official/ <img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/0911/bbblackfri.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Best Buy has posted its Black Friday specials online, confirming many of the prices and deals that were seen in a leaked flyer as well as some new doorbuster deals. The new deals include a Palm Pre handset priced at $80, matching a recent sale price at Amazon, as well as a 15.6-inch HP G60 notebook powered by a 2.2GHz Intel Celeron processor priced at $197. Unlike the other deals, the HP notebook ... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/11/24/best.buy.black.friday.deals.now.official/ Tue, 24 Nov 2009 15:35:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/11/23/att.data.connect.passes.go.live/ <img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/0911/sierrausbconnectlightning.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />AT&T today countered efforts by Sprint, Verizon and Virgin Mobile in mobile data by adding the Data Connect Pass as an alternative to its subscriptions. The packages give occasional travelers the option of using 3G through a USB stick or similar device without having to commit beyond what they need. It also avoids unnecessary overage fees and lets users top up for the amount of necessary time if... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/11/23/att.data.connect.passes.go.live/ Mon, 23 Nov 2009 20:10:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/11/20/t.mobile.deal.may.be.with.metropcs.others/ <img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/0911/t-mobileg1-sm.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />T-Mobile's US branch may land a deal with another carrier to grow its network much more rapidly, a rumor maintained on Friday. Sources for the German paper Handelsblatt claimed that Deutsche Telekom, T-Mobile's parent, is in the "early stages" of looking for a partner that would help it build out the network through a cash infusion. The top candidates so far include budget carrier MetroPCS, WiMA... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/11/20/t.mobile.deal.may.be.with.metropcs.others/ Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:40:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/11/20/sanyo.incognito.on.sprint.november.30th/ <img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/0911/sprintkyocera1.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Sprint introduced the new Sanyo-branded Incognito SCP-6760 from Kyocera to its lineup on Friday. The handset has a glowing keypad and OLED display before flipping open to reveal a hardware QWERTY keyboard and a larger 2.6-inch, 320x240 screen. The device will run on Sprint's EVDO network and users can access the e-mail and browse the web on 3G.... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/11/20/sanyo.incognito.on.sprint.november.30th/ Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:10:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/11/19/palm.pixi.now.at.25.pre.at.80/ <img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/0911/palmpixi-ad.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />The recently launched Palm Pixi handset is now selling for just $25 at Amazon, or about $75 less than it did at launch, though it still requires a two-year contract with Sprint. It's not known why the price cut has been made just days after the phone's release.... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/11/19/palm.pixi.now.at.25.pre.at.80/ Thu, 19 Nov 2009 22:00:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/11/16/palm.releases.webos.131.for.pre.pixi/ <img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/0911/palmpre-flash.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Palm on Friday announced users of the Pre smartphone on both the Sprint network and Bell in Canada will receive an automatic over-the-air software update to webOS 1.3.1. The Palm Pixi, released on Sunday, shipped with the updated operating system as well. A number of new features are made possible with the new OS, and some known issues were resolved. One such new feature is the integration of Yaho... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/11/16/palm.releases.webos.131.for.pre.pixi/ Mon, 16 Nov 2009 21:45:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/11/16/samsung.3g.ubicell.to.share.evdo/ <img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/0911/samsungubicell.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Samsung today confirmed plans to launch a new femtocell for those on CDMA phone networks. The 3G UbiCell still creates a local cell for CDMA phones to make calls over a home Internet connection but also adds EVDO Rev A so that 3G phones without Wi-Fi can still get online when reception would be poor. The UbiCell plugs in through Ethernet and has GPS to provide 911 and other mapping features.... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/11/16/samsung.3g.ubicell.to.share.evdo/ Mon, 16 Nov 2009 18:35:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/11/16/sprint.launches.4g.in.austin.san.antonio/ <img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/0911/sprint4g.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Sprint on Monday launched its 4G mobile broadband in two Texas cities, Austin, and San Antonio. As before, the WiMAX network promises speeds between 3Mbps to 6Mbps for downloads in real-world use, which should bring VoIP, video and other tasks that are normally too data-intensive for 3G networks. Sprint's 4G mobile broadband network is already available in regions such as Chicago, Dallas and Nort... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/11/16/sprint.launches.4g.in.austin.san.antonio/ Mon, 16 Nov 2009 16:40:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/11/12/new.image.supports.toshiba.tg01.at.verizon/ <img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/0911/toshibatg01-sm.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Another indication that the 1GHz Qualcomm CPU-powered Toshiba TG01 smartphone may be soon coming to Verizon surfaced on Thursday. This comes in the form of an image of a Cellebrite device screen showing a handset called TG01CV. The Cellebrite machine is used to transfer database content between handsets and implies Verizon is readying its system to accept the new phone in its system.... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/11/12/new.image.supports.toshiba.tg01.at.verizon/ Thu, 12 Nov 2009 20:50:00 GMT