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AT&T New Browser - Pogo

AT&T stepped into the online realm last year with the purchase of ingenio, and now they have launched their very own browser called Pogo, now in invitation only beta. TechCrunch has invitations for this limited beta.Essentially, it looks and acts a lot like Firefox. Here are a few screenshots from the new browser:

T-Mobile Unhappy With Starbucks Wi-Fi Switch

The coffeehouse chain's switch to AT&T to offer free wireless Internet to customers received a shot of criticism and a lawsuit from former partner T-Mobile.

AT&T Has No Price For Next iPhone

AT&T has not yet set a price for the new version of Apple's iPhone, according to AT&T's chief financial officer."There's not been a product announcement. There hasn't been any pricing decisions made. That's yet to come," CFO Rick Lindner told the Reuters Global Technology, Media and Telecoms Summit in New York.

Android Finding New Fan In AT&T

When Android was first announced, AT&T didn't have very nice things to say about it.  The company's tone has become much more positive, however - even to the point that AT&T seems ready to work with the mobile platform.

Google Loses Wireless Spectrum Battle, But Wins The War

While it would have been interesting to see what Google would have done, if it had won some of the new wireless airwaves, the company’s satisfied with it’s role as disrupter. As Reuters reports…

Verizon Wins Spectrum, Everyone Else Loses

Verizon won the FCC auction for the soon-to-be available wireless 700MHz wireless spectrum, in bidding that may have involved Google at some point in the process.

Yellowpages.com Listings Dial In To Microsoft

Superpages is out and Yellowpages is in for Microsoft's properties as the company swapped listings services.

No Wiretapping Immunity For Telecoms

The gauntlet has been laid down for the White House to pick up and veto a House bill that does not provide retroactive immunity for lawbreaking telecoms that wiretapped without warrants. If AT&T and other big telcos fed the National Security Agency a stream of data pilfered from switching rooms, it may come out in court. However, President Bush has promised to veto any bill that lacks immunity for the telcos.

Spectrum Auction 73 Passes $4.6 Billion

In the parlance of online auctions, the reserve price has been met, in this case for a swath of 700MHz spectrum being freed up by TV broadcasters in 2009.

FCC Approves Google For Wireless Auction

The 700MHz wireless spectrum auction on January 24th opens with 214 bidders chasing the big prize, with Google competing with an assortment of telecoms both big and small.