Archive for March 20th, 2011

AT&T Acquires T-Mobile USA for $39 Billion

So how does it feel guys?

Like a blindsided attack out of nowhere, is how I feel as a TMO customer at the moment. Reading many blogs that entertain my mobile rumor knowledge, I can easily say this caught practically everyone off guard. I’ve spent the past few weeks wondering how a Tmobile x Sprint merger would work with their existing technologies and their plans moving forward, which was more than likely to go the LTE route. Now suddenly on this very beautiful and peaceful Sunday, Americans just lost one more option in this already small-scale sized monopolized battle between the major carriers. As reported earlier by TMOnews, AT&T has shelled out $39 billion USD in a mixture of cash and stocks to acquire TMobile USA from Deutsche Telekom. At the same time, I believe AT&T just made themselves quite the contender to battle Verizon in the 4G LTE era. Continue reading →

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BBM Alternatives Head-to-Head: Beluga Vs. GroupMe

Blackberry Messenger (BBM for short) has taken the mobile world by storm and introduced another stream of communication for mobile users alongside the standard SMS/MMS+IM+Email. The premise of BBM is to essentially combine these services and allow them to be used with groups of contacts, which is a feature the older services lack entirely. BBM also is unique in that it functions almost entirely over a data connection, meaning you can send SMS/MMS-like messages to your contacts without requiring a texting or even data plan, provided your phone is equipped with Wi-fi.

Beluga Interface

Beluga's interface has a 'Facebook' feel

The most obvious disadvantage of BBM is that it is available only to Blackberry users, who are quickly becoming a minority in the mobile world. Research In Motion have expressed their intent to spread their control of the mobile messaging app environment by bringing a stripped-down version of BBM to Android and iPhone, but this version may be lacking important features of BBM which make it stand out from the various other forms of communication.

Some developers have stepped up the plate to deliver a BBM alternative which functions across all platforms and offers complete functionality to all smartphone users. Continue reading →

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