Engadget Mobile Threatened For Using T-Mobile's Trademarked Magenta
We’ve certainly seen some dumb trademark lawsuit threats lately, but T-Mobile parent Deutsche Telekom’s supposed threats to Engadget may take the cake. It’s not that extraordinary for a company to...
View ArticleJudge Says 'There's An Ad For That…' And It's Ok For Now
Recently, AT&T sued Verizon over its “There’s A Map For That” ad, that mocked AT&T’s 3G network coverage, while playing on the Apple iPhone slogan of “there’s an app for that.” It seemed like...
View ArticleCalifornia Governor Vetoes Bill Barring Gov't From Turning Off Mobile Phone...
You may recall how law enforcement in California tried to shut down a protest last year by turning off mobile phone service at a BART (Bay Area Rapid Transit) station to prevent potential protestors...
View ArticleBoston Officials Allegedly Shut Down Mobile Service In Boston To Prevent...
Update:: People are now reporting that it was not an intentional shut down, despite reporters claiming officials told them this. Yet again… early reporting coming out of a crazy situation turns out to...
View ArticleNetflix Reveals It Throttles AT&T, Verizon Customers To Save Them From Usage...
Netflix this week admitted that the company has been throttling the video streams of most wireless customers around the world to 600 kbps, a practice the company claims is necessary to protect users...
View ArticleT-Mobile Promised Major Job Growth Post Sprint Merger. SEC Filings Show The...
When T-Mobile was selling its $26 billion Sprint merger to regulators, it told anybody who’d listen that the deal would create a parade of new jobs. In a 2019 blog post that still hasn’t been deleted...
View ArticleT-Mobile, Dish Continue Petty Squabbles As Sprint Merger 'Solution' Looks Shaky
To gain regulatory approval for its $26 billion merger with Sprint, T-Mobile made numerous promises. One was that the deal would immediately create jobs (there’ve been 5,000 layoffs so far). Another...
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