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Exclusive: France Telecom CEO on Apple, Android and How You Can Kiss Your Unlimited Plan Goodbye

Ina Fried in Mobile on May 23, 2011 at 12:00 pm PT

In an extended interview, the head of France’s largest telecom firm talks with AllThingsD about the wireless landscape, offering a pointed take on everything from phones and tablets to the need for tiered pricing. And yes, his company is working with Apple on a standard for smaller SIM cards that could pave the way for a slimmer iPhone.

HTC Shows Off First Tablet, Android Phone With Facebook Button and More

Ina Fried in Mobile on February 15, 2011 at 12:55 am PT

HTC became the latest company to “friend” Facebook, showing off a pair of Android phones that have a button for connecting directly to the social network. It also used Mobile World Congress to show off its first tablet and other Android devices.

AT&T Breach Exposes iPad Owners’ Email Addresses

John Paczkowski in News on June 9, 2010 at 3:05 pm PT

Well, this doesn’t bode well for Apple-AT&T relations. A security breach at AT&T has exposed the email addresses of more than 100,000 iPad owners–among them a who’s-who of the media and political elite.

FiascO2, Redux

John Paczkowski in News on July 9, 2008 at 9:17 am PT

The best laid plans of mice and men “gang aft agley,” as they say. iPhone carriers as well, apparently. Because British wireless carrier O2 claims it was well prepared for the iPhone pre-order event that felled its Web site earlier this week. It just wasn’t well prepared enough. In an email to customers today, O2 apologized for the failure of its online ordering system this week, explaining there was little it could do to prepare for the 13,000 orders per second that overwhelmed it. That’s right: 13,000 orders per second. O2′s full statement follows.

T-Mobile Service Ties Cellphones to Home, With Some Sacrifices

Walt Mossberg in Personal Technology on February 28, 2008 at 12:01 am PT

T-Mobile is rolling out a new system that allows you to use a cellphone account with any corded or cordless home phone. The system works well and is extremely simple to set up and use, but there are some drawbacks.