Posts Tagged ‘ AT&T ’

AT&T outage hits Midwest
A power failure at an AT&T facility in Michigan has resulted in mobile outages in Illinois, Michigan and Indiana. Outages on the network started at around 9:30am local time. AT&T said in a statement that most of ... continue
AT&T Gets Chummy with ChaCha, Also Cuts 12,000 Jobs
AT&T and ChaCha are teaming up with a new "strategic relationship" announced this week. Oh yeah, and in an unrelated but unfortunately timed move, AT&T is also laying off 12,000 of its workers. The ChaCha Deal The extent of ... continue
AT&T Launches Blinkx-Like Video Search Service
AT&T has just launched its own online video search application. VideoCrawler, which officially debuts in beta today, lets you find and share multimedia content from a variety of providers. Technology developed by Silicon Valley startup ... continue
AT&T Adding 20,000 New Wi-Fi Hotspots
iPhone users and other AT&T subscribers will soon have an extra 20,000 wireless hotspots at their disposal. AT&T has sealed a deal to acquire Wi-Fi provider Wayport Inc, the company announced today. Wayport runs the hotspots at ... continue
AT&T May Start Monitoring You
AT&T is looking at getting on the big brother bandwagon by starting to watch its Internet customers' web activity. The company says it's "carefully considering" a Web monitoring initiative, according to information just obtained by the New York ... continue
Qumu Takes $10.7 Million For Video Management
Online video management company Qumu has a hefty $10.7 million in new funding this week. Qumu secured the Series C funding from several investors, including Advanced Technology Ventures and SAP Ventures. Qumu provides video streaming solutions ... continue
T-Mobile Sues Starbucks Over Free AT&T WiFi
T-Mobile is suing Starbucks for allowing AT&T to roll out free wireless Internet access in its 7,000 cafes using T-Mobile's lines and equipment. Starbucks' deal with AT&T allegedly violates its 2002 deal with T-Mobile giving it the ... continue
$56 Million Later Akimbo Is No More
Colorful San Mateo based startup Akimbo has finally shut its doors $39.7 million later, according to a report at VentureBeat. Akimbo initially starting as a VOD integrated hardware and content provider, then became an internet only solution that ... continue