Breaking news: Microsoft buys Sidekick-creator Danger, Starbucks drops T-Mobile for AT&T
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Microsoft announced that they have acquired Danger, Inc., provider of software and services powering many a mobile device including T-Mobile's popular Sidekick family of handsets. One can only imagine that a Windows Mobile Sidekick will soon be in the offing, and maybe WinMob will be getting the "cool teen" treatment as well.
Microsoft announced that they have acquired Danger, Inc., provider of software and services powering many a mobile device including T-Mobile's popular Sidekick family of handsets. One can only imagine that a Windows Mobile Sidekick will soon be in the offing, and maybe WinMob will be getting the "cool teen" treatment as well.
Meantime, Starbucks dropped something of a mini-bombshell in announcing that they're ditching T-Mobile Hot Spots in favor of AT&T Wi-Fi service at some 7,000+ retail outlets across the U.S. The new deal will offer free Wi-Fi access at Starbucks for "qualifying AT&T customers and any Starbucks Card holder" as well as two pay-per-play plans: $3.99 for two hours of access and $19.99/mo for a membership that includes access to all 70,000 or so of AT&T's hot spots across the globe.
Read: Microsoft Press Release
Read: Starbucks Press Release
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