By now you certainly know that AT&T has decided to sue Verizon Wireless after Big Red aired all those commercials from its “There’s a Map for That” campaign. AT&T is definitely pissed off as Verizon is making a mockery of AT&T’s 3G network. AT&T alleges that Verizon is falsely advertising the capabilities of their 3G networks and consumers get the impression that AT&T lacks any services in those areas on the maps where 3G connectivity is not available.

So what does AT&T do to defend itself? It brings its EDGE network in:

With both 3G and EDGE coverage, customers can access the Internet, send e-mail, surf the Web, stream music, download videos, send photos, text, talk and more. The only difference - with some data applications, 3G is faster than EDGE.

Sure AT&T’s EDGE network is definitely comparable with Verizon’s low-end EV-DO Rev. A network but that’s not really what AT&T should tell its customers right now. What they want to hear is that AT&T’s 3G network is going to get even better. Which means no more dropped calls, better coverage, and all the web surfing at 3G speeds they want. And while we’re at it, Verizon should also upgrade its 3G network to LTE as fast as possible.

via AT&T

Tags: 3G, Ad, At&T, At&T, Commercial, edge, EV-DO Rev A, Mobile News, Verizon, Verizon

The worldwide economic crisis is not over yet so I am not surprised at all to see a family guy trying to sell Windows 7 for a living. But I am surprised to see the Family Guy selling Microsoft’s latest OS. Seth MacFarlane and Co will dedicate a full episode to Windows 7. The special feature will air on November 8 and it will be completely free of any commercials. Well the episode is a 30-minute long commercial itself but it might be funny.

Apple on the other hand will launch some new “Get a Mac” videos soon and they will take hit after hit after hit at Windows 7. But Windows 7 looks stable so far, so maybe Apple should consider cutting Microsoft some slack at least this once! What do you guys think?

via Ars Technica

Tags: Apple, Commercial, family guy, Get a Mac, microsoft, microsoft, Seth MacFarlane, Windows 7

Check out the video above and you’ll see exactly how the Internet works and why we love it so much. Everything you’re looking for is one click away. And the web is filled with tech-related rumors just waiting confirmation. The PlayStation 3 Slim rumor was out there for quite a while but it has been just recently confirmed. The new price tag has also just been revealed so the ad above seems like the only logical approach for the new PS3. And if Palm is watching, maybe they should rewind and watch it again. Just in case they need some tips on how to make a commercial that would actually convince you to buy a gadget.

Tags: Ad, Commercial, Console, Mobile News, Playstation 3, Portable Devices, Slim, Sony

That’s right Bell customers, you should be happy to know that Bell is ready to sell a Palm Pre to you. In fact the carrier has a new ad which should convince you to pre-order a Pre right away. And in case you feel like you’ve seen that particular ad before then you probably have. Others did it before and you might have heard about the phone in question. People like to call it the iPhone. Don’t get me wrong there! The Pre is definitely a great phone, only it hasn’t risen to everyone expectations. And it hasn’t been able to comfortably fight against the iPhone just yet. But what do you think Bell customers? Are you going to purchase your Pre soon?

via PreThinking

Tags: Bell, Commercial, iPhone, Mobile News, Other Brands, Palm, Palm, pre

We’ve seen the phone pictured and even saw it pass through the FCC but LG has evidentally decided that isn’t enough hype.

Included above is a brand new LG commercial featuring none other than the stylish BL40. Expect some techno music, models on a runway, in addition to a short tech demo of the phone featuring things such as it’s 4″ display and dual screen UI.

Now LG, can we please get a release date for North America? Please?

Tags: BL40, Commercial, dual display ui, hd display, LG, Uncategorized

We have another weird Palm Pre commercial for you folks. We have no idea how many Pres have been sold from the beginning of the season since Sprint hasn’t come out with any numbers so far but we have to assume that Palm wishes to sell even more Pre handsets. Why else would they continue their ad campaign? The newest available video is called My Phone Can Read My Mind. Did you like it?

First of all, no phone can read anyone’s mind and we’d probably not feel comfortable with a machine knowing what we actually think. Second of all, Palm should consider changing the whole script. After all, I, as an average consumer, would love to see why the Pre is better than any other offer. Maybe the Pre is the fastest phone available on the most dependable network available. Or something like that! In which case I might go to a Sprint store and get one. But if it’s a phone that can read my mind I might not be that interested in it, will I?

Tags: Ad, Commercial, Mobile News, Palm, Palm, pre, Sprint, video

Do you have more USB powered peripherals laying around your house than you have USB ports to power them? Well then does Cambrionix have a solution for you; their 49-port USB hub.

OK, so maybe it’s not marketed towards those who have a extensive gadget collection, but it’s still damn cool. Cambrionix says that the hub is for professional use, such as test labs or other commercial applications, but I’m sure some consumers can put it to good use.

If you actually want to get your hands on Cambrionix’s 49-port USB hub you’re going to have to pony up £399 or around $660. Don’t forget to add this to the fact that it needs to be connected to a ATX power supply to actually function. Any takers?

via Cambrionix

Tags: 49-port, Accessories, cambrionix, Cell Phones, Commercial, Off The Topic, professional use, usb hub

Samsung decided to make an interesting, and funny at the same time commercial, for its Jet phone while trying to make it look like the real thing. The video above shows you exactly what Samsung pulled off. Two elephants are bungee jumping from a ship in front of the amazed audience. The moment is so unique and short that nobody except for a Samsung Jet can capture it. And since Samsung tries so desperately to make it look like the real thing we should enter its game and assume the space ship belongs to one of Samsung’s top executives. In which case we’d like to see more of it in the following Jet ads.

via Brainstorm9

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Have you seen the last Palm Pre ad? Well just play the video above. “Go With The Flow” is the name of this simple ad campaign and it will not surprise you with anything. The Pre is a very dependable device but the ad doesn’t really let you see all that magic. Would you buy the Pre after viewing just that single ad? That’s of course assuming that you haven’t heard about the phone so far! The commercial is following that first Palm Pre ad, entitled “Flow”, which was more alive and definitely meant to make an impression. “Go With The Flow” will not be the kind of commercial you talk about with your friends. Nothing really happens in it.

On a different note, it looks like Palm wants to indirectly promote Microsoft’s new search engine, Bing. Is that the purpose of this ad? Will Google or Apple react in any way?

via PreCentral

Tags: Ad, Apple, Apple, Bing, Commercial, Google, Google, microsoft, microsoft, Palm, Palm, pre

We all know how Microsoft is doing its best to make us choose PCs over Macs. But Apple is ready for the fight and has one more I’m a Mac commercial. According to the Cupertino-based company there are no PCs ready to offer you fast processors, big screens and work without viruses, crashes or headaches. Will Megan choose a Mac?

Tags: Ad, advertising, Apple, Commercial, mac, microsoft, Mobile News, pc, Portable Devices, video

Microsoft has started a new advertising campaign in which it stresses out the usefulness of PCs and the better price they come with. Sure Apple are more popular but they are also more expensive. Apple didn’t wait around and it has shot four new “I’m a Mac” commercials:

• Time Traveler: in the year 2150 PCs still get errors
• Stacks: PC can’t find people’s faces in his photos. Too bad he doesn’t have that new recognition software from iPhoto.
• Legal Copy: PC is friendly and easy to use. Too bad there’s that huge text to read.
• Biohazard Suit: Macs don’t need anti-virus programs

So which one did you like better?

via Apple

Tags: ads, Apple, Commercial, microsoft, microsoft, Mobile News, Portable Devices

He’s not a Terminator, he is a soccer player, and a very good one. However David Beckham accepted to play the role of a Terminator in a Motorola commercial for its Aura phone.

The Aura is a $2,000 phone which has nothing to do with the whole Terminator idea. Given the price I am sure people won’t get the Aura especially during these harsh economic times. So why would Motorola throw away money on a campaign that isn’t likely to bring in high profits? Why not invest in R&D? They badly need a Pre-like phone to take them out of the hole their in.

Tags: Aura, Commercial, David Beckham, Mobile News, Motorola, Motorola, Terminator

The current economy status seems perfect for the clip above. Microsoft is taking advantage of our budgets while pointing out to everyone that Apple overcharges people when it comes to laptops.

Although the I’m a Mac series of commercial is funnier, Microsoft seems to get the hang of it. The Windows Laptop Hunters campaign will probably not end here. Now it’s a young woman looking for speed, a comfortable keyboard and a 17-inch screen, and all that for well under $1,000. When she finds it she gets to keep it, no matter if it’s a Mac or a PC. The MacBook was obviously not a match so she ended up with an HP Pavilion which cost Microsoft $699.99. Is Microsoft going to continue the series? We certainly hope so.

via YouTube

Tags: Apple, Commercial, Laptops, Laptops, microsoft, microsoft, Mobile News, video

Sprint’s message on this one is pretty clear. Its CEO Dan Hesse isn’t cool enough to appear in TV commercials. He doesn’t have the same appeal like other CEOs in this business. That’s why Sprint decided to cancel the commercials featuring Hesse. Apparently viewers didn’t enjoy that cab looking like a limo especially during these strange financial times. Who is Sprint going to use next?

via WSJ

Tags: Commercial, Dan Hesse, Mobile News, Sprint, Sprint

What you see above is a brand new commercial promoting Research in Motion’s first touch-screen Blackberry, the Blackberry Storm.

How do I know that RIM doesn’t like Apple after viewing the above commercial? Well perhaps the black berry shooting through a literal apple has something to do with it.

Oh RIM, with your pranks, let’s just wait for Apple to fire back.

Update: Apparently this is actually an ad that was presented to RIM and they declined. Bummer, I would have loved to see this on the TV.

Tags: Apple, Blackberry Storm, Cell Phones, Commercial, iPhone, media, Research In Motion, RIM

You must remember the “Wassup” commercials which Budweiser used quite a lot. We’ve seen various spin offs and now we have an election “Wassup 2008″ video. And there aren’t any cool phones in this version right here. It would be really weird to see one, as the commercial talks about unemployment, health care, the war, the environment and the current financial crisis which basically affects all the previous issues. Wassup 2008 talks about change and it hints at presidential candidate Obama. Who will Americans vote for? How will that influence the mobile industry?

via TechCrunch

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Apple isn’t willing to stop from making fun of rival’s famous OS. Entitled “Bake Sale” the new “I’m a Mac” commercial shows a PC who is desperate about making some money in order to develop its Vista. Is it only me that thinks Microsoft should respond to this? I mean it could be fun to see the Apple-Microsoft duel continue on prime-time TV.

In the mean time Mac owes $10 million for a bite of that cookie, so PC is closer to its targeted income. We’

Tags: Apple, Apple, Commercial, microsoft, Mobile News

Apple didn’t fail to respond to Microsoft latest commercials by bringing in their own “I’m a Mac” campaign. Entitled “Bean Counter” (above) and “V Word” (below) the new videos are way funnier than what Gates and Seinfeld tried to pull off. Apple takes aim at Microsoft 300 million add campaign suggesting that that money could have been invested in fixing Vista. During last Tuesday’s keynote, Apple’s officials counted the failure of Vista as one of the elements that helped them increase MacBooks sales.

What do you think about the new commercials?

Tags: Apple, Commercial, microsoft, microsoft, Mobile News, software, vista

Verizon was reported to tape people in public talking about the Storm. Apparently all actors involved in this videos were paid $20 for their trouble. And what a trouble that is. Playing with an upcoming hot device. I’m sure a lot of people would have paid the $20 just to be in the same room with the Storm. Maybe Microsoft should take Vista to the people on the streets too instead of hiring Jerry to do their dirty work!

So I guess people like the Storm despite it reminds them about the iPhone. Verizon should be ready to sell plenty of touchscreen Berries. And there’s less than a month to go!

Tags: BlackBerry, Commercial, Mobile News, Research In Motion, RIM, Storm, Verizon, Verizon Wireless

The new “I’m a PC” campaign from Microsoft turned really funny today. It has beaten Jerry’s efforts to talk about nothing Microsoft with Bill earlier on. How are they funnier? Well it appears they were made on a Mac according to metadata within the creative copy images. A Mac with Adobe’s CS3 software suite were used to create the commercials. No PC OS or PC graphic tools were involved.

Do you think that this was just a evil rumor? Well Microsoft, in a panic attack, removed the metadata, thus confirming it’s all real. Not a smart move there Ballmer, but then again we weren’t waiting for one. Instead of denying everything and ditching the body screaming at the guy that did this in private, while paying him enough money to keep it all secret, you managed to make it all official. Were you to leave everything like that, we could have all concluded this was all a prank from some Apple fan.

But wait, the best is for last. The Crispin Porter ad agency, you know, the ones that created the Microsoft ads had the following job position:

Did you dream of harnessing telekinetic power as a child? Did you stare at your Transformers lunchbox for hours on end in a desperate attempt to invoke even the slightest fit of movement? Did you wise up, get a Mac and a lifetime subscription to Adobe, and send your lunchbox on an exploratory mission to the Martian poles or the strip club down the street? If so, do you think you could send us your portfolio?

Turned into this:

Did you dream of harnessing telekinetic power as a child? Did you stare at your Transformers lunchbox for hours on end in a desperate attempt to invoke even the slightest fit of movement? Did you wise up, get a water-cooled PC tricked out with Vista and a lifetime subscription to Adobe, and send your lunchbox on an exploratory mission to the Martian poles or the strip club down the street? If so, do you think you could send us your portfolio?

Has anyone noticed any difference? OK then Microsoft, I think you’d better tell them next time you wouldn’t want them to use Macs when talking about PCs. After all it’ rumored you’re paying 300 million for these campaign. Why not throw in a free PC?

And I have a new slogan for you guys: “I’m a PC Running in VM on a Mac”. Say it proudly out loud!
This message has been written and approved on a PC.

Tags: Apple, Bill Gates, Commercial, Jerry Seinfeld, mac, microsoft, microsoft, Mobile News, Mobile Software