AT&T has boosted its mobile Internet coverage in Franklin by installing a new antenna system that will give customers stronger connections throughout the community. 

The network upgrade, called an Outdoor Distributed Antenna System (oDAS), consists of strategically placed antennas that distribute AT&T’s wireless network coverage to more than 4,500 people in a four square mile boundary of Franklin: Lone Pine Road to the north, Telegraph Road on the east, 13 Mile Road to the south and Inkster Road on the west. It can provide better, more consistent wireless coverage to customers, so they don’t have to worry about their service getting stuck in a traffic jam of other people’s calls, texts and posts.

It’s not often that Apple unveils a product that is viewed pretty much universally as ridiculous and unnecessary. Lots of people love Apple computers, millions love their iPhones and iPods -- some fanatically.

That’s not the case with the Apple Watch. Unveiled earlier this week at another of Apple’s grand events, the world waited to see what Cupertino had to offer in the wearables department. And everyone -- including Apple’s devoted followers -- was left highly disappointed.

Here’s a breakdown of why, despite what the cool commercials with catchy music will tell you for the next year or so, I can promise you that Apple’s newest product is dead in the water in terms of gaining any sort of sizable success.

AT&T’s connected car platform now has the ability to connect to the company’s home security and automation service.

It makes AT&T Digital Life the first and only home management system currently integrated with AT&T Drive. This will enable automakers to integrate home security and automation service and pass the benefit on to their customers, so they can manage their home from the Digital Life app through the dashboard control panel and voice recognition of their car.

Does the weather dictate how active you are?

It appears that's more true in some states than others.

FitBit, a fitness tech firm, has monitored changes in activity during peak summer and winter months to see which states' residents stick to their fitness goals regardless of temperature changes.

Check out the data here. and see how your state stacks up.

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While many observers of the smartphone market have long planned a funeral for the Blackberry brand, it is not giving up yet.

The BlackBerry Passport is the newest offering from the Blackberry line, and details about it were announced this week by AT&T. A Blackberry Classic is also being offered.

Blackberry Passport Features
Exclusive to AT&T in the U.S., the BlackBerry Passport is available in a unique design with rounded edges. The BlackBerry Passport has a large 4.5-inch Full HD square touch screen and a touch-enabled QWERTY keyboard, giving you ideal content viewing without compromising portability. Built on BlackBerry's secure BlackBerry 10 OS 10.3.1 operating system, the BlackBerry Passport runs on AT&T's network: the nation's most reliable 4G LTE network and the network that has the nation's strongest LTE signal, covering more than 300 million Americans.