Dec
27
2010
27
2010
Apple: we’ll sell 21 million iPhones in first quarter of 2011
Apple expects to move as many as 21 million iPhones in the first quarter of 2011, up from initial estimates of 19 million. Sources ...
Dec
13
2010
13
2010
Apple, Google, RIM go shopping for Nortel patents
Apple and Google are reportedly in a bidding war for bankrupt Canadian telecom Nortel's patent portfolio. Unnamed sources speaking to Reuters confirmed that the ...
Dec
13
2010
13
2010
Verizon cops to handoff problem with LTE modems
Verizon launched its high-speed USB modems for its LTE (long-term evolution) network only a week ago, and already they're having problems. PCWorld reports owners ...
Dec
03
2010
03
2010
Clear disses Verizon 4G data caps: why "count every megabyte"?
Verizon announced on Wednesday that it was flipping the switch on its LTE network this Sunday. Clear has taken to its blog to criticize ...
Dec
01
2010
01
2010
Verizon 4G LTE: $80 for 10GB of data, starting December 5
Verizon Wireless announced on Wednesday that it will "turn on" its fourth generation LTE wireless network this coming Sunday, December 5, fulfilling its promise ...
Nov
23
2010
23
2010
Unlimited data means more to smartphone users than savings
Add this to the shocking information pile: mobile customers want unlimited data. This discovery was made by research firm Sanford Bernstein, which conducted a ...
Oct
28
2010
28
2010
Solved! Verizon to pay $25 million fine over "mystery fees"
Verizon Wireless has just agreed to make the largest payment in FCC history, after the company admitted that it had billed users for millions ...
Oct
27
2010
27
2010
Local Elks Lodge gets 10Gbps fiber connection—for a while
Only one place in the US can boast of having access to a 10Gbps symmetrical fiber-optic FiOS connection: the Elks Lodge in Taunton, Mass.
Verizon ...
Oct
25
2010
25
2010
Who "ruled the air" in 1910? (and who rules it now?)
"We each have a signal. A stream of raw power that flows with us. A power. A superpower. A super communication power." So proclaims ...
Oct
20
2010
20
2010
Verizon calls "first!" on $599 Samsung Galaxy Tab
Verizon and Samsung announced Wednesday that the 7" Android-powered Galaxy Tab will be available on Verizon's network beginning November 11. ...
Oct
19
2010
19
2010
New iPhone variant in field testing, may be 2011 Verizon model
Apple is reportedly in the final testing stages of a fourth-generation iPhone variant first referenced in iOS 3.2. That device, which has the product ...
Oct
19
2010
19
2010
Verizon, T-mobile to follow AT&T’s tiered data footsteps
New rumors suggest that both Verizon and T-mobile plan to introduce cheaper, limited data plans to its subscribers in the coming weeks. The new ...
Oct
18
2010
18
2010
Free conference calls and porn! The case for traffic pumping
There's a new study decrying the rural phone company practice that the big carriers love to hate: access stimulation, more popularly known as "traffic ...
Oct
14
2010
14
2010
iPad coming to AT&T and—yes—Verizon stores Oct 28
Apple has partnered with both AT&T and Verizon to sell iPads at their respective retail locations beginning October 28. AT&T will sell iPad 3G ...
Oct
12
2010
12
2010
Cell phone "bill shock" could get less shocking this week
It will be high noon over at the Federal Communications Commission on Thursday as the agency proposes new regulations to help consumers cope with ...
Oct
06
2010
06
2010
Verizon 4G in 38 metro areas by year end, data plans come later
Presiding over a packed press conference in San Francisco, Verizon CEO Lowell McAdam promised that the company's 700MHz LTE service will be rolled out ...
Oct
05
2010
05
2010
Google: political system is "shocking," we want to change the game
Google CEO Eric Schmidt dropped by the Washington Ideas Forum last week. It was clear from his comments that he and ...
Oct
04
2010
04
2010
Verizon to refund $50 million in "mystery" data fees
For almost a year, the government has been looking into the "mystery fees" that Verizon now admits it mistakenly charged millions of customers. Verizon ...
Sep
29
2010
29
2010
Waxman’s net neutrality compromise: solution or last gasp?
Everybody is waiting for House Commerce Committee Chair Henry Waxman (D-CA) to release his legislative proposal for new open Internet rules, but the press ...
Sep
28
2010
28
2010
Feature: Yavin IV: Exploring space on the cheap with an iPhone, Droid, and Flip
Many a nerd has dreamed of exploring space—the final frontier—as a child. Despite visions in books, comics, TV, and film ...
Sep
25
2010
25
2010
Week in Apple: 3D animation, netbook cannibalization, FaceTime iPad
This week we discussed the implications of Apple's lawsuit over MagSafe connectors, what happened between Ping and Facebook, the malware risks for iOS jailbreakers, ...
Sep
24
2010
24
2010
Verizon confirms the future of 3G data is tiered
If you thought Verizon was immune to tiered data plans on its 3G network, think again. Verizon CEO Ivan Seidenberg told investors on Thursday ...
Sep
23
2010
23
2010
Verizon CEO throws wet blanket on iPhone rumors
Though rumors about the possibility of Apple launching a CDMA-compatible iPhone on Verizon have been picking up steam lately—our own sources have told us ...
Sep
17
2010
17
2010
Verizon LTE in 30 cities by year end, AT&T aims for mid-2011
Both AT&T and Verizon are moving forward with their 4G/LTE networks in the US, with one launching by the end of the year and ...
Sep
14
2010
14
2010
Hey, Capitol Hill: who’s your daddy? AT&T
Mi-term elections are coming to a neighborhood voting center near you. All 435 House of Representatives seats are up for grabs, as are ...
Sep
11
2010
11
2010
Week in Apple: Apple relaxes dev restrictions, advertising on the iPhone, and more
This week in Apple, we took a look at iTunes 10's new crazy interface, how advertisers are beginning to use HTML5 databases to store ...
Sep
08
2010
08
2010
Verizon lockout dogging iPhone 4 sales more than antenna woes
The signal problems caused by the iPhone 4's antenna design generated a lot of press, but what affect did the issue have on sales? ...
Sep
07
2010
07
2010
Samsung Galaxy S-variant Fascinate launches on Verizon this week
The Samsung Galaxy S is coming to Verizon's network this week in the form of the Samsung Fascinate. The latest ...
Aug
23
2010
23
2010
Sprint addressing coverage problems with free femtocells
Femtocells are slowly becoming more popular among US cell phone customers who get poor reception in their homes. The carriers that offer the devices, ...
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