Apple plans to crush carriers and offer direct mobile service, expert says
Apple’s next huge move isn’t into the television or banking industries according to one expert. Instead, Apple will take on carriers like AT&T and Verizon …
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Australian judge demands that Apple show carrier contracts to Samsung
Australian Federal Court Justice Annabelle Bennett has ruled that Apple must show Samsung its contracts with Vodafone, SingTel and Telstra if it cannot reach an agreement on …
T-Mobile to extend direct carrier billing to more digital products and services
T-Mobile announced on Tuesday that it will expand its Direct Carrier Billing option to support more digital products. The service allows T-Mobile customers to make …
Final Windows Phone Mango build released to manufacturers and carriers [updated]
Microsoft’s final build of Windows Phone Mango has been rubber stamped and released to manufacturers and wireless carriers according to Windows Phone Dev Podcast. The …
AT&T revenue up 2.2% in Q2; 3.6 million iPhones activated
AT&T reported its second quarter results on Thursday. The company’s consolidated revenues were $31.5 billion, up 2.2% ($680 million) from the same quarter last year. …
Verizon to activate 28 new 4G LTE markets on Thursday, expand others
Verizon Wireless just announced that it will activate its 4G LTE network in 28 new markets on Thursday. The new markets include Decatur and Huntsville, …
Apple may launch 3G iPod touch in September, rumor claims
A Dutch Apple blog named AppleSpot reported on Friday that Apple will launch a new 3G iPod touch in September. Similar to options available for …
T-Mobile responds to Sprint, other merger opponents
In what is no doubt a response to Sprint’s statement Tuesday morning that AT&T is increasing its spectrum the wrong way by purchasing T-Mobile, T-Mobile’s …
T-Mobile intros ‘More for Me’ daily deals Android app
T-Mobile introduced a new Android application on Wednesday called “More for Me.” The app offers T-Mobile customers with phones running Android 1.6 or later, daily …
Google: 100 million Android devices activated worldwide
During Google’s I/O conference in San Francisco today, Google confirmed that it has activated more than 100 million Android devices worldwide across 36 OEM’s and …
Verizon Wireless to eliminate one-year contract option on April 17th
Verizon Wireless has confirmed to BGR that it will eliminate the option to sign on for a 1-year contract beginning on April 17th. “The reason …
T-Mobile expands 4G HSPA+ network to 10 new markets, speed boost coming soon
T-Mobile on Tuesday announced that its 4G HSPA+ network is now available in 10 new markets including Ames, Iowa; Anderson, Indiana; Battle Creek, Benton Harbor …
Sprint urges government to oppose AT&T’s acquisition of T-Mobile
Sprint CEO Dan Hesse has already expressed his concerns about AT&T’s purchase of T-Mobile from Deutsche Telecom, but today Sprint officially announced its opposition to the deal …
Microsoft’s ‘NoDo’ Windows Phone update still days, even weeks away
Earlier this week, Microsoft announced that its first major Windows Phone update — dubbed NoDo — is being pushed to users’ handsets. Sixteen Windows Phone …
Bell Mobility follows T-Mobile, AT&T’s lead; 3G network now to be called ‘4G’
Despite the fact that Canadian wireless provider Bell Mobility will be rolling out LTE in the near future, it — like many of its peers …
Verizon Home Phone Connect makes its debut
Verizon’s Home Phone Connect service just went live on the carrier’s website, though the link for the service is down at the moment. The new …
Apple working on smaller, cheaper iPhone model to compete with Android
Bloomberg is reporting that Apple, Inc. is working on a smaller, cheaper iPhone model to compete with the army of affordable handsets currently utilizing Google’s Android operating …
T-Mobile USA considers selling cellular towers to raise funds for ‘capital spending’
Here’s a head scratcher. During a speech today in New York City, Deutsche Telecom CEO, Rene Obermann, told investors that T-Mobile USA would consider “selling nonstrategic assets …
iPhone unlocking tool ultrasn0w working on iOS 4.2.1
Earlier this morning, dev-team member MuscleNerd tweeted that he, and his gang of merry men, have successfully tweaked their ultrasn0w iPhone unlocking tool to working on …
Mount Everest boasts 3G internet coverage
Picture this: you are at the base camp of Mount Everest, only to realize it’s your girlfriends birthday and you forgot to send flowers; what …
Apple to offer universal, SIM-less iPhone in Europe?
If we know one thing about Apple it is this: they like control… and this latest rumor seems to reaffirm that creed. Blog GigaOM is …
WSJ: Samsung Galaxy Tab to cost between $200 and $400
Now this is more like it! The Wall Street Journal is reporting that Samsung product executive, Hankil Yoon, informed them that the Galaxy Tab tablet would …
XDA finds SIM-unlock method for all Galaxy S phones
If you recently purchased — or have plans to purchase — a phone in the Samsung Galaxy S line, the folks over a xda-developers have a pretty …
Verizon Wireless customers top the charts in smartphone data usage
Wireless billing vendor Validas analyzed the billing records of 20,000 wireless customers from January to May 2010 and discovered that Verizon Wireless customers top the …
Japan's NTT DoCoMo to go SIM-free in 2011
In an interview with the Nikkei Business Daily, NTT DoCoMo’s president Ryuji Yamada revealed that Japans’s largest wireless carrier may go SIM-Free in 2011. The move would …
WIND Mobile handsets and plans detailed
Well, here we go… We’ve received information on what WIND (Canada’s new wireless carrier) will offer, so without further ado, the WIND lineup: BlackBerry 9700 …
Verizon Wireless rolls out new GPS-unlocked ROM for the Samsung Saga
Thus far, Verizon Wireless has made good on 66 percent of its promise to unlock GPS on its latest Windows Mobile handsets. First we had …
