Amazon’s web-based Kindle Store for iPad skirts Apple’s 30% fee
Amazon’s new web-based Kindle Store for the iPad reportedly helps the online retailer dodge Apple’s fee that it would otherwise pay through a native Amazon …
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Microsoft asks Samsung to pay $15 licensing fee for each Android phone it builds
According to Reuters, Microsoft has asked Samsung to pay $15 for each Android smartphone it makes. The Redmond-based firm believes that its software patents cover …
Sprint to pay Clearwire $1 billion in 4G fees through 2012
Sprint, which owns the majority stake of Clearwire, has agreed to pay the company at least $1 billion through 2012 for fees associated with the …
Boost Mobile to waive fees for texts and calls to Japan
In response to the tsunami and earthquake, Boost Mobile has announced that it’s joining other U.S. carriers in waiving fees for texts and calls to …
Telus to start unlocking all devices February 15th for a fee
We have just been informed that as of February 15th, Telus in Canada will be offering SIM unlocking options on almost all handsets and devices. …
Sprint tweaking Premier program April 1st; making early upgrades more elusive [Updated]
You know that saying, “give and take?” Someone should tell U.S. wireless carriers that ignoring 50% of that adage sort of makes you look greedy. …
More information on Sprint’s new $10 premium data fee
BGR has obtained a memo being sent around to third-party Sprint retailers that sheds a bit more light on the company’s recently announced $10 Premium Data …
Sprint adding $10 ‘Premium Data add-on charge’ to all smartphone activations starting January 30th
In a coyly named and vaguely worded press release, U.S. wireless carrier Sprint announced that it would “increase its postpaid rates by applying a $10 …
Bell Mobility launching HSPA+ Novatel U547 November 23rd; 42Mbps, $10 premium
Last month, we told you about Bell Mobility’s plans to charge a $10 premium for access to the highest speeds on its HSPA+ network. This month, it …
Sprint, Clearwire to enter arbitration over out-of-network Evo, Epic handsets
FierceWireless is reporting that U.S. wireless carrier Sprint and its WiMAX-network partner Clearwire have entered arbitration over the monthly rate the latter company charges for …
Bell Canada to charge $10 tariff for HSPA+ access?
We’re not sure if we should blame U.S. wireless carrier Sprint for coming up with this idea, or Bell Canada for running with it. BGR …
Verizon loses class action ETF appeal, will pay $21 million settlement
A California appeals court has ruled that Verizon Wireless is to pay some 175,000 customers current and former customers $21 million as a settlement in …
FCC questions Verizon Wireless about its new $350 early termination fee
The FCC has taken notice of Verizon Wireless’ new $350 early termination fee that applies to all advanced devices purchased after November 15th, 2009. The …
T-Mobile sees the light, withdraws paper billing fee
Early last month we reported on a policy change at T-Mobile that we weren’t exactly happy with. In a nutshell, T-Mobile decided it would force …
T-Mobile to penalize tech-inept with BS paper billing fee
As fully immersed in technology as younger generations in the US are these days, we sometimes forget that there are still generations and demographics in …
Verizon Wireless says “text messaging not going up to $1,000,000 per text”
Verizon hit us up yesterday to let us know that what we reported the other day was just something being tossed around internally. It was …
Verizon Wireless to levy new fee for sending text messages to VZW customers
In a move sure to rock the wireless industry, Verizon Wireless announced yesterday that they will start charging content and messaging companies a fee for …
