IDG News Service - Verizon Wireless customers buying the recently released Samsung Galaxy S4 will be the first who can start using a new spectrum band that the carrier will start turning on later this year. The carrier plans to equip its ...
Sprint Nextel has increased its offer to buy out Clearwire, bidding US$3.40 per share, to counter a competing offer by Dish Network. The new bid marks a significant boost from its earlier offer of $2.97 per share and beats Dish's $3.30 ...
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The HTC One and HTC First may share a manufacturer and an operating system, but the similarities end there. Each phone has a unique interface for presenting and accessing news feeds and messaging apps. But only the One tackles that task ...
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AT&T's new Aio Wireless (pronounced A-O) service is the company's answer to T-Mobile's recent radical switch to simpler, lower-cost, no-contract plans for phones and tablets. Like T-Mobile, Aio Wireless offers unlimited talk, text, and data ...
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Huawei's CEO hasn't spoken to the press in 26 years After 26 years at the helm of Huawei, the company's CEO and Founder Mr. Ren Zhengfei, has given his first ever press briefing outlining Huawei's business ambitions including addressing ...
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Sprint Nextel's network partner Clearwire hasn't been able to find any other big wholesale customers nor sell any of its spectrum, so selling out to Sprint is the only real option for its shareholders, the company said Monday. A letter ...
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A sweeter offer for the merger of T-Mobile USA and MetroPCS reportedly has been approved by T-Mobile parent company Deutsche Telekom. The improved bid reduces the amount of debt that the merged company would hold and the interest rate on ...
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Beginning April 19, AT&T plans to offer the highly-anticipated HTC One? smartphone to customers for $199.99 with a two-year commitment, for the 32 GB memory variant. AT&T is the only U.S. wireless carrier at launch to also offer a version ...
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Sprint Nextel and Softbank have pledged to keep Huawei Technologies products out of the Sprint network and try to replace Huawei gear that is already in Clearwire's network, according to a U.S. lawmaker. The companies met with Rep. Mike ...
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Browse the web, check email, watch videos and download apps on the nation's fastest 4G LTE network with the Kindle Fire HD 8.9" – coming to AT&T retail stores at an affordable price. Amazon's Kindle Fire HD 4G LTE 32GB tablet arrives ...
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Existing owners of Samsung's Galaxy S III will not be able to use the phone on T-Mobile's LTE network, which debuted Tuesday and will reach 200 million people by the end of this year. The Galaxy S III does not have a compatible LTE radio, ...
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T-Mobile is ending contracts and slashing prices for both service and phones, a refreshing change from the complex plans and high costs that irritate many phone users. That could save a T-Mobile customer several hundred dollars over a ...
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What is T-Mobile USA planning for its press event in New York City next Tuesday? The carrier already disclosed last fall and again at International CES in January that it plans to offer unsubsidized smartphones with no contract ...
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The merger between T-Mobile USA and MetroPCS moved one step closer to completion on Tuesday as the FCC approved the deal without conditions In what may be a hopeful sign for backers of the deal, the agency's review didn't even rise to ...
AT&T on Monday confirmed that it will begin selling the BlackBerry Z10 touchscreen smartphone on March 22 for $199.99 with a two-year contract. Users will be able to start placing online orders on AT&T's website on Tuesday. The Z10 will ...
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