At least two U.S. mobile operators, T-Mobile US and Verizon Wireless, reportedly do not participate directly in the U.S. National Security Agency's call metadata collection program because of their partial ownership by foreign ...
Tags: Phone Companies, NSA, Surveillance Program
President Obama directed federal agencies to take new steps toward sharing their wireless spectrum with commercial operators in an effort to meet growing demands for mobile data services. Obama, in a memo published Friday, created a ...
The company isn't making much noise about it, but T-Mobile has a prepaid option that is surprisingly inexpensive: unlimited data for $30 a month. And our Consumerist colleagues discovered that it's not just for new activations. A T-Mobile ...
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BlackBerry Messenger, a free messaging and social networking application for BlackBerry devices, will be coming to iOS and Android app stores at some point, but not June 27 as tweeted by T-Mobile UK early Thursday. T-Mobile did send out a ...
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T-Mobile had been using Software AG's Aris to align its business processes for over a decade, but when news broke of a merger with Orange, the company had to review whether the platform was still the best fit for the job. EE's head of ...
Tags: EE, Aris, Customer Experiences
Sprint recently saw growth in the percentage of its customers owning iPhones, while both Verizon Wireless and AT&T saw declines, an analyst firm said today. The percentage of smartphone customers using an iPhone at Sprint went from 33.4% ...
More than 18 months ago, Google Wallet was launched on the Sprint cellular network amid hoopla that payment-by-smart-phone technology at cashiers nationwide would replace your plastic debit and credit cards. Since then, AT&T, T-Mobile, and ...
Tags: CR Money Minute, Mobile Wallet
EE is continuing to roll out its 4G service in the UK, today switching on coverage in Ashton-under-Lyne, Chatham, Gillingham, High Wycombe, Merthyr Tydfil, Oldham, Oxford, Rochester, Runcorn, Sale, Stafford and Wigan. EE says this now ...
Tags: Computer Products, 4G
Judging from the number of people poring over their smartphones on the sidewalk, in their cars and in public places, mobile seems to have stolen our attention away from the wired Internet and traditional TV. However, there is a ways to go ...
Computerworld - T-Mobile USA on June 5 will become the first major U.S. carrier to sell the BlackBerry Q10 qwerty smartphone to consumers in stores and online for $99.99 down and 24 monthly $20 payments. The BlackBerry Q10 has a ...
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The U.S. Federal Communications Commission should cap the participation of carriers AT&T and Verizon Wireless in upcoming spectrum auctions to ensure mobile competition going forward, representatives of consumer groups and smaller carriers ...
Tags: FCC, Spectrum Auctions
HTC Corporation, a global leader in mobile innovation and design, today announced the new HTC One as its first HTCpro -certified device in the United States. The new HTC One is designed to exceed the expectations of business customers ...
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Samsung's Galaxy S4 infringes on 5 Apple patents, according to a court filing by Apple. Apple wants to add the new Galaxy S4 to an ongoing case involving Apple and Samsung being heard in the U.S. District Court, Northern District of ...
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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The Samsung Galaxy S 4, one of the most advanced Android smart phones ever, is our new top-rated smart phone. The S4 delivered top-notch performance in the most critical areas of our tests, including the camera. It dethrones the LG ...