Editor's note: This story has been updated based on corrected information from T-Mobile to clarify the status of the shared data plans for business. T-Mobile USA plans to lure new business customers with shared data plans and no early ...
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BlackBerry's Z10 went on sale today at the unsubsidized price of $999 for the first U.S. customers through wireless service provider Solavei and its retail partner GSM Nation. The online offer comes about five weeks before the expected ...
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The company formerly known as RIM delivered on its promise to breathe new life into its aging, iconic BlackBerry product line, but BlackBerry devices still face an uphill battle against Apple's iPhone and myriad smartphones based on ...
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Forget fumbling with cash and credit cards; smartphones have long been seen as a way to make in store purchases faster and easier. But several challenges need to be overcome before the technology takes off. The field of mobile payments ...
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The BlackBerry Q10 with a physical qwerty keyboard may not be available in the U.S. until May or June, suggested BlackBerry CEO Thorsten Heins in an interview with the Associated Press. The BlackBerry Q10 has a physical keyboard. A ...
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AT&T* announced today that the AT&T Unite is available for $0.99 with a two year agreement. The 4G LTE mobile hotspot from Sierra Wireless can be purchased through all AT&T channels beginning February 8. Powered by the nation's largest 4G ...
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Mobile phone operator Three UK has confirmed that it will not charge a premium for its LTE high-speed mobile network. Three's announcement contrasts sharply with the payment plans offered by Everything Everywhere's (EE) Orange and T-Mobile ...
With its future in the balance, the company until now known as Research In Motion launched its new BlackBerry 10 operating system, two new handsets and a new company name on Wednesday. The new operating system brings the BlackBerry ...
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The U.S. Department of Justice and the Department of Homeland Security have asked for more time to consider Softbank's proposed takeover of Sprint Nextel, a move that may signal a rough road ahead for the US$20 billion deal. In a letter ...
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120 stations will be connected by the end of March. Virgin Media continues to roll out Wi-Fi on the London Underground with 11 new stations receiving access this week. While free Wi-Fi will be ending this month, commuters who subscribe ...
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For every person using 4G LTE now, there will be at least one more subscriber by the end of this year, IHS iSuppli says. The number of users on LTE services will slightly more than double in 2013, growing by 115% to 198.1 million people ...
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IHS iSuppli said on Tuesday that the number of 4G LTE users will at least double by the end of 2013, growing by 115% to 198.1 million people worldwide. At the end of 2012, there were 92.3 million subscribers, iSuppli said. Many ...
Research in Motion announced Wednesday that credit card company Visa has approved RIM's Visa for use in mobile payments made with smartphones or tablets that use a Near Field Communication chip. The system, called Secure Element Manager ...
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Changes in the competitive smartphone market look set to cost more UK jobs as smartphone producer Nokia and telecommunications provider Everything Everywhere (EE) both announce a programme of cuts. Nokia outlined plans to cut over ...
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British Telecom has sued 14 mobile operators because of a basic patent infringement. The lawsuit was submitted by Steelhead Licensing, LLC Company on January 4, 2013. British Telecom said, it had the patents of two technologies. One is a ...
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