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Merrill Lynch analyst Scott Craig believes T-Mobile will soon carry the iPhone. Writing in an investor note, Craig said “speculation is heightening” about a T-Mobile iPhone, which leads him to believe a launch is imminent. Craig postulates that parent company Deutsche Telecom may announce the iPhone during an analyst event next week. T-Mobile is the…
C Spire announced today that it will start offering shared data plans on December 3rd. The new SHARED Data plans will let customers select a single data allotment that can be shared between 10 devices. These plans also include unlimited texts, unlimited calling and unlimited picture messaging. Video streaming and mobile hotspot are also included…
As expected, Apple has started selling the unlocked version of the iPhone 5. The unlocked iPhone 5 is available in 16GB, 32GB and 64GB capacities for $649, $749 and $849, respectively. For US customers, the unlocked version of the handset is compatible with any domestic or international GSM network. Since it is not tied to a carrier,…
Consumer Reports released its annual assessment of US wireless carriers and placed AT&T in last place for the third year in a row. In its latest report, the consumer product review company ranked AT&T at the bottom of the heap among the top seven wireless carriers in the US. The only bright spot for AT&T…
FreedomPop is trying to make waves in the wireless arena by offering low-cost 4G wireless broadband access. To attract additional customers, the company has moved beyond its own storefront and is now selling its wares on Amazon’s website. As of November 26, FreedomPop is selling hardware like its Freedom Spot Photon 4G Mobile Hotspot directly through…
Popular BlackBerry Instant Messaging app Jingu Friends recently made its way to the iOS App Store. The new iOS IM client sheds its BlackBerry Messenger roots and replaces it with support for other,third-party IM clients including WhatsApp, Kik, Hookt & LiveProfile. You can choose to chat publicly within Jingu or take the conversation private using…
Patricia Sellers of Fortune sat down with Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer during Fortune’s Most Powerful Women dinner in Palo Alto, California. It is Mayer’s first interview since she took on the role of Yahoo CEO in July of this year. The 30-minute interview should appeal to mobile fans as Mayer highlights mobile as the future for…
After starting pre-orders in October, Verizon finally confirmed that the Galaxy Note II will be available in stores starting tomorrow, November 29. The Note II also includes a Samsung Exynos 1.6 GHz quad-core processor, 2 GB of RAM, 8-megapixel rear camera, 1.9-megapixel front facing-camera, S-Pen stylus and Android 4.1 Jelly Bean. The Note 2 will…
Microsoft told CNET that it will release an update to fix a bug that causes some Windows phone 8 handsets to randomly reboot. According to reports from customers,the issue affects the HTC 8X and Lumia 920. In its statement, Microsoft only confirmed that an update is coming out this December. The Redmond company did not…
RIM suffered a setback in a contract dispute with Nokia. According to a Reuters report, a Swedish arbitrator said “”RIM was in breach of contract and is not entitled to manufacture or sell WLAN products without first agreeing royalties with Nokia.” These WLAN-enabled products include BlackBerry handsets and the PlayBook tablet. RIM could face a…