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We know that the Verizon iPhone 4 will land in a couple weeks and will come with a $30 unlimited plan, but Big Red has also shed some light on how much the mobile hotspot feature will cost. It looks like the Verizon iPhone hotspot will cost $20 per month for 2 GB of data…
“The Daily” is supposed to be an iPad-only digital newspaper from News Corp and CEO Rupert Murdoch said it will be launching within two weeks for 99 cents per week. We’ve head about “The Daily” a couple of times before and it should be an ambitious attempt by a news publisher to bring original content…
Facebook reiterated Tuesday that mobile is its future and that it will be using HTML5 to try and bridge the gap between its various apps. Speaking at a conference in San Francisco, Facebook CTO Bret Taylor said the company will be focusing on unifying the look and feel of many of its apps and mobile…
MetroPCS has challenged the FCC net neutrality rules as the fifth-largest carrier said it is trying to ensure that competition in the wireless space isn’t threatened. MetroPCS is the second major carrier to challenge these rules, as Verizon has also filed an appeal in federal court. These carriers believe that the FCC net neutrality rules…
After teasing it last week, Google Voice number porting is now live for all users. The Google Voice number porting will cost $20 and it will also mean that you have to end your current contract with the carrier you’re using. The upside of this is that you won’t have to give out a different…
Verizon Wireless posted a strong fourth quarter with nearly 1 million net customer additions and we expect the nation’s largest carrier to continue this streak once it begins offering the Verizon iPhone. Verizon said it had 955,000 net customer additions for its fourth quarter and it now has 94.1 million total customers. On the bright…
Well, Mobile World Congress 2011 just got a bit more interesting as this teaser suggests that LG will be showing off a glass-free 3D Optimus smartphone. We know that LG has been showing off 3D screens that don’t require glasses and we actually saw these at CES 2011 and liked it. It appears like these…
A new report from Appcelerator and IDC suggest that app developers are still eying Apple iOS first but Android and tablets are becoming an increasingly important part of the equation. Thanks to the introduction of devices like the Motorola Xoom and tablets like the G Slate, developer interest in Android tablets have jumped 12 points…
The location-based check-in service Foursquare is crowing about its success, as the company said it grew 3,400 percent in 2010 and it now has more than 6 million users. But is the check-in service mainstream yet? At this time last year, Foursquare was the darling of the tech press, especially at industry wankfests like SXSW,…
The Motorola Droid Pro for Verizon is aimed at bringing an Android phone to the BlackBerry set. With a full QWERTY keyboard and some extra security features, this smartphone is trying to to appeal to enterprise users who are sick of the limitations that BlackBerry offers. Does this handset give you the best of both…