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Verizon and Google are allegedly in talks for a deal that may undermine net neutrality according to sources privy to the discussions between the two companies. The agreement between the Mountain View-based search giant and America’s largest wireless carrier (by subscriber count) is going to be made public in a few days, but in the…
Dish Network will be bringing its live satellite TV services to Apple iOS devices, BlackBerry and Android soon, so you’ll never have to miss The Suite Life of Zack & Cody again. Dish Network won’t charge a fee for mobile TV access but it will cost you a few extra bones because you’ll need additional…
T-Mobile said it lost 93,000 subscribers in the second quarter but the Android platform and an expanded 3G network are giving it some positive news with long-term subscribers. The fourth-largest U.S. carrier finished with 33.6 million total subscribers and a net income of $404 million. This places T-Mobile behind Sprint’s nearly 50 million subscribers and…
One of the biggest complaints about the BlackBerry is that the web browsing experience bites the big one when compared to Apple iPhone or Google Android. Research In Motion is trying to fix that problem with a new Webkit-based browser in BlackBerry 6 and the company is showing off some of the new browser’s features…
Clearwire is releasing a mobile hotspot that is aimed at bringing 4G speeds to your Apple iOS device. It’s clear (ha! get it?) that Clearwire is going after the Apple iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch with iSpot 4G hotspot branding and the design of the device. The iSpot 4G device will create a WiFi hotspot…
Alex Mashinsky really wants to keep New York City connected to the Internet while on the go. After supporting the plan to add Internet and cellular service in subway stations, Mashinsky is now wanting to get WiFi into 1,000 livery cars by early fall. After that, the plan is to expand to even more cars.…
Google wants to make it easier for you to search on your phone and it is bringing its search History feature to your Apple iPhone and Android device. What are the benefits of search History? According to Google: If you’ve enabled search history in your account (tap “Settings” and select “Save Searches” under “Search History”,…
Telus just announced that they’re making a significant upgrade to their network which will include some HSPA+ technology only deployed on Australia’s Telstra network so far. They claim that using this new HSPA+ Dual Cell network, Telus will be able to achieve data speeds of up to 42 Mb/s. “Up to” are the key words…
This shouldn’t be much of a surprise, but ABI Research is saying that more than 60% of mobile phones will have a web browser. Of course, not all web browsers are created equal and the company expects the high-end version like those found on the Apple iPhone, Google Android and even Research In Motion’s new…
Despite all the super cool video-streaming capabilities of things like Hulu Plus, a new survey from Nielsen indicates that e-mail is the most common mobile Internet activity. As you can see from the chart above, mobile e-mail is the most common activity, followed by portals, social networks and search. I expect a few of these…