Tired of paying $100 each month for cell phone service? Have an old iPod touch laying around that isn't getting much use? Wish you could have an iPhone but can't afford the data plan? Wireless startup FreedomPop thinks it has a solution to all of those problems. As detailed in an article on ... Read more...
Just how much of Symantec’s security code does and has Huawei had access to? And how much of a risk does that present to American interests? Let me be upfront about this: I do not trust this Huawei company. On the one hand, they could be like any other enterprise, trying to sell their products ... Read more...
A Google Partner Event in New York kicks off in a couple hours with all signs pointing to an announcement about a mobile payments platform that'll let you tap your phone against a card reader to pay for an item, using technology that has been implemented in Japan for years. (Update 12:24 p.m.: G... Read more...
On the eve of the mobile phone industry's annual CTIA Wireless conference, AT&T dropped the bombshell news that it is acquiring rival T-Mobile for $39 billion. The move has all manner of repercussions for the wireless market, should it pass regulatory review. Assuming it does, here's what ... Read more...
Just days after rumors that Sprint-Nextel (NYSE: S) and T-Mobile would merge, AT&T (NYSE: T) bought the Deutsche Telekcom US division of $39 billion. The deal dashes Sprint’s hopes to challenge AT&T Wireless and Verizon Wireless. DT and AT&T said “they have entered into a definitive ... Read more...
Palm has put itself up for sale and is actively looking for bids this week, according to Bloomberg Following the company's poor performance over the last few months, speculation has been rife that a sale was on the cards. Sales of the company's WebOS Pre and Pixi phones have been disappointi... Read more...
Apple plans to release a new iPhone this year that could operate using Verizon, Sprint and some smaller carriers, according to a Wall Street Journal report Tuesday. The move, if it happens, would be a big shift from the current iPhone, which only works in the U.S. with AT&T - a sore point for... Read more...