Verizon Wireless to Drop App Store by 2013

By Valerie Sarnataro | 11/6/2012

Verizon Wireless appears to have taken itself out of the app game, announcing on its developers blog plans to remove its app store from BlackBerry and compatible Android handsets by early 2013.

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AT&T and T-Mobile Team Up To Stop Smartphone Theft

By Valerie Sarnataro | 11/4/2012

AT&T and T-Mobile have come together to help their customers fight against smartphone theft, by launching a new database that makes using a stolen handset nearly impossible.

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Google Android Rings in Fourth Birthday with Record-Setting Shipments

By Valerie Sarnataro | 11/3/2012

Google had a lot to celebrate on the four-year anniversary of its Android interface, as new figures from analyst firm IDC show that shipments of the operating system accounted for 75% of all smartphone shipped in the third quarter.

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BlackBerry 10 Smartphones Being Tested by 50 Carriers Around the World

By Ed Hardy | 10/31/2012

The first smartphone running RIM's next-generation operating system has hit an important milestone: it is now being tested by dozens of telecoms. This device

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Wi-Fi 802.11ac to be the New Norm in Smartphones by 2015

By Valerie Sarnataro | 10/28/2012

With almost every smartphone shipped this year offering some form of Wi-Fi capabilities, the Wi-Fi 802.11n protocol has been the most commonly used in recent times, yet a new study projects that another Wi-Fi standard will soon begin to dominate mobile devices.

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T-Mobile Has Dropped Its Cheapest Data Plan

By Ed Hardy | 10/21/2012

T-Mobile has quietly stopped offering its most affordable wireless data plan. The plan, which cost just $10 month, allowed users to transfer a very small amount of data in a month.

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Majority of Small Business Owners Believe Mobile Devices are Essential to Stay Competitive

By Michael Wall | 10/15/2012

A recent report issued by CDW suggests that roughly two-thirds of business owners believe that mobile devices are imperative to staying competitive within the marketplace.

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HTC 8X Windows Phone Might Launch from T-Mobile on Nov. 14

By Ed Hardy | 10/13/2012

A roadmap of upcoming smartphone releases has supposedly leaked out of T-Mobile. This revels the carrier's release date for the HTC 8X, as well as an Android model from LG and a new BlackBerry.

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AT&T Shortens Device Return Period to 14 Days

By Grant Hatchimonji | 10/8/2012

As of Sunday, AT&T has shortened the period during which customers can return devices to the carrier without incurring any penalties from 30 days to 14 days.

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Smartphones Can Play a Role in Sleep Disorders

By TechnologyGuide Staff | 10/8/2012

An article from our parent site TechnologyGuide covers research that shows many teens are giving up sleep to text their friends late into the night, and sometimes even in their sleep.

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The BlackBerry is Still a Sweet Fruit in Some Places

By Andy Patrizio | 10/7/2012

The BlackBerry phone, once so addicting, people called them "CrackBerries," has taken a mighty fall in the U.S. as it was replaced by more nimble and appealing touchscreen phones running Android and Apple's iPhone. Still, there are portions of the world that love their BlackBerries.

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FreedomPop Begins Public Tests of Free 4G Wireless Internet Service

By Michael Wall | 10/6/2012

FreedomPop, the free internet service just entered into its free public beta. Now open to the public FreedomPop looks to offer 500MB of data free to all users who wish to sign up for the service. In addition to its fermium service FreedomPop offers a number of other packages making it much more than just 500MB of free data.

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