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Verizon Q1: 677,000 new wireless users, 7.2m smartphone activations

Verizon Q1: 677,000 new wireless users, 7.2m smartphone activations
  • Posted April 18, 2013, 10:30 AM by Matthew DeCarlo | Filed in Mobile Computing
  • Verizon has posted its financial results for the first quarter of this year, showing strong growth that beat expectations with net income jumping 15.8% on-year to $1.95 billion ($0.68 a share) and revenue rising 4.2% to $29.4 billion. Analysts polled…

Galaxy S4 preorders open, carrier availability and pricing revealed

Galaxy S4 preorders open, carrier availability and pricing revealed
  • Posted April 17, 2013, 3:30 PM by Matthew DeCarlo | Filed in Mobile Computing
  • With more than a month having passed since the Galaxy S4's grand unveiling, Samsung and its partners are gearing up for the device's availability next week by sharing launch information for the US. By the end of next month, the Galaxy S3's successor should be available through...

The first cell phone call was placed 40 years ago today

The first cell phone call was placed 40 years ago today
  • Posted April 3, 2013, 10:02 AM by Shawn Knight | Filed in Mobile Computing
  • It may be hard to believe but the first ever cellular phone call was made 40 years ago today. The call was placed by Martin Cooper, a Motorola employee at the time, on Sixth Avenue in midtown Manhattan. Interestingly enough,…

Survey finds considerable increase in teen smartphone adoption rate

Survey finds considerable increase in teen smartphone adoption rate
  • Posted March 13, 2013, 12:01 PM by Shawn Knight | Filed in Industry News
  • A new report from Pew Research Center takes a look at technology use among America’s youth. The survey found that 78 percent of people between the age of 12 and 17 said they owned a cell phone and nearly half…

Weekend Open Forum: Do you still wear a watch?

Weekend Open Forum: Do you still wear a watch?
  • Posted February 22, 2013, 6:31 PM by Matthew DeCarlo | Filed in WOF
  • There isn't a week that goes by where we don't hear about how the rapid adoption of smartphones and tablets are displacing other technology segments. For many folks, a competent high-end handset can comfortably replace various portable media players, dedicated gaming handhelds...

Weekend Open Forum: At what age did you get your first cell phone?

Weekend Open Forum: At what age did you get your first cell phone?
  • Posted February 8, 2013, 6:00 PM by Shawn Knight | Filed in WOF
  • I grew up in a time when landlines were the primary means of voice communication. Sure there were cell phones in the early ‘90s but they were typically reserved for business executives and the wealthy. The pager (or beeper) was…

Thursday tech deals: Refurbished Galaxy S III $30 w/ contract

Thursday tech deals: Refurbished Galaxy S III $30 w/ contract
  • Posted January 10, 2013, 2:30 PM by Matthew DeCarlo | Filed in Tech Deals
  • With activation of a new two-year contract, AT&T offers the refurbished Samsung Galaxy S III 4G in Marble White or Pebble Blue for $29.99 with free shipping. That's $20 under a new one two weeks ago and $100 below the lowest total price we could find for a new unit today...

Samsung tops Nokia in cell phone shipments, Apple in smartphones

Samsung tops Nokia in cell phone shipments, Apple in smartphones
  • Posted December 19, 2012, 8:00 AM by Matthew DeCarlo | Filed in Mobile Computing, Industry News
  • Samsung is poised to overtake Nokia as the world's top cellphone brand this year, according to iSuppli's preliminary 2012 forecast. The researcher has published its expected rankings for the top five handset OEMs with Samsung accounting for 29% of the…

Survey names Verizon the best US carrier, AT&T the worst

Survey names Verizon the best US carrier, AT&T the worst
  • Posted November 29, 2012, 4:00 PM by Matthew DeCarlo | Filed in Mobile Computing, Industry News
  • Consumer Reports has released its annual cellular service report with findings that are similar to last year's results. After surveying 63,253 cellular subscribers across 23 metropolitan markets, Consumer Reports determined Verizon Wireless to be the highest-rated provider...

Weekend Open Forum: How much is your cell phone bill?

Weekend Open Forum: How much is your cell phone bill?
  • Posted June 1, 2012, 6:30 PM by Shawn Knight | Filed in WOF
  • I just got off the phone with AT&T after noticing that my monthly bill had increased by $10. The charge was coming from one of those scam SMS message companies and I was promptly given a refund. That got me…

Weekend Open Forum: Do you still have a landline at home?

Weekend Open Forum: Do you still have a landline at home?
  • Posted April 27, 2012, 7:00 PM by Matthew DeCarlo | Filed in WOF
  • You might've laughed at that question as recent as a decade ago, but between expanding cellular coverage and affordable VoIP services, conventional landlines are increasingly redundant. I haven't had a wired phone in five years or so and I only know a few people who do...

Study: T-Mobile offers fastest 3G, AT&T has quickest 4G

Study: T-Mobile offers fastest 3G, AT&T has quickest 4G
  • Posted April 19, 2012, 7:30 AM by Matthew DeCarlo | Filed in Mobile Computing
  • Wondering which wireless carrier has the fastest network? PCWorld set out to answer that question, testing several handsets indoors and outdoors across Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Dallas, Denver, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, New Orleans, New York, San Francisco, San Jose, Seattle,…

Republic Wireless will invite more beta users this summer

Republic Wireless will invite more beta users this summer
  • Posted March 23, 2012, 7:30 AM by Matthew DeCarlo | Filed in Mobile Computing
  • Several months after shipping handsets to its first batch of beta testers, Republic Wireless has announced that it will invite a second wave of users sometime this summer. The cellular startup reports that its initial program is "going very well"…

Study: Free mobile apps consume over double the power

Study: Free mobile apps consume over double the power
  • Posted March 20, 2012, 6:30 PM by Matthew DeCarlo | Filed in Mobile Computing, Industry News
  • According to a study by (PDF) Purdue University and Microsoft, free mobile applications aren't without a catch after all: you're paying for them in battery life. Abhinav Pathak and two of his colleagues designed an energy profiling tool called eprof to analyze…

Mexicans overcharged billions a year for phone, Internet

Mexicans overcharged billions a year for phone, Internet
  • Posted January 31, 2012, 6:30 PM by Matthew DeCarlo | Filed in Industry News
  • A new report alleges that billionaire Carlos Slim's telecommunication companies have overcharged Mexican phone and Internet customers $13.4 billion a year between 2005 and 2009. Released Monday by the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)...

Nissan announces an iPhone case with self-healing paint

Nissan announces an iPhone case with self-healing paint
  • Posted January 19, 2012, 7:30 AM by Matthew DeCarlo | Filed in Mobile Computing With Video
  • Better known for its automobiles, Nissan has shifted gears to the realm of electronics accessories with a new scratchproof iPhone case. More accurately, the cover is susceptible to scratches, but it can automatically "heal" them courtesy of a special paint…

Chile requires all cell phones to be unlocked as of this week

Chile requires all cell phones to be unlocked as of this week
  • Posted January 5, 2012, 7:30 AM by Matthew DeCarlo | Filed in Mobile Computing
  • The Republic of Chile has joined a handful of nations in forcing cell phone companies to sell unlocked devices. As of this past Monday, January 2, the sale of carrier-locked handsets is forbidden, according to a Twitter announcement by Chile's…

AT&T rated worst wireless provider for second year in a row

AT&T rated worst wireless provider for second year in a row
  • Posted December 6, 2011, 1:30 PM by Shawn Knight | Filed in Mobile Computing, Industry News
  • AT&T has been rated the worst wireless provider for the second year in a row according to a new satisfaction survey by Consumer Reports online subscribers. The survey polled over 66,000 wireless customers regarding service and customer support experience with…

Your cell phone signal won't be tracked at stores -- for now

Your cell phone signal won
  • Posted November 29, 2011, 6:30 PM by Matthew DeCarlo | Filed in IT Security
  • The holidays have been spoiled for two malls that planned to electronically track customers. The Promenade Temecula in California and Short Pump Town Center in Virginia announced plans last week to implement "FootPath" technology, which uses shoppers' cell phone signals…

US malls to track shoppers with their cell phone signals

US malls to track shoppers with their cell phone signals
  • Posted November 23, 2011, 5:30 PM by Matthew DeCarlo | Filed in IT Security
  • You might want to leave your cell phone at home this holiday shopping season if you'll be visiting one of two US malls that are implementing tracking technology. The Promenade Temecula in California and Short Pump Town Center in Virginia…

Study finds no link between brain cancer and cell phone use

Study finds no link between brain cancer and cell phone use
  • Posted October 21, 2011, 1:00 PM by Lee Kaelin | Filed in Industry News
  • A new study by the Institute of Cancer Epidemiology in Denmark suggests there is no link between brain cancer and the use of mobile phones. The study looked at more than 350,000 users over an 18 year period.

Study: America's fascination with the cell phone

Study: America
  • Posted August 16, 2011, 6:00 PM by Shawn Knight | Filed in Industry News, Mobile Computing
  • The latest mobile phone study affirms just how dependent many Americans are on their cell phones. Nearly 50 percent of young adults reported having trouble doing something because they did not have their phone nearby and 20 percent of all…

Android conquers almost 50 percent of smartphone market

Android conquers almost 50 percent of smartphone market
  • Posted August 3, 2011, 8:00 AM by Shawn Knight | Filed in Industry News
  • A new study by researcher Canalys indicates that Google’s Android platform has reached nearly 50 percent of the global smartphone market. Canalys’ Q2 2011 smartphone market estimates show...

Smartphones to account for 28 percent of handsets in 2011

Smartphones to account for 28 percent of handsets in 2011
  • Posted July 27, 2011, 1:17 PM by Shawn Knight | Filed in Industry News
  • Smartphone sales have exploded in recent years and are expected to surpass 420 million units worldwide, representing nearly 30 percent of all mobile phones sold this year. The study from IMS Research also indicates that annual sales will exceed one…

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