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  • August 2008

    • AT&T Rivals Pounce on iPhone Glitches

      New York Times  |  Aug 29, 08 4:48 AM CDT

      AT&T Rivals Pounce on iPhone Glitches

      (Newser) - Glitches have plagued the new iPhone since its release and AT&T's rivals are gleefully capitalizing on customers' griping, the New York Times reports. It's still unclear whether Apple or the wireless network is to blame, but companies like Verizon aren't letting the opportunity slip by. “A phone is only as good as the network it’s on," crows one Verizon ad. More »

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      iPhone  • Verizon  • AT&T  • telecommunications  • iPhone 3G  • wireless service  • AT&T Wireless

  • June 2008

    • Verizon Seeks Alltel Deal, Challenge to Top Dog AT&T

      Wall Street Journal  |  Jun 4, 08 4:06 PM CDT

      Verizon Seeks Alltel Deal, Challenge to Top Dog AT&T

      (Newser) - Verizon Communications is in negotiations to buy wireless carrier Alltel, a merger that would cover 80 million US subscribers and create the nation's biggest cell-phone company, the Wall Street Journal reports—though the potential $27 billion deal could easily fall through. But if it's consummated, and the feds see no antitrust problems, the new company would surpass AT&T, with 71 million customers, as No. 1. More »

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      cell phones  • Verizon  • AT&T  • wireless industry  • wireless service  • Alltel

  • May 2008

    • Yes On Phones, No On Talking: Poll

      PC World  |  May 23, 08 4:30 PM CDT

      Yes On Phones, No On Talking: Poll

      (Newser) - Americans want wireless service on airplanes, but not voice calls, PC World reports. A survey finds 60% would use silent features like texting and email, but 74% think that no matter what, conversations shouldn’t be allowed. Americans "don't want to be forced to listen to the conversation of the passenger sitting next to them," a pollster says. More »

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      cell phones  • privacy  • airplane  • email  • wireless service  • texting  • inflight

    • Cellphone Sales Drop

      Wall Street Journal  |  May 20, 08 2:35 AM CDT

      Cellphone Sales Drop

      (Newser) - The cellphone market is experiencing a significant sales slide, with the most serious decline so far among lower-income users, reports the Wall Street Journal. Studies reveal first quarter sales dips ranging from 5% to  22%. Analysts expect growth to slow even further. The market may be reaching saturation with 83% of Americans owning cellphones. More »

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      cell phones  • Verizon  • BlackBerry  • Sprint Nextel  • Motorola  • wireless service  • Bluetooth  • market-research

  • March 2008
  • February 2008
  • December 2007

    • Android Bugs Developers

      Wall Street Journal  |  Dec 19, 07 12:28 PM CST

      Android Bugs Developers

      (Newser) - Google may have millions of answers, but software developers say the company’s ballyhooed mobile phone software, Android, misses the mark. “It’s clearly not ready for primetime,” says one Seattle-based designer who’s struggled for weeks with bugs and poor documentation, reports the Wall Street Journal . He’s not alone, as a slew of designers say coding errors plague the software kit. More »

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      Google  • cell phones  • Google phone  • wireless service  • Google Android  • mobile platforms  • phone software

    • Paul Allen to Bid in FCC Wireless Airwaves Auction

      Reuters  |  Dec 19, 07 9:57 AM CST

      Paul Allen to Bid in FCC Wireless Airwaves Auction

      (Newser) - Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen is joining the competition for wireless airwaves being auctioned by the FCC next month. Allen’s firm, Vulcan Spectrum, applied, as have Google, Verizon, AT&T and others, to bid for the 700-megahertz spectrum that goes on the block Jan. 24, reports Reuters. Allen's investment company, Vulcan Capital, also holds a majority stake in Charter Communications, a cable operator. More »

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      FCC  • wireless service  • municipal wireless  • 3G wireless networks  • Paul Allen

    • Wireless Giants Blocking New Mobile Services

      BusinessWeek  |  Dec 11, 07 10:54 PM CST

      Wireless Giants Blocking New Mobile Services

      (Newser) - Wireless service giants AT&T and Verizon may be blocking other companies' devices and applications to defeat potential competition. Business Week reports that a discount international cell phone service, a wireless banking service, and PayPal, trying to bring its online payment service to wireless, were all obstructed by one or more of the major carriers. More »

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      cell phones  • Verizon  • AT and T  • Wachovia  • Sprint  • wireless service  • PayPal  • Nextel  • SunTrust Banks

    • JetBlue Launches In-Flight Email

      Wall Street Journal  |  Dec 6, 07 10:32 PM CST

      JetBlue Launches In-Flight Email

      (Newser) - JetBlue is offering email and instant messaging services on an A320 test flight, in a move to equip its whole fleet with wireless access. The tech-savvy, low-budget airline has paired up with Yahoo and Research in Motion to give passengers with laptops or Blackberries the possibility of plugging in, in-flight. But other airlines are jumping on the bandwagon, the Wall Street Journal reports. More »

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      Internet  • Yahoo  • airline  • email  • American Airlines  • Wi-Fi  • BlackBerry  • JetBlue  • wireless service

  • November 2007

    • Meet Prof Who Gave Google Its Big Ideas

      BusinessWeek  |  Nov 8, 07 4:39 PM CST

      Meet Prof Who Gave Google Its Big Ideas

      (Newser) - Google’s newly revealed Open Handset Alliance, which gives smartphone developers and consumers new freedom to match phones, carriers, and apps, found inspiration in the philosophy of cyberlaw trailblazer Tim Wu. The Columbia Law professor is on the vanguard of the net-neutrality conversation, arguing that Internet providers and wireless networks should act like neutral public utilities, barred from prioritizing or denying access, BusinessWeek reports. More »

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      Google  • net neutrality  • wireless service  • Open Handset Alliance

    • MetroPCs Bid For Leap Falls

      Associated Press  |  Nov 1, 07 10:09 PM CDT

      MetroPCs Bid For Leap Falls

      (Newser) - The proposed multi-billion dollar merger of rival discount wireless service providers has collapsed amid acrimony. AP reports MetroPCS Communications is withdrawing it's $4.7 Billion bid for Leap Wireless International. The Leap board had rejected the bid as "financially inadequate." Both companies allow customers to pay up front for wireless service without a contract.   More »

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      cell phones  • mergers and acquisitions  • broadband Internet  • wireless service

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