AT&T has introduced a new "Mobility Administrative Fee" to its postpaid contracts. The $0.61 monthly fee ($7.32 per year) is being categorized "below the line" alongside tax and fees as an administrative surcharge. The fee came into effect on May 1st, and applies to all consumer contracts as well as "IRU" business ...
Report: Windows Phone, BlackBerry Only Offer One-Third of Most Popular Apps
on 5.24.13
If you purchase a Windows Phone or BlackBerry 10 smartphone, don’t expect to download the same applications your friends are using on their iPhones and Android devices. A new report from research firm Canalys has found that a majority of the top Android and iOS applications still aren’t available on Windows Phone or ...
An 18-Year-Old Figured Out How to Supercharge Your Phone in Seconds
on 5.24.13
While you are hanging out on the Internet (in your underwear, maybe?) on a Saturday, kids that are smarter than either of us are out there getting ready to change the world. 18-year-old Eesha Khare, for instance, not only invented a supercapacitor that could someday be a phone battery that charges in just a couple of ...
Microsoft, Google Working Creating New YouTube App for Windows Phone
on 5.24.13
Google announced that it's working together with Microsoft on a new YouTube application for Windows Phone. Following a fight with Microsoft over its unauthorized YouTube app, the pair appear to have resolved their differences. Google demanded that Microsoft should remove its app by May 22nd, but Microsoft issued ...
AT&T: ‘Any’ Mobile Chat App Will Work on Network by End of 2013
on 5.23.13
When Google Hangouts first launched, we noted that AT&T Android customers couldn't use its video chat capabilities on a cellular network. A statement from AT&T implied that video chat could be used on downloaded apps (like the iOS Hangouts app), but that Google would need to work with AT&T to enable it for ...
Samsung Galaxy S IV Now Available to Buy from Verizon
on 5.23.13
Verizon Wireless customers can purchase the Samsung Galaxy S 4 handset today online or from a Verizon retail store. The carrier is offering the handset for $199.99 with a new two-year contract, or you can stick with the "month to month" service and get the device for the full $649.99. The handset features a 1080p Super ...
Verizon Launches Viva Movil: Retail Stores With Latino Focus
on 5.22.13
A year or two ago, Verizon would've used its press conference at the CTIA trade show to announce new hardware, a major new consumer-facing service, or both. But this has been a deafeningly quiet show for end users this year, and the trend continued today when — of all people — Jennifer Lopez walked out on stage at the ...
Report: HTC is in ‘Utter Freefall’
on 5.22.13
The Verge has learned that HTC's Chief Product Officer, Kouji Kodera, left the company last week. Kodera was responsible for HTC's overall product strategy, which makes the departure especially notable on the heels of the global launch of the make-or-break One. It's not just Kodera. In the past three-odd months, HTC has ...
BlackBerry Fans Keep Their Keyboard: Q10 is Finally Here
on 5.21.13
BlackBerry released its Z10 as a touchscreen competitor to the Apple iPhone. Running the new BlackBerry 10 OS, it has features that may keep BlackBerry customers from jumping to the iPhone or Android devices. Loyal BlackBerry fans, who still seek a tangible "QWERTY" keyboard, have a new option: the Q10, which maintains ...
Shelly Palmer Radio Report – May 21, 2013
on 5.21.13
One of the coolest features of iOS 6 is Passbook, which keeps track of things like your boarding passes, loyalty cards, event tickets and more on your iPhone. You’d never have to worry about leaving tickets at home again. Samsung wanted in on the action, and earlier this year the company created and launched Samsung ...
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