Exclusive: Verizon eyes roughly $100 billion bid for Verizon Wireless stake Apr 25th, 2013 - 10:30h (CET +01.00) By Soyoung Kim NEW YORK (Reuters) - Verizon Communications Inc has hired advisers to prepare a possible $100 billion cash and stock bid to take full control of Verizon Wireless from joint venture partner Vodafone Group Plc, two people familiar with t... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : exclusive, verizon, eyes, roughly, $100, billion, wireless, stake, Top Keywords

Three top U.S. wireless carriers to embrace BlackBerry 10 Jan 9th, 2013 - 22:30h (CET +01.00) LAS VEGAS (Reuters) - Three of the top U.S. cellphone carriers signaled this week that they would support Research In Motion's BlackBerry 10 products, the first of which are due to be unveiled Jan 30, offering a hopeful sign for RIM's comeb... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : wireless, carriers, embrace, blackberry, $100, billion, wireless, stake, Top Keywords

$19 unlimited smartphone service goes live as Republic Wireless starts shipping phones Dec 13th, 2012 - 05:20h (CET +01.00) As small mobile virtual network operators continue to look for ways to steal subscribers from major nationwide wireless carriers, low-cost unlimited plans are often the go-to move for attracting attention. New MVNO entrant Republic Wireless is going ... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : unlimited, smartphone, service, goes, live, republic, wireless, starts, shipping, phones, Top Keywords

The best smartphones of 2012: Verizon Wireless Dec 4th, 2012 - 17:40h (CET +01.00) 2012 was a huge year for the mobile industry. Apple (AAPL) and Samsung (005930) each released their fastest-selling smartphones of all time and smartphone penetration in the United States surpassed 50% for the first time. Now that 2012 is winding dow... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : best, smartphones, 2012, verizon, wireless, republic, wireless, starts, shipping, phones, Top Keywords

Average wireless bill increased 7% in 2012 , 70% of subscribers now own smartphones Dec 1st, 2012 - 05:20h (CET +01.00) We all love our smartphones, but they are a costly addiction to support. According to Consumer Reports, American wireless subscribers saw their wireless bills increase by 7% between 2011 and 2012, and the big culprit is the continued proliferation of... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : average, wireless, bill, increased, 2012, subscribers, smartphones, starts, shipping, phones, Top Keywords

Future iPhones could have true wireless charging with no station required Nov 29th, 2012 - 22:50h (CET +01.00) Wireless charging is set to take off this year with the likes of  HTC's (2498) Windows Phone 8X, Nokia's (NOK) Lumia 920 and 820 and Google's (GOOG) Nexus 4. By comparison, Apple's (AAPL) iPhone 5 feels decidedly last-gen without wireless charging or... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : future, iphones, could, have, true, wireless, charging, station, required, phones, Top Keywords

iPhone 5 poised to hit wireless carriers' margins hard Sep 24th, 2012 - 21:40h (CET +01.00) Pity the world's wireless carriers: They're selling millions of iPhones. While most people might not see this as a reason to panic, the wireless carriers see it differently because they're taking a larger-than-average hit on subsidies for the iPhone ... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : iphone, poised, wireless, carriers’, margins, hard, charging, station, required, phones, Top Keywords

Motorola DROID M launches soon on Verizon Wireless for $149.99 Aug 23rd, 2012 - 19:30h (CET +01.00) Motorola's long-leaked followup to the Motorola DROID RAZR may finally be taking shape as the Motorola DROID M. We have been told by an anonymous source that the smartphone will be launching on Verizon Wireless (VZ) soon at an attractive $149.99 on c... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : motorola, droid, launches, soon, verizon, wireless, $14999, station, required, phones, Top Keywords

$19 unlimited data plan from Republic Wireless is back Aug 1st, 2012 - 00:30h (CET +01.00) Attention smartphone users tired of expensive plans and data caps: there is an alternative. Engadget reports that Republic Wireless has now reopened its beta program that offers users unlimited voice and data services for just $19 per month. How does... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : unlimited, data, plan, republic, wireless, back, $14999, station, required, phones, Top Keywords

Exclusive: Campaign donations by text? Not so fast, wireless carriers say Jul 9th, 2012 - 07:30h (CET +01.00) WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Wireless carriers are balking at U.S. regulators' move to allow political donations by text message, a plan that could reshape the nation's campaign finance system by giving cell-phone users the ability to make instan... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : exclusive, campaign, donations, text?, fast, wireless, carriers, station, required, phones, Top Keywords