Amazon.com may introduce a tablet computer to compete with Apple’s iPad, according to a report in The Wall Street Journal Wednesday afternoon. The Amazon Kindle Amazon The new tablet, which is supposedly due out in October, will reportedly have a nine-inch screen. And it will run Google’s Android operating system, the Journal said, citing unnamed …

WALTHAM, Mass.–Verizon Wireless is looking to help tech companies large and small leverage its 4G LTE network and it’s dedicating resources to make it happen. Verizon Wireless opened a new facility in Waltham, Mass., to work with partners to develop new products for 4G LTE products and services. Verizon Wireless On Tuesday the company officially opened its Verizon Innovation Center …

Handset makers using the Google Android mobile operating system may be slapped with additional licensing fees if Oracle and Microsoft have their way. But what might that mean for the average cell phone consumer? Would the price of Android devices go up? It’s not likely, say experts. There are several reasons to think that legal victories from Oracle or Microsoft …

The Federal Communications Commission registered its Net neutrality rules with the Office of Management and Budget yesterday, which is the next step in making the new regulations official. The rules, which were adopted in December, will now be available for comment for the next 30 days. At the end of the comment period and assuming that the OMB issues its …

The unlimited data buffet enjoyed by many smartphone subscribers in the U.S. is ending. So now what? As Verizon Wireless ditches its all-you-can-eat data plans, fear has spread among many smartphones users. People are scared that without unlimited access, they are doomed to pay more each month for data service. In this week’s Ask Maggie, I try to allay those …

Oracle may be looking to collect royalties from Google handset makers, according to an analyst. Oracle has directly asked handset makers, which currently don’t pay anything to use the Google operating system for smartphones, to pay $15 to $20 a handset to license the technology for which the company claims it owns patents, said Deutsche Bank analyst Jonathan Goldberg in …

Onavo’s app helps you see how much data you’re using and also compresses some data so you use less. Onavo Just because unlimited data plans for smartphones are going the way of the dinosaur doesn’t mean that subscribers have to dig deeper into their wallets to pay for data overages. In fact, smartphone owners can still stream all the video …

Starting July 7, new Verizon Wireless customers can kiss unlimited data plans good-bye. But what do the pricing plan changes mean for existing customers? Can people really live without unlimited data? It’s been no secret that Verizon has planned to eliminate the unlimited data plan. The company’s executives have been saying it for months. So it was no shock when …

LightSquared, the hedge-fund-backed start-up that plans to build a nationwide wireless 4G network using both satellite and land-based spectrum, today filed its official plan for reducing interference between its service and GPS navigation systems. LightSquared CEO Sanjiv Ahuja delivers a speech at CTIA 2011. Marguerite Reardon/CNET LightSquared acknowledged earlier this month that its initial network plan interfered with GPS navigation …

Tablet PCs aren’t just for playing super-sized versions of Angry Birds or streaming Netflix movies. They’re increasingly being used in the work place. Cisco Cius tablet Cisco Systems The popularity of the Apple iPad is spilling over into the workplace, where everyone from executives to nurses to sales associates to people who stock the shelves at your favorite retailer are …