They say patience is a virtue. But it’s certainly not easy, especially when you are waiting for the latest and greatest in technology. This week I try to answer one reader’s question about when he can expect to get Fios TV in his neighborhood. He’s seen the fiber trucks and fliers promoting the service, and …

BlackBerry maker Research In Motion is looking to get into the mobile advertising business, according to a report from The Wall Street Journal Thursday. Following in the footsteps of rivals Apple and Google, RIM is looking to acquire a mobile advertising network to help it jump-start its advertising and marketing efforts. The Wall Street Journal reports that RIM is eyeing …

NEW YORK–Verizon Communications is prepping a new live TV streaming app for tablet PCs like the Apple iPad, a move that could eventually eliminate the need for a home set-top box and set the stage for true “TV everywhere” viewing. At a demonstration at the home of Verizon CIO Shaygan Kheradpir, Verizon executives showed off a slew of new features …

The Indian government has sent letters to the country’s major wireless service providers informing them that if BlackBerry maker Research In Motion does not meet its demands to loosen security by August 31, then they must block e-mail and instant messaging services. The government informed RIM last week that if it was not given access to users’ e-mail, IM, and …

Verizon Communications has demonstrated in a real-world field test that its Fios all-fiber broadband network can deliver speeds topping out at 1Gbps. The company said in a press release Monday that it had successfully tested the 1Gbps service in June connecting an existing Fios business customer to its local facilities in Taunton, Mass. Verizon said it tested the speed of …

Will they stay or will they go? That’s the big question AT&T executives are likely asking themselves about the millions of iPhone customers who may consider leaving the operator once the popular smartphone is offered on other carrier networks in the U.S. While AT&T has not said when its exclusive deal for the iPhone ends, the company has been preparing …

As I read the criticism of Google and Verizon’s supposed evil plan to demolish the Internet, and as I hear about “protests” of several dozen people at Google’s headquarters, I scratch my head and wonder: am I missing something? The Google-Verizon Net neutrality proposal I read last week doesn’t sound nearly as apocalyptic as Free Press, a media advocacy group, …

Breaking up is hard to do, but when you’re slapped with an early termination fee, the sting hurts even more. Then tack on a sales tax, and who wouldn’t be crying in their beer? In this week’s Ask Maggie column, I tackle a tough question about being charged a sales tax on top of an early termination fee for canceling …

Google defended its Net neutrality proposal that it co-authored with Verizon Communications in a post on its public-policy blog Thursday. Since Monday, when Google and Verizon took the wraps off what the two companies are calling a “legislative framework” for public-policy makers on Net neutrality, it has received a tongue lashing from critics. Net neutrality supporters have called the company …

BlackBerry maker Research In Motion has until August 31 to satisfy India’s security concerns or get booted out of the country. India’s government is the latest in a long list of national governments that have recently threatened to shut down BlackBerry services over security issues. The United Arab Emirates has said it will halt Blackberry Messenger, e-mail, and Web browsing …