Savvy smartphone owners know that trading in their existing smartphone can help finance the purchase of their next device. This is especially true of Apple iPhone owners. But what about Google Android users? Samsung has seen great success with its high-end Galaxy series of smartphones. These phones typically costs as much or sometimes more than …

iPhone wireless subscribers on Verizon Wireless won’t be left out of using the Isis Mobile Wallet any longer. On Thursday, Verizon, which is one of three major wireless operators funding the Isis Mobile Wallet, announced that iPhone users can now use the Incipio Cashwrap case and an iOS app available from the Apple App Store to use the mobile wallet. …

Mobile bargain hunters throughout the US gasped earlier this week when they heard the news that Chinese PC-maker Lenovo plans to buy the handset division of Motorola from Google for $2.9 billion. When the Google-controlled Motorola lowered the price of the Moto X last year and then introduced the sub-$200 Moto G, I wondered if these products and the prices …

AT&T may still have its eye on a merger with UK telecom provider Vodafone, according to a report from Bloomberg News, which cites people familiar with the situation. Even though the Dallas-based carrier stated earlier this week that it is not interested in buying Vodafone Group, which offers telecom services in 21 countries, the company is still interested in Vodafone …

Two Los Angeles area television stations are teaming up to launch a pilot project that will show how TV stations can share the same broadcast spectrum. This project, which is also sponsored by CTIA, the wireless industry’s main lobbyist, is meant to strum up interest in the Federal Communications Commission’s upcoming incentive spectrum auction. The spectrum auction, which is set …

Sprint has added another unlimited service for its wireless subscribers. The company announced Monday that it now offers unlimited cloud storage from Pogoplug as part of its suite of unlimited services. Sprint customers will be able to access up to 5GB of Pogoplug’s cloud storage for free. And for $4.99 per month they can upgrade to an unlimited option. The …

There’s no question that T-Mobile’s UnCarrier strategy has shaken up the wireless market. But how long will it take for Verizon Wireless to respond to the pressure? This is the question I answer in this edition of Ask Maggie. There’s a good reason why Verizon has consistently had lower churn rates and higher customer addition rates than its competitors. But …

The US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit on Tuesday struck down rules adopted by the Federal Communications Commission in 2010 meant to protect the openness of the Internet. What does this ruling — and the principles of Net neutrality that it affects — mean to the average Internet user? While the legal arguments may seem complicated …

T-Mobile and Sprint made some big announcements at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas this week that on the surface look like they could save wireless subscribers big bucks. But a close look at these plans reveals that they aren’t for everyone. And while it’s true some people will get a good deal out of these new plans, not …

T-Mobile CEO John Legere said that his company is not interested in being gobbled up by another competitor looking for more wireless spectrum. Instead, Legere and his team are focused on shaking up the wireless industry with a series of bold pricing and marketing moves. At the end of last year, rumors began floating around that Sprint, the third largest …