It seems like every week a new smartphone is introduced. Just when you think you’ve made up your mind, a new device hits the market. Manufacturers are falling over themselves to outdo each other in terms of marketing their devices’ technical specifications and features. But how much weight should be given to these specs anyway? …
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T-Mobile executives said the long-awaited iPhone helped boost subscriber growth in the second quarter of 2013. But it played only a small role in the overall success in attracting new customers and retaining old ones. During its earnings call with investors and analysts, T-Mobile executives said the company sold 900,000 iPhones during the second quarter. This accounted for 29 percent …
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American Express is integrating its Serve payment application with the Isis digital wallet to give people more options for making payments, the companies said Thursday. American Express and Isis had already been working together on the mobile wallet since 2011. And today the companies announced another aspect of that partnership. When the Isis digital wallet launches nationwide later this year, …
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Iqbal Arshad, one of Motorola’s top engineers, has become a little defensive since the launch of the much-anticipated Moto X last week, as some have criticized the device for not being innovative enough. The smartphone, which is the flagship device of the newly reinvigorated Motorola, is among the first devices to be introduced to the market since Motorola was acquired …
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LG’s latest smartphone, the G2, is expected to launch Wednesday at an event in New York City. The smartphone maker has been preparing for the big debut for more than a month. The new phone, which is the next flagship device for the company, drops the Optimus branding for the new “G premium brand.” While the company hasn’t revealed all …
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NEW YORK CITY — Price-sensitive consumers may be turned off by the $199 price tag of a Moto X with a two-year contract. But a cheaper version of the product is likely on the horizon. In an interview with CNET Thursday, Motorola Mobility CEO Dennis Woodside said that the flagship Moto X is just one of many new devices coming …
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NEW YORK CITY — The Moto X is finally here, as Motorola took the wraps off its hotly anticipated new smartphone at an event on Thursday. The new smartphone, which has been talked about for months, marks the official relaunch of the handset maker Motorola, since it was acquired last year by tech giant Google. The new device, which will …
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It doesn’t look like Motorola and its parent company, Google, got the memo that there is supposed to be a lull in device introductions during the summer. This week Motorola introduced not one, but three new smartphones, exclusive to Verizon Wireless. And Google, which now owns Motorola, took the wraps off the latest version of its Android software, plus two …
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Sales of Google Android smartphones outpaced sales of the Apple iPhone at AT&T in the second quarter, as the No. 2 wireless carrier looks for more efficient ways to make a profit in the competitive wireless business. During the company’s second-quarter conference call Tuesday, Ralph de la Vega, AT&T’s head of wireless, said Google Android devices had accounted for the …
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If you’re a Disney theme park fan and you happen to be an AT&T wireless customer, here’s some good news: Your wireless coverage within the company’s two main resorts is going to get a heck of a lot better. AT&T and Disney Parks are announcing an agreement Tuesday that will make AT&T the official wireless provider for Walt Disney World …
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