Wireless consumers with a charitable conscience now have a wireless service built just for them. GIV Mobile SIM card GIV Mobile The new prepaid service GIV Mobile launches Wednesday. The service, which basically resells T-Mobile network service, is unique in that it allows customers to designate up to three charities as recipients of monthly charitable …
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The Samsung Galaxy S4 is sure to be one of the hottest selling smartphones of the season. And it’s great news for consumers that it’s available on all four major wireless operators. But unfortunately, every operator isn’t selling all versions of the phone. That’s right, even though Samsung announced three versions of the Samsung Galaxy S4, with three different amounts …
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Aside from monopolistic cable providers that force their customers to buy expensive bundles of TV channels they might never watch, wireless operators may be the only other businesses I know of that often force their customers to buy expensive services they don’t really want. In this edition of Ask Maggie, I answer two questions from readers who highlight this point. …
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Things might finally be looking up for LightSquared, the much ballyhooed wireless startup with big plans to blanket the U.S. with 4G LTE service. The company, which seemed doomed a year ago after the GPS industry successfully lobbied against its efforts to use 40MHz of unused satellite spectrum for terrestrial wireless broadband, may be getting a second chance after all. …
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There is no question that Samsung’s Galaxy line of smartphones are giving Apple’s iPhone a run for its money. In fact, some loyal iPhone fans, disappointed with the incremental updates in the iPhone 5, already are looking for something new. Smartphone aficionados agree that when it comes to innovation, Samsung has surpassed Apple. The Samsung Galaxy S4 in particular is …
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A year after announcing that it’s getting into the home security and remote monitoring business, AT&T is announcing the first markets where the service will be available, plus how much it will cost. On Friday, AT&T will announce that its Digital Life service is available in 15 markets: Atlanta; Austin, Texas; Boulder, Colo.; Chicago; Dallas; Denver; Houston; Los Angeles; Miami; …
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For most consumers in the U.S., price is not a factor when buying a new smartphone, since most devices with a two-year commitment cost roughly the same. But when you are in the market for an unlocked smartphone, the dynamic drastically changes. High-end devices, such as the Samsung Galaxy S4 or the HTC One, are still attractive to just about …
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Consumers watch your wallets. As it gets harder for wireless operators to add new subscribers to their lucrative contract plans, their focus is turning toward getting individual subscribers to spend more each month. Sprint CEO Dan Hesse speaks at the Competitive Carriers Association trade show in New Orleans. Maggie Reardon/CNET The wireless market is changing, which means mobile operators will …
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NEW YORK — Microsoft sees no need to build its own smartphone to help kick-start sales of devices running its Windows Phone operating system, a company executive said today. Terry Myerson, a vice president at Microsoft working on the Windows Phone team, told All Things D reporter Ina Fried at the Dive into Mobile conference here this morning, that the …
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NEW YORK — Google Executive Chairman Eric Schmidt enthusiastically supports what Facebook has done on the Google Android OS with its new suite of apps called Home. Related stories The good and bad of Facebook Home Facebook Chat Heads arriving today on iOS Google’s Schmidt teases Motorola phones Speaking at All Things D’s Dive into Mobile conference here Tuesday, Schmidt …
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