The BlackBerry Z30. BlackBerry BlackBerry hasn’t thrown in the towel yet. The company on Wednesday introduced the BlackBerry Z30, a new model that features a 5-inch display, stereo speakers, a bigger battery, and the latest version of its BlackBerry 10 operating system. Related stories Best Password Manager to Use for 2022 Your Phone Screen Is …
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BlackBerry’s messenger service may finally cross the platform bridge in the next few days. BlackBerry Messenger is reportedly set to make its debut on Android this Friday, and become available on Apple’s App Store as soon as Saturday, according to BlackBerry news site CrackBerry. Related stories Best Password Manager to Use for 2022 Your Phone Screen Is Gross. Here’s How …
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The new iPhone could be an even harder item to obtain than usual come launch day — at least when it comes to the iPhone 5S. Supplies for the higher-end iPhone are said to be constrained at launch Friday, according to Boy Genius Report and 9to5 Mac. The carriers also are reportedly facing supply issues, according to AllThingsD. One carrier …
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T-Mobile may have gone too far with its claims against AT&T. The National Advertising Division has rebuked T-Mobile for several statements made in its advertising campaign, and has issued a statement calling for the ads to be pulled or changed. Related stories When Does My Phone Unlock? And How Can I Get My Carrier to Do It? Best T-Mobile Deals …
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Sprint said Monday that it has lit up an additional 34 cities with 4G LTE as it looks to play catch-up with larger rivals AT&T and Verizon Wireless. The company has covered a total of 185 markets in the faster cellular network, but still lags far behind the big two carriers. Verizon has covered more than 500 markets, and is …
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Better late than never, Sprint is finally getting into the early upgrade game. The company is preparing to launch Sprint One Up, a program that allows its customers to pay for their smartphones or tablets in monthly installments and upgrade after every year by trading in their devices, CNET has learned. One Up is slated to launch on September 20. …
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Consider this more fuel for the wireless ad wars. Verizon did not like this ad. AT&T Wireless testing firm RootMetrics said AT&T edged out Verizon Wireless in the early results of its latest study, which were made available to CNET. It’s a surprise call because Root had routinely crowned Verizon as the top carrier. The study was based on a …
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AT&T CEO Randall Stephenson has weighed in on the company’s Sept. 11 tribute tweet — which some found offensive — offering another apology. In a blog post on Thursday, Stephenson offered a personal apology, acknowledging that the image used in the post “fell woefully short of honoring the lives lost on that tragic day.” AT&T set off a mini-controversy on …
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T-Mobile had a good summer. And it hopes the iPhone 5S and iPhone 5C will keep its momentum rolling in the fall. T-Mobile Chief Marketing Officer Mike Sievert told CNET in an interview on Thursday that he believes the company posted a record market share in total gross post-paid customers in August. In other words, out of the total number …
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AT&T posted and quickly removed a tweet meant to commemorate the Sept. 11 attacks, but ultimately ended up offending many. The tweet on Wednesday included the simple words, “Never Forget,” and an image which many found in poor taste. The image was the typical New York skyline at night, with two beams of light emerging from Ground Zero, an image …
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