Grooveshark.com, a free music streaming service, could soon feel even more legal heat from the music industry. Sony Music Entertainment and Warner Music Group are readying a lawsuit which could be filed today, according to The New York Times. The action follows a Universal Music lawsuit filed last month against Grooveshark, claiming its employees posted …
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Research In Motion is planning to make a lot of noise, but launch few products during the early months of next year. The Canadian mobile device maker said its first phone running on its next-generation platform wouldn’t appear until the latter half of 2012, citing the selection of a processor that wouldn’t be available until the middle of next year. …
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It’s shaping up to be a merry holiday for prepaid wireless service providers MetroPCS and Leap Wireless. MetroPCS has been successful at drawing in customers with its lower priced family plan promotion, which costs $100 for four lines. Leap, which sells its service under the Cricket Wireless brand, has benefited from its Muve Music service, as well as expanded distribution. …
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T-Mobile USA and Nokia said today they will sell the Lumia 710, marking Nokia’s push to re-enter the U.S. market in a real way. With the Lumia 710, priced at $49.99 and available on January 11, Nokia and T-Mobile are going after consumers who own a basic cell phone, but have been hesitant to upgrade to a more complicated smartphone. …
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Verizon Wireless confirmed today that the Galaxy Nexus will finally hit stores tomorrow. The Galaxy Nexus from Samsung. Verizon Wi The Samsung device, which is the first to run on the Ice Cream Sandwich version of Android, will cost $299.99 with a two-year contract, the carrier said in an e-mailed statement. The phone has been eagerly anticipated since its unveiling …
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commentary Nokia needed to make a big splash in its return to the U.S., so what does it do? Nokia said today it is partnering with T-Mobile USA to deliver the Lumia 710 early next year. The Lumia 710 is better known as the lesser of the two smartphones the company introduced in October. So let me get this straight: …
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T-Mobile USA is temporarily allowing consumers to pay for its mobile products in monthly installments rather than in one big payment. Billed as the “4G Super Sale,” T-Mobile is offering this option as a promotion this weekend. All of its smartphones, including flagship products such as the Samsung Galaxy S II and the HTC Amaze 4G, as well as its …
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Sprint Nextel and C-Spire today agreed with AT&T to hold off on their lawsuit until AT&T has a chance to re-evaluate its options, following similar steps taken by the Department of Justice yesterday. Sprint and the regional wireless carrier have sued to block AT&T’s proposed acquisition of T-Mobile USA, drafting behind the larger–and more relevant–Justice Department lawsuit. But with AT&T …
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If T-Mobile USA doesn’t end up with AT&T, Dish Network is waiting in the wings. CNET Dish is interested in a partnership with T-Mobile, pooling together their collective wireless spectrum to create a stronger competitor to AT&T and Verizon Wireless, Dish CEO Joseph Clayton said in an interview with Bloomberg. It’s one of a number of alternative options that T-Mobile …
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LightSquared believes someone has it out for the startup and its efforts to build a 4G LTE network. The latest stumbling block came last week in the form of a leak of a preliminary government report, which revealed that the company hadn’t settled the concerns that it could disrupt the signal of a large number of personal and military GPS …
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