Verizon is divvying out new perks to its customers, but you’ll need to pay up to take advantage of them. The nation’s largest wireless carrier on Wednesday unveiled a new set of pricier plans with extra data, as CNET reported Monday. The prices will go up by as much as $10 a month. The low-end …

Verizon is set to revamp its plans to offer more data, but at a higher price. We discuss whether the extra cost is worth it, and take a deeper look at the plans, which are optional for existing Verizon customers, who are free to keep their current plans. In addition, we look at the lessons that can be gleaned from …

Now playing: Watch this: Verizon to boost data, raise prices 1:23 The nation’s largest wireless carrier is set to unveil changes to its plans that will make them more expensive, but will also include more data, according to someone familiar with the changes. The low-end “S” plan will go up by $5 to $35 a month, but will include 2 …

Verizon customers may soon get a bunch of perks. The nation’s largest carrier is likely set to unveil a rollover data program, a way to remove overage fees and better access to Canada and Mexico. It’ll make the carrier more competitive, but we discuss whether it’ll actually get folks to jump ship. We also look at Amazon Prime Day, slated …

Now playing: Watch this: Verizon to offer unlimited and rollover data? 1:26 Verizon is about to shake up its wireless plans. An image from a Verizon test site spotted by The Consumerist has the nation’s largest wireless carrier offering a rollover-like feature that allows customers to take unused data with them to the following month. There’s also a “safety mode” …

Google may make its own phone. Or not. Either way, we talk about why (and why not) a Google Phone would make sense. This comes after a report that Google may move beyond its Nexus program and actually take a more hands-on approach with mobile hardware. The truth may be more complicated than that, though. We also discuss Volkswagen’s settlement …

Thorsten Heins is out of a job. Again. Heins, who stepped down as BlackBerry CEO in 2013, resigned as CEO of wireless charging company Powermat. The company confirmed the move, which was part of a broader revamp and settled a long-standing dispute between investors, on Monday. Powermat champions one of the key standards in wireless charging, but drama had distracted …

BlackBerry continues to drop the ball. The embattled phone maker reported results Thursday that saw continued declines in its phone business, confirming the sentiment shared by AT&T earlier this month. It may be only a matter of time before BlackBerry scraps the hardware business as it continues its transformation into a business software and services provider. Special guest Iyaz “The …

Nextbit made waves last year with a phone that used the cloud to radically bolster the amount of movies and apps you could store on its Robin phone. The startup now believes it can use some of those same capabilities to extend its battery life too. The company, which funded Robin through Kickstarter last year, said it will use software …

If you’re talking about virtual reality today, you’re likely talking about video games. But if you ask a regular person, gaming doesn’t even crack the top three in possible categories. Instead, areas such as travel, movies and live events spur more interest. That contrasts with the sheer amount of attention and resources poured into virtual reality — most of which …