Take that, AT&T. Sprint is getting aggressive yet again. Lynn La/CNET Sprint on Wednesday said it would one-up AT&T’s promotion, which doubled the amount of data on certain high-end family plans, by doubling the new amount for its own Family Share Pack plans. The promotion is available to new and existing customers who sign up …
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Online auction house eBay said Tuesday it plans to split its PayPal unit into a separately traded company next year. PayPal and eBay are going through a separation. eBay The separation will bring in two new leaders. Devin Wenig, eBay Marketplaces president, will become the new CEO of eBay. Dan Schulman, president of the American Express Enterprise Growth Group, will …
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PayPal may play nice with Apple Pay after all. John Donahoe, the CEO of PayPal parent eBay, said on an investor conference call on Tuesday that he wants PayPal “to be a presence however consumers want to pay,” suggesting a willingness to work with Apple’s upcoming mobile-payments feature. With Apple Pay, iOS users can carry out purchases using the new …
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AT&T is joining in on the extra data as wireless competition heats up. Roger Cheng/CNET AT&T is getting in on the data bonanza too. The Dallas telecommunications company said on Saturday that it would double the amount of data on its shared data plans starting at the 15-gigabyte tier. The promotion, available to both new and existing customers, begins on …
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The BlackBerry Passport is off to a decent start. BlackBerry hopes its Passport keeps up the strong early momentum. CNET The unusually shaped smartphone garnered 200,000 orders since its launch on Wednesday, according to CEO John Chen. The smartphone sold out in six hours on its own website, and sold out in 10 hours on Amazon, he said. Before it …
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BlackBerry is taking baby steps toward a hopeful turnaround, posting a narrower fiscal second-quarter loss than expected. The BlackBerry Passport is the company’s first flagship device this year. Roger Cheng/CNET The company, which just launched its BlackBerry Passport on Wednesday, reported a loss excluding one-time items of $11 million, or 2 cents a share, besting Wall Street’s average forecast of …
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AT&T and DirecTV are one step closer to consummating their union. AT&T DirecTV shareholders on Thursday voted to approve AT&T’s offer to buy the satellite TV company for $48.5 billion. DirecTV said 99 percent of shareholders voted in favor of the deal. The proposed deal, announced in May, will give AT&T access to a nationwide television service it can pair …
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It’s Sony’s turn to get into the mix. The invite to Sony’s October 9 event. The Xperia Z3 smartphone could be the star. Sony The Japanese consumer-electronics giant plans to hold an event on October 9 in New York. The invitation was sent out by Sony’s mobile division, suggesting that the Xperia Z3 smartphone, which was unveiled at the IFA …
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BlackBerry on Wednesday officially launched its Passport smartphone as it looks to mount yet another attempt at a comeback. The BlackBerry Passport has a unique shape with its square display. CNET The Passport is available today through its website, ShopBlackBerry.com and through Amazon. In the US, it will sell for $599 without a wireless service contract, $699 in Canada, 649 …
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BlackBerry Blend, a feature that allows you to access information from your smartphone on tablets or PCs, shows that the company can play well with others. The BlackBerry Passport will be the first device to get Blend. CNET The feature, which will be available with the launch of the BlackBerry Passport smartphone, is a dashboard that can display work and …
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