After months of hints, Verizon Wireless is jumping on the tiered data pricing bandwagon, a source close to the company confirmed on Tuesday. Starting October 28, the company will launch a new promotion that will allow customers to subscribe to a $15 a month data plan, which gives individual smartphone subscribers 150 megabytes of data …

Steve Jobs has loudly dismissed the notion of 7-inch displays being big enough for touchscreen tablets — a shot across the bows of the companies producing rivals to his iPad. The Jobster told investors on an Apple earnings call that 7 inches was not ideal for a touchscreen device, our sister site CNET.com reported, and that normal fingers were too …

Lee Williams ZDNet UK The head of the Symbian Foundation, Lee Williams, has quit. According to a statement from Symbian today, Williams stepped down for “personal reasons.” He has been immediately replaced with Tim Holbrow, the foundation’s chief financial officer. Williams’ departure is the latest in a string of exits associated with the mobile operating system, which–since Samsung and Sony …

MetroPCS is now selling prepaid calling cards exclusively at Walmart. The By the Minute cards are available in two options: a $20 card comes with 500 voice minutes, or 4 cents per minute, and a $30 will entitle you to 1,000 minutes, or three cents per minute. For both cards, you can use the calling minutes at anytime. Besides making …

Cricket Wireless today continued its dive into smartphone territory by announcing nationwide 3G data roaming for its top-end devices. Customers using the service will be able to make calls and use all data features on their handsets even if they leave Cricket’s home network area. The roaming service will be available through Cricket’s EV-DO roaming partners, which include Sprint Nextel …

Gingerbread, the latest version of Google’s smart phone OS, will be a graphical overhaul of the Android interface and include video chat, according to Phandroid and the whispers of a trusted Google source. It’s not clear whether Gingerbread will be numbered 2.5 or 3.0 yet, but it’ll be better looking and have support for video chat, using the same protocols …

Ofcom has dismissed complaints against YouView, giving the BBC and its partners the green light to continue developing the broadband TV platform. YouView has escaped an investigation under the Competition Act, but the regulator will be keeping an eye on all involved. Sky and Virgin Media both complained to Ofcom about the nascent service, along with ten other parties. The …

The next few months should bring us a few more Android phone announcements coming from Verizon. According to information obtained by Android Central, the nation’s largest carrier has at least four new devices expected in the fourth quarter. Look for pair of Motorola models, and offerings from HTC and LG. The first Motorola phone, the Droid Pro, was announced earlier …

Forget iPhone cases that recharge your battery, support your favorite team, transform into a keyboard, or survive mortar attacks. I want one that can open my beer. And that’s the iBottleopener in a nutshell: it’s an iPhone case with a built-in bottle opener. Check it out in the video down below. The hard-shell case consists of two parts, meaning it …

AT&T’s Go prepaid service may not get the flashiest cell phones, but it is an ideal first stop if you’re searching for a functional handset with a simple design and an affordable price tag. Samsung is a frequent source of such models, and it recently gave us two more with the SGH-A187 and SGH-A197. Both are now available on AT&T’s …