Don’t hang up the banners and throw the ticker-tape parade for BlackBerry yet. BlackBerry’s fiscal fourth-quarter report brought a bevy of good news. The company surprisingly returned to profitability; it shipped 1 million Z10 smartphones, the majority of which were snapped up by consumers; and it appears as if it it’s taking share from competing …
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28 March
BlackBerry swings to profit, sells 1M Z10 smartphones
BlackBerry swung to a surprising profit in the fiscal fourth quarter amid early signs of progress with its BlackBerry Z10 flagship phone. For the three months that ended on March 2, the Canadian smartphone manufacturer reported a profit of $98 million, or 19 cents a share, compared with a year-ago loss of $125 million, or 24 cents a share. Excluding …
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28 March
4G now covers half UK population as EE hits 50th town
4G now covers half the UK population as EE’s super-fast Internet connection arrives in thirteen more towns, taking the total to fifty. 4G EE hits the airwaves today in Bradford, Bingley, Doncaster, Dudley, Harpenden, Leicester, Lichfield, Loughborough, Luton, Reading, Shipley, St Albans and West Bromwich. EE says half of the population now has access to 4G EE, on phones such …
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Click through to find out where the Lenovo IdeaPad Yoga 13 falls on the list. Sarah Tew/CNET We spend a lot of time evaluating tech around here, looking at both the hardware and the software sides, and telling you which products we think are worth your hard-earned dough and which are best avoided. Behind the scenes, we’re always keeping an …
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28 March
Orange and T
Orange and T-Mobile have been sent to the doghouse, as it’s revealed that they are the two most complained-about networks in the UK. Ofcom’s latest report into the nation’s service providers puts Orange as the network that’s least popular with customers in the last three months of 2012, something that the communications watchdog blames on the operator’s decision to withdraw …
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28 March
How to use an AT&T iPhone on T
Apple’s iPhone 5. Apple T-Mobile has finally done away with contracts, offering single-line monthly plans with unlimited talk for as little as $50 per month. The shakeup is good for everyone, but if you own an AT&T iPhone and are ready to switch carriers, T-Mo’s new bargain plans are looking you straight in the eye. A $50 no-contract plan sounds …
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28 March
Sprint, Softbank vow not to use Huawei gear in Sprint’s network
In response to national security concerns, Sprint Nextel and Softbank pledged not to incorporate gear from Huawei Technologies into Sprint’s network core, the chairman of the House intelligence committee said today. Rep. Mike Rogers (R-Mich.), chairman of the committee, said he had met with representatives from both companies and was assured that equipment from the Chinese telecommunications gear maker would …
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28 March
BlackBerry Z10 makes a profit, but BB sales plummet
BlackBerry has sold a million BlackBerry Z10 smart phones to turn a surprise profit, but the company still has a lot to do to fight off Android and the iPhone as sales fall and loyal customers drift away. Let’s run the numbers: in the three months up to the start of March, BlackBerry made a profit of £65 million, a …
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28 March
Is T
T-Mobile shook up the wireless industry this week with the introduction of its new no-contract service plans. But is the service really a good value for consumers compared to what the other big guys are offering? In this edition of Ask Maggie, I answer that very question. A reader wants to know if he should ditch Verizon’s wireless service for …
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28 March
Save 20 percent on a ChargeCard sync cable
The ChargeCard can sync and charge your mobile device, but it’s small enough to tuck into your wallet. ChargeCard Remember the ChargeCard? It debuted at this year’s CES and made my list of the three things I saw at CES I’d actually buy. As I noted then, it’s a mostly rubber card that’s thin enough to fit in your wallet, …
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