Starting today, Virgin Mobile customers who will purchase their LG Optimus Elite between now and …

Verizon Wireless now says that existing customers can keep their unlimited data plans. They just won’t be able to get a new subsidized smartphone and still keep the unlimited data plan. On Wednesday, Verizon Communications chief financial officer Fran Shammo told investors during an interview at a JP Morgan conference that the company plans to force many of its existing …

Optus and Vodafone BlackBerry customers can now update their phones to OS version 7.1, an update that offers a number of new features, including near-field communication (NFC) tags. (Credit: RIM) The update applies to several BlackBerry products, including the Bold 9900, the Curve 9360 and the Torch 9860. If this update applies to your phone, you can download it by …