Consumers are increasingly concerned about how their smartphones might be jeopardizing their privacy. But there’s precious little evidence that they’d be willing to pay a premium to alleviate those fears. Read more »
Carriers have lowered prices on cellular-enabled tablets and tablet data plans, cracking open a market that had remained untapped until last year. Read more »
On the third anniversary of its LTE launch, Verizon is delivering a new 4G network. Over the last few months, it’s been quietly deploying the fastest, highest capacity LTE network in… Read more »
Apple’s iPhone accounts for a much smaller percentage of overall smartphone sales for T-Mobile than it does for Verizon Wireless. But while some blame T-Mo’s lack of handset subsidies, I think… Read more »
Research In Motion’s market share continues to dwindle and the company will almost surely post another quarterly loss in December. But there are reasons to believe the onetime king of the… Read more »
The lack of NFC in the iPhone 5 will be a speed bump for the technology, which is just beginning to trickle into the U.S. market. And that will cause big… Read more »
The tech blogs are abuzz over news that the iPhone 5 won’t allow owners to use both voice and data simultaneously on Sprint or Verizon Wireless, although AT&T users will enjoy… Read more »
The modern smartphone is a wonder of efficiency, usefulness, and portability. It enables us not only to communicate with one another but also to access an overwhelming amount of online information. Of course,… Read more »
Mobile network operators are increasingly complaining about the high cost of subsidizing the iPhone and other smartphones to make them cheaper for consumers. But those subsidies give operators tremendous control over… Read more »
Verizon Wireless has often touted its 700 MHz airwaves as “beachfront property,” but now Big Red wants to dump some of its 700 MHz real estate, trading it for low-rent frequencies… Read more »