Despite wide-ranging criticism last year, the state of California passed a law requiring phones to have a remote “kill switch” by July 2015 and the approach, as well as similar legislation in… Read more »
You may watch it because you’re a football fan. Or for the ads. Or simply because it’s tradition. Regardless of the reason, when the Super Bowl begins on Sunday, you’re going… Read more »
Mandalay Digital plans to combine Appia with its own mobile business Digital Turbine to create a marketing network that will bring mobile carriers back to the table when it comes to… Read more »
Previously, existing customers couldn’t take advantage of Sprint’s new iPhone leasing plan. Now they can, and Sprint will rent out an iPhone 6 to subscribers for as little as $5 per month. Read more »
Based on data from tracking iPhone 6 and 6 Plus pre-order shipments, Slice says AT&T accounted for nearly half of the pre-orders for Apple’s new phones. One in five paid full… Read more »
Last month, Verizon said it was bringing VoLTE and HD Voice calls in the “coming weeks” and now we know why: The timing of the carrier’s Advanced Calling 1.0 function coincides… Read more »
Carriers are fiercely competing for new iPhone customers and the lucrative two-year contracts that come with them. The latest carrier deal comes from Verizon, which confirmed to Gigaom that all existing postpaid… Read more »
FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler wants small carrier support for the the upcoming 600 MHz auction, but those carriers are reluctant to give it. They trusted the FCC in the 700 MHz… Read more »
T-Mobile will match and beat other carriers’ trade-in prices this fall, hoping to attract customers looking to upgrade while getting maximum value from their old devices. Read more »