Virgin Mobile Improves Its Prepaid Broadband Offers (Phone Scoop)
Virgin Mobile USA, a prepaid arm of Sprint's network service, has improved its Broadband2Go offering to give buyers more data at the same price points. Notably, prepaid buyers who spend $60 will now get to use 5GB of data ... (follow link to read)
Wed, 03 Mar 2010 13:30:10 GMT
Sprint CEO Hesse Says Mobile Devices Benefit Health Care (eWeek)
Sprint Nextel CEO Dan Hesse's keynote address at the annual HIMSS conference emphasizes the health care advances that high-speed wireless connectivity such as Sprint's 4G network with Clearwire can make possible.
Mon, 01 Mar 2010 19:21:00 GMT
Virgin Mobile USA Confirms May 25 Cut-Off (Phone Scoop)
Sprint and Virgin Mobile USA have officially started notifying its postpaid customers (former Helio) that Virgin Mobile is winding down and will cease operation of its postpaid service by May 25. Sprint hopes that it can convert some Virgin ... (follow link to read)
Tue, 02 Mar 2010 13:30:12 GMT
Streaming Snowplows Circle Detroit (Broadcasting and Cable)
WDIV uses Streambox software to pull live storm...
Mon, 01 Mar 2010 19:43:08 GMT
Leap Wireless quarter loss is $64 million (San Diego Union-Tribune)
San Diego’s Leap Wireless yesterday reported a wider loss than Wall Street analysts expected, as stiff competition and a weak economy continue to roil the prepaid wireless phone market.
Fri, 26 Feb 2010 09:24:51 GMT
Android only trumps iPhone where AT&T coverage is poor (MacNN)
Android phones have better sales than iPhones only in those US states where AT&T doesn't have good 3G coverage, Myxer suggested in a new study today. Tracking a million-plus user base, the mobile trend firm notes that Android is only the dominant smartphone platform in states like Arizona, Montana and the Dakotas, all areas where AT&T's service map is spare for GSM and especially 3G. A few ...
Fri, 26 Feb 2010 15:05:33 GMT
NTELOS Holdings Corp. Reports Operating Results for the Fourth Quarter and Year 2009 (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
WAYNESBORO, Va.----NTELOS Holdings Corp. , a leading provider of wireless and wireline communications services in Virginia, West Virginia and Pennsylvania, today announced operating results for its fourth quarter and year 2009.
Thu, 25 Feb 2010 21:06:00 GMT
Thwapr Boosts Mobile Video for Twitter, Facebook, and 'Open Sharing' (PRWeb via Yahoo! News)
Thwapr, the mobile video sharing platform, today introduced major new capabilities for sharing and viewing mobile video in Facebook and Twitter, addressing significant limitations found in other solutions.
Thu, 25 Feb 2010 16:00:00 GMT
US Cellular CEO Jack Rooney will retire this year (Crain's Chicago Business)
(Crain's) — John "Jack" Rooney, who built U.S. Cellular Corp. from a tiny company that made most of its money collecting roaming fees from competitors into a powerful regional wireless carrier, is stepping down as CEO this year. The Chicago-based company didn't specify a retirement date or ...
Wed, 24 Feb 2010 21:06:57 GMT
Tech review: Devices let Internet go where you do (PhysOrg)
I'm envisioning a future where you get Internet access everywhere through the air, like your cellphone.