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Samsung Renown Fashion Clamshell Unveiled for Verizon

Friday, November 14th, 2008

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Samsung Saga Touch Screen Smartphone Announced for Verizon

Friday, November 14th, 2008

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Verizon Begins Selling BlackBerry Storm on Nov. 21 for $200

Thursday, November 13th, 2008

RIM BlackBerry StormMore Photos- View SpecsVerizon Wireless will launch the BlackBerry Storm on Nov. 21 for $200 with ...

Verizon Announces Global Plans for BlackBerry Storm

Thursday, November 6th, 2008

RIM BlackBerry StormMore Photos- View SpecsVerizon Wireless today announced global plans for the BlackBerry Storm, a smartphone with ...

Motorola ZINE ZN5 5.0MP Phone Launches for T-Mobile

Monday, November 3rd, 2008

Motorola ZINE ZN5More Photos- View SpecsT-Mobile today ...

Motorola Loses $397 Million in 3Q, Postpones Spinoff

Thursday, October 30th, 2008

Motorola today posted a third quarter loss as revenue fell a steeper-than-expected 15 percent due to the continued troubles of its cell phone division. The company also plans to delay the spin-off of its mobile device business, which was originally slated for third quarter 2009. Motorola has been hit with a string of disappointments since late 2006, posting a net loss of $397 million compared with a profit of $40 million in ...

Verizon Pays Up for Voicemail Patent

Monday, October 27th, 2008

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Verizon 3Q Earnings Up 31 Percent Despite Economy

Monday, October 27th, 2008

Verizon said today earnings rose 31 percent in the third quarter as wireless did better than expected. The telecom company also said that its acquisition of Alltel was beneficial in the long run, making it the largest U.S. carrier, surpassing AT&T. Verizon's third-quarter profit rose to $1.67 billion, or 59 cents a share, from $1.27 billion, or 44 cents a share in the same quarter a year earlier. Chief Executive Ivan Seidenberg ...

Samsung to Bring TouchWiz Touch Screen Phones to U.S.

Thursday, October 23rd, 2008

Samsung today announced plans to bring their customizable touch screen user interface in the U.S. market. Their new TouchWiz UI has specially designed widgets to personalize commonly used applications. Organized on the home screen, users can pick from several widgets preinstalled applications such as the web, music player, instant messaging, Bluetooth and navigation services. "Samsung's TouchWiz interface has been a huge hit overseas and we're excited that it is coming to several ...

Sprint to Join Rivals in Cutting Early Termination Fees

Wednesday, October 22nd, 2008

Following its competitors, Sprint will soon begin reducing the fees customers face for canceling their cell phone service early. CEO Dan Hesse said today that Sprint could start lowering the early termination fees as soon as December, once the company updates its billing software. The fee of $200 or more is charged to consumers who cancel their plan before their two-year contract ends. The new policy would trim the fee for each month ...