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The Next iPhone Will Be The Biggest Smartphone Release Of All Time (AAPL, VZ, T, S)
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One of theories about why Apple's stock had a run of down days was that BTIG analyst Walter Piecyk said carriers were going to fight back against fat iPhone subsidies this year. When a consumer pays $200 for an iPhone, Apple collects $600 on the sale. The missing $400 comes...
Has Google’s Android peaked?
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Yes, Google’s mobile operating system is a smash with consumers. That doesn’t mean it isn’t facing stiff competition and more than a few troubling signs. [cnnmoney-byline src="By Kevin Kelleher, contributor"] FORTUNE — For several years, it seemed like nothing could slow the rise of Android. The little mobile operating system...
Pay-TV didn't lose 400,000 subscriptions last quarter - it's more like 425,000
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A report on Thursday suggested that 400,000 American homes cut the cord last quarter, ditching cable and satellite television services to get their home entertainment elsewhere. A number of people argued that the massive figure didn’t account for the 275,000 subscribers that switched to AT&T’s (T) U-Verse and Verizon’s...
Google Fiber: Start wetting the bed, cable companies
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Yes, Google Fiber is only being launched in Kansas City so far. And sure, there’s not much hope that it will spread across the entire country for the near future. But that doesn’t mean Google’s (GOOG) insanely fast 1Gbps fiber network shouldn’t be pushing cable companies and other ISPs to...
Samsung's Galaxy S III Will Launch On All Four Major Carriers Very Soon (T, VZ, S, DT)
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Samsung announced this morning that it's new flagship Android phone, the Galaxy S III, will be available on all four major carriers in the coming weeks. U.S. Cellular will also carry the phone. Unlike the international version of the phone, the Galaxy S III will have 4G LTE data speeds....
Verizon's plan to offer supersonic internet
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Its new service is fast enough to download a movie in less than a minute. But don't look for others to follow suit. It's just too expensive for telecoms to offer similar service. FORTUNE -- Verizon has announced that it will soon make super-high-speed Internet service available to its FiOS...
Here Are The Top 10 Best Smartphones You Can Buy This Month (GOOG, AAPL, T, VZ)
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As we approach summer and the back-to-school shopping season, there's a big influx of powerful new smartphones out there. We updated our list of the best smartphones you can buy this month with some great new offerings. Plus we'll give you a hint at the devices that are just around...
Verizon to stop blocking tethering apps, pay $1.25 million fine to FCC
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The Federal Communications Commission on Tuesday announced that Verizon Wireless (VZ) will no longer be blocking tethering apps from mobile app stores. The nation’s largest carrier was being investigated for violating the FCC’s “C Block rules,” which allow customers to freely use the devices and applications of their choosing....
WSJ: AT&T And Verizon Will Sell A 4G iPad 3 (AAPL, T, VZ)
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AT&T and Verizon will both sell a version of the next iPad that can run on the carriers' 4G LTE networks, according to the WSJ. This pretty much confirms what has been widely reported before. Several reports have surfaced recently that the iPad 3 will be able to connect...
Verizon posts $5.7 billion Q2 profit on $28.6 billion in sales, smartphone penetration hits 50%
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Verizon Communications (VZ) on Thursday reported its financial results for the second quarter of 2012. The nation’s top carrier reported earnings of $0.57 per share, or a $5.7 billion profit, on sales of $28.6 billion. The company managed record-high wireless margins as well as record-high average revenue per user...
Samsung wants to make Android safer
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People love Google’s mobile operating system. Corporations? Not so much. Samsung is setting out to change that. FORTUNE — Android is a hit with consumers. The multi-flavored mobile operating system commands a whopping 59% of the smartphone market. But it’s not so popular with IT guys. Enter top phonemaker Samsung,...
We Still Don't Know When Samsung Is Going To Update Its Android Phones (GOOG, T, S, DT, VZ)
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Samsung just announced a list of smartphones that will get a software update to the latest version of Android. The update brings Google's five-month-old version of Android, Ice Cream Sandwich, to Samsung's popular Galaxy S II phones on AT&T and Sprint. Most Android phones today still run a version called...
How mobile carriers are raking it in now
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A massive surge in subscribers is slowing, and users are gobbling up more costly data. But that hasn’t meant withering performance by mobile carriers like AT&T and Verizon. [cnnmoney-byline src="By Kevin Kelleher, contributor"] FORTUNE — You might think life for mobile carriers these days is tough. After all, subsidizing the...
You Can Pre-Order Samsung's Galaxy S III From Verizon Starting June 6 (VZ)
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Verizon just announced it will begin pre-orders for Samsung's Galaxy S III on June 6. It'll cost $199.99 for the 16 GB model and $249.99 for the 32 GB model. The phone will also run on Verizon's 4G LTE network. Head over to Verizon's Galaxy S III page to sign...
StudiVZ’s answer to Facebook? Change names, go niche
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It was no secret that German social networking company VZ Networks was in trouble – just this month, the firm said it was laying off 25 developers, amid anecdotal evidence that suggests its flagship StudiVZ service is a ghost ship on the verge of sinking. There’s no stopping Facebook these...
Verizon's Answer To Killing Unlimited Data: Shared Data Plans (VZ)
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Verizon is introducing plans that share data consumption between the phones on the same plan. It's called the "Share Everything" plan, and each one comes with unlimited voice minutes and text messages. Verizon only tracks a plan's data consumption. This plan can be used amongst several different devices like smartphones...
Here's What Everyone Is Getting Wrong About iPhone Sales (AAPL)
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Apple's stock was getting demolished this morning after AT&T reported a massive decline in iPhone sales. Coupled with Verizon's drop, investors are worried that Apple's total iPhone sales are going to be worse than expected. Brian White at Topeka Capital put out a note on why the panic is over...
All eyes on the iPhone sales
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Why is the market so freaked by the activation numbers from Verizon and AT&T? Note the size of the AT&T and Verizon bars. Source: Asymco.com FORTUNE -- Just when it was supposed to start its pre-earnings rebound, Apple (AAPL) headed south again, opened down $8.79 (1.5%) Tuesday morning in reaction...
Here's A Way To Tether Your iPhone Without Paying Your Carrier Extra (AAPL, T, S, VZ)
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iTether, a handy app that lets you use your phone as an Internet connection for you laptop, just launched a new web-based HTML5 app for iPhone. That's because Apple pulled the original app from the App Store after it launched. (It's still a mystery why Apple approved the app...
Apple blowout: Sales of $39.2 billion on 35 million iPhones
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Having fallen nearly 13% since April 10, the stock popped 7.44% on the news FORTUNE — Have lost more than $70 billion in market value in a little over two weeks, Apple (AAPL) capped one of the strangest earnings walkups in memory by handily beating all but the most optimistic estimates,...
AnchorFree: A road warrior’s friend, a censor’s foe
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David Gorodyansky started his security software maker to help us safely surf the Net. But protestors like it too. By Alex Konrad, reporter David Gorodyansky protects users’ privacy. FORTUNE — David Gorodyansky, co-founder of security software company AnchorFree, based in Mountain View, Calif., says his role models in business are Bert...
Verizon, Redbox get ready to go toe-to-toe with Netflix
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Remember when Verizon (VZ) and Coinstar’s (CSTR) Redbox agreed earlier this year to create a joint video streaming service? Well, it seems the two companies are finally ready to start testing it out, as All Things D reports the new service is undergoing alpha testing with the hopes of launching later...
Forget Occupy Wall Street: Check Out These Three Historic Events That Happened On May 1
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Occupy Wall Street is off to a slow start in its quest to make history today, and the U.S. is marking the one-year anniversary of Osama bin Laden's demise. But there is much more that happened on May 1 and we are highlighting three events that left their mark in...
This Is Why I'm DONE Listening To Wall Street Analysts About Apple (AAPL, T, VZ, MSFT)
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Matthew DiLallo is a member of The Motley Fool Blog Network -- entries represent the personal opinions of our bloggers and are not formally edited. Unlike most people, I don’t own Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) stock, though I’ve wanted to since I sold my shares for $100 years ago. As shares recently started to...
Sprint CEO: “I still get crucified for deciding to carry the iPhone”
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Sprint Nextel CEO Dan Hesse is all for sustainability. The trick will be getting Wall Street on board. by Shelley DuBois, writer-reporter One of the benefits of being CEO is that you’ve got the clout to implement some of the things you believe in. For Sprint CEO Dan Hesse, a...
Verizon now giving the Galaxy Nexus away
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Just one week after slashing the price of the Samsung Galaxy Nexus to $99.99, Verizon Wireless (VZ) is now giving the device away for free as long as users are willing to sign a two-year service deal. PhoneArena was the first to notice Verizon’s latest Samsung (005930) Galaxy Nexus price...
Here's Proof That The Next iPhone Will Have 4G LTE (AAPL, T, VZ, S)
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It's not a stretch to speculate Apple's next iPhone will be a 4G LTE device, just like the new iPad. Just in case you needed some proof though, iDownloadBlog got a hot tip that Apple has already added 4G LTE iPhone options to the latest version of iOS. Someone...
If You Want A Phone With A Keyboard, This Is Your Only Hope (MMI, VZ)
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Motorola's Droid 4 is just made its debut on Verizon. It's the fourth version of Motorola's original Droid, the phone that kicked off the Android revolution in 2009. Check out our hands-on video with the Droid 4 below: Produced by Daniel Goodman Don't Miss: • WATCH: What Happens...
The One iPad 3 Rumor That Just Won't Die (AAPL, T, VZ)
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So, uh, forget about that 4G iPad 3 report from this morning. We're going to believe this one from Rene Ritchie at iMore. Ritchie is reporting that the iPad 3 will run on 4G LTE networks, which allow for super fast data speeds on AT&T or Verizon. The news...
Apple analyst: China is adding 10-12 million 3G subs per mos.
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Having missed the boat last quarter, Wall Street is taking a second look at China Click to enlarge. Source: Auriga from company reports. I can count on one hand the number of Wall Street analysts whose estimates of Apple’s (AAPL) iPhone sales last quarter came within 2 million units of...
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