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Samsung’s new flagship smartphone, the Galaxy S III, will be launched by all of the Big 4 national U.S. wireless carriers this month, starting at $199, the phone maker said Monday. The phone will be carried by Verizon Wireless, AT&T Inc., Sprint Nextel Corp. and T-Mobile USA, as well as regional carrier U.S. Cellular. Read Continue Reading →

For the first time, the majority of adult mobile-phone subscribers in the U.S. are now using smartphones, according to a recent report from Nielsen. But smartphone ownership dominates by just a slim margin, which means a lot of people are still using regular old cellphones. Some people may not feel the need to run lots Continue Reading →

T-mobile announced  that it will sell what it calls Mobile Broadband Service Passes, which start at $15 per week (300MB) and run the gamut from a 1.5GB data bucket ($25 per month) all the way up to a full 5GB for $50 monthly fee. Notably, you can pay up-front for these passes without having to Continue Reading →

[wpaudio url=”https://media.shellypalmer.com/wp-content/images/usrn/120517_SHELLYPALMER_GEN_BED.mp3″ text=”Click to play … ” dl=”0″] If you thought your grandfathered unlimited data plan on Verizon was safe, think again.  During a speech at an investor conference, Verizon’s Chief Financial Officer said that Verizon’s 3G Unlimited Data plans are about to go extinct.  What will replace them?  Tiered data plans, of course.  Although Continue Reading →

[wpaudio url=”https://media.shellypalmer.com/wp-content/images/usrn/120516_SHELLYPALMER_GEN_BED.mp3″ text=”Click to play … ” dl=”0″] Ladies and gentlemen, the Captain has turned on the Fasten Seat Belt sign. This is your indication that all electronic devices, including all mobile phones and pagers, be switched off. We will notify when the use of approved electronic devices is allowed.  Please note that FAA regulations Continue Reading →

Search advertising continues to dominate growth in online ads, even gaining a little market share over other types of advertising in 2011, according to a biannual report released today by the Interactive Advertising Bureau. But the biggest growth story is mobile ads, which saw triple-digit gains last year. Read the full story at Forbes Continue Reading →

Originally posted at www.kellerfay.com When people consume media together, either in-home or out-of-home, does it help or hurt advertising effectiveness? The argument that it hurts the advertiser is the “distraction” model, which argues that the presence of other people distracts people from on-screen content, reducing value to the advertiser. This is an argument put forth Continue Reading →

[wpaudio url=”https://media.shellypalmer.com/wp-content/images/usrn/120409_SHELLYPALMER_GEN_BED.mp3″ text=”Click to play … ” dl=”0″] AT&T is finally allowing iPhone owners to unlock their phones – but there’s a catch.  You must be finished with your initial 2-year AT&T contract.  Why would you want to unlock your AT&T iPhone?  Well, if you travel abroad, you can just pop in any compatible SIM Continue Reading →

T-Mobile announced that it will build a 4G LTE network that should be available to subscribers starting in 2013. Unfortunately, T-Mobile sits at fourth place in a three horse race and the $4 billion in future investments probably won’t reverse the company’s downward spiral. However, if T-Mobile can successfully build out what it has planned, Continue Reading →

A report by Cisco predicts that by year’s end, there will be more mobile-connected devices in the world than there are humans. At this rate, there’s expected to be over 10 billion mobile-connected devices by 2016—that’s 1.4 devices per person. Read the full article at VentureBeat.com Continue Reading →