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As a carrier trailing Verizon and AT&T in terms of subscribers and now 4G coverage, Sprint has made it a habit to undercut the other two on value. While its upcoming tablet-specific data plans won’t necessarily be cheaper, they do promise up to 20 percent more data for the same price and still do not Continue Reading →

[wpaudio url=”https://media.shellypalmer.com/wp-content/images/usrn/121024_SHELLYPALMER_GEN_BED.mp3″ text=”Click to play … ” dl=”0″] Apple’s event yesterday not only unveiled the iPad Mini but a whole slew of new hardware. What’s new and worth your time? The Mini, as expected, has a 7.9 inch screen, with the same resolution and processing power as the iPad 2. The big surprise is that Continue Reading →

Listings on Samsung and Amazon sites suggest that Google’s new Samsung Chromebook will be available as a 3G model for $330—which will include a monthly data allowance for two years. The new Wi-Fi-only Chromebook comes in at $250, which is great value. Now it appears that an $80 supplement will secure 3G connectivity, along with Continue Reading →

It is about to get a bit more difficult to illegally download TV shows, movies or music online. A new alert system, rolling out over the next two months, will repeatedly warn and possibly punish people violating digital copyrights. The Copyright Alert System was announced last July and has been four years in the making. Continue Reading →

Verizon released its quarterly results a little while ago. The highlight: For the quarter, it made a profit of $1.59 billion, or 56 cents per share, on $29 billion in revenue, after adjusting for some items. On a non-GAAP basis, earnings were 64 cents per share. It finished the quarter with 95.9 million wireless customers, Continue Reading →

On Thursday morning, Verizon will report its third-quarter numbers. All eyes will be on the mobile subscriber addition figure. Verizon previously added 888,000 new postpaid mobile subscribers in the second quarter, which is not a hot number considering the recent string of 1 million-plus quarters, but passable considering Verizon’s strong margin performance. In the autumn Continue Reading →

Samsung has committed to pushing out Jelly Bean to all US variants of the Galaxy S III, though has stopped short of saying when – beyond “in the coming months” – Android 4.1 will arrive exactly. Instead of a firm date, the Jelly Bean update is in the hands of Samsung’s carrier partners, the company Continue Reading →

UPDATE: Verizon Wireless has sent us the following statement on this subject: The Verizon Wireless 2G and 3G networks will be available into the foreseeable future. Recently published dates are guidelines that we are giving customers who have to plan, fund, and transition large enterprise projects to the faster speed networks. The Verizon Wireless 2G and Continue Reading →

Carriers can blow smoke over which one has the largest “4G” network since the term “4G” encompasses multiple types of wireless technology. But when it comes to having the largest LTE network — and all tests show that LTE services are faster than HSPA+ and WiMAX — Verizon is the undisputed champion. And during the Continue Reading →

AT&T has the Nokia Lumia 820 and T-Mobile announced on Monday it will offer the Lumia 810. But what Windows Phone 8 devices will Verizon Wireless carry? If leaks on evleaks‘ Twitter account can be trusted, Verizon will get its own variant of the new Lumia series called the Lumia 822, code-named “Atlas.” If it’s Continue Reading →