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TiVo will receive at least $250.4 million from Verizon as part of a patent litigation settlement, the video recorder pioneer said on Monday, sending its shares up more than 4 percent. TiVo, whose brand is synonymous with digital video recorders, has had to turn to litigation to generate revenue from licensing fees as it struggles Continue Reading →

[wpaudio url=”https://media.shellypalmer.com/wp-content/images/usrn/120921_SHELLYPALMER_GEN_BED.mp3″ text=”Click to play … ” dl=”0″] Are you on line somewhere waiting to buy an iPhone 5?  If so, I hope they have a few left when you get inside the store.  According to Apple, the iPhone 5 is the fastest selling iDevice in history and they are officially out of stock for Continue Reading →

Verizon is building its new LTE network is some pretty small cities as its network expansion has long moved past the big metro markets, but it’s preparing to scale down even smaller with the help of rural carriers. Verizon in a blog post on Tuesday revealed that six operators would have LTE networks online using Continue Reading →

[wpaudio url=”https://media.shellypalmer.com/wp-content/images/usrn/120917_SHELLYPALMER_GEN_BED.mp3″ text=”Click to play … ” dl=”0″] As expected, demand for the iPhone 5 was intense when it became available for pre-order last week. No official numbers have been provided yet, but Apple’s initial supply was exhausted less than one hour after the pre-sale began, and it was soon flowed by AT&T and Verizon. Continue Reading →

Verizon Wireless has confirmed to BGR that the iPhone 5 will not support voice and data at the same time, even over 4G LTE. This is a little odd as Verizon’s 4G LTE devices all support simultaneous voice and data, but it won’t be in the iPhone 5 on Verizon. “iPhone 5 was designed to Continue Reading →

Owning a smartphone on Verizon Wireless has never been cheap, but it’s about to get a whole lot more expensive for many iPhone owners. The nation’s No.1 wireless carrier earned made a lot of people happy when it confirmed that FaceTime over cellular connections will be free with all existing smartphone data plans, meaning that Continue Reading →

Apple on Thursday confirmed that it will begin taking preorders for the next-generation iPhone 5 just after midnight PDT tonight. The company announced during its press conference on Wednesday that preorder availability would begin on September 14th, however it did not elaborate on exact timing. Apple has now confirmed to Wired that it will offer Continue Reading →

f you want to buy an iPhone 5 and enjoy 4G speeds all around the world, you may have to buy it from Verizon or Sprint. That’s because the LTE chip in AT&T’s version of the iPhone 5 is far more limited than its competitors. Any iPhone 5 will be able to roam internationally by Continue Reading →

Samsung Electronics could be a major player if it launched its own mobile operating system in a big way, according to Verizon CEO Lowell McAdam. “There’s a potential elephant in the room with Samsung,” McAdam said at an investor conference today. While Google Android and Apple’s iOS continue to dominate the market, the carriers are Continue Reading →

Verizon has revealed a new budget Android smartphone, the Samsung Galaxy Stellar, delivering Ice Cream Sandwich and 4G LTE for free on contract. Packing a 4-inch WVGA touchscreen and 1.2GHz dualcore Snapdragon processor, the Galaxy Stellar is also one of Samsung’s SAFE approved devices, targeted at enterprise users with added security and other business-friendly tech. Continue Reading →