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Verizon Wireless On Sunday Verizon Wireless will start offering its faster 4G network in 38 cities across the U.S. The 4G data plans will be offered at a lower price than current 3G plans. Verizon will begin selling 4G compatible smartphones next year. Read the full story on wsj.com Continue Reading →

[wpaudio url=”https://media.shellypalmer.com/wp-content/images/101202_SHELLYPALMER_GEN_BED.mp3″ text=”Click to play … ” dl=”0″] The Federal Trade Commission has proposed a new plan to help protect consumers’ personal data online. The proposal includes a Do-Not-Track provision that would allow Internet users to decide whether they give sites and advertisers permission to collect personal data about their online habits. The F.T.C. recognizes Continue Reading →

Verizon, AT&T and T-Mobile are going after credit card companies with their new partnership, which will turn smartphones into payment devices. The smartphones use near-field communications technology that allows users to wave their phone in front of scanner to make purchases. On Monday, Google’s CEO Eric Schmidt gave a sneak peak of the new Android Continue Reading →

Sales of the Droid have helped Motorola’s revenue increase 20 percent in its mobile division. Verizon has played a key role in Motorola’s sales by pushing both the Droid X and Droid 2 in an effort to compete with the iPhone at AT&T. Additionally, Motorola has increased its distribution with the launch of three new Continue Reading →

An FCC investigation found that Verizon Wireless was unfairly charging customers, who didn’t have data plans, for accidently accessing the web on their phones. Verizon has agreed to pay $25 million to the federal government and $52 million to the 15 million customers who received the charges. This is the largest settlement a company has Continue Reading →

Verizon Settles With The FCC An FCC investigation found that Verizon Wireless was unfairly charging customers, who didn’t have data plans, for accidently accessing the web on their phones. Verizon has agreed to pay $25 million to the federal government and $52 million to the 15 million customers who received the charges. This is the Continue Reading →

Sprint will begin selling Samsung’s Galaxy Tab for $400, a third less than what Verizon will charge for the same device, but there is a catch. Sprint requires users to sign-up for a two-year contract, which includes a minimum monthly service fee of $29.99. Even though the upfront price for the tablet is less at Continue Reading →

Share e-Books With Your Kindle, Finally! Amazon will finally let Kindle users swap e-books with other Kindle owners. Amazon announced that Kindle users could start lending e-books to friends for a 14-day period. However, during that time the lender does not have access to the book. Also, not every book will be available for sharing, Continue Reading →

What’s New at Apple? Apple CEO, Steve Jobs unveiled an updated version of the MacBook Air on Wednesday, that uses flash memory for storage instead of a hard drive. The new MacBook Air laptops are priced between $999 and $1599. Jobs also announced the new Mac OS X “Lion.” The new Mac operating system features Continue Reading →

Samsung’s Galaxy Tab will be available at Verizon starting November 11th and will sell for $600. The Galaxy Tab is one of the first iPad competitors to hit the market and is priced $30 below the iPad. In addition to the Galaxy Tab, Verizon will begin selling the iPad at the end of October. Read Continue Reading →