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Verizon lets FiOS customers sign up month-to-month

(AP) -- Verizon Communications Inc. is offering its FiOS television and broadband Internet package to new customers without a long-term contract.

Technology / Telecom

created Jun 21, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Review: HTC's Evo 4G is a very good 3G phone

(AP) -- HTC's Evo 4G phone is fast, powerful and fun to use - as long as your heart isn't set on tapping into the speedier new network it was designed for.

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created May 20, 2010 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Google abandoning Nexus One online store

Google said Friday it was closing down the online store for its Nexus One smartphone in a strategic shift that signals the failure of its bid to market the device directly to consumers on the Web.

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created May 14, 2010 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Wireless users opt for service without commitment

(AP) -- For wireless subscribers, commitment is out and short-term relationships are in. This year, customers have been making a big shift away from two-year contracts toward "prepaid" cell phone service, ...

Technology / Telecom

created May 14, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Google, Verizon working on tablet computer: WSJ

Internet giant Google is working with US carrier Verizon Wireless on a tablet computer like Apple's iPad, The Wall Street Journal reported Tuesday.

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created May 11, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Time Warner Cable, Cox asked to drop ad claims

(AP) -- An advertising watchdog is asking Time Warner Cable and Cox to drop claims that they run fiber-optics networks, after Verizon complained about their ads.

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created May 04, 2010 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Verizon Wireless will not offer Google's Nexus One

Google has dropped plans to offer its Nexus One smartphone on the network of Verizon Wireless, the biggest US wireless carrier, in an apparent setback for its mobile phone market expansion.

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created Apr 27, 2010 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Verizon adds few contract customers in 1Q

(AP) -- Verizon Communications Inc., the largest wireless carrier in the country, is finding there's an end to the number of people who'll sign two-year contracts for cell phone service.

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created Apr 22, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

AT&T rebrands self, shelves ad spat with Verizon

(AP) -- AT&T has hung up on the ad wars, dumping its ad campaign responding to rival Verizon's slams on its wireless phone coverage.

Technology / Telecom

created Apr 13, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Next, a Kin: Microsoft to try new consumer phones

(AP) -- Microsoft Corp. unveiled two cell phones Monday that are meant for social networking-savvy teens and twenty-somethings, in an attempt to revitalize its mobile business and regain ground on iPhones ...

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Apr 12, 2010 | popularity 1 / 5 (2) | comments 2

Verizon CEO has told Apple of iPhone interest

(AP) -- Verizon CEO Ivan Seidenberg says the company has told Apple that it wants to carry the iPhone. But he declined to say when - or even if - the popular smart phone will be available for Verizon Wireless customers.

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created Apr 06, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Microsoft to unveil new cellphones next week

Microsoft plans to unveil a new line of cellphones next week with social-networking capabilities aimed at young consumers, The Wall Street Journal reported on Monday.

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created Apr 05, 2010 | popularity 2.3 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Verizon to take $970M charge from health care bill

(AP) -- The corporate tax impact of the recent health care overhaul grew Thursday as Verizon Communications Inc. announced it will record a related $970 million non-cash charge in the first quarter.

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created Apr 02, 2010 | popularity 2 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Verizon cuts Palm Pre, Pixi Plus prices

(AP) -- Verizon Wireless is cutting the prices for Palm's Pre Plus and Pixi Plus smart phones and offering free access to a Wi-Fi service that lets the phones deliver Internet access to other kinds of devices ...

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Apr 01, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Motorola Introduces H17txt -- New Text-To-Speech Bluetooth Headset

Motorola today announced H17txt with MotoSpeak, a Bluetooth headset designed to keep you connected and responsible - on and off the road.

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created Apr 01, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0