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AT&T tightens handset upgrade policy to 24 months, following Verizon’s move

Posted on June 10, 2013 by The Soul Brother

By Phil Goldstein AT&T Mobility (NYSE:T) will now make customers wait 24 months instead of 20 months to upgrade to a new, subsidized device. The move mirrors one that rival Verizon Wireless (NYSE:VZ) announced in April. The change affects any … Continue reading →

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Sprint: You Want National Security? We Got Your National Security

Posted on June 10, 2013 by The Soul Brother

By David Benoit Facing noise from Washington and Englewood, Colo. about whether its sale to Japan’s SoftBank Corp. (9984.TO +9.52%) would raise national-security issues Sprint Nextel (S -0.62%) has gone about as high as it could in the national-security system … Continue reading →

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AT&T, Sprint also part of NSA’s phone data collection probe

Posted on June 7, 2013 by The Soul Brother

By Sean Buckley The National Security Agency’s phone and data collection effort targeting Verizon (NYSE: VZ) also included AT&T (NYSE: T) and Sprint (NYSE: S), according to various reports. While Verizon was initially the only provider named by The Guardian … Continue reading →

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FCC to vote on new rules to protect wireless customers’ call data

Posted on June 6, 2013 by The Soul Brother

By Phil Goldstein The FCC will vote later this month on new rules that clarify how carriers can  use their customers call data and to ensure the the data is better  protected. The Telecommunications Act of 1996 gives the FCC authority … Continue reading →

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Rumor Mill: Apple code limits iPhone data speeds on Verizon, AT&T and Sprint

Posted on June 6, 2013 by The Soul Brother

By Phil Goldstein Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) has  inserted code into its iOS operating system that limits the maximum data speeds  iPhone and iPad customers can achieve on the networks of Verizon Wireless (NYSE:VZ),  AT&T Mobility (NYSE:T)  and Sprint Nextel (NYSE:S), according to an  iOS developer. … Continue reading →

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Is the Samsung Galaxy S4 the right phone for you

Posted on June 4, 2013 by The Soul Brother
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Five Android apps that prolong your smartphone’s battery life

Posted on May 7, 2013 by The Soul Brother

By Scott Webster Have you found yourself wishing that your Android’s battery would last longer? Don’t answer that, I already know. Be it poor app design, ever-larger display sizes, or our constant desire to play mobile games, we’re eating up battery … Continue reading →

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BlackBerry CEO: Tablets will be dead in five years

Posted on May 3, 2013 by The Soul Brother

By Hayley Tsukayama Forget the death of the PC: BlackBerry chief executive Thorsten Heins thinks tablets are on their way out as users shift to doing more through their smartphones. In comments Monday at a Milken Institute conference, Heins said smartphones … Continue reading →

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Attempted sexual assault victims 911 call disconnected; dispatcher locates crime scene by “pinging” cell phone

Posted on April 24, 2013 by The Soul Brother

When the line went dead after the victim of an attempted sexual assault called 911 Saturday night, Thurston County sheriffs deputies located her only after an emergency dispatcher “pinged” the cell phone she used to make the call by using … Continue reading →

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Comparing the Samsung Galaxy S4 and the Galaxy S3

Posted on March 15, 2013 by The Soul Brother

With the Samsung Galaxy S4 finally unveiled, we pit its specs against those of its predecessor, the Galaxy S3. After all, a little sibling rivalry never hurt. by Lynn La March 14, 2013   The new Samsung Galaxy S4 (left) … Continue reading →

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