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Mobile Technology

Google To Launch Its Wireless Carrier Service Today

Google is going to launch is MVNO wireless service today, WSJ claims. Google’s move is a direct threat to famous carriers like Verizon, T-Mobile and other companies. Google wants to make an ecosystem around its devices. This is why the company is making a major disruptive move which will have repercussions in the market. Google’s […]

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Business

Verizon Workers Go On Strike

45,000 Verizon workers went on strike today in areas from Massachusetts to Washington, D.C. The strike occurred when Verizon Communications workers could not reach an agreement with Verizon, and as of Saturday night at midnight, 45,000 contracts expired. Union representatives were unable to reach a compromise with Verizon on issues including heath care costs and […]

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iPad iPhone

iPhone 5 Release Date in Second Week of September, iPad HD Coming Later

News is coming out of China tonight that the Apple iPhone 5 will be released to the market sometime during the second week of September (September 9 – 15), this according to Yahoo China.  Apple is expected to release over 400 million units of the iPhone in the first batch of shipments.  And as in […]

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iPad Tablets

Verizon To Launch Samsung Galaxy Tab 4G, Pricing Here

Verizon Wireless announced the 4G version of the Samsung Galaxy Tab will be available for purchase on July 28th (that’s Friday).  The Verizon Galaxy Tab will be available on Verizon’s 4G LTE network and will reportedly push download speeds between 5Mbps to 12Mbps and upload speeds of 2Mbps and 5 Mbps in areas where Verizon […]

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iPhone

NYSE:VZ – Verizon Shares Tank After Lagging iPhone Sales

Verizon shares (NYSE:VZ) closed down yesterday 2.21% after Verizon Wireless missed iPhone sales estimate for the quarter. According to incoming Verizon CEO Lowell McAdam, the iPhone 5 is not expected until the fall, “and I think you will see a significant jump there when we get to that point,” said McAdam, whose promotion from COO […]

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iPhone

Verizon Lags Behind AT&T in iPhone Sales, CEO Blames Apple

Verizon CEO Lowell McAdam blamed Apple yesterday for his company still lagging behind AT&T in iPhone sales. Lowell explained in a conference call that because Apple has been slow in bringing the iPhone 5, to replace the iPhone 4, that is why AT&T is still leading in iPhone sales. When Verizon started selling the iPhone […]

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iPhone

AT&T Will Get The iPhone 5 First, Then Verizon In Q1 2012

I was in a Verizon store today talking to a sales rep about the next generation Phone, presumably called the iPhone 5. After asking him when he thought Verizon would be getting the iPhone 5, he replied with, Well… it’s rumored that the iPhone 5 will be released sometime in the fall of 2011, and […]