Verizon strike update
1. Verizon has cancelled medical coverage for the thousands of employees who have been on strike for more than two weeks now. The company told the union last week that the employees' healthcare coverage would stop at the end of April if...
Top 5 smartphone makers, American Tower earnings, CWA vs. T-Mobile
1. In another good sign for the U.S. tower industry, American Tower beat Wall Street's expectations with its first quarter earnings report. Total revenue was $1.29 billion and earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization...
Chinese billionaire Jia Yueting, CEO of LeEco, told CNBC in a recent interview that technology giant Apple is "outdated," amid a government shutdown of Apple's book and movie services.
Yeuting also discussed a new self-driving car project, LeSEE, that's meant to rival Tesla. He explained his...
5 things to know today ....
1. Demand for Apple's iPhone SE is outpacing supply, according to RBC analyst Amit Daryanani. He thinks Apple will sell about 40 million SEs this year, and that 15 million of those will be incremental sales, meaning that those...
Sprint said it will start sending text message reminders to consumers looking to leave the carrier of their device leasing obligations
Device leasing programs have become a popular option from Sprint and T-Mobile US, though consumers still seem a bit perplexed on just how those...
A report from Phonearena.com suggests Verizon is set to increase upgrade fees nearly across the board, including annual upgrades and full payments
Verizon Wireless is reportedly set to increase or initiate upgrade fees for customers switching devices, regardless of how they acquire a new device.
According...
U.S. Department of Justice attorneys on Monday vacated legal action against Apple seeking to require the technology giant to help federal investigators access an iPhone associated with the San Bernardino, California, terrorist attacks.
Attorneys asked a judge to vacate a previous motion to compel Apple...
Verizon launches voice-over-Wi-Fi for Apple iOS 9.3, set for automatic provisioning of VoLTE
Verizon Wireless is jumping on Apple’s latest mobile operating system roll out to insert enhanced call quality using voice-over-LTE and voice-over-Wi-Fi technologies.
The carrier said beginning March 24, all new Apple devices...
5 things to know today ...
1. Apple introduced a new iPhone, called the iPhone SE. The company said customers have been asking for a more powerful version of the 4-inch iPhone 5/5s, so the SE packs Apple's A9 processor and M9 motion coprocessor into...
Ransomware, or malware designed to lock or encrypt files in order to extort payment from the victim, is expected to play a major role in cybersecurity this year, according to a new report from the Institute for Critical Infrastructure Technology.
Ransomware attacks spread through a number of...
New York case could help Apple in its fight with the FBI
While FBI director James Comey and Apple lead counsel Bruce Sewell were testifying Tuesday before Congress, other members of Apple's legal team had a victory to celebrate. The company won a case against...
WOTW gives full props to Samsung for taking lucky No. 7, but really hopes it draws a snarky response from Apple
Hello! And welcome to our Friday column, Worst of the Week. There’s a lot of nutty stuff that goes on in this industry, so...
5 things to know today...
1. Sprint will no longer offer subsidized pricing or two-year contracts to new customers. The move comes less than a week after AT&T said it will stop offering contracts. Sprint said back in August it would stop offering contracts by...
Apple fans in Mexico, Chile, Peru and Argentina will soon have the ability to purchase their next iPhone straight from an Apple store, according to a report by MacRumors.
An unnamed source provided this picture of an internal posting for jobs in Mexico to backs up...
1. Fujitsu is spinning off its mobile device unit into a new company, Fujitsu Connected Technologies Ltd. The Japanese maker of chips, devices and servers is also spinning off its personal computer unit. Fujitsu said it decided to spin off these businesses because the...
Deal between Ericsson and Apple ends an international probe and lawsuits in four countries
Effectively ending an international investigation and lawsuits in four countries, Ericsson and Apple this week announced a seven-year agreement covering technology licensure.
According to Ericsson, the deal includes “a cross license that...
New York City, Seattle and Cincinnati latest T-Mobile LTE markets to swim in 700 MHz spectrum
T-Mobile US continues to throw 700 MHz spectrum at its LTE network, announcing the expansion of services in New York City, Seattle and Cincinnati. T-Mobile US said its LTE...
1. AT&T Mobility is offering two iPhones for the price of one this holiday season. Customers who buy a new iPhone 6s through AT&T Mobility's Next 24 plan can receive a second phone for no charge. Each month, AT&T Mobility will credit the customer's...
5 things to know today...
1. Verizon Wireless is rolling out Wi-Fi calling December 8, starting with the Samsung Galaxy S6 and S6 Edge. Verizon is the last of the nationwide carriers to offer Wi-Fi calling, and is saying that the capability will come to...
5 things to know today in mobile and wireless ...
1. Consumers say T-Mobile US is the best nationwide wireless carrier. The latest Consumer Reports survey puts the "uncarrier" ahead of Verizon Wireless, AT&T Mobility and Sprint, but behind U.S. Cellular, Virgin Mobile and Jitterbug....
Apple is stealing users from rival Android in record numbers, according to a new report from Consumer Intelligence Research Partners. The report found 26% of consumers who bought the iPhone 6s in the first month it was released were former Android users. That is...
Apple's campaign to convert Android users into iPhone customers is picking up steam. The company estimates that during the third quarter of this year, more than 14 million iPhones were purchased by "Android switchers." Overall, Apple sold 48 million iPhones during the quarter.
Apple's revenue...
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1. Sprint said that roughly 750 of its Educational Broadband Services licensees have moved their customers to LTE ahead of the scheduled shutdown of Sprint's WiMAX network. EBS licensees hold valuable 2.5 gigahertz spectrum that has been set aside for accredited educational institutions and nonprofit entities....
