February 24, 2011  U.S. Cellular Loses Customers, Profits Stable U.S. Cellular told investors earlier this month that it was losing prepaid and postpaid customers, and the warning was borne out in its fourth-quarter earnings today. continue MetroPCS Profits Dip 59% on Charges Prepaid carrier MetroPCS Communications saw a 59 percent decrease in fourth-quarter profits after $60 million in charges. continue Apple Talks Steve Jobs, iTunes at Shareholder Meeting Apple yesterday briefed investors on the company's strategy and policy for the coming year at its annual shareholder's meeting. continue HTC and WP7 Arrive at Sprint Sprint today announced its first Windows Phone 7 (WP7) device, the long-rumored HTC Arrive. continue T-Mobile Conducts Trials for New $80 Plan T-Mobile USA is doing a trial run of a new $79.99 unlimited data plan which offers customers more voice minutes than its current unlimited data plan. continue Motorola Mobility Plays Anywhere with Catch Media Motorola Mobility Holdings today announced an investment in Catch Media, provider of Play Anywhere, a patented licensed digital rights locker platform. continue Suspect in iPad Data Theft Remains Jailed in NJ One of two men charged with stealing more than 100,000 e-mail addresses of Apple iPad users remained jailed Wednesday... continue News Briefs for February 24, 2011 Companies in today's briefs include: Xoom Corporation, Motorola Mobility, Motorola Solutions, Verizon Wireless, ChaCha Search, HTC, Verizon Wireless, Samsung, Moolah Media, ShopSavvy, Groupon, ABI Research... View All From the Website - NFC: The Power to 'Touch and Transact' While both smartphones and traditional mobile phones offer basic voice and SMS, the divide begins to widen when you introduce capabilities for additional services such as ring tone, music, video, billing top-ups, etc. Continue |