TECH May 4, 2024 FCC slaps AT&T, Verizon and T-Mobile with mega fines for data deceit The Federal Communications Commission slapped the nation's four biggest mobile carriers with fines totaling $200 million for unauthorized sharing of customer location information.
OPINION May 23, 2019 Bradley Blakeman: The feds should reject the T-Mobile-Sprint merger for the sake of American 5G Approving the T-Mobile merger with Sprint will not help us win the race to 5G.
Smartphones May 18, 2018 Website flaw exposes real-time locations of US cellphones A website flaw at a California company that gathers real-time data on cellular wireless devices could have allowed anyone to pinpoint the location of any AT&T, Verizon, Sprint or T-Mobile cellphone in the United States to within hundreds of yards, a security researcher said.
VIDEO April 30, 2018 Sprint and T-Mobile merger: How it can affect you Sprint and T-Mobile announced a plan to merge. What do the two companies expect from the new company and what does it mean for customers?
Smartphones November 24, 2017 These are the best Black Friday smartphone deals Black Friday smartphone deals are only a click away but usually come with conditions.
Apps September 27, 2017 Chicago Pokemon Go festival goes awry when players can't log in A gathering of Pokemon Go aficionados in Chicago's Grant Park went wrong Saturday when a technical glitch prevented many players from logging into the game.
Sprint September 26, 2017 Sprint donating free gadgets, data to 180K students The 1Million Project aims to connect 1 million high schoolers who lack web access at home.
Privacy March 31, 2017 Privacy activists want to sell Trump's browsing data Two privacy campaigns want to buy, then sell, the web browsing histories of politicians such as President Donald Trump.
Sprint October 11, 2016 Sprint wants to bridge the digital divide for 1 million low-income high school students On Tuesday, the Sprint Foundation announced an initiative that aims to tackle the digital divide by helping 1 million low-income students close the homework gap due to lack of access to technology.
Cellular August 26, 2016 Verizon is best carrier, report says Verizon dominated as best overall carrier, according to a testing firm that closely tracks carrier performance data.
Sprint June 6, 2016 Man who asked 'Can you hear me now' switches from Verizon to Sprint Paul Marcarelli, the man famous for asking "Can you hear me now?" for Verizon, now represents Sprint.
Verizon May 3, 2016 Mammoth study finds Sprint’s 4G network is the worst -- and it’s not even close In a mammoth study comparing mobile data speeds of U.S.-based carriers across various cities, Verizon emerged victorious more often than not. But the study, conducted by PC Mag across 30 U.S. cities, revealed that competition amongst carriers is closer than it’s been in quite some time.
AT&T March 23, 2016 Need to check in with someone in Belgium? Calling and texting is free on most carriers Brussels has been struck. Explosions at the city's international airport and a subway station have claimed an estimated 31 lives, and have left more than 230 wounded.
Google February 23, 2016 Google, global carriers team up to improve text messaging RCS promises features like group chat, high-resolution photo sharing, read receipts, and advanced calling.
Sprint November 4, 2015 Sprint's New Evo 4G Phone Not on 4G Yet 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.
Sprint November 3, 2015 Sprint looks to improve its LTE coverage by teaming up with rural carriers In order to further improve its 4G LTE network in rural areas, Sprint teamed up with 15 rural carriers, raising the total number in the program to 27. In return, these rural carriers gain low-cost access to Sprint's 4G LTE network. The post Sprint looks to improve its LTE coverage by teaming up with rural carriers appeared first on Digital Trends.
FCC November 3, 2015 Carriers reject kill switch idea for stolen smartphones Samsung Electronics, the world's largest mobile phone manufacturer, has proposed installing a built-in anti-theft measure known as a "kill switch" that would render stolen or lost phones inoperable, but the nation's biggest carriers have rejected the idea, according to San Francisco's top prosecutor.
Sprint October 21, 2015 Sprint Scores iPhone 5 Exclusive Thanks to $20 Billion Deal With Apple? Sprint has entered into an agreement with Apple to purchase over $20 billion worth of iPhones over the next four years -- around 30 million iPhones -- a precursor to an exclusive deal for the Apple iPhone 5 some time next year.
