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Cell Phone Carriers Unite In Anti-Texting Ads

The country’s four biggest cell phone companies are set to launch their first joint advertising campaign against texting while driving.

2013/05/14

BlackBerry CEO Thorsten Heins as he officially unveils the BlackBerry 10 mobile platform as well as two new devices on January 30, 2013 in New York City. (credit: TIMOTHY A. CLARY/AFP/Getty Images)

New BlackBerry Models & Software Announced

Research in Motion changed its name to BlackBerry on Wednesday, and launched a makeover of its mobile operating system along with two new smartphones.

2013/01/30

AT&T Posts Big Loss Despite Customer Gain

The iPhone 5 helped AT&T attract new customers in the holiday quarter, but the company posted a big loss because of an annual adjustment to its pension obligations.

2013/01/25

TiVo Settles Verizon Lawsuit For $250 Million

Verizon will pay TiVo at least $250.4 million to license its DVR technology and settle a patent lawsuit. It is the third settlement that TiVo has garnered in recent patent cases.

2012/09/25

Apple's Phil Schiller announces the new iPhone 5 during a special event at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts on September 12, 2012 in San Francisco, California. (credit: Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

Apple Starts Taking Orders For New iPhone

Delivery times climbed quickly as Apple started taking orders for their new iPhone 5 on Friday. Initial shipments sold out within one hour, suggesting stronger demand than expected.

2012/09/14

T-Mobile Offers Fully Unlimited Data Plan

With Verizon and AT&T piling on more restrictions to their mobile data plans, T-Mobile is going the opposite route with a new truly unlimited plan starting on September 5.

2012/08/23

A man speaks on his cell phone. (credit: Getty Images/Robyn Beck/AFP)

MetroPCS Cuts Unlimited Data Plan Price

MetroPCS, a wireless phone company that targets low-income households, is cutting the price on its unlimited data service, going against the flow of the biggest phone companies.

2012/08/21

A man uses a computer. (credit: Oleg Nikishin/Getty Images)

Phone Companies Lose Broadband Subscribers

Phone companies are losing the high-speed internet game. In the second quarter, the landline phone industry lost broadband subscribers for the first time.

2012/08/14

AT&T Starts Shared Data Plans On August 23

Starting August 23, AT&T customers can opt into the Mobile Share data plan, which will grant access from 1GB to 20GB per person or group.

2012/08/07

Verizon Phasing Out Existing Phone Plans

Verizon, the nation’s largest cellphone company, is phasing out nearly all of its existing phone plans and replacing them with pricing to encourage customers to connect non-phone devices.

2012/06/13

AT&T Barges Into Home Security & Automation

AT&T will start selling home automation and security services nationwide. The installations and services will be sold in AT&T stores, starting with a trial in Dallas and Atlanta.

2012/05/07

AT&T Drops Sharply In New Wireless Subscribers

AT&T is gaining new wireless subscribers at the lowest rate in eight years. The number of people joining the network dropped sharply in the first quarter.

2012/04/24