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T-Mobile Goes Live With New No-Contract Plans
March 25, 2013 9:55 am | by Ben Munson | CommentsT-Mobile’s new no-contract pricing plans are now live on the company’s website with plans starting at $50 for unlimited talk and text plus 500 MB of data. The plans add on $10 for each additional 2 GB and include mobile hotspot. The plans don’t include overage charges for surpassing the allotted 500 MB, instead opting to throttle back customers to 2G speeds once the limit is passed.
Dell Board Will Deal With Icahn, Blackstone
March 25, 2013 8:54 am | by Associated Press | CommentsROUND ROCK, Texas (AP) — Dell said Monday that a special board committee plans to negotiate with Blackstone Group and activist investor Carl Icahn over new acquisition bids for the computer maker that rival an offer of more than $24 billion from an investor group that includes founder Michael Dell.
First News Briefs for March 22, 2013
March 22, 2013 10:59 am | by Wireless Week Staff | CommentsAT&T announced today that the company’s first-quarter 2013 financial results will be released after the New York Stock Exchange closes on Tuesday, April 23, 2013. At 4:30 p.m. ET the same day, AT&T will host a conference call to discuss the results. The company’s earnings release, Investor Briefing and related materials will be available at AT&T Investor Relations before the conference call begins.
BlackBerry Z10 Makes its Official U.S. Entrance
March 22, 2013 10:50 am | by Ben Munson | CommentsAfter a lengthy wait following the BlackBerry 10 event in January, the Z10 makes its debut in the U.S. today. The Canadian OEM’s new all-touch flagship launched on AT&T’s network today. T-Mobile has confirmed it will hit its airwaves on March 26. Verizon has yet to announce a release date for its exclusive white Z10.
FCC Chairman Genachowski Announces Resignation
March 22, 2013 10:38 am | by Andrew Berg | CommentsFCC Chairman Julius Genachowski announced his resignation today, saying he will step down in the "coming weeks." Genachowski, a Democrat, was confirmed in June of 2009, succeeding then Republican chairman Kevin J. Martin. Genachowski's tenure as Chairman was...
FCC Prepares 1695-1710, 1755-1780 MHz Spectrum for Auction in 2014
March 22, 2013 9:53 am | by Ben Munson | CommentsThe FCC informed the National Telecommunications and Information Administration of its plans to auction licenses in the 1695-1710 and 1755-1780 MHz bands as early as September 2014. The NTIA recently picked out the 1695-1710 MHz band of spectrum to be reallocated for non-federal use.
BlackBerry CEO Says iPhone Is Outdated
March 22, 2013 9:01 am | by Rob Gillies, Associated Press | CommentsApple's iPhone is outdated, according to the chief executive of BlackBerry-maker Research In Motion Ltd. Thorsten Heins made the comment Thursday on the eve of the much-delayed launch of the new touchscreen BlackBerry in the United States. AT&T begins selling the Z10...
Deal to Sell Dell May Be About to Face Competition
March 22, 2013 8:56 am | by Michael Liedtke, AP Technology Writer | CommentsIs Michael Dell's attempt to gain more control over his company about to turn into a financial tug-of-war? The answer could come Friday. That's the end of a 45-day period that Dell Inc.'s board of directors set to allow for offers that might top a Feb. 5 deal to sell the...
First News Briefs for March 21, 2013
March 21, 2013 10:47 am | by Wireless Week Staff | CommentsTIO Networks Corp., an expedited bill payment company, today announced it has partnered with Mobilicity, a Canadian mobile carrier, to develop and release a native smartphone-based account payment app for Mobilicity customers. The app is available in the Google Play Store.
Dish Urges FCC to Squeeze Sprint, Clearwire Deal
March 21, 2013 10:29 am | by Ben Munson | CommentsAccording to a regulatory filing, Dish urged the FCC to insist Softbank and Sprint fully divulge their plans for utilizing the spectrum licenses they stand to inherit from Clearwire. In addition, Dish reiterated that the FCC should apply its spectrum screen to Clearwire’s 2.5GHz airwaves.
Report: DOD Writes Order for 600K iOS Devices
March 21, 2013 10:07 am | by Andrew Berg | CommentsIn yet another blow to BlackBerry's core customer base, the Department of Defense (DOD) may be readying an order of 600,000 iOS devices. According to a report from Electronista, the DOD has finished extensive testing of BlackBerry's new...
T-Mobile, MetroPCS Clear Final Regulatory Hurdle
March 21, 2013 9:33 am | by Ben Munson | CommentsThe U.S. Committee on Foreign Investment has given its blessing to the proposed merger of T-Mobile and MetroPCS. The deal has now received all necessary regulatory approval. The Committee concluded that there were no “unresolved national security concerns” in respect to the merger.
HP Develops Glasses-Free 3-D for Mobile Devices
March 21, 2013 9:25 am | by Associated Press | CommentsResearchers at Hewlett-Packard Co. have developed a way to put glasses-free 3-D video on mobile devices with a viewing angle so wide that viewers can see an object more fully just by tilting the screen. Glasses-free 3-D is not unique. Nintendo Co. Ltd.'s 3DS handheld allows video game...
Oracle Misses 3Q Revenue Expectations, Shares Fall
March 20, 2013 5:16 pm | by Associated Press | CommentsOracle Corp. on Wednesday reported flat earnings for its fiscal third-quarter, hurt by a drop in sales of hardware systems and new software. Shares tumbled in after-hours trading on the weaker-than-expected results. Revenue from new software licenses and online or "cloud" subscriptions...
Commissioner McDowell Announces Resignation
March 20, 2013 2:49 pm | by Andrew Berg | CommentsFCC Commissioner Rob McDowell announced Wednesday that he will be stepping down from his post. In a statement, McDowell said that after 7 years of serving with the FCC, he will be turning more his energies to his family. McDowell said he will step down in a "few weeks."
