Verizon is looking to "simplify" its offerings by paring down its handset lineup and upping its data charges per megabyte. The company announced Friday that it would begin rolling out new service plans ahead of its 4G launch that were geared towards higher revenues, but also bringing in more customers....
Verizon: metered billing much fairer than all-you-can-eat
Verizon Wireless' top engineer, Dick Lynch, was at it again during CES, setting the stage for a world in which Verizon moves away from flat-rate pricing and adopts metered billing instead. Lynch, a staple on the conference circuit, has made such comments for some time, and they regularly draw a negative...
Week in Apple: tablet rumors pick up, Mac mini server review, DRM
The first week of 2010 is finally over, and with it came a new wave of Apple tablet rumors, iPhone on Verizon rumors, patent applications, and buy-outs. Topped off with our review of the Mac mini with Snow Leopard server, it was a pretty busy week! Read on if you need...
CDMA iPhone may finally ship on Verizon in summer 2010
It's the rumor that won't die. After sitting on the sidelines while the iPhone drove up subscriber count and average revenue per user for AT&T over the past three years, Verizon may be getting a CDMA version of Apple's successful smartphone this summer. That is, as long as Apple and Verizon...
Rumor: Verizon and Apple are at odds over pricing on CDMA iPhone
Filed under: Hardware, Rumors, Apple, iPhone

Brief: FCC Commissioner slams Verizon on $350 ETFs
Federal Communications Commissioner Mignon Clyburn looks like someone who enjoys the holiday cheer, but she isn't sharing any of it with Verizon Wireless this week. Instead, Verizon got a somber warning from her in response to its explanation for the telco's new $350 early termination fees.
The company's answers were...
Brief: WWDC 2010 dates rumored for late June; speculation starts
It's that time of year again: Apple has begun planning for the yearly Worldwide Developers Conference and rumors are swirling about the date. According to the Moscone Center calendar (thanks to AppleInsider), there is a vague "corporate event" scheduled for June 28 to July 2, 2010 at Moscone West—a...
Rumor: Moscone schedule + “corporate event” = Verizon iPhone?
Filed under: Rumors, WWDC, iPhone
Rumors and speculation are fun. Sometimes 2 + 2 = 4... and sometimes they don't add up to anything. Here's today's equation:Apple's Worldwide Developers Conference 2010 seems likely to happen at the end...
AT&T's cellphone service is a joke
Verizon: $350 ETFs are a good thing, and they help the poor
Verizon Wireless has replied to the Federal Communications Commission's letter of inquiry about its super-sized early termination fees for smart phones. The bottom line: $350 ETFs are good and good for...
SNL: Google phone to challenge iPhone by “making calls”
"It was reported this week that Google would soon launch its own cellphone as a challenge to the iPhone. Also a challenge to the...


