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- Verizon encourages prepaid users with 2GB data plan
Verizon Wireless will allow prepaid subscribers to buy 2 gigabytes of data -- double the previous total -- as part of an $80 monthly package with unlimited voice and texting service across its 3G CDMA network. The deal, which is part of a promotion that will run through January, applies to those who buy a new smartphone. Light Reading Mobile
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- RIM points to more than 50 carriers offering carrier billing
Research In Motion disclosed Monday that more than 50 global operators have instituted carrier billing programs on its BlackBerry App World marketplace, a move that enables subscribers to pay for applications on their wireless phone bills as well as make in-app purchases and buy subscriptions. RIM has deployed technology from Bango, a British mobile payments firm. TheNextWeb.com
(11/26)
- Patent wars: Apple, LG face Alcatel trial; Ericsson sues Samsung
A federal court jury on Monday began hearing an Alcatel-Lucent unit's patent infringement claims against Apple and LG Electronics stemming from a 2010 suit that deals with video-compression technology on mobile devices and computers. Also, Ericsson said today it had sued Samsung Electronics following two years of failed negotiations to reach a deal for Samsung to license standards-essential telecom and networking technology under what the Swedish vendor called fair, reasonable and non-discriminatory (FRAND) terms. Bloomberg
(11/27), Reuters
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- Nokia offers budget phones for markets without Lumia
Nokia will sell a pair of feature phones, the Asha 205 and 206, for $62 outside the U.S. aimed at social network fans who want quick access to Facebook as well as the ability to share photos and other media files. The phones, which use Nokia's S40 operations system, will be deployed in markets that do not offer the company's higher-end Lumia line of handsets. Nokia also unveiled Nokia Slam, a media sharing application that is compatible with Android phones. Digital Trends
(11/26), CNET
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- IDC sees major corporate shift to iPhone, Android handsets
Enterprises are rapidly deploying iPhones and Android devices in place of BlackBerrys for employees, the IDC research firm said in a new global report that sees employers buying the Apple smartphones "in droves" while Android handsets have become the clear favorites of workers. Computerworld
(11/26)
- Pew: Texting on the rise, but not revenues
Americans are sending more text messages over their cellphones than ever before, according to a Pew Research Center report that found 80% of cellphone owners were texting in the spring of 2012 compared with 58% in the summer of 2007. And yet, carriers are earning less revenue because consumers are relying more on free, Web-based texting applications. Pew also said 82% of those surveyed take photos on their phones and 44% record video. The New York Times (tiered subscription model)/Bits blog
(11/26), Computerworld
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- FCC: DISH's network would cost government billions
The Federal Communications Commission criticized DISH Network's plan to use satellite frequencies to provide terrestrially based wireless service, saying it would hurt the value of "H block" spectrum that the government hopes to sell commercially, the agency said Monday. "DISH is seeking to take a public asset potentially worth billions of dollars and turn it into a private windfall," the FCC said in a statement. DISH has urged regulators to reconsider its ruling, saying it would cripple its plans. The company denies claims that the H block would be compromised. Bloomberg Businessweek
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