Sprint's most loyal customers are its worst off, says report
Sprint's Assurance Wireless brand, which offers free phones to low-income Americans, generally accounts for more than half of its net new customers each period and experiences very little churn....
Online holiday traffic may be driven by purchases from smartphones, tablets
New data shows 62% of consumers planning to use smartphone and tablet devices for their holiday shopping, ultimately for low-ticket items....
Amazon Appstore Redesign, In Time for Kindle Fire, Not Great for Android Market
Amazon has redesigned its already well-liked Appstore in time for the Kindle Fire-- not great news for Google's Android Market, which some shoppers have already turned away from in favor of the Appstore....
Virgin Mobile and Boost Mobile offer veterans a simplified deal
Service men and women can now keep their Virgin Mobile and Boost Mobile accounts without being bothered to "top-up" while deployed....
AT&T joins Sprint, Clearwire, Ericsson in scheduling LTE-Advanced for 2013
An AT&T executive has shared that the carrier plans to launch LTE-Advanced technology "in 2013," the same "timeframe" offered by Sprint, Clearwire and Ericsson. ...
Adobe to stop developing Flash for mobile browsers, increase HTML5 investment
Apple's power (and vision) are the unspoken context behind Adobe's decision that it will stop developing its Flash Player for mobile browsers. ...
Republic Wireless launches unlimited 'hybrid' network for $19 a month
Republic Wireless, calling spectrum a limited resource, has created a WiFi-centric network that turns to cellular in a pinch. Best part: It's $19 a month for unlimited voice, text and data, and there's no contract. Watch out, world!...
AT&T Call International app offers low rates at home and abroad
AT&T's new long-distance calling app for iPhones and Android and BlackBerry smartphones relies on mobile VoIP when users are abroad....
Ericsson expects smartphone traffic to triple by 2011
A new Ericsson report details a changing mobile industry driven by ever more users. Mobile subscriptions are now approximately 5.8 billion strong....
Best Buy and Carphone Warehouse adjust mobile strategies
Best Buy's new mobile strategy will emphasize a complete mobile experience heavy on service, smaller stores and global expansion. It also bought out Carphone Warehouse's shares of Best Buy Mobile and services company mindSHIFT....
Appcelerate: Is mobile ready to spawn ‘killer businesses’?
Forget about killer apps, mobile is now at the reach and scale to build killer businesses, much like the Web before it, says Appcelerate panel...
Android and iOS apps are feeding China, the new 'mobile app dragon'
The growth of Android and iOS mobile app downloads in China are unprecedented, according to Flurry, which expects nearly 50 billion downloads next year....
Android could cost operators an avoidable $2 billion a year
All Android smartphones and versions are not created equal, finds a new report. Testing devices, managing expectations and educating staff can help to save billions in return fees....
C Spire Wireless iPhone 4S coming Nov. 11
Southern carrier C Spire Wireless says come and get it: iPhone 4S arriving Nov. 11. ...
Cricket parent Leap Wireless to trial LTE this year, go big in 2012
Leap Wireless outlined its LTE plans, which include more smartphones and LTE coverage across two-thirds of its footprint over two or three years. ...
AT&T pits its 4G LTE against Verizon’s with first smartphone
While Verizon’s LTE network is much bigger, AT&T is claiming something its arch-competitor can’t: It’s backing up its 4G network with another 4G network...
HTC, despite strong demand in China, nervous for fourth quarter
HTC's third-quarter figures were well above those from a year ago, but facing strong competition from Apple and Samsung, sales are slowing and it's warning of a fourth-quarter decline. ...
Sprint says iPhone 50% more efficient than 3G/4G smartphones
Sprint's claims about the iPhone raised as many eyebrows as questions. Can the data be supported? Is AT&T feeling burdened by new Android users? And why isn't Verizon seeing much difference?...
Samsung tablet footing more tenuous than record smartphone sales
Samsung Galaxy smartphone sales topped those of the Apple iPhone. In the tablet market, however, Samsung isn't alone in downplaying figures....
How Netflix, entertainment and changing usage patterns are affecting networks
A look at September Internet traffic suggests troubling trends for network operators, who will want to adjust strategies to more effective traffic flow. ...
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