Verizon is dealing with two separate customer complaints that have recently surfaced, raising questions about how the carrier handles security and community concerns. Both situations, while different in nature, have left customers feeling frustrated with the company's response. According to PhoneArena, a California homeowner is reporting significant financial losses after Verizon built a 200-foot cell tower just 15 feet from his property line. John Stewart, who owns a 7.9-acre parcel near... Read more →
Regional wireless carrier US Cellular recently launched OnLook, a new home automation and security system. The OnLook digital home automation system was developed by US Cellular with the help of Alarm.com, a firm that specializes in providing solutions for managing homes over cellular networks, including house security, environmental monitoring,... Read more →
Oops. Sprint has been busted for charging tens of millions of dollars in unauthorized third-party messaging charges to customer bills. Moreover, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is about to issue a fine in the amount of $105 million for the carrier's dubious charges, as reported by the Wall Street Journal. Interestingly, the amount of... Read more →
Following in Google's footsteps, Ting, a mobile virtual network operator (MVNO), is taking on traditional telecommunications and cable companies by offering a fiber-based gigabit-capable broadband service. Ting officially revealed its plans of acquiring Blue Ridge InternetWorks, a web service provider based in Charlottesville, Virginia that has... Read more →
If there’s one thing Apple’s marketing team does exceptionally well, it would be identifying how its products are used by their customers and relating it to emotions. Just as they have done in the past, Apple has released a Christmas ad that has taken the world by storm. The new holiday video, entitled “The Song” makes use of the company’s lineup... Read more →
Last Tuesday, Re/code reported that Samsung is in talks with startup company LoopPay in launching its own mobile payment platform sometime in 2015. According to sources, the South Korean mobile giant's system would be similar to Apple Pay, the mobile payment system which Apple developed and launched just this year. Like Apple Pay, Samsung's... Read more →
BlackBerry Classic, the newest smartphone offering from BlackBerry, was officially launched recently during an event in New York City. As its name implies, the BlackBerry Classic is decidedly old-school, at least in terms of appearance. As a matter of fact, it is the first BlackBerry handset released in three years that actually looks like your... Read more →
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