Budget wireless provider Lyca Mobile is shutting down its T-Mobile partnership tomorrow, March 19, ending more than a decade of service on the nation's second-largest network. The company, which has operated as a mobile virtual network operator on T-Mobile's infrastructure since 2012, quietly announced the abrupt termination through a LinkedIn post from a Lyca master agent. The sudden announcement caught many by surprise. According to the National Wireless Independent Dealer Association (NWIDA... Read more →
Verizon Wireless is making a policy change again. As confirmed by a Verizon Wireless spokesperson to Phone Scoop, the major wireless carrier will be hiking up its activation fees and its upgrade fees to $40. Previously, the activation fees were only $35 while the upgrade fees were $30. Verizon Wireless reasoned that the increase in fees are needed... Read more →
Google has another reason to celebrate. For the first time, the number of Android-run smartphones shipped around the world hit the 1 billion mark in 2014, settling in nicely at 1.3 billion units in total. This was revealed by researcher Strategy Analytics just recently. Exceeding the 1 billion mark is not only a big milestone, but also a very... Read more →
Samsung just announced that for the final quarter of the year 2014, it posted decreasing earnings. This marks the first time in a period of three years that the South Korean phone maker has generated decreasing sales during the holiday season. Still, Samsung's most recent holiday quarter was not as bad as its previous quarters. The tech giant... Read more →
When you offer unlimited data, you should provide unlimited data. The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) continues to impose that rule by fining mobile virtual network operator TracFone $40 million for throttling the data speeds of its subscribers. According to the FTC, TracFone has misled its subscribers by advertising plans with unlimited data and... Read more →
The ZTE Blade S6 is the newest smartphone from China-based phone maker ZTE. Targeted for the young demographic, the device is decidedly budget-friendly even as it features an octa-core chipset and runs on Android 5.0 Lollipop, the latest version of the Android mobile operating system. The ZTE Blade S6 also comes with a 13-megapixel camera on the... Read more →
Valentine's Day is roughly two weeks away but it seems that Motorola is already getting in on the love action. As part of its Valentine-themed #MotoLove promotion, the mobile manufacturing company is offering customers up to $140 off on its devices and accessories. To avail of this deal, customers will have to sign up via the Motorola's website on... Read more →
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