Mobile Industry GSM Association puts eSIM standard on hold following investigation into wireless carriers Carriers still want to lock devices to stop you from leaving By Greg Synek, April 22, 2018, 10:24 AM
Mobile Verizon could launch a Palm-branded smartphone this year Is nostalgia alone enough to sell a smartphone in 2018? By Shawn Knight, March 29, 2018, 1:31 PM
Industry Verizon will soon stop selling unlocked phones in a bid to reduce device theft The company's generous phone unlocking policy will change this spring By Cohen Coberly, February 12, 2018, 6:56 PM 9 comments
Mobile Security Verizon reportedly drops plans to sell Huawei phones following government pressure Government officials are worried about Chinese phone call monitoring By Cohen Coberly, January 30, 2018, 10:41 AM
The Web Mozilla files countersuit against Oath over default search engine choice Mozilla seems to have the upper hand thanks to an umbrella clause By Cal Jeffrey, December 6, 2017, 3:03 PM 11 comments
Industry The Web Verizon to launch 5G wireless residential broadband service next year Verizon will target the residential market with its first 5G offering By Shawn Knight, November 30, 2017, 5:14 PM
Industry Security Marissa Mayer apologizes for Yahoo hacks, blames Russians While being forced to testify before Congress By Rob Thubron, November 9, 2017, 9:39 AM 16 comments
Mobile Industry Verizon wants you to pay an extra $10/mo to remove unlimited plan video streaming quality caps Stream video up to 4K for an extra $10/month By Cohen Coberly, October 25, 2017, 6:11 PM 17 comments
Mobile Security Researcher finds third parties have access to cellphone data Data includes full name, location, and billing address By David Matthews, October 16, 2017, 10:50 AM
Mobile Google T-Mobile will pay for half of your Pixel 2 if you switch from Verizon Want a Pixel 2 on T-Mobile? This deal looks hard to beat By William Gayde, October 10, 2017, 8:44 AM 8 comments
Security The Web And it keeps growing: Yahoo reveals that 3 billion user accounts have been at risk since 2013 Yahoo to Equifax: hold my beer By Greg Synek, October 3, 2017, 7:22 PM 9 comments
Mobile Industry T-Mobile won't stop claiming it has the fastest network despite pressure from watchdog groups Verizon filed a claim against T-Mobile because they believe the data is flawed By William Gayde, October 3, 2017, 6:55 AM 8 comments
Industry Verizon changes up "unlimited" plan to restrict high quality video streaming High quality video streaming to be cut for Verizon customers By Greg Synek, August 22, 2017, 9:25 AM
Industry Verizon's Internet TV service reportedly delayed due to executive turnover, uncertainty regarding key features By Shawn Knight, August 11, 2017, 12:33 PM
The Web FCC to make ruling on Verizon net neutrality complaint The one and only formal complaint made on net neutrality is heard By Greg Synek, August 10, 2017, 12:00 PM 7 comments
Industry Verizon speeds slowed after unlimited plans introduced It looks like the "Uncarrier" strategy is working By David Matthews, August 2, 2017, 3:30 PM
Mobile The Web Verizon has been throttling Netflix and YouTube speeds, but they have an excuse Excuses are like... What are they like again? By Cal Jeffrey, July 21, 2017, 4:06 PM 12 comments
Mobile Security Nice Systems exposes 14 million Verizon customers on open AWS server Telecom claims none of the data was compromised By Cal Jeffrey, July 12, 2017, 5:00 PM
Mobile Verizon customers to be kicked off 'unlimited' plans for using too much data Some rural subscribers are getting the boot By Cal Jeffrey, July 3, 2017, 5:45 PM 12 comments
Industry Marissa Mayer resigns as Verizon closes Yahoo acquisition By Shawn Knight, June 13, 2017, 12:30 PM 9 comments
Industry Layoffs at Oath, the combined AOL - Yahoo entity, could impact 15 percent of workforce By Shawn Knight, June 8, 2017, 11:45 AM
Industry Verizon outbids AT&T for Straight Path's nationwide 5G spectrum Verizon will pay $3.1 billion for Straight Path, nearly twice the price AT&T originally agreed to By Jose Vilches, May 11, 2017, 2:30 PM
Security Verizon report finds ransomware instances have doubled over the last year Financial institutions, healthcare, and the public sector were hit hardest By Rob Thubron, April 27, 2017, 9:00 AM
Industry The Web Verizon's $70 gigabit plan isn't actually $70 either By William Gayde, April 26, 2017, 6:30 PM 11 comments
Industry Marissa Mayer will depart Yahoo with enough money to leave her children's children an inheritance By Shawn Knight, April 25, 2017, 7:00 PM 8 comments