Last week, shareholders approved the MetroPCS T-Mobile merger, and today, T-Mobile announced that the deal (the combination of T-Mobile USA and MetroPCS Communications) has been completed.
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Just under two weeks ago, T-Mobile announced at long last, they were finally going to carry the iPhone 5. At the time, interested customers to pre-register for their device.
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Samsung announced its latest flagship device – the Galaxy S 4 – last week. Since then, we’ve had time to digest all of the new features and gimmicks coming to the new device, but we haven’t been able to take a close look at it just yet.
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4G – the marketing term that covers the next-generation cellular standards LTE, HSPA+ and WiMAX – is rolling out worldwide and LTE is currently available in more than 60 countries.
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Some interesting stats coming our of Juniper Research this week from the mobile industry. Read the rest of this entry »

The Internet is universally important to all Americans, and that’s especially true to rural Americans who are denied access to broadband Internet. The ISPs say it will cost too much to extend service to backroad homes and hard to reach areas in mountainous regions, but one company thinks all of that is a bunch of bollocks.
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Have you heard of Verizon Selects? It’s a new data collecting initiative from the carrier’s Precision Marketing portfolio that seeks to collect consumer info for targeted ads. It’s completely optional, but Verizon knows exactly what will make consumers give up their personal info – a coupon.
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The U.S. National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) is looking to replace all of its BlackBerry devices with iPhone 5′s. The agency posted a notice to the Federal Business Opportunities website seeking firms that can handle the the transfer of the agency’s devices.
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In North America much of the mindset of the consumer is that iPhone completely dominates the smartphone market. the reality though is that Samsung is the Global leader in smartphone sales, and its not even close! Sales have been brisk and the numbers are out for !3 2012… According to IDC, the worldwide smartphone market vendors shipped 179.7 million units in 3Q12 compared to 123.7 million units in 3Q11 – that’s a 45.3% year-over-year growth. The real loser though is Nokia who is no longer in the Top 5 list, being ousted by RIM. Highlights from the report:
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Did you, or anybody you know, ever purchase the Kindle DX? Did the idea of a 9.7-inch e-reader excite you? If so, you’re probably in the minority. At least, that’s what Amazon thinks as the company has discontinued the Kindle DX.
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