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FTC Says AT&T “Misled” Millions with Unlimited Data

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In today’s day and age it seems like everything can be labeled in the form a of a hash tag. Jimmy Fallon and Justin Timberlake have entire conversations speaking in hash tags so let’s see what the best hash tag for this story could be: #noshitsherlock #yathink #betterlatethannever #ifbrainsweregunpowdertheftcwouldnthaveenoughtoblowtheirnose #youcouldntfindyourasswithbothhandsandaflashlight In a shocking revelation today … Read more

Boost Mobile $50 ‘Monthly Unlimited Plan’ Keeps Getting Better

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Boost Mobile keeps value alive and well by adding unlimited calls to 411, email and instant messaging today to its popular $50 ‘Monthly Unlimited’ plan for no additional fee. Customers on the $60 BlackBerry Monthly Unlimited plan, which includes unlimited email and instant messaging, will also have the benefit of unlimited calls to 411. Monthly … Read more

Thumbplay Music Launches On Android

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Thumbplay®, the leading provider of mobile entertainment in the U.S., has launched its cloud-based Thumbplay® Music(TM) (www.thumbplaymusic.com) service in Android(TM) Market, providing the Android fan-base with unlimited, anytime/anywhere access to millions of songs. Thumbplay Music is the only on-demand, subscription music service currently available on both the fastest-growing and largest smartphone platforms in the U.S., … Read more

Solar Technology Gives iPhone the Much Needed Power Boost

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USA Solar and Digital Communications Technologies LLC, aka Muzatch, gives the iPhone its much needed battery power boost, by developing the world’s most powerful and smallest (9.8 oz) solar power station specifically for the Apple iPhone series as well as the new Smartphone, iPod and Nano. "With the need to move towards a more energy … Read more

Game On for Verizon Wireless Customers With Palm Pre Plus Smartphones

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Verizon Wireless customers with the Palm® Pre(TM) Plus can experience the most popular console games on the nation’s most reliable and largest wireless voice and 3G data network. Pre Plus smartphones operating on the Palm webOS(TM) platform offer customers exciting gaming functionality, including 3D graphics. The games range from action and strategy to mobile versions … Read more

Skype Mobile And Verizon Exclusive Agreement Video

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I think everyone knows about Skype and the value it has given people to keep in touch using their PC’s or what is otherwise know as VoIP, or Voice Over Internet Protocol. I use Skype daily to keep in contact with manufacturers all over the world. But as many of you know, there was also a popular mobile application that worked using your data plan and not your minutes, making it a very cost effective way to keep up with people. That is where there was high speed service because it was very poor call quality otherwise. In a series of Skype news that had Skype pulling their software from Windows Mobile Devices (CLICK HERE) and then announcing Skype available for Nokia’s Smartphones via the OVI Store (CLICK HERE). Skype also announced at MWC that they had reached an exclusive deal with Verizon on Droid and BlackBerry Handsets. (CLICK HERE).

So that kinda brings us to today where Skype and Verizon have released a video on the advantages of Skype on the Verizon network. It is a pretty basic video but with a couple of key changes. First, Skype will not require a Data Plan from Verizon to work and will run in the background, being “always on”. This is a pretty big change for Skype not using Data to work on Mobile Handsets. Check out the video below for some more information:

  • make and receive unlimited Skype-to-Skype voice calls to any Skype user around the globe on America’s most reliable wireless network;
  • call international phone numbers at competitive Skype Out calling rates;
  • send and receive instant messages to other Skype users; and
  • remain always connected with the ability to see friends’ online presence.

If you want to re-check out the press release from Verizon Wireless and Skype, jump after the break and enjoy. We’ll keep you posted with more information on Skype so stay tuned. You can also check out more at the Verizon website or CLICK HERE

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Sprint Offers Customers Peace of Mind When It Comes to Lost, Stolen or Damaged Devices

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Approximately one in three wireless customers lose or damage their device within the first year of purchase. That is why many customers protect their investment by obtaining equipment protection. Customers typically must enroll within the first 30 days of a new activation or upgrade. However, Sprint (NYSE: S) is announcing that between March 1 and … Read more

Salient Mobility Releases Its Ad-Based EcoTextSmart Text Messaging System Free to the Public

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So this morning I got this press release in my inbox, now if you read the title you’d think this might be something good for us, but digging deeper we find that it actually could be a very bad thing for us, the consumers.

The gist of this press release is that this company is offering its service for free to publishers and not consumers, even though it says ‘to the public’. Looking a little closer we find that the service they’re offering is meant to be ecologically smart or responsible in that instead of mailing things you can just text people advertisements, huh? Wait what? So this company is offering a FREE service to businesses to let them spam us via SMS instead of via snail mail junk mail?! How is this a good thing? And what about people who don’t have unlimited texting plans? Do they really think we want to pay per text to see advertisements?

One one hand this could be a good thing, it could be something of use, but as with anything, there is going to be people who abuse it. I can see how it might be nice to receive coupons or find store locations near us as mentioned in the press release, some people might find this useful. On the flip side though the abuse of this service is inevitable  as with anything, we already receive tons of junk email and paper mail, so now we’re going to be getting it on our phones as well?

This, in my opinion, is a bad thing.

Offering a free service to spam sms people? yeah, this isn’t going to turn out too well…

Continue on to read the entire press release and form your own opinion on it…

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