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LG Expanding G Series
Seoul, Korea – LG is on the brink of rolling out its flagship G4 smartphone in the U.S., and as it did last year...
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Asus Seeks U.S. Smartphone Growth
New York – Asus is pursuing a market share-building strategy of selling high-performance unlocked phones in North America at an affordable price through retailers,...
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Survey: 40% Of iPhone Users Have Upgraded to 6, 6 Plus
Chicago – Forty percent of iPhone owners upgraded to an iPhone 6 or 6 Plus between the phones’ September 2014 launch and the end...
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GfK: North America Beats World In Smartphone Growth
Nuremberg, Germany – Retail-level sales of smartphones in North America exceeded the global growth rate in the first quarter and will continue to do...
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Sprint Rolling Out LG Stylo With Stylus
Overland Park, Kan. — Sprint is bringing the 5.7-inch LG G Stylo to market with prepaid Boost Mobile and Sprint Prepaid service, as well...
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BlackBerry Returns To T-Mobile
Bellevue, Wash. – BlackBerry is returning to the T-Mobile lineup after a one-year lapse triggered by a spat between the two companies. With the...
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T-Mobile Sees Red
Bellevue, Wash. — T-Mobile put Verizon in its crosshairs, launching a free trial program targeted to Verizon subscribers and launching an anti-Verizon ad campaign....
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MVNO TextNow Upgrades Wi-Fi/Cellular Plans
Waterloo, Ontario — Google’s launch of low-cost Wi-Fi/cellular service prompted a response from TextNow Wireless, an MVNO (mobile virtual network operator) that already offers...
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LG Out To Build Share With G4 Flagship Phone
New York – LG promises its largest smartphone-promotion campaign yet to support the launch of its flagship G4, which packs D-SLR camera capabilities, quantum-dot-like...
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Google Launches Low-Cost Wireless ‘Fi’ Service
Mountain View, Calif. – Google became an MVNO (mobile virtual network operator) today with the beta launch of low-cost wireless Fi service that connects...
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NPD: Smartphone Buyers Get Older, Less Affluent
Port Washington, N.Y. – Smartphone buyers are becoming older and less affluent, forcing carriers to shift strategies to offer pricing and service plans that...
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Huawei Plans U.S. Variation Of P8 Flagship
Plano, Texas — Huawei will bring a variation of the new flagship P8 smartphone to the U.S. market but hasn’t disclosed details of its...
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Android Gets Mojo Back In U.S.
Chicago – Android got its mojo back in the U.S. in the first quarter, resuming its market-share gains after a fourth-quarter dip caused by...
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Alcatel One Touch Adds Unlocked Flagship Phone
Irvine, Calif. – Alcatel OneTouch is expanding the selection of unlocked phones that it offers direct to consumers through its website with the addition...
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Sprint Adds Wi-Fi Calling To iPhones
Overland Park, Kan. — Sprint joined T-Mobile in offering Wi-Fi calling from iPhones. With the feature, iPhone subscribers can initiate and receive calls over...
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Cricket Adds Handset Financing Plans
Atlanta — Cricket became the first national prepaid wireless carrier to offers three handset-financing options, including a rent-to-own leasing option. The Cricket Phone Payment...
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LG Reveals Some Details Of Flagship G4 Smartphone
Seoul, South Korea — The latest LG flagship smartphone, the G4, will be unveiled April 28 with a new user interface said to deliver...
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Cricket Expanding Distribution To Amazon
Atlanta – AT&T prepaid subsidiary Cricket Wireless continues to move ahead with plans to become a national presence, announcing that it will make its...
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Samsung Flagship Phones Arriving April 10
Ridgefield Park, N.J. — April 10 will be the first day that Samsung’s new flagship Galaxy S6 and S6 Edge smartphones will be available...
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HTC Upgrades Audio Capabilities Of Flagship Phone
New York — HTC’s third-generation HTC One flagship phone, unveiled at the Mobile World Congress, goes on sale through select carriers’ and retailers’ online...
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MVNO Seniors Wireless Starts Cellular, Telemedicine Service
San Diego — Emveno, a mobile virtual network enabler (MVNE) , has created in created its own mobile virtual network operator (MVNO) service to...
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MetroPCS Rolls Out Low-Cost 4G Plan
Bellevue, Wash. – T-Mobile prepaid brand MetroPCS rolled out a $30/month unlimited plan that it says is less expensive than any prepaid plan with...
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Icon Q Smartphone Aimed At Travelers
Garden City, N.Y. — Icon Q has launched its first smartphone, an unlocked octa-core model that’s geared toward travelers. The Q5.5 features dual SIM...
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T-Mobile Rolls Out ‘Un-Carrier For Business’
New York — T-Mobile is taking its “un-carrier” approach to wireless service to the enterprise side. The company’s new “Un-carrier for Business” service, announced...
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Sprint Raises Stakes In Carrier Competition
Overland Park, Kan. – Sprint upped the ante in wireless competition by reimbursing all of a consumer’s cost to switch to Sprint, including early...
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Alcatel OneTouch Phone Keeps Up Appearances
Barcelona, Spain — Alcatel One Touch came to the Mobile World Congress to unveil its first phone with a user interface and symmetrical design...
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Sprint Adds Its First LG Tablet
Overland Park, Kan. – Sprint will offer an LG tablet for the first time on March 13, equipping it with LTE and offering it...
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Motorola Brings LTE To $149 Unlocked Price
Chicago – Motorola brought its price for an unlocked LTE smartphone down to $149 with the launch of the second-generation Moto E. The phone, which ...
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Verizon Joins AT&T In Offering BlackBerry Classic
Basking Ridge, N.J. – BlackBerry continued to gain some traction through carrier channels with the announcement that Verizon will offer the BlackBerry Classic. The...
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Dish: We Have Time To Build Out Wireless
Englewood, Colo. — Dish Network isn’t pressed for time to launch wireless service and is in a “good position strategically,” chairman/CEO Charlie Ergen said...
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LG Readies LTE Mid-Tier Smartphones
Seoul, South Korea — LG will go to next week’s Mobile World Congress (MWC) with a quartet of “mass-tier” smartphones that will be available...
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Sprint To Be First With LG’s G Flex2 Curved Phone
Overland Park, Kansas—Sprint will become the first U.S. carrier to offer LG’s curved G Flex2 smartphone, beginning March 13, LG said. AT&T and U.S....
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T-Mobile Mending BlackBerry Rift, Sees Possible Dish Collaboration
Bellevue, Wash. — T-Mobile is talking to BlackBerry to return the smartphone brand to the carrier’s portfolio following last year’s public rift. Separately, the...
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Gartner Sees Rising Tide Of Used Phones
Stamford, Conn. – The number of used cellphones sold privately by their owners is growing rapidly in mature markets because of demand from consumers...
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Qualcomm Brings High-Tier Features to Mid-Tier Smartphones
San Diego – New Snapdragon smartphone processors unveiled by Qualcomm will bring top-end features to the mid-tier segment and upgrade the capabilities of high-volume...
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Infosonics Adds 6-Inch Verykool Phablet
San Diego – Infosonics launched its largest phablet to date, the $199-suggested Verykool-brand Cyprus with 6-inch IPS capacitive touchscreen. The unlocked dual-SIM phone, currently...
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Asus To Step Up Smartphone Presence
Taipei, Taiwan – Taiwanese PC maker Asustek Computer wants to increase its global smartphone unit sales by 50 percent in 2015, in part be...
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AT&T Gets On Board With BlackBerry Passport, Classic
Dallas – BlackBerry’s Classic and Passport smartphones will finally be available through a U.S. carrier on Feb. 20 when AT&T offers the devices through...
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Xiaomi To Offer Smartphone Accessories In U.S.
San Francisco – Rising Chinese smartphone vendor Xiaomi will enter the U.S. market, but not with affordable smartphones. The company is entering the U.S....
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Sprint Renews Kevin Durant’s Contract
Overland Park, Kan. – Oklahoma City Thunder guard Kevin Durant will enter his fourth consecutive year as a Sprint spokesperson in national advertising when...
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LG Plans VR Headset Giveaway With G3 Phone
Seoul, Korea – LG plans this month to give away a free VR for G3 virtual-reality headset with the purchase of a new LG...
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Verizon Adds More Data To Plans
Basking Ridge, N.J. — Verizon Wireless is joining the price wars by tossing extra data into several More Everything shared-data plans and adding additional...