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Verizon Adds mSpot Radio to App Offering |
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Verizon Wireless today announced that it is offering the mSpot streaming radio service to its customers. mSpot provides access to over 300 different internet radio stations. which are streamed to the handset via Verizon's 3G network. The application is free, but the service cost $5.50 per... - read more |
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Verizon and Qualcomm Team for Brew App Catalog |
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At the Uplinq 2010 conference in San Franisco, Verizon Wireless and Qualcomm announced a new Open Catalog for Brew phones. The Open Catalog will let developers offer their apps to Brew feature phones on Verizon's network more quickly. Developers will not have to ensure that all phones are... - read more |
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Verizon Wireless and Motorola Launch Droid X |
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Today Verizon Wireless, Motorola, Google and Adobe took the stage at a press conference in New York City to announced the new Droid X, Verizon's latest in its series of Android devices. The Droid X is a slab-style touch phone. It has a 4.3-inch screen with WVGA resolution (854 x 480 pixels),... - read more |
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Verizon Announcing Next Motorola Droid on June 23 |
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Verizon Wireless has announced that on June 23 it will be holding a press event to reveal the "next generation of Droid" from Motorola. According to Verizon Wireless, executives from Motorola, Adobe, Google and Verizon Wireless will be there. Adobe's presence strongly suggests that the new... - read more |
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Verizon Says Skype Hitting More Handsets Soon |
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Verizon Wireless recently announced that it will offer its free Skype application to a wider range of handsets, including "3G multimedia devices" later this year. Verizon didn't specify which handsets, nor exactly when the app will become available. Verizon also indicated that it will offer... - read more |
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Verizon Wireless Rolls Out Group Calling Service |
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Verizon Wireless today introduced Group Communication, a new tool that can be used by families or other organizations to contact up to 20 people at once via phone call, text message or voice message. Verizon is offering two different versions of the service. Family Group Contact provides a... - read more |
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Boost Mobile Launching Motorola i1 June 20 |
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Boost Mobile today announced that it will begin selling the Motorola i1 Android walkie-talkie phone starting on June 20. It will be available at Boost retail stores, as well as Best Buy and Best Buy Mobile stores. Pricing was not disclosed.
Source: Phonescoop - read more |
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BlackBerry Bold 9650 Coming To Verizon Wireless |
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After its debut on Sprint, the BlackBerry Bold 9650 will also come to Verizon Wireless. The Network will offer the Bold 9650 on its Web site from June 3, and in stores from June 10. The phone will use Verizon's Push to Talk feature, in addition to standard Verizon Wireless apps like VZ... - read more |
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Verizon Wireless Confirms Tiered Pricing For LTE Services |
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Speaking at a conference this week, Verizon Wireless CEO Lowell McAdam said that it will not offer unlimited use of its Long Term Evolution network, and will instead use tiered pricing programs. McAdam indicated that customers will "buy buckets of data by the megabyte." McAdam didn't say what... - read more |
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Verizon Launching Two New Moto Droids In July |
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According to the Wall Street Journal, Verizon Wireless will be promoting and launching two new Android handsets made by Motorola. "We will introduce new Droid products in the Verizon franchise," said Motorola CEO Sanjay Jha. Jha also indicated that Verizon will be supporting its devices with... - read more |
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MetroPCS Rebadges LG Remarq as the Imprint |
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Today MetroPCS announced the LG Imprint, which is a refreshed version of the Remarq. The phone sports a slide-out QWERTY keyboard, 1.3-megapixel camera, memory card slot, and a QVGA display. MetroPCS notes that the phone has threaded messaging, comes with MetroPCS' navigation software (service... - read more |
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Verizon Wireless Offers Barcode Scanner App to Customers |
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Verizon Wireless today announced that it has made a free barcode scanner application available to over 30 of its handsets. ScanLife for Verizon phones performs similar to other barcode apps in that it allows users to take a picture of a 1D or 2D barcode on a product, which is then processed by... - read more |
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MetroPCS Slowly Approaching Major Carrier Status |
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MetroPCS announced its first quarter 2010 results. The regional, pre-paid carrier has more than 7 million subscribers. By comparison, Sprint's Nextel arm of post-paid iDen subscribers has around 6.8 million. MetroPCS has already announced plans to roll out a 4G LTE network in select markets... - read more |
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Boost Beefs Up Unlimited Plan with Free 411 - Email |
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Boost Mobile today improved its $50 Monthly Unlimited Plan by offering free, unlimited calls to 411 directory service. Subscribers will also get unlimited email and instant messaging, in addition to the text messaging that the service also provides. Boost BlackBerry users, who already enjoyed... - read more |
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Verizon Wireless Rolling Out Software Update For Devour |
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Verizon Wireless said that it is currently sending out an over-the-air update to customers with the Motorola Devour. The update is not a system upgrade to Android 2.0 or 2.1, but it does offer a number of stability improvements. According to Verizon, the email application is easier to use for... - read more |
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Cricket Finds Its Way With New Navigator App |
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Today Cricket Wireless introduced Cricket Navigation, a new service offering for its customers. Cricket Navigation provides voice-guided turn-by-turn navigation as well as details on nearby gas stations, traffic, local points of interest, and local business search. The application is available... - read more |
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Samsung Gives Verizon A Dose Of Reality |
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Today Verizon Wireless and Samsung introduced the Reality, a new touch phone that also has a slide-out QWERTY keyboard for messaging. The Reality has a 3-inch display and runs Samsung's TouchWiz user interface, which lets users place widgets on the home screen. Verizon is pitching the Reality... - read more |
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Verizon Wireless Launches New Droid - HTC Droid Incredible |
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Verizon Wireless today took the wraps off the long-rumored HTC Droid Incredible, the newest phone in the carrier's Android lineup. The Droid Incredible will be available online from April 19, and in stores from April 29. The new device will cost $300 with a contract, and a $100 mail-in rebate,... - read more |
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Microsoft Intros Kin 1 And Kin 2 For Verizon Wireless |
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In association with its new Kin platform launch, Microsoft introduced the first two handsets running the platform. Both phones are sliders that feature full QWERTY keyboards, capacitive touch screens, dedicated camera buttons, internal storage and 3G.
Kin 1: The Kin 1 is a round,... - read more |
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MetroPCS Intros Voicemail-to-Text Translation |
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Today MetroPCS announced that it is now offering a service that lets users have their voicemails automatically converted into text that is then sent to their phone as either an SMS message or an email. Emails will include an attachment with the original voicemail sound file. The service... - read more |
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Push To Talk Transforms BlackBerry Tour From Verizon Wireless Into A Powerful Business Communications Tool For Field Workforces |
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Verizon Wireless today announced that Push to Talk will be available for the BlackBerry® Tour™ 9630 smartphone on March 30. It will be available for both BlackBerry® Internet Service and BlackBerry® Enterprise Server customers using the BlackBerry Tour smartphone.
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Verizon Wireless Apps For DROID Help Customers Stay Organized While Away From Home |
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From CTIA WIRELESS 2010®, Verizon Wireless offers its customers some home-grown apps to help manage their lives while traveling. Running on the largest and most reliable wireless voice and 3G data network, applications in the Android Market™ give customers the freedom to do almost... - read more |
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Motorola DEVOUR Now Available On Verizon Wireless Network |
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Verizon Wireless and Motorola, Inc. today announced that Motorola DEVOUR™ is available today.
DEVOUR is the second Android™-powered smartphone from Motorola to run on Verizon Wireless’ 3G network. The phone comes with MOTOBLUR, Motorola’s unique content... - read more |
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Verizon’s Fiber-Optic Cell Site Links Provide Critical Capacity And Reliability For The New Verizon Wireless 4G LTE Network |
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From CTIA WIRELESS 2010®, Verizon Global Wholesale and Verizon Wireless announced today that Verizon Telecom’s ultra-reliable, variable capacity fiber-optic links between cell sites and switching facilities will provide critical support for the nation’s first 4G Long Term... - read more |
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Verizon Wireless Selects Alcatel-Lucent’s Mobile Backhaul Solution For Nation’s First 4G LTE Network |
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From CTIA WIRELESS 2010® Verizon Wireless has selected Alcatel-Lucent’s (Euronext Paris and NYSE: ALU) mobile backhaul solution, which transports voice and data traffic from wireless base stations to the broad network to support Verizon Wireless’ 3G network and prepare for its... - read more |
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10 Years And Counting: Verizon Wireless Network Testing Program Expands - Prepares For 4G |
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Since its creation in 2000, Verizon Wireless has employed real-life test men and women to monitor and test the company’s network by driving its fleet of vehicles. Ten years later, that fleet has more than tripled in size with Verizon Wireless now operating 100 specially equipped,... - read more |
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A Test Vehicle Called Ike |
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Ike is no ordinary member of the Verizon Wireless fleet of 100 company-owned and -operated vehicles that travel the United States every day testing the nation’s most reliable wireless network. Based at the company’s Network Operations Center outside Dallas, Ike, a four-wheel drive... - read more |
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Take A Drive With Verizon Wireless Test Men And Women |
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Question: How does Verizon Wireless ensure its network is not only the most reliable today, but is prepared for future growth and expansion? Answer: Through aggressive network investments, including ongoing testing and analysis conducted by a team of real-life test men and women.
In... - read more |
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Verizon Wireless Updates 4G LTE Build-Out - Opps For Developers - And Media Q&A At CTIA WIRELESS 2010 In Las Vegas |
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WHO:
Verizon Wireless, the leading wireless provider in the United States
WHAT:
Verizon Wireless hosts a one-hour discussion about the status of its 4G LTE wireless network build-out and efforts to build a 4G ecosystem of developers to fuel b2b devices, apps and consumer... - read more |
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Cricket To Offer BlackBerry Curve 8530 |
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Cricket will offer a version of the newest Curve with AWS CDMA this "summer". It's otherwise identical to the Curve 8530 offered by other CDMA carriers.
Source: Phonescoop - read more |
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Cricket Makes Good On Smartphone Promise |
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Today Cricket Wireless told Phone Scoop that it is prepared to offer its customers smartphones with its pre-paid wireless services. One of the first will be the recently announced Kyocera Zio. Cricket also said that it will soon be offering a BlackBerry, though it didn't specify which... - read more |
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Verizon's Skype App To Be Available March 25 |
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Today Verizon Wireless announced that its new Skype application for smartphones will be available starting March 25. The application will offer free Skype-to-Skype calling over Verizon's CDMA network, in additional to cheaper international calls. Customers need a Verizon Wireless... - read more |
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LG And Verizon Reach For The Sky With Cosmos Handset |
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Today Verizon Wireless and LG introduced the Cosmos, a new messaging phone that has a sideways slide-out QWERTY keyboard. The Cosmos is compact, but offers built-in support for Twitter, Facebook, and MySpace, on top of regular messaging services such as SMS, IM and email. The Cosmos has a... - read more |
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Cricket Debuts Nationwide Coverage In All 50 States |
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Today Cricket Wireless announced a new, nationwide expansion of its calling services. Cricket has struck a new roaming agreement with Sprint that dramatically improves the footprint of its network. Before today's expansion, Cricket covered 195 million pops. After today, it reaches 270... - read more |
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RealNetworks Trots Out Its MVP - Teams With MetroPCS |
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Today RealNetworks announced its new Mobile Video Portal. The Mobile Video Portal is a white-labeled video streaming service that RealNetworks is offering to network operators. It will allow handsets to view live and on-demand video from their phones. Real believes that this offering will... - read more |
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Skype Mobile For Verizon Wireless Available Thursday |
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From CTIA WIRELESS 2010® in Las Vegas, Verizon Wireless and Skype today announced Skype mobile™ will be available this Thursday, March 25, starting with nine Verizon Wireless 3G smartphones. Skype mobile uses the Verizon Wireless voice network for the wireless connection of the... - read more |
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Verizon Wireless And LG Mobile Phones Offer A Strikingly Hip Device |
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From CTIA WIRELESS 2010®, Verizon Wireless and LG Electronics MobileComm U.S.A., Inc. (LG Mobile Phones) announced LG Cosmos™ will be available on March 25 in Verizon Wireless Communications Stores and online at www.verizonwireless.com. Equipped with a slide-out QWERTY keyboard for... - read more |
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CHARGE Anywhere® And Verizon Wireless Announce Mobile Payment Processing Solutions For Business |
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CHARGE Anywhere® LLC, a leading provider of secure mobile payment software and mobile payment gateway services, announced today that it has furthered its relationship with Verizon Wireless by offering a new Verizon Wireless billing option. This new billing option provides qualified... - read more |
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Enterprise Messaging From Verizon Wireless Offers Secure - Rapid - Cost-Effective Business Communications To Mobile Phones |
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From CTIA WIRELESS 2010®, the company with the nation’s largest and most reliable wireless voice and 3G data network said that industries ranging from healthcare to education rely on Enterprise Messaging from Verizon Wireless to send large numbers of 450-character text messages to... - read more |
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Verizon Wireless Launches Field Force Manager 3.2 |
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From CTIA WIRELESS 2010®, Verizon Wireless, operator of the nation’s largest and most reliable wireless voice and 3G data network, today announced that Field Force Manager 3.2, the newest version of the company’s mobile worker management service, will be available on April 5.... - read more |
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Verizon Wireless Plans eCommerce Mobile Payment Service |
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Verizon Wireless and Danal, Inc., the global pioneer and leader in charging eCommerce transactions directly to mobile phone accounts, said today that Verizon Wireless plans to launch Danal’s BilltoMobile™ payment service later this spring, enabling Verizon Wireless customers to... - read more |
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Verizon Wireless And Skype To Unveil Skype Mobile At CTIA WIRELESS 2010 In Las Vegas |
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WHO:
Verizon Wireless, the leading wireless provider in the United States, and Skype, the company with the software that enables the world’s conversations
WHAT:
Verizon Wireless and Skype will hold a news conference during CTIA WIRELESS 2010® to unveil Skype... - read more |
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Five Things To Do This Month With Your DROID |
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This March, Verizon Wireless customers with DROID by Motorola smartphones can add something new and different to their day-to-day routine. Whether customers are thawing out of winter in the Northeast, craving some fun in the sun, or looking for an Ethiopian restaurant in San Diego to stimulate... - read more |
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Game On For Verizon Wireless Customers With Palm Pre Plus Smartphones |
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Verizon Wireless customers with the Palm® Pre™ 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™ platform offer customers exciting... - read more |
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Verizon Wireless CASIO G'zOne Brigade Offers Businesses A Tough Exterior For Extreme Conditions |
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Verizon Wireless and CASIO today announced that the water, dust and shock resistant CASIO® G’zOne Brigade™ is available today. The CASIO Brigade is the perfect device for business customers in industries such as construction, public safety and utilities who need devices that... - read more |
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Verizon's First LTE Handset Coming Mid-2011 |
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In a recent interview, Verizon Wireless' chief technology officer, Tony Malone, indicated that the company will have a Long Term Evolution handset ready for the market by the middle of 2011. That's about six months sooner than Verizon had expected. Malone noted that the device won't be... - read more |
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Verizon Wireless 4G LTE Network Testing Promises Significantly Faster Speeds Than Current 3G Networks |
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Verizon Wireless announced today that its 4G Long Term Evolution (LTE) network field trials in the United States have demonstrated wireless data speeds that are significantly faster than today’s 3G network speeds. Trials in Boston and Seattle indicate the network is capable of peak... - read more |
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Verizon To Score Microsoft's 'Pink' Phones By Summer |
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According to an unnamed source cited by Reuters, Verizon Wireless plans to sell two new devices from Microsoft that are not Windows Phone 7 handsets. Reuters' source says that the two new phones are being developed under the code name "Pink" and they will be aimed at heavy users of... - read more |
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Non-Profits Set Up Mobile Giving For Chile |
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U.S. carriers were quick to react over the weekend with mobile giving programs after the 8.8-magnitude earthquake that struck Chile early Saturday.
Similar to the tragedy that struck Haiti, the major U.S. carriers mobilized and provisioned short codes for use in mobile giving campaigns... - read more |
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MetroPCS & Mister Cartoon Team Up Again With New Custom Designed Mobile Phone |
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MetroPCS Communications, Inc., in partnership with SA Studios Global, today announced the launch of its second Sanctioned by Mister Cartoon mobile phone, the MOTO(TM) VE440. Available this week in select stores and online, the limited edition handset features artwork and pre-loaded digital... - read more |
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