The Federal Communications Commission has issued a declaratory ruling calling for wireless carriers to protect customer proprietary network information (CPNI) stored on end-user devices. The data in question includes call logs, duration, and a device's location at both the beginning and...
The NSA is still free to take whatever it wants
The Sprint, Dish, Clearwire, and SoftBank acquisition saga may be close to over. Dish has withdrawn its offer to purchase Clearwire, according to a press release pushed across the wire this afternoon. The satellite television company last bid...
Just a short two and half years ago, Verizon became the first US carrier to offer 4G LTE service when it deployed service in 38 markets. On Thursday, the carrier is announcing that it now covers over 500 markets with the speedy mobile broadband, a growth of 100 markets in just eight months. The network's 500th market is officially Parkersburg, West Virginia, but Verizon says that Liberal,...
Microsoft has focused on Windows 8.1 this week at its Build developers conference, but the company has a few sessions on Windows Phone too. Speaking to The Verge on Wednesday, senior Windows Phone product manager Larry Lieberman outlined the company's perspective on Windows Phone 8's progression. "We think we're solidly the third ecosystem right now," says Lieberman. "That's a huge announcement in some respects." In fact Windows Phone overtook BlackBerry in May, but it's still very much a two-horse race with Android and iOS dominating.
Lieberman isn't worried about BlackBerry though. "I don't think they can bring to the table some of the things we have," he says. "The fact like we're delivering across such a different set of price points to such a large audience." These low price points have been a key part of Nokia's influence on the...
"We think we're solidly the third ecosystem right now." Larry Lieberman, Microsoft
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The dream of stock Android on a top tier device is finally a reality. Google Play editions of both Samsung's Galaxy S4 and the HTC One went on sale this afternoon, and they easily took the spot as our favorite Android devices on the market. But neither device is likely to be available at a...
The Android device story has followed a predictable pattern for the past few years: Samsung, HTC, LG, and Sony release top-tier hardware to carriers the world over, with their own proprietary software layered over Android. Google, meanwhile,...
The wait is finally over: starting now, you can purchase two leading Android smartphones, the HTC One and Samsung's Galaxy S4, each loaded with a stock version of Google's mobile operating system. Both "Google Play edition" unlocked GSM devices go on sale today, priced at $599...
