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Boosted by Apple's iPhone, Samsung, Prepaid Drives Smartphone Sales in Q2

The total number of smartphones sold between April and June in the U.S. was up 9 percent over the same quarter a year ago, but sales of postpaid smartphones were flat, meaning prepaid devices were responsible for the entire jump. ...More
August 9, 2012 By Craig Galbraith
Posted in News, Billing
Sprint CEO Hesse: AT&T, Verizon Shouldn't Get Larger Through M&A

And while Sprint has widely criticized AT&T and Verizon for their new shared data plans, Hesse says he anticipates the average home will soon have multiple devices operating on his company's network. ...More
August 8, 2012 By Craig Galbraith
Posted in News, Service & Network Management
Google's Android, Apple's iPhone Destroying Competition

Market share for RIM's BlackBerry has fallen under 5 percent, while more than two-thirds of all smartphones shipped last quarter were Androids. ...More
August 8, 2012 By Craig Galbraith
Posted in News
Image Gallery: July's Hottest Selling Smartphones

Samsung surged again in July, increasing its market share and taking down Apple's iPhone 4S – at one major U.S. wireless carrier – for the first time since the 4S came out in October 2011. We break down a list of top sellers at all of the major wireless operators. ...More
August 7, 2012
Posted in Galleries
Apple Stock Split? Now There's an Investor-Pleaser

The price has risen so high, it's a question that's been asked many times: Why doesn't Apple split its stock? The time might be coming. ...More
July 31, 2012 By Craig Galbraith
Posted in News
Samsung Rejects Apple's Claims Its Galaxy Phones Are iPhone 'Knockoffs'

In opening statements Tuesday, Samsung lawyers said, "Samsung is not some copyist, some Johnny-come-lately doing knockoffs," referring to claims by Apple that the Korea-based giant's phones are nothing but iPhone ripoffs. ...More
July 31, 2012 By Josh Long
Posted in News
Apple To Buy Piece of Twitter? Not So Fast

Consumers increasingly are turning to mobile devices like the iPhone to access Facebook and other social networking sites. ...More
July 30, 2012 By Josh Long
Posted in News
Android Grows, But Apple's iPhone, iPad Remain Kings of the Enterprise

The days when every businessperson owned a BlackBerry are long gone. The most activations these days are for Apple and Android devices. ...More
July 25, 2012 By Craig Galbraith
Posted in News
Apple Disappoints Wall Street, Calls for iPhone 5 Release Date Increase

Shares of Apple fell in after-hours trading, and any negative perception of its results may have been exacerbated by the fact that the company has mostly met or exceeded analysts' estimates in recent times. ...More
July 24, 2012 By Josh Long
Posted in News
Samsung Galaxy S III Likely to Beat iPhone in July

It might be the most important smartphone to come along since the last iPhone – and sales numbers are expected to back it up. ...More
July 23, 2012 By Craig Galbraith
Posted in News