Lauren Goode and Ina Fried in Mobile on December 30, 2011 at 12:46 pm PT
The company backtracks on a planned fee for one-time credit card payments made online or by phone.
Ina Fried in Mobile on December 27, 2011 at 7:00 am PT
The carrier still wants its users to rely on Wi-Fi, but says it won’t cut off those who use cellular networks too much.
Walt Mossberg in Personal Technology on December 21, 2011 at 6:04 pm PT
Important new products and services—including Ultrabooks, cloud computing and Android devices—raised questions and anticipation for the year ahead.
Ina Fried in News on November 16, 2011 at 1:07 pm PT
The cable operator, which earlier this year stopped operating its own cellular network and began reselling Sprint service, now plans to exit the cellphone business entirely.
Ina Fried in Mobile on November 11, 2011 at 4:00 am PT
The company offers “unlimited” text, calling and Web for $19 a month, but requires that users embrace Wi-Fi when possible. In an interview with
AllThingsD, its top executives explain the thinking.
Ina Fried in Mobile on September 21, 2011 at 10:07 pm PT
Cricket phones, including those with the company’s Muve Music subscription service, will hit Best Buy shelves this week, with additional national retailers to follow.
Ina Fried in Mobile on August 29, 2011 at 12:43 pm PT
While Hurricane Irene has moved on, its impact on cellular networks continues to be felt in some places.
John Paczkowski in Mobile on June 23, 2011 at 7:05 am PT
A new point of differentiation between iOS and Android users. People who own iOS devices tend to use WiFi a hell of a lot more than Android users do.
Kara Swisher in Mobile on June 14, 2011 at 5:41 pm PT
Let it be said: For a digital information junkie such as myself, traveling abroad without any cellular or consistent Internet connection on my spanking new white iPhone is agonizing.
As in: No social, no local, no mobile.
Ina Fried in Mobile on April 7, 2011 at 12:58 pm PT
Regulators are proposing rules that would allow the sale of cellular repeaters that can boost cell phone coverage despite objections from carriers that the devices can cause interference.
