5 posts and columns on service contract

Attention, Wal-Mart Shoppers: iPhone 3GS Clearance Sale in Aisle Nine

in Mobile on May 25, 2010 at 4:58 am PT

With two weeks to go before Apple’s annual Worldwide Developers Conference and the presumed debut of the company’s next-generation iPhone, Wal-Mart is dropping the price of the entry-level iPhone 3GS by more than half.

FCC to Google: A $350 “Equipment Recovery Fee”? What’s Up With That?

in News on January 27, 2010 at 6:02 am PT

The Federal Communications Commission, which has sent letters to all major carriers regarding their wireless early-termination fees, has expanded its investigation to include an industry newcomer: Google. On Tuesday, the agency sent a letter to the search company inquiring about the $350 “equipment recovery fee” it has attached to its new Nexus One phone.

Customers Stick With Technology Services During the Downturn

in News on December 28, 2009 at 10:45 am PT

Most public-opinion surveys seem to confirm what one would expect. But every once in a while there’s a paradox or two, as in some recent findings by Accenture in the area of technology services. The consulting firm discussed some of its research in advance of the upcoming Consumer Electronics Show, which formally kicks off Jan. 7 in Las Vegas.

Palm Pixi Needs a Dusting of Speed

in The Digital Solution on November 17, 2009 at 4:52 pm PT

Palm offers the Pre’s webOS operating system in a tinier package: the Pixi.

High Price Tests China's Appetite for iPhone

in News on October 29, 2009 at 2:09 pm PT

Apple Inc. is a master at creating buzz around its product launches. But as the popular iPhone approaches its official debut in China–the world’s largest mobile-phone market–consumers here seem anything but excited.