Confirmed: Lots of Folks Are “Forgetting” to Turn Off Their Phones Before Takeoff

Three in 10 admit to accidentally leaving a device on, while plenty of others are turning their devices to “airplane mode” rather than off.
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AT&T’s New Aio Prepaid Brand Takes a Page From T-Mobile’s Playbook

The prepaid brand is launching in three cities, with plans ranging from $35 to $70 per month.
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T-Mobile CEO: iPhone on MetroPCS Possible, but Not Imminent

In the meantime, expect MetroPCS to aggressively expand to new cities this year.
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Mobile Goes Global

From New York City today and tomorrow, D: Dive Into Mobile puts top execs onstage for their perspective on the global mobile scene.
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Verizon Customers Will Have to Wait Full Two Years for That Phone Upgrade

Verizon is phasing out a program that let customers on a two-year contract upgrade their phone after 20 months.
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Alcatel One Touch Nabs Samsung Veteran to Bolster U.S. Ranks

Steve Cistulli, a 20-year product-development veteran, will serve as senior VP of North America for the Chinese phone maker.
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Sprint’s Virgin Mobile Offers $100 for T-Mobile Customers Looking to Switch

The Sprint-owned prepaid brand is hoping to woo T-Mobile customers with what it says is a better no-contract option.
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One in Five BlackBerry 10 Apps Is Really an Android App

The Canadian phone maker has an emulation engine designed as a half-measure for companies not yet committed to writing a native BB10 app.
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Sony’s High-End Xperia ZL Comes to U.S. at a Hefty $719

The Japanese phone maker is bringing the five-inch phone to the U.S., but without the carrier subsidy needed to bring the device to the mainstream market.
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Galaxy S III, iPhone Users Not So Different After All

Hey, iPhone and Galaxy lovers: Hate all you want, you’re all just the same. That’s the conclusion of a new study surveying owners of the two leading smartphones.
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BlackBerry 10 Is Ready to Ship, and Its Band Is Back Together

Google Cutting 10 Percent of Jobs at Its Motorola Unit

Desperately Seeking Turnaround: HTC Sales Drop Further in February

Smartphone Design Takes Center Stage in Barcelona

Yep, Samsung’s Galaxy S IV to Launch at March 14 Event in New York

Ubuntu Wants to Find Its Way Onto Tablets, Too

Nvidia Readies Its First Chip With LTE Built In

HTC’s Rapid Fall a Cautionary Tale for Huawei, ZTE and Others

More Than 700 Million Smartphones Shipped in 2012 as Apple, Samsung Dominate

With Baseball and Hockey Apps, BlackBerry 10 Looks to Score With Sports Nuts

Mozilla Looks to Entice Developers With Firefox OS Phones

Verizon Posts Big Loss, Adds Two Million Wireless Connections

Wondering How to Create a Great Tablet App for Kids? Ask Bert and Ernie.

No Shocker: Typical American Household Full of Old Cellphones