Verizon Wireless, Jennifer Lopez Partner to Launch Viva Movil, Mobile Retailer Aimed at Latino Market

Lopez serves as creative chief and majority owner of Viva Movil, which will offer its own stores but carry standard phones.
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Acting FCC Chair: Regulate With a Light Touch, but Touch When Necessary

Mignon Clyburn said Tuesday that she wants to work to protect rural carriers and consumers while making sure that efforts to increase available spectrum remain on track.
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Nokia’s Latest, the Aluminum-Clad Lumia 925, Heads for T-Mobile USA and Vodafone

At a London event, Nokia shows off another twist on the high-end Lumia 920.
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Verizon Wireless Plans $7 Billion Dividend to Parent Companies

Verizon Wireless said on Monday it plans to pay out $7 billion to its two owners — Verizon Communications, which owns 55 percent of the venture, and Vodafone, which owns 45 percent. The move comes amid renewed talk that Verizon Communications might be interested in buying out its joint venture partner.

Meet Zact, a Shareable Cellphone Service That Changes on the Fly

The new cellphone service runs on Sprint’s network using technology from ItsOn to allow far greater customization.
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Nokia Brings Updated Windows Phone, the $99 Lumia 928, to Verizon

The long-rumored Windows Phone is similar to last year’s Lumia 920 for AT&T but is thinner and includes an improved screen, flash and audio recording.
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Cellphone Customers Have at Least a Couple Reasons to Smile

Fewer cellphone calls are being dropped and data speeds are on the rise as all the major carriers expand their LTE networks.
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Samsung Blames “Overwhelming Demand” for Galaxy S 4 Inventory Issues

Samsung says supply in the U.S. will be limited, due to strong global demand.
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Sprint, T-Mobile Delay Retail Launch for Samsung Galaxy S 4

Sprint had hoped to have the new Samsung flagship in stores on Saturday, but limited supply means that it will initially be sold only online and via phone.
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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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AT&T on T-Mobile’s New Rate Plans: “Whatever”

T-Mobile’s Long iPhone Drought Nearly at an End

Verizon Adds iMessage-Like Capabilities to Its Text Messages

Don’t Believe Everything You Read on Twitter: Verizon Is So Getting HTC One

Sprint Will Have an All-Touch BlackBerry This Year, but It’s Not the Z10

Verizon’s LTE Network Is Broader, but AT&T’s Is Faster

Sprint Dips Its Toe Into Shared Data Pools

GM Says AT&T’s 4G LTE Will Replace Verizon Service at Heart of OnStar

Why Some AT&T Customers Aren’t Getting Those Wireless Alerts About Nemo

East Coast Blizzard Another Test for FCC’s New Cellphone Alert System

Verizon, AT&T in $1.9 Billion Deal to Swap Some Spectrum

Verizon Posts Big Loss, Adds Two Million Wireless Connections

T-Mobile USA Getting Some Apple Mobile Products Next Year

Verizon Shutting Down the Mobile Video Service It Launched in 2005