John Paczkowski in Mobile on August 23, 2012 at 5:00 am PT
China Telecom’s decision to offer Apple’s iPhone 4S fully subsidized is proving to be strategically wise move.
Tricia Duryee in Commerce on July 12, 2012 at 6:01 am PT
LevelUp is hoping that merchants and consumers will quickly adopt its mobile payments service, because it doesn’t cost either party a single cent to use.
John Paczkowski in Mobile on May 21, 2012 at 5:00 am PT
If there’s a handset subsidy battle to be fought, it probably won’t happen until after the debut of the LTE iPhone.
John Paczkowski in Mobile on April 24, 2012 at 3:30 am PT
A new analysis from CLSA indicates that a carrier revolt over iPhone subsidies paid to Apple is unlikely.
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Roger Cheng, Reporter, The Wall Street Journal in News on October 25, 2010 at 10:25 am PT
Sprint Nextel Corp. said it plans to sell Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.’s Galaxy Tab tablet computer for a third less than Verizon Wireless, though Sprint will require a long-term contract.
Sprint will sell the device for $399.99 in exchange for a two-year commitment to a data service plan. Sprint will begin selling the Galaxy Tab on Nov. 14, three days after Verizon Wireless.
John Paczkowski in News on June 28, 2010 at 12:52 pm PT
The components in the 16GB version of Apple’s iPhone 4 cost $8.55 more than those in its predecessor. That’s the conclusion of iSuppli’s tear-down analysis of the device, which estimates its bill of materials to be $187.51.
John Paczkowski in Mobile on May 21, 2010 at 11:18 am PT
A word of warning to AT&T subscribers who would switch carriers when the company’s iPhone exclusivity deal with Apple finally ends: The cost of doing so will soon rise–substantially. Come June 1, AT&T is raising its early-termination fee on smartphones to $325 from $175.
John Paczkowski in News on December 30, 2009 at 5:40 am PT
A quick update on the Nexus One, the Android phone Google will likely uncrate at the Jan. 5 media event it announced yesterday. According to documents leaked to Gizmodo, Google plans to sell the device unlocked and unsubsidized for $530 or with a two-year T-Mobile contract for $179.99.