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A New ‘Stream Team’? Verizon And Redbox Take On Netflix

Feb 6, 2012 9:41 AM

Offering perhaps the most defined threat to streaming movie leader Netflix (NSDQ: NFLX) so far, Verizon and Redbox parent company Cointstar are going into business together. The companies announced Monday they’re partnering on a new subscription video service that will combine Redbox’s DVD and Blu-ray rental strengths with video streaming…

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Posted In: Entertainment, Movies, DVD, Social Media, Video, Companies, Netflix, Verizon

Report: China Telecom Will Finally Get The iPhone 4S In February

Feb 1, 2012 6:13 AM

Another piece in Apple’s worldwide expansion looks like it might at long last be coming into view: the leading CDMA operator in China, China Telecom, says that it will start to sell the iPhone 4S by the end of this month or early March.

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Posted In: Mobile, Technologies / Formats, 3G, Companies, Apple, iPhone, Nokia, Samsung, Sprint, Verizon, Countries, Asia, China, china mobile, china telecom, china unicom

Verizon Says More Than 600 Websites Used In Cybersquatting Scam

Jan 30, 2012 1:53 PM

In a case that shines light on the world of professional cybersquatters, Verizon is suing a website and a domain name registrar that placed ads on hundreds of sites with Verizon-like names.

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Posted In: Legal, Marketing, Companies, Verizon, cybersquatting, dnltd, domain name registrars, domain names, parked.com

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AT&T: The iPhone Was Good, But Not Good Enough To Hold Off A Q4 Loss

Jan 26, 2012 10:30 AM

A set of quarterly results today from AT&T (NYSE: T) that underscored some of the aftershocks the carrier is feeling in the wake of its failed bid to buy T-Mobile USA. The carrier swung to a loss and failed to meet analysts’ estimates on earnings, partly down to a $4…

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Posted In: Gadgets, Tablets, Legal, Regulatory, Media & Publishing, TV, Mobile, Money, Earnings, Technologies / Formats, Broadband, Companies, Apple, iPhone, AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile, Verizon

Media Buyers: Plenty Of Ads Still Unsold For First Streamed Super Bowl

Jan 25, 2012 3:59 PM

The ultimate “big game” will get its first live video presentation on personal computers, tablets and mobile phones when NBC (NSDQ: CMCSA) airs the Super Bowl Feb. 5. But while some brands, including General Motors, have bought into digital packages generally ranging from $300,000 to $600,000, advertisers have so far…

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Posted In: Entertainment, Sports, Gadgets, Tablets, Media & Publishing, TV, Broadcast, Mobile, Social Media, Video, Companies, NBC Universal, NBC, Verizon

Earnings
Verizon Moved 4.2 Million iPhones In Q4 But Costs Higher Than Expected

Jan 24, 2012 11:51 AM

In the first quarter that Verizon Wireless (NYSE: VZ) was on board with Apple (NSDQ: AAPL) for an iPhone launch event, the company sold 4.2 million iPhones, accounting for more than half of the 7.7 million smartphones that its customers purchased in the fourth quarter. But that iPhone bounty came…

EPS* Rev. vs Q410 Net Inc. vs Q410
Verizon Release Missed Analysts' Estimates Revenue Indicator 7.7% Net Income Indicator 3.7%
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Posted In: Gadgets, Mobile, Money, Earnings, Companies, Apple, iPhone, Verizon

Carriers Have Only Around 100 Million Pay-TV Users, Less Than 60% Via IPTV

Jan 23, 2012 8:06 PM

Some numbers out today that underscore the challenge telecoms operators have had in attracting customers to their pay-TV platforms, including the newer services like IPTV, against competition from incumbent TV providers and the growing allure of over-the-top services, from Netflix (NSDQ: NFLX) to YouTube.

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Posted In: Media & Publishing, TV, IPTV, Satellite, Research & Metrics, Research, Social Media, Video, Companies, Comcast, France Telecom, Google, YouTube, Netflix, Sony, Verizon, Countries, Europe, Russia, France, Latin America, telefonica, telefonica digital

‘The Daily’: No Longer Just For iPads (But Not For All Androids, Either)

Jan 10, 2012 12:10 PM

The Daily is finally available in Android, sort of. The News Corp. (NSDQ: NWS) tablet tabloid, which has been iPad only since birth, is not being offered in the Android Marketplace but instead will start life in its second OS only on certain Verizon Wireless (NYSE: VZ) devices—and for now,…

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Posted In: Companies, Apple, iPad, Google, Android, News Corp., Samsung, Verizon, the daily

@ CES: The Smartphones, They Are Everywhere!

Jan 9, 2012 9:58 PM

The first day of CES 2012 was a mobile one: dozens of new smartphones and tablets were announced as traditional PC companies and rising smartphone powers showed off some of their best ideas for the first half of 2012. The Windows Phone crowd probably stole the show with Nokia’s Lumia…

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Posted In: Gadgets, Mobile, Events, CES, Companies, AT&T, Google, Android, HTC, LG, Microsoft, Windows Phone, Motorola, Sprint, Verizon

What To Expect At CES: Tablets, TVs, And Transition

Jan 7, 2012 5:00 AM

The biggest spectacle in the tech industry kicks off Sunday evening, when an estimated 150,000 people will flood into Las Vegas not to place a wager on Monday night’s national championship game between LSU and Alabama (I’m taking LSU +1) but to gear up for the 2012 International Consumer Electronics…

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Posted In: Apps, Entertainment, Gadgets, Tablets, Media & Publishing, TV, Mobile, Events, CES, Companies, AT&T, Google, Android, HTC, LG, Microsoft, MSNBC, Nokia, Qualcomm, Samsung, Sony, Sprint, T-Mobile, Verizon

Can Investors Still Win Big On China’s Google Or Facebook? Probably Not

Jan 5, 2012 12:03 PM

Investors who missed out on the biggest gains from U.S. innovations – internet search engines, online job listings and cell phone popularity, for example – have traditionally found fantastic consolation prizes in the shares of companies that do similar work, later, in Asia. But can investing in a Google (NSDQ:…

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Posted In: Money, Companies, Amazon, Facebook, Google, Monster, Verizon, Countries, Europe, Asia, China

TiVo Nets At Least $215 Million From AT&T Patent Settlement

Jan 3, 2012 11:06 PM

Set-top box maker TiVo (NSDQ: TIVO) announced today that it would rake in hundreds of millions from licensing three of its patents to AT&T (NYSE: T). The deal is a coup for the recordable TV pioneer and could presage more licensing deals in the near future.

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Posted In: Legal, Patents, Companies, AT&T, Verizon, dvr, licensing, patent settlements, tivo

Why Are Free Games More Popular On iPhones Than On Android Devices?

Dec 22, 2011 1:51 PM

Some research out from Xyologic today on app store download trends in 2011 indicates that while games have remained a popular category across both Apple’s App Store for free apps and the Android Market, they appear far more popular on with iPhone users than they are with Android users when…

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Posted In: Apps, Entertainment, Games, Mobile, Research & Metrics, Research, Companies, Apple, iPhone, Electronic Arts, Google, Android, Verizon, Yahoo, Zynga, xyologic

Rhapsody Now Has One Million Music Subs In The U.S. Next Stop: Europe

Dec 22, 2011 9:00 AM

It’s taken ten years, and a last leg up by way of an acquisition of a competitor, but Rhapsody says that it has finally reached one million subscribers for its music services in the U.S.

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Posted In: Entertainment, Music, Mobile, Money, Companies, Apple, Best Buy, Napster, EMI, Spotify, Verizon, Countries, Europe, UK, Germany, rhapsody

Verizon Hit With DOJ Investigation Over Spectrum Deals With Cable Companies

Dec 20, 2011 4:32 PM

Now it’s Verizon’s turn in the government spotlight. The U.S. Department of Justice plans to look into the recent deals that the wireless company has cut with several cable companies in order to obtain wireless spectrum, according to a report.

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Posted In: Legal, Regulatory, Mobile, Technologies / Formats, 4G, Companies, Comcast, Time Warner, Verizon

NFL Will Stream Superbowl For First Time

Dec 20, 2011 2:22 PM

This year’s Superbowl is in Indianapolis and it’s a sure thing the hometown Colts will not be playing. But, luckily for the Colts and the rest of us, the big game can now be seen online and on certain mobile devices.

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Posted In: Entertainment, Mobile, Companies, NBC Universal, Verizon, nfl, nfl mobile, streaming, superbowl

Three Makes A Trend: Bugs Cropping Up In Galaxy Nexus

Dec 20, 2011 11:43 AM

Maybe now it makes a little more sense why the Galaxy Nexus took so much longer to arrive in the U.S. then originally anticipated: a spate of minor yet annoying bugs has frustrated some early owners of the devices and made it plausible that Samsung, Google (NSDQ: GOOG), and Verizon…

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Posted In: Apps, Gadgets, Mobile, Companies, Google, Android, Samsung, Verizon, galaxy nexus

Signal Failed: Winners And Losers From The Death Of AT&T’s T-Mobile Deal

Dec 20, 2011 5:00 AM

One of the most audacious and controversial mergers in mobile history is dead, and give AT&T (NYSE: T) at least a little credit for understanding when to hold ‘em and when to fold ‘em. In the face of two defiant government agencies AT&T had little chance but to call off…

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Posted In: Gadgets, Legal, Regulatory, FCC, Mobile, Technologies / Formats, 3G, 4G, Companies, AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile, Verizon

Can Apple Shake Up TV Like It Has Mobile With Its iPhone?

Dec 19, 2011 8:38 AM

The anticipation and speculation surrounding what could be the next product on the cards for Apple (NSDQ: AAPL)—Apple TV—raises some questions about how, and if, the TV industry will get as disrupted by Apple as the mobile world did with the introduction of the iPhone.

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Posted In: Advertising, Mobile, Companies, Apple, iPad, iPhone, iTunes, Microsoft, xBox, Netflix, RIM, Verizon, apple tv

Verizon Cuts Another Cable Spectrum Deal, $315 Million To Cox

Dec 16, 2011 1:09 PM

Verizon has found more wireless spectrum in the cable industry. It has signed a deal with Cox to acquire wireless spectrum in exchange for $315 million and resale agreements similar to those that Verizon cut with other cable companies earlier in the month.

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Posted In: Mobile, Technologies / Formats, 4G, Companies, Verizon, cox communications

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