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Carriers are tweaking plans to stay profitable after free messaging and video chat services siphon revenue from texting. Wireless operators are tweaking texting, voice and data pricing and cutting unlimited plans in an attempt to recoup revenue lost to free messaging apps that allow users to instant message at no extra cost over data networks. [...]
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Apple to Use Free IPhone 3GS Against Android
November 4th, 2011 
admin The two-year-old iPhone 3GS is still a strong seller, providing Apple a strong asset in its competition against Android devices. The company slashed the price of the 3GS model when it launched the iPhone 4S on October 4, making the older device free if purchased with a contract. This move was a first for the [...]
HTC Gives Free Storage to Compete With ICloud
October 25th, 2011 admin HTC’s future Android phones will be preloaded with the Dropbox cloud server app, a feature that may help the handset maker better compete with Apple’s iCloud and other similar storage services. The Taiwanese handset maker is partnering with Dropbox to offer a total of five gigabytes of free storage to phones that use the Sense [...]
T-Mobile Offers Free Phone to Keep Customers
October 19th, 2011 admin T-Mobile will offer the HTC Wildfire S free to non-contract iPhone users in the hopes of keeping them as customers, as the carrier struggles to keep up pace with its rivals who carry Apple products. In a leaked memo released online by TmoNews, T-Mobile instructed its Renewal=Reward and Retention teams to offer the HTC Wildfire [...]
RIM Offers Free Apps to Appease BlackBerry Users
October 17th, 2011 admin Research in Motion will offer BlackBerry customers a suite of free downloadable apps in an attempt to compensate them for massive service outages that occurred last week. Beginning October 19, the Ontario-based phone maker will offer about a dozen apps from the BlackBerry App World to users at no cost “as an expression of appreciation [...]
Police Arrest Man for Tweets, Prompts Free Speech Debate
August 29th, 2011 admin Federal authorities recently arrested a man for sending a Buddhist leader threatening tweets, prompting questions over freedom of speech on social networking websites. The FBI this weekend jailed William Cassidy of California on charges of online stalking, after the FBI accused him of sending 8,000 Twitter messages to Maryland-based Buddhist leader Alyce Zeoli and her [...]
Best Buy Offers Free IPhone 3GS
August 22nd, 2011 admin Best Buy customers can get a free iPhone 3GS, with two-year AT&T contract, as part of a one-day in-store promotion on August 22, in a push to generate sales for the smartphone. The news comes on the heels of reports that Apple’s latest generation iPhone 5 will debut this fall, and undercuts the latest best [...]
Man Defends Cellular Store From Mob, Gets Concussion, Free IPhone
June 24th, 2011 admin A Vancouver man who tried to prevent looters from entering a cell phone store during the Stanley Cup Riots received a concussion, and a reward from the company, for his bravery. Chris Ivany, who saw rioters trying to break into a Telus store, reportedly stood on a piece of wood that looters were using to [...]
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No Comments »T-Mobile Offers Year of Free Data for Father’s Day
June 17th, 2011 admin T-Mobile is offering $10 monthly credit against data usage for the first year of new two-year contracts on June 18, which may or may not be a good deal for fathers, depending on how much they talk on their phones. The Father’s Day special adds up to a year of free data on 200 megabyte, [...]
Amazon Offers Free Phones for Memorial Day
May 29th, 2011 admin Amazon is kicking off summer by offering nearly 20 4G phones for free — with contract — including high-end devices like the LG Revolution, Samsung Droid Charge, HTC Thunderbolt and Google Nexus S 4G. The Seattle-based retailer’s is also offering a $25 gift card with any Windows phone, and $10 in Amazon Appstore credit with [...]
