Marissa Mayer will step down from her post as Yahoo CEO after the company’s $4.48 billion deal to be acquired by Verizon closes later this year. According to filings with… Read More
Verizon will be the latest wireless provider to pilot 5G this year. The company announced Wednesday a plan to rollout the next-generation network to select customers in 11 cities across the U.S.… Read More
Verizon said it will pay $4.48 billion to acquire Yahoo’s operating business, a reduction of $350 million off the original price, following a pair of big data breaches disclosed last year.… Read More
Verizon is bolstering its efforts in drones with the acquisition of Skyward, a Portland-based startup whose software helps commercial drone operators in industries such as construction and film production more… Read More
Verizon is reportedly close to cutting the price of its deal to buy Yahoo, signaling that they could complete the acquisition soon. According to Bloomberg News, the telecommunications company wants to lower… Read More
Verizon and T-Mobile are going at it again. One day after Verizon announced its new unlimited data plans, T-Mobile added upgrades to its own unlimited product. Starting Friday, T-Mobile One —… Read More
“Free data” programs from T-Mobile, AT&T, Verizon and Comcast are getting a reprieve from the Federal Communications Commission under Ajit Pai, the new FCC chairman, in the latest indication of… Read More
John Legere is no stranger to Twitter. The T-Mobile CEO has amassed more than 3.59 million followers – more than Jeff Bezos, Paul Allen and Satya Nadella combined. He even… Read More
As both AT&T and Verizon shift their focus to cable, Comcast will launch its wireless phone service in the coming months, the company announced during its Thursday earnings call. The aim… Read More
LAS VEGAS — T-Mobile announced its latest “Un-Carrier” initiative here Thursday, announcing plans to include taxes and fees in the rates it promises customers, and return up to $10/month to customers who… Read More
T-Mobile is the first of the major wireless carriers to roll out an update for Samsung Galaxy Note 7 smartphones to brick the remaining devices that haven’t already exploded or been… Read More
T-Mobile has begun hyping its next “Un-carrier” move, which it will announce at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas next month. T-Mobile CEO John Legere tweeted out a teaser video for… Read More
T-Mobile is needling telecommunications rival AT&T by using its new DirecTV Now streaming service to peel away customers from the second largest wireless carriers. In its latest shot against the top… Read More
Yahoo has disclosed what it believes to be a second big hack, this one affecting more than 1 billion user accounts in 2013. In a blog post Wednesday, Yahoo said… Read More
T-Mobile this morning unveiled Digits, a new technology that lets customers use the same phone number across a variety of internet-connected devices as well as add multiple numbers to one phone. In… Read More
Twitter has begun talks with several tech firms, including Google and Salesforce, to explore selling itself, CNBC reported this morning. Microsoft and Verizon may also be suitors, according to TechCrunch. However, Verizon spokesperson… Read More
Yahoo revealed today that at least half a billion of its users were hacked in late 2014, probably by a state actor. The breach may have exposed users’ names, email… Read More
Verizon today debuted a new network called Verizon LTE Advanced, promising 288 million mobile customers across 461 cities 50 percent faster peak internet speeds. The free upgrade, available today to “most… Read More
T-Mobile’s data and network speeds are catching up with bigger wireless carriers like Verizon and AT&T in metro areas, but the self-proclaimed “Un-carrier” still lags behind the competition at a national… Read More
Verizon will buy Yahoo’s operating business for $4.83 billion and integrate the venerable internet company with another, AOL, under an acquisition confirmed by the telecom giant this morning. “Just over a year ago we acquired AOL to… Read More
Verizon Communications is close to a deal to buy Yahoo for nearly $5 billion in a play to increase its presence in mobile advertising. Bloomberg reported the deal would include Yahoo’s internet… Read More
If you’ve traveled through the Seattle-Tacoma International airport recently, you’ve likely experienced long lines and delays. Fortunately, mobile devices allow travelers to work, read, and otherwise make use of that dead… Read More
John Legere, T-Mobile’s spirited, social media-loving CEO, now has his own official Twitter emoji. He’s the second person to ever receive his own icon on Twitter, after “Cool Pope” Francis. The… Read More
Netflix’s stunning admission that it has a policy of throttling video to subscribers watching via AT&T and Verizon’s wireless networks, seems designed to spark debate about data caps. The Wall… Read More
Verizon continues to be have the best overall performance in the U.S. wireless industry, according to a new study by RootMetrics covering the second half of 2015. However, AT&T is gaining in… Read More
T-Mobile is continuing to push back against Verizon’s claims of network dominance by kicking off its #BallBusterChallenge today on Washington’s San Juan Island. At the same time, the Bellevue-based “Un-carrier” is promoting… Read More
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fn2OXVz_jyU In response to a Verizon ad which uses colorful balls to spell out the superiority of its network, T-Mobile is showing some balls of its own with an ad that… Read More
In what’s becoming an annual tradition, T-Mobile CEO John Legere today made some bold predictions for the new year. However, there’s a new twist this year when it comes to his take on T-Mobile’s… Read More
Early termination fees are now almost officially pointless. Verizon announced today that it will offer new customers up to $650 in bill credits for switching to the carrier, enough to offset… Read More
T-Mobile continued its industry-leading growth in the third quarter, adding 2.3 million customers to bring its total to more than 61.2 million customers. The Bellevue, Wash.-based wireless company also posted… Read More