Verizon Wireless to charge for phone upgrades
Verizon Wireless, the country’s largest cellphone company, says it will start charging $30 every time a subscriber wants to upgrade to a new phone. Other phone companies have introduced similar fees....
View ArticleVerizon offering buyouts to 1,700 wireline workers
NEW YORK — Phone company Verizon Communications Inc. is offering buyouts to 1,700 workers, mainly call-center employees and technicians, as it continues to shrink its wireline business. The offer...
View ArticleSprint fires up new wireless data network
NEW YORK — Sprint Nextel Corp. said Monday that it has turned on its new wireless data network, providing a much-needed boost to the carrier, whose data speeds lag those of its largest competitors....
View ArticleEEOC sues Macaroni Grill in Columbia over busboy firing
&via=&related=DolcePixel"> The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission is suing Romano’s Macaroni Grill for firing a busboy in its Columbia location, alleging it violated the Americans...
View ArticleVerizon to sell Nokia phone
NEW YORK — Verizon Wireless, the largest cellphone carrier in the U.S., says it will sell a Nokia phone for the first time in years, lending support to the embattled Finnish company’s turnaround...
View ArticleCell phone tracking bill raises privacy concerns
ANNAPOLIS — The Maryland House Judiciary Committee is considering a bill that would allow law enforcement officials to obtain location records from mobile devices without a search warrant. Opponents...
View ArticleApple buys WiFi-location startup
NEW YORK — Apple has bought WiFiSLAM, a startup that has been developing a way to use WiFi hotspots to help smartphones navigate large indoor spaces, like stores, airports and conference centers. The...
View ArticleParents fight plans for disguised wireless tower at elementary school
&via=&related=DolcePixel"> More than 100 parents and other community residents are fighting plans for a wireless tower to be constructed on the grounds of a public elementary school, one of...
View ArticleLong-awaited keyboard BlackBerrys hit U.S. stores
TORONTO — Modern BlackBerrys with physical keyboards are now available in the U.S., months after the touch-screen versions went on sale. T-Mobile USA began selling the BlackBerry Q10 on Wednesday. It...
View ArticleIs Big Data turning government into ‘Big Brother’?
SAN FRANCISCO — With every phone call they make and every Web excursion they take, people are leaving a digital trail of revealing data that can be tracked by profit-seeking companies and...
View ArticleBlackBerry name change approved by shareholders
WATERLOO, Ontario — Research In Motion has won formal approval to change its name to BlackBerry. The Canadian company announced plans for the name change in January, when it unveiled new phones...
View ArticleEye Opener: Prince George’s school takeover gets watered down
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View ArticleDid business etiquette take a summer vacation?
&via=&related=DolcePixel"> A few simple tips can help take the friction out of the ubiquitous presence of cell phones, plus why business owners should consider looking at their smoking...
View ArticleCell phone tracking: It takes an expert
Only an expert in the relevant technology can testify in court regarding how police officers tracked a criminal defendant by cell phone tower routing, Maryland’s top court said Thursday.
View ArticleCell phone tracking bill raises privacy concerns
ANNAPOLIS — The Maryland House Judiciary Committee is considering a bill that would allow law enforcement officials to obtain location records from mobile devices without a search warrant. Opponents of...
View ArticleApple buys WiFi-location startup
NEW YORK — Apple has bought WiFiSLAM, a startup that has been developing a way to use WiFi hotspots to help smartphones navigate large indoor spaces, like stores, airports and conference centers. The...
View ArticleEye Opener: Prince George’s school takeover gets watered down
A few government and politics headlines for Thursday.
View ArticleParents fight plans for disguised wireless tower at elementary school
More than 100 parents and other community residents are fighting plans for a wireless tower to be constructed on the grounds of a public elementary school, one of the first to stem from a master...
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