Report: Comcast to Resell Verizon Wireless Service Next Year
Reuters has filed a report citing Comcast’s president confirming that the cable company will resell Verizon Wireless service following the sale of the SpectrumCo AWS spectrum the company partly owned along with Time Warner, Cox and BrightHouse last Friday. As a condition of the deal, four yet to be named Comcast markets will begin Verizon […]
Republic Wireless Launches in Beta
Following up on a previous report, Republic Wireless has launched in a limited beta period with the first phone available being the LG Optimus with both the hardware and software necessary to support its heavily touted Hybrid Calling service which currently starts at $19 a month for unlimited calls and messaging over Wi-Fi while featuring […]
Google Rolling Out MMS Support On Google Voice Via Sprint Android Phones
Google has announced that its Voice service will be MMS enabled in the near future, with Sprint customers being the first to take advantage of the new feature if using Google Voice. The service is being deployed on a limited trial basis via the Sprint network, with the goal of expanding compatibility to other carriers. […]
Comcast: Lost Service Due to Hurricane Irene is ‘Act of God’, Refusing Account Credits
Reports have surfaced within the last few hours of Comcast customers being notified after contacting customer service that the cable TV and internet service provider will charge customers as normal for services rendered in the wake of Hurricane Irene, which has left many without services as of today. When pressed for more information on why […]
Sprint to Launch Phone Connect Landline Service on August 11th
Following in the footsteps of Verizon Wireless with their Verizon Home Phone Connect service, Sprint has quietly confirmed via fact sheet that it is preparing its own identical service under the Sprint Phone Connect brand, right down to the same base station sourced from PCD. The idea behind the Sprint Home Connect service is to […]
GrooVe IP Allows Google Voice Over 3G/4G and Wi-Fi on Android
For those looking to achieve the holy grail of using Google Voice over 3G or Wi-Fi, a new Android app in GrooVe IP aims to simplify the process of bridging Google Voice to get around low voice minutes or as an alternative to dedicated SIP services. The $3.99 app merely requires the aforementioned 3G/Wi-Fi connection […]
Skype Force Installs EasyBitsGo in Latest Update on Windows Version
This morning, Skype for Windows users have been reporting that the latest update for the Skype Windows client is pushing an automatic update with an unwanted payload: the EasyBitsGo game library application as a part of the Extras Manager. Users have also been reporting being locked out of Skype until access to the executable is […]
Verizon Announces LG Revolution
Verizon has officially announced in a press release that it will launch the LG Revolution 4G LTE enabled smartphone beginning tomorrow Thursday for $249.99 after new 2 year agreement and $50 mail-in rebate. The Revolution will launch with support for Netflix owing to its dual-core processor along with chipset level support for the DRM required […]
Microsoft Announces Purchase of Skype for $8.5 Billion
As expected, Microsoft has announced plans to purchase Skype from the investor group headed by Silver Lake and partners, in an all cash transaction valued at $8.5 billion. In the future, Skype will support Microsoft devices like the Xbox 360 console and Kinect motion control peripheral, Windows Phone and a wide array of Windows devices. […]
Report: Microsoft Nearing $7 Billion Deal to Purchase Skype
The Wall Street Journal, Bloomberg BusinessWeek and Reuters are all reporting that Microsoft is in the final stages of talks to purchase Skype from its current group of investors for $7 billion. The completion of the deal would see Microsoft acquire the largest VOIP operator in terms of customer base as well as serve as […]