News tagged with mobile plan

Students design virtual ID badge to combat online hackers

A student entrepreneurial team at the University of Utah believes it has come up with a winning business plan for a virtual ID badge that operates off of any mobile device. The team, calling itself EMRID Technologies, developed ...

Technology / Engineering

created Feb 08, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Cricket's Muve Music attracts 200,000 subscribers

(AP) -- Muve Music, the unlimited music plan offered by prepaid cellphone company Cricket, has doubled the number of subscribers it has to 200,000 in the past two months.

Technology / Internet

created Sep 08, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Verizon workers return to work, without a deal

(AP) -- Thousands of striking Verizon workers will return to work starting Monday night, though their contract dispute isn't over yet.

Technology / Business

created Aug 21, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Best Buy launches electronics 'Buy Back' program

(AP) -- Timing is everything when shopping for gadgets. That's because there's always a possibility that a new version of the smart phone, tablet or other electronic gear will be released soon after you make a purchase.

Technology / Business

created Feb 07, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

After outcry, T-Mobile drops paper billing fee

(AP) -- T-Mobile USA has dropped a plan to begin charging customers $1.50 per month to get a paper copy of their bill in the mail.

Technology / Business

created Sep 15, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Texting delays mar popularity of $50 Boost plan

(AP) -- A new $50 unlimited-calling plan sold under the Boost brand has been a badly needed success story for Sprint Nextel Corp., luring hundreds of thousands of new customers, by industry estimates.

Technology / Telecom

created Apr 30, 2009 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Cut-rate prepaid plans shake up wireless industry

(AP) -- As wireless carriers start reporting first-quarter results this week, investors will be looking at the effects of some spectacular price cuts for prepaid cell phone service.

Technology / Telecom

created Apr 20, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 2