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Apple and Sprint are about to do the unthinkable: by July 1, they plan to bring the hugely popular smartphone to Virgin Mobile. According to the Wall Street Journal, this is all part of Sprint's (NYSE: S) plan to make the iPhone, which it reportedly paid billions to obtain, more profitable for the...

Sprint's chief executive is returning more than $3 million in an effort to pacify angry investors. What other CEOs should do the same? Let's start with the most obvious… Scott Thompson, CEO of Yahoo! Is it okay to lie on your resume? If Bob the Average Accountant or Jane the Everyday Sales...

You won't believe what Sprint's (NYSE: S) chief executive just did, all in the name of Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) and the iPhone. Dan Hesse has done something that few other corporate leaders would have had the balls to do: he's giving back more than $3.25 million in compensation. According to the...

Sprint will continue to offer an unlimited data package to 4G LTE subscribers. What does this mean for future iPad buyers? It could mean that they will finally be able to cut the hoard -- that is, the data-hogging corporations that continually throttle loyal, lifelong customers while doing...

Another day, another negative piece of news about Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) new iPad. Earlier today, USA Today reported that the new iPad's 4G connection can drain users' limited 2 GB data plans in less than 24 hours. Verizon (NYSE: VZ) is currently offering monthly data plans for iPad starting from...

The telecommunications giant isn't just the leading cellular carrier among existing customers. Future subscribers are turning to AT&T as well. In a survey regarding future tablet purchases, ChangeWave Research asked 1,604 business IT buyers whether or not they plan to buy a tablet for their...

AT&T and Verizon are ready to take your wallet. But are iPad users prepared to hand it over? There has been a lot of hoopla surrounding the 4G LTE support for the new iPad, which Apple has been touting as the most revolutionary device since the iPad 2. Most consumers I've spoken to do not seem...

It might have seemed like a good idea today, but will it come back to haunt Sprint? Yesterday afternoon, the telecommunications giant released a statement regarding the abrupt death of the proposed merger between AT&T (NYSE: T) and T-Mobile. “Earlier today, AT&T terminated its definitive...

How do you compete in a highly competitive market? By eliminating the competition wherever possible. I'm a big fan of competition. I appreciate the ongoing battle between Coke (NYSE: KO) and Pepsi (NYSE: PEP). I value the challenge General Motors (NYSE: GM) faces in gaining back customers it lost...

They could be and you wouldn't even know it. Business Insider has the full details. In short, there's a company called Carrier IQ that makes smartphone analytics software that is used by a number of companies, including HTC and Samsung. Cellular service providers like Sprint (NYSE: S), AT&T (...

Hailed as the deal to reshape the wireless communications industry back in March, the proposed T-Mobile USA acquisition by AT&T (NYSE: T) appears to be approaching a point of no-return as another hurdle got piled in its way as it approaches a September 20, 2012 consummation deadline. The...

There has been a lot of love for Spotify this year. But you know what they say: if you love something, you have to set it free. I'm starting to wonder if this applies to entertainment services. I look at what happened to Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX) and cringe. This was the company that took down...

Contrary to popular belief, greed isn't the primary factor. After this week's lackluster unveiling, many have accused Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) of milking the system. This is the easy thing to do whenever a company rehashes an existing product. But while Apple announced the iPhone 4S knowing that...