Friday, December 30, 2011

Verizon reverses on $2 fee for one-time payments (AP)

Verizon reverses on $2 fee for one-time payments (AP)

Verizon reverses on $2 fee for one-time payments (AP)

Posted: 30 Dec 2011 01:39 PM PST

AP - After a customer backlash, Verizon Wireless on Friday dropped a plan to start charging $2 for every payment subscribers make over the phone or online with their credit or debit cards.

Shoutz Connects You to the World, One 15-Second Video at a Time (Mashable)

Posted: 29 Dec 2011 02:47 PM PST

Mashable - The Spark of Genius Series highlights a unique feature of startups and is made possible by Microsoft BizSpark. If you would like to have your startup considered for inclusion, please see the details here. Name: Shoutz

Verizon ditches $2 fee after customer uproar (Reuters)

Posted: 30 Dec 2011 03:41 PM PST

Reuters - Verizon Wireless has reversed its decision to charge a $2 fee for telephone and online bill payments, bowing to a storm of criticism from consumers and the U.S. communications regulator.

In the Midst of Outages, Verizon Imposes New Fee (NewsFactor)

Posted: 30 Dec 2011 01:22 PM PST

NewsFactor - Verizon Wireless is pulling a Netflix of sorts. In the midst of three unexplained data outages in less than a month, the wireless carrier decided to start charging customers a $2 fee to pay their bill on its Web site. To say that customers are angry would be an understatement.

Android Remains Top Mobile Platform in the U.S. (NewsFactor)

Posted: 30 Dec 2011 02:33 PM PST

NewsFactor - Web metrics firm comScore reports that 234 million Americans above the age of 13 were using mobile devices during the three months prior to Thanksgiving. The Web metrics firm's new survey of more than 30,000 U.S. mobile subscribers also demonstrates that Google's Android remained ahead in the mobile OS platform race with a 46.9 percent market share.

Verizon tries to explain 4G LTE network outages (Appolicious)

Posted: 30 Dec 2011 11:17 AM PST

Appolicious - The last month of 2011 has been a rough one for the biggest cellular provider in the U.S. Its much-touted 4G LTE network, just getting on its feet in many markets, suffered three separate outages during December.

Slave labor targeted in Calif. law, social media (AP)

Posted: 30 Dec 2011 12:14 PM PST

In this photo taken Dec. 21, 2011, Justin Dillon is photographed at the Fair Trade office in Oakland, Calif. Dillon, a Bay Area rocker, has become a big name in the anti-slavery movement by working with the State Department in a new social media campaign against exploitation of workers. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)AP - Justin Dillon's rock band was touring Eastern Europe when he met some college students who told him they were about to get work in the West. They were eager to begin what they were sure would be their new MTV-like lives.

HTC tool unlock bootloaders on some Android devices (Digital Trends)

Posted: 30 Dec 2011 10:40 AM PST

Digital Trends - Last summer, phone maker HTC raised eyebrows by announcing it would enable users to unlock the bootloaders on some of its most popular phones, enabling technically-inclined customers to root the devices and install custom operating systems or, really, any darn thing they like. Now, HTC has come through, releasing a tool to unload the bootloader on phones launched after September 2011. HTC also says it is working to make the bootloader operational on phones launched before September 2011.

End-of-the-year iPad 3 rumors: two versions, better battery, new display tech (Appolicious)

Posted: 30 Dec 2011 10:28 AM PST

Appolicious - Wait, wait! There's still roughly 36 hours left before it's 2012 – we can definitely slip in one last iPad 3 rumor round-up.

Biscotti: The Best Product Packaging Since the iPod? (Mashable)

Posted: 29 Dec 2011 01:33 PM PST

Mashable - A cookie-shaped, easy-to-use, $199 video-conferencing solution is impressive, but wrapping it up in packaging that resembles a mash-up between Apple's design elegance and Henny Youngman's penchants for one-liners is an altogether different level of accomplishment. Introduced last month at the Consumer Electronics Association's annual New York-based CES Unveiled preview event (CES 2012 kicks off on Jan. 9 in Las Vegas), the Biscotti TV Phone is a home video-conferencing gadget that works with your HDTV. Each biscotti-cookie-shaped unit cost $199 and works with any other unit via Biscotti’s proprietary network. You can also chat with anyone on GChat (sorry, no Skype). That’s all pretty cool and I’ll be test driving shortly to see if Biscotti works as advertised.

Fresh iPhone Apps for Dec. 30: Grid Lens, Cloth, Jailhouse Jack, Night of the Living Dead Defense (Appolicious)

Posted: 30 Dec 2011 08:23 AM PST

Appolicious - Still prepping for New Year's? You might want to check out Grid Lens for the big night, an app that lets you take interesting photos and arrange them in grid frames to tell a story. If you're stuck on what you might wear to your Dec. 31 parties, use Cloth to share your outfits and get some feedback on them. ...
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