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T-Mobile USA Says They Ditched Yahoo For Google Because Consumers Demanded It

Mar 9, 2010 4:58 PM

T-Mobile USA executives explained that it abruptly ended its year-old exclusive search deal with Yahoo, and replaced it with Google (NSDQ: GOOG), because it is what their subscribers wanted. “It was customer led; the Google brand is associated with Internet and search,” Ian McKerlich, T-Mobile’s director of mobile web and…

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Posted In: Mobile, Search, Companies, AT&T, Google, Android, Microsoft, Bing, RIM, Blackberry, SprintNextel, T-Mobile, Verizon, Yahoo

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Yahoo Disbands Mobile Group As Part Of Reorganization

Mar 5, 2010 7:25 PM

Yahoo (NSDQ: YHOO) may have lost its exclusive search deal with T-Mobile USA, but it is banking on a major reorganization to help recharge the company’s mobile efforts. The changes, which involves breaking up the mobile group and redeploying those employees across the company’s individual product groups, is the result…

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Posted In: Features, Exclusive, Mobile, Search, Companies, Google, T-Mobile, Yahoo

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Yahoo Loses Exclusive T-Mobile USA Search Deal To Google

Mar 5, 2010 4:42 PM

T-Mobile USA has ended its year-old exclusive search deal with Yahoo, and has replaced the company with its chief rival—Google (NSDQ: GOOG). The deal shifts the U.S. mobile search dominance away from Yahoo and in favor of Google, which now works with two of the top four carriers. The hand-off…

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Posted In: Features, Exclusive, Mobile, Search, Companies, AT&T, Google, Android, SprintNextel, T-Mobile, Verizon, Yahoo

AT&T Strips Google’s Search Off Android; Will Verizon Or T-Mobile Follow?

Mar 2, 2010 5:07 PM

AT&T (NYSE: T) is gearing up to launch the Motorola (NYSE: MOT) Backflip, its first Android device, on Sunday, and with it comes a little surprise: The Google-powered phone has been stripped of its flagship search engine, and instead comes loaded with Yahoo. The removal of Google’s search by AT&T…

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Posted In: Mobile, Search, Companies, AT&T, Google, Android, Microsoft, Bing, Motorola, RIM, Blackberry, SprintNextel, T-Mobile, Verizon, Yahoo

Cablevision Sees Alternative Path To Entering The Wireless Market

Mar 1, 2010 1:46 PM

Cable operators are looking for ways to enter the wireless business as consumers disconnect their landline phones in favor of cell phones, and seek ways to connect their laptops while on the go. Cox Communications is building its own cellular network from the ground up; and Comcast (NSDQ: CMCSA), Time…

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Posted In: Media & Publishing, TV, Cable & Telecom, Mobile, Technologies / Formats, 3G, 4G, Companies, Comcast, T-Mobile, Time Warner, cablevision

Two Dozen Carriers Worldwide Unite Against Apple’s App Store

Feb 15, 2010 3:31 AM

Two dozen of the world’s largest mobile-phone companies, including Verizon Wireless, AT&T (NYSE: T), NTT DoCoMo (NYSE: DCM), Deutsche Telekom (NYSE: DT), China Mobile and Vodafone (NYSE: VOD), are teaming up to create an “open international applications platform,” which is obviously in direct response to Apple’s success with its own…

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Posted In: Mobile, Technologies / Formats, Operating Systems, Companies, Apple, iPhone, AT&T, DoCoMo, France Telecom, Orange, Samsung, Sony, Sony Ericsson, SprintNextel, T-Mobile, Verizon, Vodafone

After Federal Inquiries, Google Cuts Early Nexus One Termination Fee

Feb 8, 2010 7:06 PM

Google (NSDQ: GOOG) has lowered its “equipment recovery fee” to $150 from $350 when customers drop its Nexus One phone before their contract with T-Mobile USA officially expires. The change occurs just after the FCC formally sent letters to various operators and Google about wireless early termination fees. In this…

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Posted In: Legal, Regulatory, FCC, Companies, Google, Android, T-Mobile, nexus one

The U.S. Can Look To Europe To See What The iPhone’s Future Will Be Here

Dec 21, 2009 8:30 PM

Fed up with only having AT&T (NYSE: T) to choose from if you want the iPhone in the U.S., many consumers can’t wait until Verizon or another carrier gets a hold of the device. But if you look at the UK, where nearly all of the carriers are now selling…

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Posted In: Companies, Apple, iPhone, AT&T, O2, T-Mobile, Verizon, Vodafone

DOJ Questions Whether Mobile Operators Are Anti-Competitive

Jul 6, 2009 1:07 PM

The Department of Justice has started reviewing the practices of mobile carriers in the U.S., including AT&T (NYSE: T) and Verizon Wireless (NYSE: VZ), to determine if they have abused their power in recent years, reports the WSJ, which quotes unnamed people familiar with the situation. At this point, it’s…

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Posted In: Legal, Regulatory, FCC, Companies, AT&T, SprintNextel, T-Mobile, Verizon

Nokia Launches the N97 To Keep Up With The Internet, Google vs Apple vs Nokia Heats Up

Dec 2, 2008 3:15 AM

*Nokia* may be the largest handset maker in the world, but the big question is: will wireless incumbents like Nokia (NYSE: NOK), or newcomers like Apple (NSDQ: AAPL) and Google (NSDQ: GOOG), be the ones to thrive in an industry that is increasingly focused on the mobile Internet? Today, Nokia’s…

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Posted In: Entertainment, Gaming, Music, Media & Publishing, Social Media, Technologies / Formats, GPS Navigation/Maps, Operating Systems, Companies, Apple, Google, Microsoft, Nokia, RIM, T-Mobile

The T-Mobile G1 Is The Most Customizable Device We’ve Ever Seen; Rivals The iPhone’s Fun Factor

Oct 16, 2008 1:04 AM

To get the excitement rolling for the upcoming availability of the first Google (NSDQ: GOOG) phone, T-Mobile USA has planted a number of devices in the hands of a select group of reporters, and I was lucky enough to get my hands on one. Over the past few days, I…

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Posted In: Gadgets, Mobile, Companies, Google, Android, T-Mobile, g1

G1 Live: T-Mobile G1 Will Be For Sale In US Oct. 22 For $179

Sep 23, 2008 10:52 AM

T-Mobile USA announced today that customers in the U.S. will be able to pre-order the T-Mobile G1, beginning today at www.T-MobileG1.com. General availability will begin Oct. 22 at select T-Mobile retail stores and online in the U.S. The G1 will cost $179 with a two-year voice and data agreement. The…

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Posted In: Mobile, Companies, Google, Android, T-Mobile

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Updated: T-Mobile USA To Take Extreme Measure; Will Ditch The Traditional Content/App Deck

Aug 8, 2008 1:44 PM

From our sister site MocoNews: Starting this fall, T-Mobile USA will take the extraordinary step of ditching its traditional deck on the phone and replacing it with a platform that’s open to almost any developer, multiple sources have told us. Think of *Apple’s* App store, but for the entire carrier’s…

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Posted In: Mobile, Exclusive, Companies, Apple, T-Mobile, sidekick

T-Mobile, AT&T And Starbucks Resolve Wi-Fi Dispute

Jun 11, 2008 11:38 AM

Starbucks, AT&T (NYSE: T) and T-Mobile reached an agreement, putting to rest a week-old lawsuit filed by T-Mobile that alleged that AT&T and Starbucks were not abiding by an agreement the three companies had over how Starbucks should transfer its Wi-Fi network to AT&T from T-Mobile, Reuters is reporting. “T-Mobile,…

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Posted In: Legal, Companies, AT&T, T-Mobile

Apple iPhone’s German Deal Is With T-Mobile

Sep 19, 2007 5:55 AM

Today, the Apple (NSDQ: AAPL) train made a stop in Berlin, where CEO Steve Jobs and T-Mobile executives officially announced what everyone had already expected: T-Mobile will be the exclusive distributor for the iPhone in Germany. As with the UK, the phone will come out on November 9 and run…

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Posted In: Companies, Apple, T-Mobile

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