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Google abandons plans for physical credit card, still preps Google Wallet update for I/O

A new report suggests that Google will unveil an update to its forgotten Wallet service later this month. According to AllThingsD, Google was originally planning to introduce a physical credit card at its annual I/O developers event, however it has since decided against Read the Rest of the story [...]

BlackBerry CEO: Tablets “Not a Good Business Model”

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BlackBerry CEO: Tablets "Not a Good Business Model" (via NewsLook) Be a fan Repost This Article

Why BlackBerry CEO Thorsten Heins is both right and wrong about tablets

Why BlackBerry CEO Thorsten Heins is both right and wrong about tablets (via Pando Daily) Be a fan Repost This Article

VERIZON BACKS UP BLACKBERRY, SAYS Z10 RETURNS AREN’T HIGH AT ALL

BlackBerry executives were furious last week when they accused Detwiler Fenton analyst Jeff Johnston of making “materially false and misleading” claims about Read the Rest of the story [...]

Verizon Readying Device Payment Plans

Following the termination of Verizon’s early upgrade policy, the carrier might be ready to introduce new device payments plans. With some bad news comes good. According to a leaked document, Read the Rest of the story [...]

Verizon CEO says he would happily drop cell phone contracts

 

All eyes are on T-Mobile as the carrier embarks on a new journey that will eliminate its standard cell phone service contracts in favor of a more transparent hardware financing model. U.S. carriers in particular will be watching this story unfold quite closely, and the chief executive of the nation’s top carrier recently Read the Rest of the story [...]

BlackBerry CEO says Samsung’s smartphone security will never be ‘top-notch’ [updated]

 

Samsung (005930) unveiled its Knox security solution last month during the annual Mobile World Congress trade show, but smartphones sold by the world’s top vendor will never feature ”top-notch platinum” security according to BlackBerry (BBRY) CEO Thorsten Heins. The problem, Heins told CNET in a recent Read the Rest of the story [...]

BlackBerry CEO calls iPhone interface outdated

BlackBerry CEO calls iPhone interface outdated (via The Christian Science Monitor) Be a fan Repost This Article

BlackBerry former co-CEO Balsillie sells entire stake

BlackBerry former co-CEO Balsillie sells entire stake (via AFP) Be a fan Repost This Article

Sprint Adopting “Wait And See” Approach To T-Mobile’s Efforts To End Phone Subsidies

 

 

Sprint is the newest T-Mobile competitor to sound off on the Magenta approach to ending the subsidy model in the wireless industry once and for all. According to senior execs at Sprint, Sprint will take a cautious approach and look at the economics of the move before determining their Read the Rest of the story [...]