TS2R Wireless News from Wireless and Mobile News
Full news stories today include Verizon's iPhone market share growing, the top best selling smartphones, Droid Bionic release date reports, and the Droid 3 locked bootloader. We published special battery-life saving tips for the HTC EVO 3D and HTC Sensation 4G.
Here's the news that's too short to report:
Nexus S Launched into Space - Samsung Mobile and Google today announced that Nexus S is aboard NASA's final space shuttle. Nexus S from Google is part of the research that will equip small, free-flying satellites called Synchronized Position Hold, Engage, Reorient, Experimental Satellites (SPHERES), used by the astronauts to provide a broader range of capabilities and to improve communication between land and sky.
In Pursuit of Pantech Happiness at AT&T - AT&T announced the Pantech Pursuit II, a quick messaging phone with a 2.8" touchscreen, 2MP camera, vertical slide-out keyboard and social media widgets.
Boosts Shrinks Proudly - Boost introduced "Shrinkognition," an
online video series featuring real Boost Mobile employees personally
congratulating real customers for reaching their first Shrinkage
milestone. Boost Mobile's Shrinkage plans to reward customers who pay on
time with lower monthly rates. For every six on-time payments, a
customer sees his or her monthly unlimited cost go down by $5 to as low
at $35 per month.
VZW Text Data-Usage - Users of the usage-based data plans will receive four text messages when they reach 75%, 90%, cap and 110% of their data plans. Here's what we would send - "D8A DOA $$$$$$$."
VZW Supports V-Survivors with Biz Grants - Verizon Wireless announced that it has awarded nine grants, totaling $35,000, to domestic violence survivors across New York State to help them start or expand a small or home-based business.