Verizon Communications Inc. is seeing a big boost from the iPhone, adding more new subscribers on contracts in the second quarter than it has in two and half years.
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Verizon Communications Inc gained wireless subscribers with Apple Inc’s iPhone, but the device’s affect on its financials failed to impress investors, who sent its shares down 2.3 percent.
Detroit – It’s here – iPhone 4 on the Verizon Wireless network makes its debut for the general population this week. Beginning at 7 a.m. EST on Thursday, Feb. 10, iPhone 4 will be available at more than 2,000 Verizon Wireless Communications Stores nationwide and Apple’s retail stores.
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IPhone Arrives On The Nation’s Most Reliable Network On Thursday
Verizon Communications sees revenue and earnings rising as much as 8 percent this year even as it kicks off sales of Apple Inc’s iPhone, which tends to come with costly subsidies.
Verizon Communications expects revenue to rise as much as 8 percent this year as customers rush to buy more smartphones, particularly Apple Inc’s iPhone.
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Verizon Communications posted earnings ahead of the release of the coveted iPhone 4 on its network.
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Verizon Grows Customer Base Ahead of iPhone Release
Verizon Communications Inc. vowed Tuesday not to mess up its iPhone launch next month.
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Verizon promises smooth iPhone launch
Several MacRumors readers have forwarded us emails they received earlier today notifying them of a proposed class-action settlement for customers who purchased certain MacBook Pro models or other Dell and HP notebooks and have been experiencing failures of their graphics chips.
A settlement of a class action lawsuit (The NVIDIA GPU Litigation, Case No. 08-cv-04312-JW) relates to the NVIDIA chips inside certain Dell, Hewlett-Packard (“HP”), and Apple notebook computers. The lawsuit claims that NVIDIA sold defective Graphics Processing Units (“GPU”) and Media and Communications Processors (“MCP”) that affected the performance of some of the notebook computers in which they were incorporated. NVIDIA denies all allegations of wrongdoing and has asserted many defenses. The settlement is not an admission of wrongdoing.
For MacBook Pro customers, only those who have experienced the following issues on the covered machines are eligible for compensation:
- Distorted or scrambled video on the notebook computer screen
- No video on the notebook computer screen even when the notebook computer is on
Users who qualify for compensation may be eligible to receive either free replacement of the faulty chip or reimbursement for repairs previously paid-for by the customer to address the problem.
It is unclear exactly what effect the proposed settlement will have on Apple customers in practice, as Apple itself has already stepped up to cover affected machines. After initially covering the machines for the specific issue for two years from date of purchase, Apple in June 2009 increased the coverage to three years. According to the tech note on the topic, Apple in June 2010 again extended the coverage limits to four years, meaning that customers are covered by Apple until at least May 2011. Similar to the NVIDIA settlement, Apple is offering free repairs or refunds for previously paid-for repairs for affected customers.
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Bloomberg reports that the U.S. Federal Communications Commission has voted to open up unused portions of the television broadcast frequency spectrum, known as white spaces, for unlicensed uses, paving the way for the development of technologies such as cellular communications and broad-range Wi-Fi networks to take advantage of the frequencies.
The radio waves travel in the spectrum between television channels known as white spaces, and like TV signals they carry far and penetrate walls. Uses may include wireless Internet connections, remote monitoring of industrial systems such as power plants, and taking over some mobile-phone traffic to ease sluggishness for users of devices such as Apple Inc.’s iPhone.
PC World takes a look at the potential for white space usage for Wi-Fi networks, calling the possibilities “Wi-Fi on steroids”.
Compared to standard wireless networks today that have a range of about a football field–assuming no obstacles are obstructing the signal, the white space networking is like Wi-Fi on steroids. Like television signals, the white space networks will have a range of several miles and can travel through walls.
Many observers are optimistic that the possibility for usage of the television frequencies without requiring FCC licenses will stimulate significant innovation in new technologies for wireless access. Several companies, including Microsoft and Google, have already embraced the new spectrum availability and are quickly pushing forward to deliver new options for wireless data access, beginning with test projects on their own campuses.
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Last year, Apple generated quite a bit of controversy by appearing to reject an official Google Voice application that would have provided integration with Google’s phone-related services. In response to an investigation by the U.S. Federal Communications Commission, Apple and Google offered differing statements as to whether the application had actually been rejected or simply not-yet-approved, although the application still has yet to appear in the App Store.
At the time of its initial “rejection” of the official Google Voice application, Apple also pulled from the App Store previously-approved third-party applications that offered Google Voice functionality. As noted by Sean Kovacs, the developer behind one of those apps in GV Mobile, his application had been personally approved by Apple senior vice president Phil Schiller, only to be later removed for “duplicating features that come with the iPhone”. Kovacs subsequently published GV Mobile on the Cydia store for jailbroken iPhones, where it has been rather successful and has continued to see regular updates.
With Apple finally providing an open look at its App Store review guildelines, Kovacs rhetorically asked on Twitter yesterday whether GV Mobile should now be allowed in the App Store given that it appears to comply with all of Apple’s review guidelines. A short time later, he reported that Apple had confirmed that the application would most likely be accepted should he submit it again.
Good news: I did get confirmation back from Apple that it will most likely get back in once I resubmit.
Kovacs notes that he deleted the application from iTunes Connect after it was originally pulled, and thus it is unclear whether he will be able to submit it again under the same name and identifying information to re-link with those who purchased the app before it was pulled.
It also remains to be seen whether Google will once again pursue its official Google Voice application with Apple, but Apple’s now-public guidelines do appear to be opening the door for clarity on the review process and the possibility of more candid and open discussions with developers about their submissions.
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