US Mobile Phone Carriers to Launch Databases to Identify Stolen Phones – CIO

Carriers AT&T, Verizon Wireless, T-Mobile USA ... By the end of this year, smartphone makers will include information in user guides or other materials on how to lock new phones. The new databases, in addition to other measures that mobile carriers ......

AdAge.comAT&T to spend $150M on Lumia launch, more than it did with iPhoneApple InsiderSince losing its iPhone exclusivity in early 2011, AT&T has been ceding ground to other major carriers that now have access to Apple's handset as well as a strong existing base of Android users. For example Verizon, the nation's largest telecom by ...WP8 rumors: 12 MP Nokia PureView for Verizon, QWERTY slider for Sprint, Lenovo ... Unwired ViewAT&T Going Big With Lumia 900 Advertising, Coul...

But since the iPhone came to Verizon last year, AT&T has lost its key competitive edge. Verizon has rolled out its high-speed LTE network in more cities, and AT&T desperately needs a new flagship to cover up the relative weakness of the network....

If your iPhone is approved, AT&T will send the information to ... with GSM SIM cards and avoid extortionate roaming fees applied by native carriers. Verizon and Sprint customers can call and request their devices to be unlocked through customer ......

ABC News (blog)How to unlock an AT&T iPhoneCNET (blog)Use your newly unlocked iPhone on T-Mobile (without 3G, mind you), or take advantage of a prepaid international SIM while traveling abroad. If you're a Verizon Wireless customer and you'd like to get your iPhone 4S unlocked, you can call and request it ...Finally! Unlock your iPhone: Legit, via AT&T Computerworld (blog)AT&T iPhone Owners Can Now Unlock Phones ABC News (blog)AT&T will finally unlock 2-year-old iPhones M...

AdAge.comAT&T Going Big With Lumia 900 Advertising, Could Spend As Much as $150 MillionTechCrunchMeanwhile, Verizon Wireless (who at the time had just released the CDMA iPhone 4) spent a comparatively small $227 million on wireless advertising, only $34.5 million of which was iPhone specific. That AT&T is reportedly spending more on the Lumia ...WP8 rumors: 12 MP Nokia PureView for Verizon, QWERTY slider for Sprint, Lenovo ... Unwired ViewAT&T Spending More on Lumia Launch Than on It...

TheStreet.comApple's Stock Downgraded on iPhone Subsidy ConcernsThe Mac ObserverThat strategy has worked, to a point, as Verizon, AT&T, and Sprint have all claimed increased customer numbers due to the iPhone. The problem for the carriers, though, is that profits haven't followed the same tract, and certainly haven't kept pace ...Apple Gets Rare Downgrade on Doubts It Can Keep Selling iPhone for $600 CNBC.comAnalyst says iPhone subsidies can't last, cuts Apple to hold Bizjour...

Mr. Piecyk anticipates operators such as Sprint, Verizon, Deutsche Telekom, Vodafone, America Movil and Telefonica will all likely experience a decline in iPhone sales based in part due to upgrade policy changes. As a result, the analyst expects ......

TheStreet.comYellow Pages Unlisted From AT&TTheStreet.com... of mobile smartphones like Apple's(AAPL) iPhone. In December, antitrust regulators blocked a $39 billion merger between AT&T and T-Mobile USA, which would have expanded AT&T's wireless network and helped it keep pace with competitor Verizon(VZ).AT&T Offloads Yellow Pages on Cerberus NASDAQall 372 news articles »...

The rumor comes as Apple's iPhone on Verizon (NYSE: VZ) is drawing in more subs at a faster rate than AT&T. With interest in the iPhone not necessarily waning -- more so showing some signs of saturation -- diversifying away from the device is a smart move ......