Michelle Maisto

The Federal Communications Commission’s position on net neutrality appears to be wavering, and a revolving door between Internet service providers (ISPs) and the FCC has been suggested as a reason why. Following an April 23 report from the Wall Street Journal, which reported that the FCC’s forthcoming proposal for Internet traffic rules will prevent ISPs […]

Global tablet shipments were down almost 30 percent sequentially, in the first-quarter 2014, but up 4.6 percent year on year, Digitimes Research reported April 23. Sales of non-iPad tablets totaled 22.31 million units during the quarter, which was down 20 percent sequentially but up over 30 percent from a year ago. iPad sales, however, totaling […]

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has previously vowed to protect net neutrality, the principle that all traffic on the Internet should be treated equally. But in a new proposal of rules on the topic, following its courtroom defeat to Verizon in January, the FCC has positioned itself as more willing to compromise than intent to […]

Verizon Communications posted the results of a complicated fiscal first quarter April 24. The company enjoyed its fifth consecutive quarter of double-digit operating income and earnings growth, and total profits, which were up 23 percent—largely thanks to the strong growth of Verizon’s FiOS business and the completion of its $130 billion buyout of Vodafone’s 45 […]

Apple announced the results of its fiscal 2014 second quarter April 23, and while the arrows are pointed in the right direction, the angle of the incline still has investors mumbling. During Apple’s fiscal 2014 second quarter, which ended March 29, it sold 43.7 million iPhones (up from 37.4 million a year ago), brought in […]

Introducing the Samsung Galaxy S5 in February at the Mobile World Congress trade show, Samsung CEO JK Shin said that the company had learned that people essentially want four things from a mobile phone: a simple, powerful camera; beautiful design; seamless connectivity; and features that can help them stay fit. For the most part, this […]

Samsung Galaxy S5 Has Bright Display but Won’t Please All by Michelle Maisto Samsung Galaxy S5 Samsung’s newest flagship smartphone features a 5.1-inch full-HD Super AMOLED (Super active-matrix organic LED) display with 432 pixels per inch and a resolution of 1920 by 1080. It’s easy to appreciate every one of those pixels—the richness of the […]

AT&T says customers are excited about its Next upgrade program and its tiered Mobile Share programs, and together the offerings had mixed impacts on the carrier’s first-quarter 2014 bottom line. AT&T’s net income fell 1.2 percent, to $3.65 billion, as it felt the impact of 1.1 million customers taking advantage of the opportunity to upgrade […]

Apple, on Earth Day, announced to visitors to its site: “We want to leave the world better than we found it.” That’s a tall order for a company that keeps factories churning, turning plastic and chemicals and metal into hundreds of millions of devices that head to all corners of the world. But, in a […]

AT&T, no longer dabbling with trial projects, has announced an initiative to try and expand its “ultra-fast fiber network” and deliver U-verse with GigaPower service to 100 cities and municipalities nationwide. On its list are 21 major metropolitan areas, including Atlanta, Charlotte, Chicago, Cleveland, Fort Worth, Fort Lauderdale, Houston, Jacksonville, Kansas City, Los Angeles, Miami, […]

AT&T has grabbed the hand of a powerful entertainment industry partner, The Chernin Group (TCG), in announcing plans to invest in and launch over-the-top (OTT) video services. In an April 22 announcement, the pair said they have committed $500 million in funding to the venture. AT&T, in its statement, said the goal of the initiative […]

What’s the best place to introduce mobile users to new apps they may like? Inside an app they’re already using is the growing consensus. Twitter followed Facebook’s lead April 17, with the introduction of a new suite of mobile app promotion tools that marketers and developers can use to drive app installations and engagement. Via […]