U.S. Senators introduces bill to allow cell phone unlocking

A group of US Senators, including Al Franken and members of the Senate Judiciary Committee, have introduced a bill that would restore rights to unlock phones after a contract has expired. Called the Unlocking Consumer Choice and Wireless Competition Act, the legislation would undo a Library of Congress ruling from last year which stripped unlocking protections from the Digital […]

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Cyber Monday 2011

Early Monday, is Cyber Monday in the U.S.  It’s a day when web sites such as Amazon.com and other online retailers offer special deals on various products. Here are some known ones: Amazon.com Barnes & Noble eBay eToys Home Shopping Network (HSN) KMart MacConnection MacMall QVC Shop NBC Star Trek Store Star Wars Store Target […]

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U.S. Government sues to stop AT&T and T-Mobile Merger

NEW YORK (CNNMoney) — The U.S. Department of Justice filed an antitrust lawsuit against AT&T on Wednesday seeking to block its $39 billion merger with T-Mobile. The merger would create the largest wireless company in the United States, combining AT&T’s 98 million customers with T-Mobile’s 34 million users, for a total of 130 million subscribers. AT&T […]

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