Softpedia News - Services

Google Play Gets In-App Subscription Payment Option

Softpedia News (Cosmin Vasile) — Fri, 25 May 2012 11:34:00 GMT

One year ago, Google released In-app Billing on Android Market, now known as Google Play Store. The option gave developers the possibility to sell their apps and receive feedback easier than before.

Since its launch, In-app Billing greatly improved Google Play users’ experience and allowed devs to monetize their apps through... (read more)

Virgin Mobile Debuts New $40 Monthly Unlimited Talk and Text Plan in US

Softpedia News (Cosmin Vasile) — Tue, 22 May 2012 19:01:01 GMT

The no-contract US-based carrier Virgin Mobile has just announced the immediate availability of its new $40 payLo monthly plan that promises to rock your world.

Beginning today, customers who prefer monthly plans over long-term contracts can check out Virgin Mobile’s new offering, aimed at those who would rather u... (read more)

Verizon Offers $40 Bill Credit with Purchase of 4G Phones via Amazon or Wirefly

Softpedia News (Cosmin Vasile) — Tue, 22 May 2012 18:01:01 GMT

Major carrier Verizon Wireless is looking for means to expand its customer database, which is why it kicked off an interesting promotional deal aimed at those who wish to grab a 4G-enabled smartphone.

Starting today, each customer who purchases a 4G phone through Amazon Wireless or Wirefly will receive a $40 ... (read more)

T-Mobile USA Intros New No-Term Data-Only Plans

Softpedia News (Cosmin Vasile) — Fri, 18 May 2012 17:01:02 GMT

US-based carrier T-Mobile has just announced the upcoming availability of its new “No Annual Contract mobile broadband service passes.” The new plans will make their debut on May 20 via T-Mobile’s brick and mortar stores, select dealers and retailers, as well as online.

According to the carrier, its Sonic 4G Mobile ... (read more)

Rogers and CIBC Team Up to Offer Mobile Payment Solution in Canada

Softpedia News (Cosmin Vasile) — Wed, 16 May 2012 20:01:02 GMT

It looks like Rogers customers will be able to use mobile payments starting later this year. The carrier has just announced it has signed an agreement with CIBC bank to launch Canada's first mobile payment solution.

As soon as the services become available, Canadians will be able to pay with their CIBC credit card a... (read more)

Sprint Announces Guardian Security Solution for Android Devices

Softpedia News (Cosmin Vasile) — Thu, 10 May 2012 19:01:01 GMT

Major carrier Sprint has just announced the upcoming availability of a new security solution aimed at families that want to protect their children through location checks and limits on various phone features.

The new security solution is called Sprint Guardian and bundles a range of mobile safety and security applicati... (read more)

Virgin Mobile Canada Launches New Smartphone and Prepaid Plans

Softpedia News (Cosmin Vasile) — Tue, 8 May 2012 21:11:01 GMT

Canadian carrier Virgin Mobile is planning some changes on its smartphone and prepaid plans, which are rumored to make their way onto market tomorrow, May 9.

The folks over at MobileSyrup have been tipped on the upcoming plans, which include various features such as: Unlimited Incoming Texts, Call Display, Voicemail, Ca... (read more)

MasterCard PayPass Certified: Lumia 610 NFC, GALAXY S Advance, Xperia S and More

Softpedia News (Cosmin Vasile) — Tue, 8 May 2012 11:16:00 GMT

Several smartphones manufactured by HTC, Intel, LG, Nokia, RIM, Sony and Samsung have received MasterCard PayPass certifications.

These NFC-enabled smartphones have been certified to work with MasterCard PayPass technology, which allows customers to make secure contactless payments at any PayPass merchant... (read more)

Twitter for Mobile Web Gets Updated

Softpedia News (Ionut Arghire) — Tue, 8 May 2012 09:46:00 GMT

Twitter, the highly popular micro-blogging social network, has just delivered a new set of enhancements for those users accessing it from their mobile phones.

With an increasing number of mobile users, Twitter had to come up with a better experience for those who cannot access it via a dedicated app on their handsets.

Thus, the com... (read more)

Amazon Debuts In-App Purchasing Service for Android Devices

Softpedia News (Cosmin Vasile) — Tue, 10 Apr 2012 18:01:01 GMT

It was just a matter of time before Amazon introduced an in-app purchasing service for its Appstore. Today, the company announced the immediate availability of such a solution.

Amazon’s In-App Purchasing (IAP) service makes it easier for developers who create software for Appstore to offer digital content and subscri... (read more)

RIM Officially Debuts BlackBerry Mobile Fusion Solution for Business Customers

Softpedia News (Cosmin Vasile) — Tue, 3 Apr 2012 19:01:01 GMT

Teased by Research In Motion (RIM) several weeks ago, the BlackBerry Mobile Fusion MDM (mobile device management) solution for enterprise customers has just been launched on the market.

The new service is based on RIM’s BlackBerry Enterprise Server and aims to deliver a “cost-efficient, secur... (read more)

O2 UK Announces Pay Monthly Plan: On & On

Softpedia News (Ionut Arghire) — Fri, 30 Mar 2012 09:57:00 GMT

Today, mobile phone carrier O2 UK announced the launch of a new tariff to offer users the chance to use their phones more, while also enjoying lower costs.

The new plan comes with a monthly fee of £26 ($41 / 31 Euro) for those users who do not want to purchase a new phone. The cost goes up to £36 a month when a new phone is acqui... (read more)

Google to Partner with More Carriers for Google Voice Integration

Softpedia News (Ionut Arghire) — Tue, 27 Mar 2012 17:01:02 GMT

Google is getting ready to make its Google Voice service available for more people around the world, and is currently planning partnerships with carriers to put things in motion.

At the moment, the Internet giant has the Google Voice service available as part of a special partnership for Sprint customers, but it mi... (read more)

HTC Shuts Down HTCSense.com

Softpedia News (Ionut Arghire) — Tue, 27 Mar 2012 07:33:00 GMT

Taiwanese mobile phone maker HTC Corporation is shutting down the HTCSense.com service after only two years.

Apparently, the company is set to upgrade the HTCSense.com website and the services associated with it, and has to kill off the older product in the process.

At the moment, users accessing the website are unable to take advantage o... (read more)

LogMeIn Remote Support Software Added to New HTC Android Phones

Softpedia News (Cosmin Vasile) — Tue, 20 Mar 2012 10:23:00 GMT

HTC and LogMeIn, a provider of remote support software, have just announced they have teamed up to offer HTC Android phones owners the possibility to have their devices remotely configured, troubleshooted and diagnosed.

The Taiwanese handset maker plans to pre-load a user-enabled LogMeIn Rescue applet on upcoming HTC A... (read more)

Nokia to Close Down Money Service in India

Softpedia News (Cosmin Vasile) — Mon, 12 Mar 2012 12:55:00 GMT

In line with its new global strategy to withdraw from all businesses that are not core to Nokia, the Finnish company announced it would shut down Nokia Money service in India.

Although the Nokia Money was introduced only two years ago, it appears that the mobile financial service did not meet Nokia’s expectations.

The m... (read more)

Google Now Saves Place Searches on Mobiles

Softpedia News (Ionut Arghire) — Tue, 6 Mar 2012 08:53:00 GMT

Google has just made a series of tweaks to its search page for mobile phones, so as to save information about places that users have searched for.

According to the company, this move is meant to offer users a simpler way to find places that they searched for in the past.

People tend to look for information about a specific ... (read more)

U.S. Cellular Offers $100 Credit to New Customers, Drops Prices on All Phones

Softpedia News (Cosmin Vasile) — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 22:11:01 GMT

Although U.S. Cellular is not one of the major carriers in the United States, the operator is trying to offer customers better deals than most other carriers. If these deals are worth switching to their network it’s only up to you.

Today, the carrier sent us a memo confirming a few changes that will be... (read more)

Virgin Mobile Reading New Prepaid Plans for Valentine's Day

Softpedia News (Cosmin Vasile) — Sat, 11 Feb 2012 19:01:02 GMT

Virgin Mobile is about to make an interesting deal to its customers for Valentine's Day. While other US-based carriers plan to increase the cost of some of their services Virgin Mobile plans to offer more for cheaper tariffs.

The folks over at MobileSyrup have just learned that Virgin Mobile will launch new Prepaid plans on ... (read more)

AT&T Doubles Upgrade Fee Effective February 12

Softpedia News (Cosmin Vasile) — Sat, 11 Feb 2012 15:31:02 GMT

It looks like more US-based carriers are forced to increase prices of their services. The majority have one thing in common, they have one of Apple's iPhone into their portfolios.

Rumor has it that no carrier that considered itself lucky to offer an iOS smartphone had anything to gain from the deal other than subscribers. Currently... (read more)

U.S. Cellular Rolls Out New “Voice Mail to Text” Service

Softpedia News (Cosmin Vasile) — Wed, 8 Feb 2012 22:11:01 GMT

U.S. Cellular and well-known mobile software developer Nuance have teamed up to offer the former’s subscribers a new Voice Mail to Text service.

The new service is based on Nuance’s Dragon Voicemail-to-Text platform, which is fully automated. With Voice Mail to Text U.S. Cellular subscribers will be able to read thei... (read more)

Rogers Intros “Ultimate Unlimited Family” Plans with BOGO Device Options

Softpedia News (Cosmin Vasile) — Tue, 7 Feb 2012 23:01:02 GMT

Canadian carrier has just announced the availability of two unlimited family plans that will be available for customers starting February 7.

The so-called “Ultimate Unlimited Family Plan” offers unlimited local talk and text to anyone, as well as unlimited Canada calling between five plan members.
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Sprint and Gameloft Team Up to Offer New Sprint ID Packs

Softpedia News (Cosmin Vasile) — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 21:01:01 GMT

Gameloft is the second mobile game developer and publisher that teams up with Sprint to offer the carrier’s customers new Sprint ID packs. Glu was the first mobile game developer to offer Sprint ID packs featuring popular games, widgets, wallpapers and specific content.

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T-Mobile Intros "The Full Monty," UK’s First Unlimited Plan

Softpedia News (Cosmin Vasile) — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 13:11:00 GMT

T-Mobile is the first UK-based to offer an unlimited plan in the country. The carrier has just announced the launch of new “The Full Monty” mobile phone plan that offers subscribers unlimited calls, unlimited texts, as well as unlimited data.

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Google Now Offers Better Google Music for Android

Softpedia News (Ionut Arghire) — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 11:41:01 GMT

Google has just announced the release of a series of improvements for the Google Music application for devices that run under its Android operating system.

The service was made available a few months ago to offer users the possibility to take their music along when on the go.

With Google Music, users could have up to... (read more)

Microsoft Confirms Xbox Live for Android and iOS

Softpedia News (Ionut Arghire) — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 11:59:00 GMT

With the entire world becoming increasingly mobile every day, it was only a matter of time before Microsoft announced more services available for users on the go.

Xbox Live is one of the services that have already been made available for mobile phone users, though only for a small number of them so far.

Soon, however,... (read more)

NFC Mobile Payments with BlackBerry Bold 9900 Now Possible in Turkey

Softpedia News (Cosmin Vasile) — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 18:01:01 GMT

Touted world’s first SIM-based smartphones to receive MasterCrad PayPass handset certifications for NFC mobile payments, BlackBerry Bold 9900 and BlackBerry Curve 9360 were also the first to run RIM’s BlackBerry 7 operating system.

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MetroPCS Teams Up with Mobile Content Venture to Offer Mobile TV Service

Softpedia News (Cosmin Vasile) — Wed, 4 Jan 2012 22:11:01 GMT

MetroPCS has just confirmed plans to introduce its mobile TV service later this year. The carrier recently announced it has signed a new partnership with Mobile Content Venture (MCV) to bring MetroPCS customers live digital television on their mobile phones.

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Verizon to Implement $2 ‘Convenience Fee’ for Online and Phone Bill Payments

Softpedia News (Cosmin Vasile) — Thu, 29 Dec 2011 15:31:02 GMT

It looks like Verizon Wireless can never get enough of its customers’ money. The carrier has all the documentation prepared for the introduction of the so-called “Convenience Fee.”

The $2 fee will ... (read more)

Rogers to Deploy New Cancellation Policies by January 22, 2012

Softpedia News (Cosmin Vasile) — Wed, 28 Dec 2011 20:01:02 GMT

It looks like Manitobans customers will enjoy the same treatment when it comes to account termination fees as those living in Quebec.

Although the Canadian government issued the so-called ‘Bill 60’ law that only af... (read more)