There is plenty of comedy gold to be mined from the impending obliteration of one of the four major US carriers and the further consolidation of the telecommunications industry. These videos aren’t quite there, but oh well. More »
Apple just started selling unlocked iPhones, but people have been unlocking their own phones since day one. T-Mobile says they already have over one million iPhone users on their network – micro SIM and 3G support be damned. [9to5 Mac]
The UK’s Vodafone, O2 and Everything Everywhere (Orange and T-Mobile) networks have collaborated on an NFC joint-venture that will put the squeeze on businesses to start offering NFC as a payment option for customers, and allow customers of any network with any NFC-equipped phone to use the service. They’re hopeful it’ll launch sometime before next year. [Everything Everywhere]
The advocacy group Free Press issued a complaint with the FCC yesterday, stating that Verizon is blocking tethering choices on their LTE phones. Verizon has remained cagey on the subject, but if that’s true sparks are gonna fly. More »
