Verizon Wireless on Thursday announced it's opening up access to smart phones for customers who prepay for service, such as people with poor credit and those who don't want to be tied down by long-term contracts.



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Windows Phone 7 OS was released to manufacturers Thursday, meaning that it's ready to be baked into new phones and carrier networks.



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It seemed like a "mine is bigger than yours" kind of comment by Steve Jobs Wednesday, when he said that Apple is activating more mobile devices a day than Android because many of its activations are upgrades. Google says that's not so.



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More American adults have taken to texting in the past year, but teens still take the crown when it comes to using their phones for text-messaging, with 87 percent of them doing so, a new study says.



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"Ping," a social network for Apple's iTunes Store music users was unveiled Wednesday by CEO Steve Jobs.



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India on Wednesday launched a clampdown on major Internet communications firms, including Google and Skype, and began accessing some BlackBerry traffic in a campaign driven by security fears.



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