Beginning July 14, Verizon Wireless will offer a new messaging bundle to its customers on INpulse prepaid plans. For $10 a month, you can receive unlimited messaging to VZW customers and 250 messages to any other carrier.

Customers who wish to add the new bundle can do it by accessing My Verizon (either from the phone or from computer), by calling customer service at *611 or by visiting any VZW retailer.

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10th July 2008, 10:42 AM   by Eric M. Zeman

Sprint has added another 14 markets across the U.S. that are now capable of using its new QChat-powered Nextel Direct Connect services. The new areas served are: Buffalo, N.Y., Upper Central Valley, Calif., East Kentucky, Maine, Minnesota, Missouri, New Hampshire, Central New York, Capital District Region of N.Y., Norfolk, Va., Phoenix, Rochester, N.Y., Vermont, and Utah. These cities/regions bring the areas covered by this new service to 47.

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10th July 2008, 10:02 AM   by Eric M. Zeman

Today Verizon Wireless announced that beginning Monday, July 14, users of its INpulse pre-paid services will have new text messaging plans to choose from. For $10 per month, pre-paid users will be able to send an unlimited number of text messages to other Verizon Wireless subscribers, including both post- and pre-paid, and will also receive an additional 250 text messages to send to recipients at other carriers.

more at Verizon Wireless »

10th July 2008, 9:51 AM   by Eric M. Zeman

Today Nokia said that nine more companies have joined the Symbian Foundation. The new companies are mobile operators 3, America Movil and TIM; chip firm Marvell; and software developers Aplix, Elektrobit, EMCC Software, Sasken and TietoEnator. The organization aims to consolidate the Symbian operating system to just one platform and organize developers for the platform to meet increased competition in the market.

more at Reuters »