July 27, 2010

San Francisco passed a new law last month that requires all retailers to display the amount of radiation a cellphone emits. Predictably, that law is now coming under fire from CTIA, the wireless industry group. CTIA has filed a lawsuit to block enforcement of the ordinance.
June 30, 2010

Barely two months after its release, Microsoft has pulled the plug on its "Kin" smartphone. It is the latest sign of disarray for Microsoft¡¯s recently reorganized consumer product unit.
March 30, 2010

Verizon Wireless may finally be on the verge of getting the iPhone. According to a WSJ article, a new iPhone is in the works and that Apple could work onVerizon Wireless.
March 29, 2010

A new study from psychologists at the University of Utah suggests that very few people can safely drive while chatting on a cell phone.

Kroger Grocery Chain Offers Free Cell Phone Minutes

The Cicinati-based Kroger grocery chain has a new pitch for frequent shoppers: Free minutes for every $100 spent a month.

The company has teamed with its wireless phone marketing parnter, i-wireless LLC that will allow customers who use the KrogerPlus card to earn free cell phone minutes over the Sprint Nextel network on i-wireless phones sold at the grocery stores.

According to a Cincinnati.com story, shoppers will get 20 free minutes for every $100 spent a month, with a cap of $1,500 a month. Those using Kroger's branded MasterCard will earn 30 minutes per $100 spent.

The incentive program could allow a subscriber to i-wireless' $60 monthly unlimited talk plan to cut that cost to $30, (an unlimited talk and text plan could be had for $45 a month with $1,500 in monthly purchases). Company officials and wireless analysts say those costs would be the lowest in the industry, which has been lowering prices and adding features to draw new customers.

(June 3, 2009)


 
   
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