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LONDON, January 24, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The increasing demand for smartphones has helped U.S. telecom services providers such as Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE: VZ) and AT&T Inc. (NYSE: T) post strong top-line growth in the recent past. However, increasing smartphone subsidies are also hurting profit margin at wireless carriers. StockCall has posted free reports on Verizon Communications and AT&T which can be accessed by registering at...

MONTGOMERY, Ala., Jan. 17, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The Verizon Foundation presented a $20,000 grant to the One Place Family Justice Center last night to support an initiative aimed at engaging and empowering men to speak out against domestic violence. A CALL TO MEN: The Next Generation of Manhood was founded in 2002. Its vision is to shift social norms that define manhood in our culture and create a world where women and girls are valued and safe. Although historically it has been...

OTTAWA, Jan. 14, 2013 /CNW/ - Lixar IT Inc. has been working in stealth mode with Delphi and Verizon for the last nine months to develop and deliver a first-in-class Vehicle Diagnostics system that connects your mobile device to your car in the blink of an eye.  This innovative new cloud-based automotive connectivity service, announced by Delphi and Verizon at CES, has received glowing reviews and won a "CES 2013 Editor's Choice Award from Popular Mechanics". "For a long time...

KANSAS CITY, Kan., Jan. 10, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- More than 80 percent of women carry their phones in their purse and over 50 percent of them miss calls on a daily basis because they can't hear it ring. Some even keep the mobile phones on vibrate. There are certain people in women's lives that they wouldn't want to miss a call from including family, caregiver for children or elderly parents. Trellie was created and designed to provide a solution for this widespread problem....

LAS VEGAS, Jan. 8, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Verizon will launch a $10 million competition to help address some of the world's biggest challenges in three key areas, Lowell McAdam, the company's chairman and CEO, announced today at the 2013 International CES. The competition, to be called the Powerful Answers Award, will be a year-long effort to challenge the best minds in the technology industry to develop wireless, wireline or cloud-based solutions addressing issues involving...

LAS VEGAS, Jan. 7, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Using the new SYNC(®) AppLink((TM))-enabled Glympse smartphone app, drivers can share their location directly from their car using simple voice commands More than 1 million Ford drivers can now share their location directly from their car, making it easy to answer the question, "Where are you?" Glympse Inc., the mobile technology company that pioneered temporary real-time location sharing, today announces the first...

WALNUT CREEK, Calif., Dec. 28, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Calling, downloading apps and surfing the web on the Verizon Wireless network is now easier and faster for residents and travelers in El Dorado County thanks to a new cell site in Placerville. The site improves wireless coverage and capacity along Highway 49, Bar Crest Road, Wallace Road, Gold Hill Road and Lotus Road. Since being founded in 2000, Verizon Wireless has invested more than $7.2 billion in its California network....

WALNUT CREEK, Calif., Dec. 28, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Calling, downloading apps and surfing the web on the Verizon Wireless network is now easier and faster for residents and travelers in Merced County thanks to new cell sites in Atwater and Los Banos. The sites improve wireless coverage and capacity in the following areas: Atwater: Along Winton Way, Bert Crane, Bellevue Avenue and Long View Avenue Los Banos: Along Mercey Springs Road, and Henry Miller Avenue Since being founded in...

WALNUT CREEK, Calif., Dec. 28, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Calling, downloading apps and surfing the web on the Verizon Wireless network is now easier and faster for residents and travelers thanks to new cell sites in San Francisco. The sites improve coverage around Fell and Divisadero, at AT&T Park, Candlestick Park, Pier 29, along Ocean Avenue and the eastern part of the Presidio. Since being founded in 2000, Verizon Wireless has invested more than $7.2 billion in its California...

WALNUT CREEK, Calif., Dec. 28, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Calling, downloading apps and surfing the web on the Verizon Wireless network is now easier and faster for residents and travelers in Placer County thanks to a new cell site in Roseville. The site improves wireless coverage and capacity around Washington Boulevard, Pleasant Grove Boulevard, Industrial Boulevard, Justice Center Drive, Junction Boulevard, Trestle Road and Laporte Drive. Since being founded in 2000, Verizon Wireless...