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Smartphones As The New Facebook

Facebook hit critical mass and managed to move into the mainstream and is now sucking in mass numbers of new users. Much of the value of a many goods and services revolves around mass adoption – it becomes beneificial for people to use Facebook simply because so many friends and family are already on it. We keep hearing statistics about

The Verizon Refund Debacle

In case you missed the news yesterday and today, Verizon Wireless is refunding approximately $50 million to about 15 million of it's wireless customers.  This stems from incorrect billing that the company did over the past few years.  In a statement posted to Verizon's website they stated: “We have addressed these issues to avoid unintended data charges in the future.

Are You Dumping Your Extras?

Cell service providers are beginning to notice a somewhat alarming trend among users. As plans graduate out of their contracts, more users are giving up extras like mobile web, texting, and SMS messaging. These "extras" can cost an extra $20-100 a month on most plans, and even more for family-type multiple-user plans like our family has. As the economy worsens