Dell says it will sell smart phones Dell Inc. confirmed Friday its long-rumored plans to get into smart phones, a new business for the computer maker that is being led by Motorola Inc.'s former mobile phone chief. ...more

November 14, 2009

Airlines improve on-time arrival rate The nation's largest airlines posted a higher on-time arrivals rate in September than in August or in September 2008, according to a U.S. Department of Transportation report issued Monday. ...more

November 10, 2009

Verizon is hoping to get a jump on the upcoming holiday shopping season with today's launch of the new Droid smart phone. ...more

November 6, 2009

Best Buy Trimming Corporate Jobs Best Buy Co. said Thursday that 250 workers at its corporate headquarters in suburban Minneapolis would lose their current jobs as the electronics chain pares its work force, though most might get new positions with the company. ...more

February 20, 2009

Verizon Wireless has just expanded its network coverage to approximately 290 million people. ...more

January 12, 2009

The Federal Trade Commission has removed the last regulatory hurdle for Verizon Wireless' purchase of Alltel Corp., which will create the country's largest wireless carrier, the agency said Wednesday. ...more

December 11, 2008

The first cell phone running Google's mobile software looks something like Apple's iPhone and has a large touch screen, but it also packs a trackball, a slide-out keyboard and easy access to Google's e-mail and mapping programs. ...more

September 24, 2008

Nobody likes waiting on hold. If it's not the jazzy elevator music that drives you up the wall, it's the repeated "your call is important to us" message that serves not to calm you, but instead to remind you that it's been a really long time and you're still on hold. ...more

August 18, 2008

Verizon Wireless is in talks to buy Alltel Communications LLC, the country's fifth-largest wireless carrier by subscribers, for $27 billion, according to news reports. ...more

June 5, 2008

Anticipated population growth in the area has led the largest wireless carrier to activate a cellular site south of Royal Highlands. ...more

January 28, 2008