Intelius has shut down its online directory of cell phone numbers, a few days after Verizon Wireless and Washington Attorney General Rob McKenna said the directory violated consumers' privacy.In response to consumer feedback, Intelius Inc., today announced that it has discontinued its cell phone directory service. Intelius launched the cell phone directory in recent months as a test for the first-

Verizon Wireless is once again fighting the creation of a directory that lists the cell phone numbers of private citizens. Seattle-based Intelius aims to charge users a fee to find an "unlisted" or ...

Senator Barbara Boxer (D-CA) recently introduced the “Wireless 411 Privacy Act” (S. 2454), which seeks to increase privacy protections for wireless users by prohibiting the inclusion of their mobile phone numbers in any wireless directory without their permission.� There's only one problem…the wireless industry is not “poised to begin implementing a directory assistance ser

BASKING RIDGE, NJ — Fire up the grills and rev up the blenders: With summer upon us and the July Fourth holiday just around the corner, now is the time to start planning a backyard barbeque for friends, neighbors and family. Verizon Wireless customers have access to recipe applications and cooking videos on their wireless phones to help them plan the perfect meal. •Food Network Everyday Chef �...

Plaintiffs' lawyers have found a new weapon to pursue class-action consumer litigation against the mobile-phone industry: the Fair Credit Reporting Act. ... - Jeffrey Silva

Sprint Family Locator Image © SprintVarious cell phone carriers (including Sprint, Verizon Wireless, Alltel Wireless, Kajeet and others) allow parents to locate their kids with GPS. GPS location services range from $5 to $10 per month at various carriers with no additional equipment required. You just need a cell phone with embedded GPS technology. Along with being able to accurately locate y...

Verizon Wireless Expands Network on Campus Grounds. LAKE FOREST, IL — With a big college football Homecoming win just under their belts, the Lake Forest College Foresters have a lot to celebrate and the Verizon Wireless network is right there with them. That’s because students, faculty and staff on the campus, and visitors to the university, are benefitting from a new cell site that Verizon......

BOSTON, MA — Verizon Wireless, the leading wireless company with the nation’s largest and most reliable wireless network, has been recognized for the “Highest Call Quality Performance Among Wireless Cell Phone Users in New England,” which includes Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Vermont and Rhode Island, in the J.D. Power and Associates’ 2009 Wireless Call Quality Perfo...

Today in cell phone news, Verizon Wireless made an announcement today that the Motorola Devour will be coming to their network later next month. This will be bringing something new to the Wireless network being the first smartphone device to feature Motorola's social application, Motoblur. With the market now flooded with devices, you are seeing more of them same specs and features on the han...

Verizon Wireless customers now have a new option for enhancing wireless coverage inside homes where location, geography or structural conditions interfere with reception. Customers can purchase the Verizon Wireless Network Extender online, by phone or at select Verizon Wireless Communications Stores, allowing them to enhance the signal inside their homes using any Verizon Wireless phone. Verizon W...