Apple & Mac Daily News Digest

Engadget reports on a leaked internal memo from Verizon to its staff members promoting Apple’s iPad as an “opportunity” to sell its data plans, seeking to encourage customers to purchase a Wi-Fi iPad model and pair it with Verizon services su…

Though the iPad is only compatible with AT&T's 3G network in the U.S., that hasn't stopped Verizon from telling its employees to pitch its own data plans, shared via Wi-Fi, to prospective buyers of Apple's new hardware.

We have a problem understanding devices that live outside of the commonly accepted "three screens" model. It's the model that has been pushed by big companies such as AT&T, Verizon, Nielsen, and Microsoft, which says that our main windows into content consumption are the TV, PC and mobile device. If a device's functionality falls somewhere [...]

A new test of the four major U.S. 3G networks found that AT&T has undergone a "drastic makeover" in the last eight months, with download speeds that blow away competitors Verizon, T-Mobile and Sprint.

After AT&T, it is now its main competitor, Verizon, that announced the activation of VoIP applications on its 3G network within the next 6 months. So, for customers having subscribed an "unlimited internet package", they will then be able to call and receive call via Skype or any similar applications, for free.In France as in [...]

Earlier this week, a report briefly mentioned that Clayton Morris of FOXNews.com, who offered several reports about the iPad coming to Verizon in the weeks leading up to the device’s introduction, had spoken to a Verizon source who claimed that Apple…

While talk of a Verizon-capable iPad incorrectly persisted for months, it was AT&T's willingness to offer inexpensive no-contract data plans that sealed the deal with Apple, a new report claims.

Silicon Alley Insider reports that it has received information from Clayton Morris of FOXNews.com claiming that Apple and Verizon are still in talks to bring the iPad to Verizon’s wireless network. An Apple-Verizon partnership for the iPad had been …

Despite Apple last week introducing an AT&T-only 3G data plan for the iPad in the U.S., rumors continue to persist that the hardware maker will introduce a CDMA-capable model for the Verizon network.

AT&T exceeded expectations last quarter by adding 2.7 million new wireless subscribers and activating 3.1 million new iPhones, well ahead of the 2.2 million subscribers competitor Verizon added in the same period.

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