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  Kanye West helps launch Samsung's Galaxy Note II

  Samsung officially launched the 5.5-in. Galaxy Note II at an elaborate event in New York City on Wednesday night featuring performer Kanye West, following weeks of pre-release disclosures on the device.

  By Matt Hamblen | 25 October, 2012 10:07

  Tags: consumer electronics, Google, at&t, smartphones, hardware systems, Android, tablets, T-Mobile USA, U.S. Cellular

• AT&T again ranks last in Consumer Reports survey

  AT&T once again has the lowest customer satisfaction ratings of any wireless carrier in the United States, according to the latest survey from Consumer Reports.

  By Brad Reed | 07 December, 2011 06:24

  Tags: Consumer Reports, wireless carrier rankings, at&t, Networking, wireless, AT&T customer satisfaction, t-mobile, Consumer Reports wireless carriers, U.S. Cellular, AT&T-T-Mobile merger

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  Mobile industry rolls out gaming rating system

  Mobile telecom trade group CTIA and the Entertainment Software Rating Board (ESRB) will roll out a rating system for mobile applications similar to ratings on other electronic games, the groups announced Tuesday.

  By Grant Gross | 30 November, 2011 03:06

  Tags: Mobile games, Mark Pryor, Family Online Safety Institute, T-Mobile USA, entertainment, Verizon Wireless, Entertainment Software Rating Board, U.S. Cellular, consumer electronics, at&t, Microsoft, ctia, smartphones, games, sprint nextel, Stephen Balkam, Kelly Ayotte

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  US mobile carriers to offer free usage alerts

  Major U.S. mobile carriers will begin offering free usage alerts to customers in an effort to help them avoid surprise charges on their bills, the U.S. Federal Communications Commission and a mobile trade group announced Monday.

  By Grant Gross | 18 October, 2011 02:10

  Tags: telecommunication, Julius Genachowski, Consumers Union, Steve Largent, mobile, T-Mobile USA, Verizon Wireless, Paul Desai, U.S. Cellular, 4g, 3g, at&t, ctia, sprint nextel, U.S. Federal Communications Commission, government, Leap Wireless.

• U.S. Cellular to launch LTE this year

  U.S. Cellular will roll out an LTE (Long-Term Evolution) mobile wireless network, reaching more than 25 percent of its subscribers by the holiday season late this year.

  By Stephen Lawson | 07 May, 2011 04:32

  Tags: U.S. Cellular, Carriers, telecommunication, mobile