Prepaid wireless provider unveiling service in Valley

MetroPCS offering "low-price" cell phone service and opening 18 retail stores to employ at least 50 people Prepaid wireless phone provider MetroPCS is expanding into the Lehigh Valley and adding at least 50 jobs in the coming weeks.

Thinking Outside the Stocks

The stock market may be slumping, but other investments, from student housing to parking lots, are surging. Here's how to play them.

Sunday newspaper round-up: Vodafone, George Osborne, BP...

LONDON (SHARECAST) - Two of Britain’s best-known company bosses are poised to step down in a dramatic changing of the guard in FTSE 100 boardrooms. Headhunters have been called in to find a replacement for Sir John Bond as chairman of Vodafone , the mobile phone giant.

Wireless sensor network IC shipments bounce back in 2010

Demand for wireless sensor networks is showing significant growth following a period in which adoption was impacted by the economic downturn. In 2009, 802.15.4 chipset shipments were down almost 30% compared with the previous year.

Verizon to sell smart phones for prepaid service

Verizon Wireless on Thursday announced it's opening up access to smart phones for customers who prepay for service, such as people with poor credit and those who don't want to be tied down by long-term contracts.