Backtracking, Google makes maps a lot cheaper for developers

Foursquare, Google wants you back.

Google is making some major price cuts to its maps application programming interface (API) in a bid to draw developers back to the service. Big users like Foursquare and StreetEasy abandoned Google Maps in the …

Verizon could save $1 billion with new $30 upgrade fee

Verizon has been the last holdout on charging upgrade fees for some time now, but this morning it caved and announced existing customers would have to pay a $30 fee when moving to a new phone subsidized by a two-year …

Verizon plans to charge a ‘convenience fee’ to pay your bill

The country’s largest wireless carrier, Verizon, will begin charging its subscribers a $2 “convenience fee” to pay their bills.

The only way to avoid this fee is to sign up for automatic payments through Verizon’s website, according to a report …