Back in 2005, when I bought my house here in Peoria, I was sitting in a downtown law office when I suddenly realized that I had brought only my checkbook to the closing. Knowing that I needed a cashier’s check, I interrupted the attorneys and said, “I have a problem.” After calling my long-time bank in Minneapolis, I learned that the closest branch was 45 minutes away—so I hopped in my car and drove to get the check. Despite the “Check 21 Act” being enacted a year earlier, we were still a long way from the promises of paperless banking transactions. More...

The last nuggets of news to come out of the 10th annual Sprint Open Developer Conference October 26-28 have to do with communication enablement and a new Sprint Browser-VAS (value-added services) ecosystem. More...

We told you in our last post about the big news regarding Sprint Mobile Wallet that was announced at the 10th annual Sprint Open Developer Conference October 26-28. That was far from the only news to come out of the energized conference. More...

What might have been the biggest news to come out of the October 26-28 Sprint Open Developer Conference was the announcement of Sprint Mobile Wallet, the first mobile payment solution of its kind from a U.S. service provider. More...

This year’s Open Developer Conference, the 10th annual such event, was buzzing with activities and news. If you weren’t there, you missed a great three days of non-stop activity, from coding and breakout sessions to 4G and M2M demos, discussions and collaborations, and even some words of encouragement from Dan Hesse, Sprint CEO. More...