Radio Shack Adds Verizon Wireless Sept. 15th, Drops T-Mobile Sept. 14th
Radio Shack has announced in a press release that it will begin to carry Verizon Wireless products and services on September 15th while dropping T-Mobile products and services the day before on September 14th. The move affects 4300 stores controlled by the corporate office in Ft. Worth TX while remaining franchisees are unaffected by the […]
In Wake of Metered Data, Frustrated Feature Phone Users Ask Verizon for Change
Verizon Wireless promised those with smartphones on the $29.99 unlimited data would be able to keep it, and even upgrade to 4G smartphones at their convenience. Many feature phone users presumed they were covered by this, having what Verizon long-ago touted was the same plan. The carrier has begun to inform feature phone customers, who […]
Verizon Announces LTE Expansion
Verizon Wireless has announced an expansion of LTE service in select markets while launching service in others.
Verizon Opens Droid Bionic Page
Verizon has opened up a sign up page for the forthcoming Motorola Droid Bionic Android smartphone with a new Summer launch timeframe. The phone was introduced during CES this past January and meant to launch in the Spring before being pulled for a complete redesign which surfaced in new images last month. The Droid Bionic […]
Verizon Announces LG Cosmos 2 for July 14th
Verizon has announced the July 14th launch of the LG Cosmos 2 entry-level messaging phone. The phone features a sliding QWERTY keyboard, built-in social media applications and a new email client. The Cosmos 2 featureset includes a 1.3 megapixel camera, Bluetooth 2.1, media player, document viewer and support for group messaging along with a 3.5mm […]
Verizon Confirms 3G Unlimited Data to 4G Upgrades Keep Unlimited Data
Verizon’s Wireless support account on Twitter has confirmed that customers with 3G phones that also have unlimited data are able to upgrade to 4G LTE handsets and keep the unlimited data plan on the account, confirming the previous statements made about upgrades and grandfathering ahead of last Thursday’s transition to tiered data plans. In addition, […]
Verizon Preparing to Roll Out Droid Incredible 2 Gingerbread Update
Following up, Verizon is also preparing the long-awaited Android Gingerbread update for the Droid Incredible 2. The update will include fixes for Mobile IM, Hotmail sync and contact sync, fixes for international 3G and GSM roaming, new Download Manager app, new “Running†applications tab, improved copy/paste, device stability fixes and will include the user interface […]
Verizon Thunderbolt MR2 Update Rolling Out Tonight
Verizon is preparing to rollout the long delayed Thunderbolt MR2 update that leaked last month. The update is meant to address various issues and bugs that are still present on the device such as random reboots, data connection issues and slight enhancements such as a 4G data widget and People Search. The update will rollout […]
Verizon Launches Motorola DROID 3
Verizon has announced the online launch of the third edition of the Motorola Droid Android smartphone. The phone is an extensive upgrade from the Droid 2 and Droid 2 Global variant in terms of hardware by featuring a dual-core 1 GHz processor, 8.0-megapixel camera with1080p video capture, Android 2.3, dual-mode CDMA/GSM support, 4-inch qHD resolution […]
HTC Customer Support Confirms Thunderbolt Gingerbread Update
An email received by a customer regarding the availability of an update to fix long-standing reboot issues has confirmed that HTC plans to roll out an update to fix the issue as well as update the device to Android Gingerbread: I understand how important it is for your Thunderbolt to function properly and I apologize […]