VDCC2011: Verizon Drops V CAST Apps, Launches Verizon Apps with Chomp Search Integration
This morning during the launch keynote for VDCC2011,Verizon has officially announced a complete rebuilding of its app store for Android smartphone applications, which will now be branded as Verizon Apps and retires the V CAST branding. Along with the rebrand, the new Verizon Apps portal places the focus on the discoverability of applications to solve […]
Sprint Files Lawsuit to Block AT&T/T-Mobile Merger
Sprint has announced in a concise press release that it has filed its own lawsuit in the District of Columbia to block the AT&T/T-Mobile merger. The suit follows the suit first filed by the Department of Justice last week following months of analysis by both the FCC and the Department of Justice regarding the proposed […]
Verizon Droid Bionic to Launch on September 8th
Verizon’s long-delayed Droid Bionic Android smartphone is now set to launch on September 8th after being launched in January during CES according to new internal documentation. The Droid Bionic will be Motorola’s first 4G LTE Android smartphone with full Webtop support and HDMI mirror capability along with Android Gingerbread, 1GHz dual-core processor and desktop class […]
Verizon Confirms No Samsung Galaxy SII Launch, Similar Variant to Launch Instead
Speaking to the Wall Street Journal, representatives for Verizon Wireless have confirmed that the carrier has decided not to launch the successor to the Samsung Galaxy S in the Galaxy S II, citing its own current lineup of flagship phones. which include two variants of the Samsung Galaxy S in the Fascinate and the Continuum. […]
Verizon Approves Saygus VPhone for Sale After Longer Than Expected Delays
After first being announced in 2009 as one of the first devices approved by Verizon’s then new Open Device Initiative, the CEO of Saygus has confirmed that the VPhone Android smartphone has now received final approval and has been approved for sale through Verizon’s sales channels. Since the time it was first announced, the VPhone […]
Verizon Launches LG Revere and Samsung Convoy 2
Verizon has launched two new midrange clamshells in the LG Revere and Samsung Convoy 2. The Convoy 2 features push to talk, an M810F certified bodyshell for resistance to shock, low pressure (altitude), low and high temperature, temperature shock, solar radiation, salt fog, humidity, vibration, sand and dust. Other features include Bluetooth, 3.2 megapixel camera with […]
Verizon Follows AT&T’s Lead, Actively Blocking Tethering Without Dedicated Plans
Not long after AT&T began to actively counter tethering on unlimited plans and forcing customers onto tiered plans, Verizon has decided to do the same to customers with jailbroken and rooted phones running tethering apps without dedicated tethering plans using grandfathered unlimited plans.
Verizon Rolls Out Droid X2 Gingerbread Update Via Manual Update
Following the over the air update last week, Verizon has officially staged the Motorola Droid X2 Gingerbread update on its servers and is available for manual updates. The update includes a new download manager, multi-key input, improved word selection, highlighting and copy/paste functionality, improved user interface and adds device/memory card encryption along with IPSec VPN […]
Verizon Rolling Out Samsung Fascinate ED05 Update
Verizon has begun to roll out a new update for the Samsung Fascinate that fixes the longstanding incoming call issue as well as fixing multi-contact SMS sending and SMS sending to the correct number while adding the Google Books app.
Verizon Variant of Samsung Galaxy S II to Support LTE (Updated)
Verizon’s Twitter account has confirmed that its variant of the forthcoming Samsung Galaxy S II will support LTE data access, though it’s not known whether it will be branded under the DROID series or if it will fall under the Galaxy S brand as with the previous Samsung Fascinate. Updated with clarification.