Verizon Launches Samsung LTE Mobile Hotspot, USB Modem
Verizon has launched its first Mobile Hotspot with 4G LTE support in the Samsung LTE Mobile Hotspot. The hotspot supports up to five devices with EVDO Rev. A support and is now available online for $149.99 before $50 instant discount, bringing the total to $99.99 after new 2 year agreement and minimum $50 data plan […]
Casio Hitachi C771 Android Smartphone Revealed
The first live images of the forthcoming Casio Hitachi C771 Android smartphone slated for Verizon have surfaced, along with preliminary specifications. The smartphone features a rugged M810F bodyshell with exposed fasteners, a 3.5 inch capacitive display with fixed Android navigation keys, 5.0 megapixel camera with flash and HD video capture, microSD card slot, 8GB of […]
HTC Thunderbolt Release Confirmed for Thursday
Verizon’s long-awaited first LTE smartphone in the HTC Thunderbolt 4G will finally be released this Thursday March 17th with pricing yet to be confirmed. The phone had previously been slated for a release closer to Valentine’s Day last month but was delayed due to issues with battery life on account of the LTE radio putting […]
AT&T, Sprint and Verizon Offering Free Calls/Texts to Japan
Following the devastation suffered in northeast Japan last Friday due to the 9.0 magnitude earthquake and subsequent tsunami, AT&T and Verizon are offering free calling and text messaging to Japan, with Verizon offering the services until April 10th while AT&T will offer the service until the ends of the month. Along with mobile services, Verizon […]
Deal: Palm Pixi Plus for Verizon Wireless – $44.99 Shipped
The Palm Pixi oversupply that Verizon sold off to wholesalers continues to diminish. But it has surfaced yet again at a much lower price, $39.99 plus $5.00 shipping. Daily Steals is selling the phone this time, as the supply appears to shuffle between popular one-sale-per-day sites. The phone continues to work on 5 GB of […]
Skype Pulls Verizon Mobile App from Android Tablets, Verizon Claims Unauthorized Access (Updated)
According to this report from Forbes, tablets such as the recently released Motorola Xoom were able to access and download Skype without issue and was available with voice calls being carried over the voice network while video calls were able to be carried over EVDO as of last week. As of yesterday however, all of […]
Verizon to Move to Tiered Data Access in Summer
Verizon Wireless CFO Fran Shammo has confirmed to investors attending the Morgan Stanley Technology, Media and Telecom conference on Tuesday that Verizon will be eliminating its current unlimited access data plan centered on iPhone sales to an as yet undetermined tiered data access model based on either speed or usage, with the carrier still working […]
Verizon Launching Motorola Xoom on Thursday
Verizon has officially announced the launch of the Motorola Xoom Android Honeycomb tablet for this Thursday, February 24th at $599.99 with a new 2 year agreement and required 2GB data plan or $799.99 without an agreement. The Motorola Xoom features a 1GHz dual-core Tegra 2 processor, 10.1-inch capacitive display at 1280×800 resolution, while 4G LTE […]
Motorola Xoom To Launch Without Flash, Support in Spring Update
Verizon’s dedicated page for the Motorola Xoom Android Honeycomb tablet has confirmed via the fine print that it will launch without Flash support, instead being deployed in a future update later this Spring. The lack of initial support for Flash content suggests that Motorola is working on deploying Flash 10.2 with Stage Video hardware video […]