Verizon Special iPhone Upgrade Offer for Current Customers
Verizon is offering a special upgrade offer for current customers that have recently upgraded to a new smartphone and wish to upgrade to the forthcoming iPhone. The program works as such: Customers must have upgraded to a new phone or smartphone from November 26th to January 10th in order to be eligible, then place an […]
Verizon to Charge Additional $20 Monthly for Mobile Hotspot on iPhone
Following up on this morning’s confirmation of unlimited data for the iPhone on Verizon as a limited-time promotion for $30 per month, Verizon spokesperson Brenda Raney has confirmed to Macworld that pricing for the included mobile hotspot functionality will be the same as on Android smart devices for 2GB of data transfer per month at […]
Verizon to Roll Out BlackBerry 6 for Curve 3G and Bold 9650 Tonight
Verizon will begin to roll out BlackBerry OS 6 for the Curve 3G and Bold 9650 beginning tonight at 7PM CST/8PM EST/5PM PST with RIM rolling out the over the wire update over BlackBerry Desktop Manager. The update adds new features, such as a new WebKit based browser, new BlackBerry App World version and other […]
Verizon Confirms LTE Modem Update with Mac Support for February
Verizon has confirmed that the first update for its LG VL600 4G LTE modem will improve performance and is available now as a Windows installer, with the long-awaited Mac OS X support update slated for rollout in February for both modems. The UML290 and the LG VL600 were first launched in December with the rollout […]
Verizon CEO Confirms $30 Unlimited Data Plan for iPhone (Updated)
In an interview with the Wall Street Journal, Verizon CEO Lowell McAdam has confirmed that the carrier will offer an unlimited data plan for the iPhone for $30 a month on top of Verizon’s monthly voice plans. “I’m not going to shoot myself in the foot, Not offering an unlimited plan would put up a […]
Verizon to Realign Data Plans Again
In order to further delineate 3G and 4G LTE service, Verizon will once again realign data plans for 3G Featurephones and 3G Smartphones, eliminating the 150 and 250MB tier, leaving only the Pay Per Use, 75MB $10 plan with $10 overage for every 75MB and the $29.99 unlimited data option for 3G Featurephones and 3G […]
Best Buy Motorola Xoom Pricing Surfaces
Following up on last week’s confirmation of the Motorola Xoom Android tablet launch date for February 17th, Best Buy has internally confirmed its own suggested retail price for the Android Honeycomb tablet. Previously pegged at $799 based on Verizon MAP pricing, Best Buy’s outright retail pricing sets the tablet at $699.99 before any additional subsidies such […]
Motorola Xoom Launching February 17th at Best Buy
Internal Best Buy documentation has confirmed that the first Android Honeycomb tablet in the Motorola Xoom will be launched on February 17th, with shipments arriving to stores one day earlier. The Android 3.0 tablet will feature a 1GHz dual-core Tegra 2 processor 10.1-inch capacitive display at 1280×800 resolution, while 4G LTE connectivity will be made […]
Samsung Fascinate Emergency Calling Bug Discovered After Update
Not long after Verizon began to ship the latest update for the Samsung Fascinate, a potentially serious and life threatening bug has been discovered affecting emergency calling when using the pattern-based lock screen. Making matters worse, the bug seems to be intermittently affecting certain phones and not others, increasing the difficulty of pinpointing the cause in […]
Best Buy to Exclusively Carry HTC Thunderbolt In Lieu of Verizon iPhone Sales
According to a report, Best Buy has secured the exclusive retail sales rights to Verizon’s forthcoming HTC Thunderbolt LTE smartphone as a consequence of being unable to sell the Verizon iPhone due its current agreement to sell the AT&T version and the retailer’s decision to push Verizon’s LTE network. The HTC Thunderbolt will be one […]