Posts Tagged ‘Verizon’

HTC Finally Testing Ice Cream Sandwich On Thunderbolt

March 3rd, 2012
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Verizon Wireless' first 4G/LTE phone, the HTC Thunderbolt, may soon be getting Android 4.0, Ice Cream Sandwich. According to a leaked email from HTC obtained by VZBuzz, the company is looking for 10 testers for #Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich. Although it seems like an eternity, the HTC Thunderbolt isn't even a year old yet. If ...

Verizon Wireless Responds Quickly To Tornado Stricken Illinois

March 1st, 2012
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Verizon Wireless has responded quickly to the tornado stricken community in Harrisburg Illinois. After Tuesday's devastating tornado, Verizon Wireless has mobilized bringing a COLT (cell on light truck) to help increase capacity for Verizon Wireless customers where towers and other network infrastructure components are down. Verizon Wireless has also opened up the doors of their Marion ...

Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.7 Launches Today On Verizon Wireless

March 1st, 2012
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Happy March 1st. We hope you enjoyed your extended remix of February! Since it's March 1st that means that the Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.7 with 4G/LTE arrives and goes on sale at Verizon Wireless corporate stores and retail partners today. The Galaxy Tab 7.7 is a little pricey. It comes in at $499.99 with a new ...

Verizon Letter To FCC Surfaces Defending Locked Bootloaders, Says They’re Not Violating Block C Regulations

February 29th, 2012
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Everyone in the US either has a digital television or a digital television converter. This isn't because the FCC all of the sudden decided that US consumers needed more modern technology, it was because the FCC needed a way to get more spectrum for the nations wireless carriers.  When the FCC finally made the conversion ...

MWC: Best Buy CEO Brian Dunn In Favor Of Unlocked Phones

February 28th, 2012
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One thing that has been crippling to the U.S. mobile phone market is locked phones. In every other part of the world customers purchase the phone they want and then take it to the carrier they want. Sure it means that customers pay a little more for the device but they aren't relegated to a ...

Mystery Devices: Droid Fighter And LG Cayman Headed To Verizon?

February 22nd, 2012
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A new substantiated leak has come by way of Droid-Life.  They've obtained an internal document highlighting some new device workshops happening this Spring. The first device to have a workshop for employees is the LG Cayman. We've got no information about the LG Cayman other than the fact that the name has appeared on this workshop ...

Motorola Droid X Owners Targeted For Soak Test

February 18th, 2012
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Motorola Mobility is preparing a soak test for those Motorola Droid X owners in their feedback program. This is a soak test for the original Droid X and not the Droid X too. Before you get too worked up this is NOT going to be a soak test for a magical Android 4.0 Ice Cream ...

Verizon Continues 4G LTE Expansion Today

February 16th, 2012

Verizon Wireless has expanded their 4G/LTE footprint today. Verizon has announced new 4G/LTE service in Cookesville, TN. The nation's largest 4G/LTE carrier has also announced that it has improved 4G/LTE services in Little Rock, AR; Rapid City, SD; Clarksville, TN; and San Antonio, Texas. Verizon's current 4G/LTE footprint stretches through 196 markets and 200 million pops. source: ...

Verizon To Offer Employees Limited Edition Droid Razr’s And Razr Maxx’s

February 14th, 2012
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Another version of the Motorola Droid Razr and the Droid Razr Maxx are reportedly going to be available soon. However, they will only be available to a select few. According to this report from androidandme, Verizon Wireless will begin offering their employees limited edition versions of the Motorola Droid Razr and the Razr Maxx. The special ...

White Galaxy Nexus In 16gb Flavor Headed To Verizon Wireless?

February 14th, 2012
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For those of you that love a white phone, this news is for you. Our good friend Kellex over at Droid-Life is reporting that the Samsung Galaxy Nexus will be available in white at Verizon Wireless stores.  Sources are saying perhaps even in the next two weeks. There is one caveat though for those who prefer ...

Verizon Wireless Testing New “Apple Store Like” Concept Store In NJ

February 14th, 2012
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Verizon Wireless is launching a new concept for their retail stores in Tom's River NJ. This new store is just a test for now, but if it's successful, it could get deployed on a much larger scale. The Tom's River concept store, dubbed "Evolution 2.0", will feature a 3,100 square foot sales space. Within that space ...

Double Data Comes Back For New Verizon Wireless 4G/LTE Customers

February 8th, 2012
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If you're thinking about getting a new Verizon Wireless smartphone with 4G/LTE capabilities you may want to wait just an extra two days. Verizon Wireless is firing up their double data promotion again for new 4G/LTE contracts. The promotion, which they ran at the tail end of 2011, allows customers to get double the 4G/LTE data ...