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Verizon is readying an update that’ll hit the Droid 4, Razr and Razr Maxx handsets soon. Before you start asking, no, the update is not Ice Cream Sandwich. The improvements are your standard fare — improved stability, better battery life, accurate 4G coverage indicator and a variety of bug fixes. The device is now also…
The other day I wrote about Tommy Edison, the blind film critic. Edison has been blind since birth and hosts a video series called the Tommy Edison Experience that details how he navigates the complexities of life. His life could be made a lot easier if this concept of a smartphone-connected shoe from Anirudh Sharma became…
Verizon Wireless announced its Q1 2012 earnings on Thursday and the carrier’s performance was strong as expected. Total revenues were $18.3 billion, up 8.2 percent year over year. Verizon’s quarterly service revenue jumped 7.7 percent from last year and now sits as $15.4 billion. Retail service revenue also grew 8.9 percent year over year to…
Earlier today, AT&T announced that it will start selling the HTC One X on May 6th and now T-Mobile has confirmed it will sell the One S starting April 25. The handset will be available online and in select stores nationwide. With its slim profile, the One S is the thinnest smartphone T-Mobile offers. It…
We knew the One X was coming to AT&T and today the carrier has made it official. The flagship Android phone will land as an AT&T exclusive starting May 6. The AT&T One X will drop the NVIDIA Tegra 3 found in the international version of the handset and replace it with a 1.5 GHz…
Sorenson Media surveyed video professionals and discovered that most producers turn to MP4 and the H.264 codec when publishing a video for the web and mobile devices. Sixty-nine percent of respondents use the MP4 format for the web and 58 percent use it for mobile. MP4 may be the leading file format, but it doesn’t…
Verizon is pushing ahead quickly with its 4G LTE network. The carrier announced on Tuesday that it will roll out its LTE network in 27 new markets and expand it in 44 markets starting April 19. Verizon’s LTE network now reaches 230 markets across the US, but this is only the tip of the iceberg. The…
Known to his followers as the blind film critic, Tommy Edison shares his unique view of the world as a person who’s been blind since birth. Edison hosts both a popular movie review series and an entertaining weekly video series, the Tommy Edison Experience, that focuses on his daily life. In the latest Experience episode, Edison…
A couple of Siri ads surfaced on Monday that feature Samuel L. Jackson and Zooey Deschanel. Early reports suggest this is a new ad campaign from Apple that’s branded by the US wireless carriers. The Samuel L. Jackson commercial aired during ESPN Sportscenter and features a Verizon Wireless logo at the end, while the Zooey…
WP Central has some good news for Windows Phone gamers. According to their report, seven popular Xbox Live titles are now discounted to 99-cents for the foreseeable future. The list includes high-profile titles like Angry Birds, Burn the Rope, De Blob, Doodle God, IonBallEX, Max and the Magic Marker and Toy Soldiers: Boot Camp. Most of the games dropped in price from…