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A new study from J.D. Power & Associates has named Verizon the top carrier in the West region. The report was pretty darn comprehensive, as it measured dropped calls, failed connections, text and voicemail notifications, static and other factors. Verizon was the tops in the West with five stars, followed by Sprint Nextel with four…
According to iSuppli, the Motorola Xoom costs $359.92 in parts to manufacture. This pricing is slightly above the $320 for a comparable 3G iPad with same 32 GB of flash memory. These two devices make for an interesting comparison as the Xoom is the closest competitor to the Apple iPad. Here are some of the…
We were hanging out at the GDC 2011 conference yesterday and got some more time with the Sony Ericsson Xperia Play and we got a bigger look at its gaming powers. The Xperia Play is the first PlayStation-certified smartphone and it will pack a slide-out dpad for gaming. The cool thing about it is that…
Enjoy your unlimited data plans while you can, Verizon users, as it looks like the carrier may be killing them off in favor of tiered data plans when mid-summer 2011 comes rolling through. Soon, users will have the option to choose between different data plans to suit their needs, especially if those needs include 4G…
Analysts are estimating that Verizon sold 1 million iPhone 4 units on its opening weekend, following up on commetary Verizon’s CEO saying that it had set records (though he didn’t disclose numbers). The iPhone 4’s debut on AT&T scored 1.7 million sales on launch weekend, so excitement for the thing hasn’t tapered off that much.…
Speaking to a group of financial analysts at the Morgan Stanley Technology, Media & Telecom Conference, Motorola CEO Sanjay Jha stated that Motorola Xoom sales are “off to a good start.” The Motorola chief would not divulge exact sales numbers, but seemed pleased with the tablet’s performance thus far. The 10.1-inch tablet recently debuted on…
If you’re the new owner of a Motorola Xoom, and you want to get your hack on, we suggest you wait it out for a while. According to Motorola’s support forums, if you choose to root (hack) your Xoom, it will no longer be eligible for the free 4G LTE upgrade it has coming to…
Xda-developer member coolbho3000 was able to overclock both cores of the Motorola Xoom to a blazing fast 1.5 GHz. The stock Motorola Xoom ships with a dual-core Tegra 2 processor that is clocked at 1 GHz. This limit was imposed to protect the device and ensure it runs smoothly and safely. As with anything, if…
According to a report out of WinRumors, Verizon is planning to launch its first Windows Phone 7 handset in March. The announcement of the HTC 7 Trophy may happen as early as February 28th (that’s tomorrow!) and the device will sell for $199 with a two-year customer agreement. The handset will land on Verizon in…
Verizon is pushing its new Android tablet, the Motorola Xoom, with a series of advertisements that entertain and showcase some of the featurees of the device. Noticeably missing from either advertisement is the familiar Droid branding. The characteristic logo, sound, and red eye animation that characterized Motorola’s Android handsets on Verizon have been dropped from…