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When Verizon Wireless launched their 4G LTE network the only devices that supported the new high speed offering were USB modems. Not exactly the sexiest thing to write about, but it gave people a taste for what the future had in store. With download speeds averaging 12 Mbps and uploads around 2 Mbps, combined with…
Isis is the name of a brand new company funded by three of America’s four largest operators (AT&T, Verizon, T-Mobile) that was created so mobile payments can finally take off rather than being nothing more but a pipe dream. Announced back in November 2010, we know extremely little about how they operate and what their…
Verizon has lowered the prices on select Android handsets including the DROID R2D2 which is now priced at $99.99 after a $50 mail-in rebate and a two-year contract. Also available for this $99 price is the Samsung Fascinate, a Galaxy S handset, and the DROID Incredible. The pricing on the Samsung Fascinate appears to be…
The Droid Bionic might be launching pretty soon as it popped up on Amazon Wireless’ system very briefly revealing a $149.99 price tag. The Android device will be packing some LTE 4G capabilities along with NVIDIA’s new dual-core Tegra 2 processor. We had a pretty decent, albeit brief, hands on with the Droid Bionic at…
Last time we talked about the Palm Pre 2 for Verizon, we said it will start selling on November 11th. Nothing happened unfortunately and now we’re wondering whether the carrier will actually offer the device or leave its portfolio completely webOS-free. Actually, that has just happened with the CDMA-based Pixi Plus out of picture. I…
A leaked Verizon rebate sheet confirms the wireless carrier will be changing its mail-in rebate (MIR) policy effective Monday January 31st. The previous leak suggested rebates will only be available for handsets priced at $150 or lower. All higher-priced handsets will lose the MIR and will be sold at a lower, subsidized price. The rebate…
Leaked documents from Android Central and Droid-Life suggests Verizon may be removing its mail-in-rebates for select smartphone devices. The internal screen grab (shown below) hints that smartphones net priced above $150 will have no longer come with rebates, while smartphones net priced $149.99 and below with have $50 will continue to use rebates. If this…
The BlackBerry Curve code-named Sedona was spotted in RIM’s CDMA roadmap for 2011 yesterday, but it’s more than just some crisp renderings – a few shots of the device alive and kicking with Verizon branding have surfaced, following up on some pictures of the unbranded version. From what we know, the Sedona will be significantly…
Verizon reported via Twitter that there is a major BIS outage affecting Sprint, T-Mobile, AT&T, and all other carriers using RIM’s non-corporate email service in the U.S. There was no reason given for the outage but the service is expected to be back online by Noon ET. During this time, customers using BlackBerry Internet Service…
Verizon Wireless announced that no longer you need to have an iOS-powered device to keep up with NHL while on the go. The carrier — which BTW is the Official Wireless Service Provider of the National Hockey League and the National Hockey League Players’ Association (NHLPA) in the United States — announced that hockey fans…