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Big Red, or Verizon, is not too happy with the recent net neutrality ruling by the FCC, and has gone to the Court of Appeals to combat it. We’re not sure what will come of this, but the largest mobile carrier in the US isn’t going to take the FCC’s newfound regulatory authority laying down.…
While mobile data is great for smartphones, the thing that really gets me excited about pervasive data is the ability to do things you wouldn’t expect like, say, live stream the birth of a bear in a Minnesota cave. The Verizon 3G network will power the live stream of the bear birth and it seems…
As much as folks are frothing at the bit to ditch AT&T for Verizon and their iPhone 4, retail partner Best Buy is sticking by Big Blue. Best Buy training documents have revealed that they won’t be carrying the Verizon iPhone 4, citing “only” 3G isn’t good enough for newer products, especially when VZ is…
So you just bought a new Verizon handset and are dealing with a serious case of buyer’s remorse now that the wireless carrier has announced the iPhone 4. Before you throw your hands up in disgust, you may want to check out some new information that recently appeared on Verizon’s website. In Verizon’s FAQ for…
If you think that the Verizon iPhone will be a big deal, you’re not alone, as Apple just said on its quarterly earnings call that it thinks the launch will be “huge.” But will Apple be able to keep up with this “huge” launch? Thanks to the success of this smartphone, iPad and iPod touch,…
Verizon’s 2nd Galaxy S phone, the Samsung Continuum, is one of the more unique Android handsets out there due to its secondary “ticker” display. It still has all of the innards that make up most Galaxy S devices, but is shrinking the primary display just to add a smaller secondary display worth it? Verizon Samsung…
If you’ve picked up an LG Ally for Verizon, you should be in line for the Android 2.2 Froyo update very soon, according to leaked documents. The folks over at Android Central have got a hold of some internal documents which says the Android 2.2 Froyo update for the LG Ally (called VS740ZVD) is ready…
Last year, Consumer Reports made a recommendation against purchasing the iPhone 4 due to its controversial antenna issues. Of course, the recommendation fell on deaf ears as AT&T and Apple saw record sales of the device. This time, Consumer Reports is at it again advising Verizon customers, or would-be Verizon customers, not to purchase the…
Verizon is going to have one killer line-up soon with a number of powerful smartphones: Apple’s iPhone 4, the Motorola Droid Bionic and the HTC Thunderbolt. With so many smartphones, and little time to read about them all, why not pit them head-to-head in infographic form? It’s my favorite way of comparing stuff, that’s for…
It is said that quite a few iPhone owners are eagerly waiting to switch from AT&T to Verizon Wireless. comScore expects that the Verizon-Apple deal shakes up the mobile marketplace “as consumers who are either current iPhone subscribers or in the market for one now have the option of choosing a carrier.” At the moment,…