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Well, we hate to say “we told you so” but it looks like Verizon will be changing its upgrade discount policy right before it releases the Apple iPhone 4. The Wall Street Jounal is confirming that Big Red will be ending its “New Every Two” plan, which provides steep discounts on new phones for users…
Verizon finally has the iPhone and we were all up on it yesterday in New York City. Millions who have been clamoring for the device on the Verizon network were relieved to know that their day has come, and millions more on AT&T were thrilled that they can make the switch to greener pastures. To…
I’m sure you’ve heard that the Verizon iPhone 4 will be be hitting the streets Feb. 10 and at least one analyst believes that the marketing push this receives from Big Red will hurt Android. Analyst Shaw Wu said that the Verizon iPhone 4 will be the first “true test” for Android because Big Red…
Yesterday during our liveblog, you might remember us noting some guy getting up and saying “Thank you! Fuck yeah! Woo!” in the middle of the Verizon iPhone 4 announcement. As it turns out, that was The Daily Show’s John Oliver, reporting on the momentous occasion, and documenting the the revolutionary coup against the AT&T regime.…
The moment many have been waiting for — the launch of the Verizon iPhone — is actually happening February 10th, at which point we expect millions of Verizon-branded Apple smartphones to find new homes. With the introduction of the device today, one has to wonder how Big Red feels about Android OS and what this…
In the wake of its big iPhone announcement, Verizon used an unofficial channel to confirm that it will offer a Verizon-friendly version of the iPad. In an interview in New York, Francis Shammo, the Chief Financial Officer for Verizon, parent company of Verizon Wireless, stated that the iPad will be outfitted with a chip compatible with…
You may be thinking that the Verizon iPhone 4 would make AT&t very, very nervous but the nation’s second-largest carrier is saying that it will be fine without exclusivity of Apple’s smartphone. “We are ready for it,” AT&T CEO Ralph de la Vega said in an interview with the Wall Street Journal. “The short- and…
This morning we finally heard what we’d all been waiting for – the Verizon iPhone. The iPhone 4 as we’ve known it has hit the Verizon network and many Apple fans couldn’t be happier. Many of you waited and held out for the iPhone until it became available on the network that is far more…
After months of speculation, the Verizon iPhone 4 has finally been announced. The handset will arrive on February 10th and will bring with it a potential windfall of customers to Verizon Wireless. Estimates from analysts suggest Verizon could sell nine to 12 million iPhone handsets in the upcoming year, many of which could come from…
Verizon is adding fuel to the fire of the white iPhone rumors with a tantalizing image that was posted on its official iPhone 4 website. The image proclaims that the iPhone 4 will be available in black or white. Of course, Apple and AT&T made the same promise when the iPhone 4 was announced and…