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The official Twitter account for the Windows Phone team dropped a bombshell for WP7 fans on Verizon Wireless. According to a recent tweet, WP7 handsets may land on Big Red in time for the holiday season. This date is surprising as both Microsoft and Verizon confirmed shortly after the Windows Phone launch that handsets for CDMA…
Retailers may have the corner on crowds, lines, and crazed shoppers but carriers are no slouch when it comes to pre-Thanksgiving Day sales Black Friday deals. Most of the major carriers in the U.S. are slashing prices on handsets and offering tantalizing voice and data plans to encourage shoppers to kick off the holiday shopping…
Amazon is launching another one of its infamous 1¢ sales and the promotion this time focuses on Verizon’s DROID lineup of Android-powered handsets. Starting today and running through Monday 11/22, all current DROID-branded handsets will be available for a penny from Amazon’s Wireless storefront. This penny promotion includes the following: DROID Incredible – $0.01 With two-year…
It looks like Verizon will be taking it to AT&T with the upcoming 4G LTE network, as the nation’s largest carrier will be sticking it to AT&T for not having a 4G network. According to some leaked promotional campaign material leaked to Engadget, Verizon will be bringing back its familiar map motif. “Verizon now has…
Motorola’s Business focused Droid phone, the Droid Pro, has already received quite the discount courtesy of Best Buy Mobile. No, it’s not a dollar, or free, but it is mail-in-rebate free, and only $99. You won’t find this deal at Best Buy’s website, and will only be available in-store, so if you’re looking for the…
As expected, Cox Communications is offering its own wireless service and it will even have some Android devices. Will Cox be able to go toe to toe with the likes of AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile and Verizon? Cox calls its wireless plans “Unbelievably Fair,” as users will get money back for unused minutes. I think the…
The HTC Merge decided to show itself off briefly on Verizon’s website earlier today, but the keyboard-toting Android phone was quickly pulled for some reason. Maybe Big Red was just testing it out to ensure that when it debuts, everything will go as smooth as possible. After all, the Merge could be announced later tonight…
We may not have to wait too long for smartphones which can take advantage of the Verizon 4G LTE network, as the nation’s largest wireless operator said its plans are ahead of schedule and we should see 4G smartphones as early as February 2011. According to the Wall Street Journal: Mr. Seidenberg [Verizon CEO] is…
As rumored, the Kin One and Two have found their way back to Verizon, only they might not be quite what you remember. The feature lists for what Verizon’s calling the ONEm and TWOm show Zune compatibility, but the automatic, over-the-air backup service called Studio is nowhere to be mentioned. No doubt the Microsoft team…
Verizon confirmed that it will offer a discount on the price of a multi-line Family SharePlan if you buy a new smartphone. Starting tomorrow November 19th, customers that buy a smartphone from Verizon will have the $9.99 monthly additional line fee waived for the entire length of the two-year contract. This monthly savings tallies up to $240…