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Verizon confirmed today that Charleston, West Virginia will be among the first metropolitan areas to roll out LTE in 2010. The press release is short on details but confirms that portions of the traditionally rural state will receive LTE connectivity by the end of the year. Additional details on the LTE rollout in West Virginia…
In a research note released on Wednesday, analyst Ashok Kumar addresses Motorola’s current financial state and its future prospects in a post-Verizon iPhone market. According to Kumar, Motorola will miss analyst’s estimates for handset sales in Q3 2010. Lower than expected sales are the result of display shortages that slowed production, diminishing sell through of…
While it may not be as exciting as the massive 1.3GHz overclock we saw with the T-Mobile G2, the Motorola Droid X has been overclocked to 1.1GHz, is stable, and ready to apply to your handset. The G2 can’t say the same about that one. The Droid X was thought, at one point, to be…
Verizon may launch its new tiered data plan as early as October 28th, according to a report from the Wall Street Journal. The plan will be priced at $15 per month and will include 150MB of data. Unlike AT&T which abolished its unlimited data plan in favor of tiered plans, Verizon will keep its $30…
Verizon confirmed that the Samsung Galaxy Tab will land on November 11th for $599. The Galaxy Tab is an Android-powered tablet that includes a 7-inch touchscreen display, 1GHz Cortex A8 Hummingbird processor, dual cameras (3MP and 1.3MP), 3G connectivity, WiFi, and Android 2.2. The pricing for the Galaxy Tab comes in slightly below the $629…
This might interest some of you, since the Palm Pre 2 was officially announced today for SFR in France and Verizon in the U.S., but it’s also been spotted in the FCC’s listings. We’re seeing the CDMA and North American GSM versions above, knowing full well that Verizon is getting it and unlocked versions will…
Verizon has launched a 3G version of its network extender on Tuesday for, well, its 3G customers in areas where coverage may be spotty. Verizon originally launched its network extender back in 2009, but it didn’t support 3G connectivity, which is crucial to smartphone addicts and data hogs. The new version will allow users to…
Even if Verizon is prepping an iPhone later next year, it surely isn’t slowing the massive onslaught of Android devices. Rumor has it that the Samsung Continuum and LG Vortex could be on its way as soon as October 29th. Neither of the handsets will be graced with the Droid name and will both sport…
The Verizon iPhone rumor just won’t stop and now we’re hearing reports that Apple is in the late-stage testing for its smartphone on the largest mobile operator in the United States. The Boy Genius is reporting that Apple has a CDMA smartphone which in in “AP” testing mode, which is the last stage before a…
Well, we knew that Verizon would be offering some tiered mobile data plans and it looks like the pricing information has leaked out. It appears that by the end of the month, you’ll be able to pay $15 for 150 MB of data or stick with the unlimited plan for $29.99 a month. This news…