Verizon Wireless is investing billions in building out its Long-Term Evolution network but it can’t do it alone. The nation’s largest carrier has launched a program to help it find partners to bring 4G to rural America. We are seeking companies that can assist in bringing the benefits of 4G LTE service to rural areas…
New Skype iPhone 3G app has been downloaded by “millions”
It looks like iPhone users are very interested in making VoIP calls over 3G networks, as Skype said its 2.0 version of the iPhone app has been well received. “We’ve had millions of downloads to date,” Russ Shaw, Skype’s general manager for mobile, told Reuters. “That’s really positive.” The latest version enables iPhone users to…
Verizon testing Apple iPads on network?
Verizon Wireless is currently testing Apple iPads on its CDMA networks, according to reports from the Boy Genius Report. This report is light on details but there’s confirmation that the device is CDMA, although there may also be some Long-Term Evolution components as well. Verizon is in the middle of an aggressive LTE rollout as…
Verizon BlackBerry Bold 9650 Available Online June 3, In-Store June 10
In case you missed it over the weekend, tomorrow is a big day for Verizon. Big Red has made it official… The BlackBerry Bold 9650 will be available online June 3rd (tomorrow), with June 10th set for in-store availability. If you’ve been sitting around while your friends on Sprint flash their already in-hand 9650 in…
Motorola Xtreme accessories spotted on Verizon system
The Motorola Xtreme is indeed real (as real as the Motorola Droid2 is at the moment), but we still have no idea what this “xtreme” device will look like. Now that we’re seeing some accessories showing up in Verizon’s system, though, we may soon seen the actual device popping up at some point in the…
Deal: Best Buy offers Kin One for free, Kin Two for $50!
Want to taste Microsoft’s new devices but don’t like Verizon’s prices? (it rhymes). 🙂 Best Buy is offering the Kin One for free and Kin Two for $50. That’s $50 less than the Big Red is asking, but again you’ll need to sign a contract. There are no “so much hated” mail-in rebates or any…
Motorola Shadow and Droid 2 Spotted in Verizon Inventory System
Yikers, more leaked inventory goodness this fine Saturday. Earlier today I told you about the BlackBerry Bold 9650 coming to Verizon, the LG Gossip heading to Fido, and possible iPad data plans hitting up Fido as well. All came to us via the typical Mr. Blurrycam shots… and this one is no different. Via Droidlife,…
Verizon BlackBerry Bold Available Online June 3rd, In-Store June 10th
If you’re on Verizon and have been waiting patiently for the Bold 9650, while all of your friends on Sprint were running around with device already in-hand… Your wait may be over. We knew it was only a matter of time before a leak like this hit us… and here it is. New information is…
The mobile roundup – the Memorial Day edition
There wasn’t one blockbuster piece of news this week but there were multiple stories that could have big repercussions down the line. T-Mobile’s CEO is stepping down, we took a long, hard look at Android 2.2 and the Pearl 3G, Google finally closed its AdMob deal, and, of course, Apple and its iPhone products had…
Verizon iPhone In Production Soon, Due November – Analyst
Yep, the Verizon iPhone rumours are starting up again. Analyst Ashok Kumar from Rodman Renshaw is claiming after his check with ASUS that manufacturing of a CDMA iPhone will begin around August or September, and be available to the public in November. The previous reports regarding Verizon’s iPhone said that Apple was working on another…