No football, no problem. Sprint has just inked a deal to get ESPN Mobile TV on its handsets. The news comes a few days after rival Verizon Wireless intercepted NFL Mobile in a deal reportedly worth $720 million, and it will bring Sprint users a wide variety live programming and sports entertainment. Sprint originally said…
BlackBerry 9650 Bold/Tour/Essex to Launch in May?
The last we heard about the BlackBerry 9650, its release on Verizon and Sprint were being delayed due to software problems, and it was being renamed from the Tour2 to the Bold, but today, we’re hearing murmurs that the Verizon version will be launched sometime in May. For those with the original Tour, there’s news…
Verizon Wireless’ CASIO G’zOne Brigade is rugged, comes with QWERTY keyboard
It took quite a while for Verizon Wireless to get ready the CASIO G’zOne Brigade for the official announcement. We’ve first seen the rugged device at the carrier’s leaked roadmap back in July of 2009. Then, a month later, it got the FCC’s seal of approval and now, more than half a year after that,…
HTC Incredible in the wild…. Again.
Are you sick of hearing about this thing yet? The HTC Incredible is still getting some more pre-release photo shoot love, and while the increased leaks of the device are a hint that the release should soon be near, I’m ready to see the thing on sale. More photos of the device have leaked, and…
LTE handsets hitting Verizon next year
Verizon Wireless is on track with the rollout of its Long-Term Evolution 4G network and the largest U.S. carrier is set to have LTE handsets in mid-2011, according to a report from The Wall Street Journal. Getting a 4G handset out next summer would reportedly be about six months ahead of schedule and there’s no word…
Verizon Inks $720 Million Deal with NFL, Sprint Users Go Into Mourning
Holy smokers, this is a bit of a kick in the bag for Sprint. Word has it that Sprint users can wave ‘bye-bye’ to their much beloved NFL app. The Wall Street Journal has reported that Verizon has inked a new four-year contract with the NFL to deliver coverage AND the RedZone channel to Verizon…
Verizon: iPad is an opportunity for us!
As you may know, the 3G-enabled version of the Apple iPad will be exclusive to AT&T. That, however, won’t stop Verizon Wireless to pursue iPad ownin’ users to sign up for their mobile broadband service. In other words, the Big Red wants to see iPad folks grabbing the MiFi and use it on “America’s largest…
Sprint fumbles NFL Mobile, Verizon takes it to the house
Get ready for some football Verizon Wireless users, as the largest U.S. carrier has struck a deal to get live National Football League games on its handsets. The deal is reportedly worth $720 million over four years and Verizon subscribers will be able to use their handsets to watch live games on Thursdays and Sundays…
Verizon’s LTE hits 50 Mbps
If you’re not excited about Verizon’s 4G network rollout, you should be. The largest U.S. carrier said its test markets using Long-Term Evolution technology were able to have peak download speeds of 40 to 50 Mbps with 20 to 25 upload speeds. Peak speeds and theoretical limits are one thing, but Big Red said its…
Thoughts on the Motorola Devour: Good try, but no need to taste this one
If you’ve been watching my Twitter feed, you’d know I’ve been playing with the Motorola Devour. The Devour is Motorola’s second Android phone for Verizon Wireless and it’s the first to bring MotoBlur to Big Red. The handset is a decent mid-range smartphone for social networking fanatics, but it is underpowered and is nowhere near…