There’s been a good deal of hubub surrounding Verizon’s decision to up their early termination fee (ETF) for “advanced devices” to a whopping $350. The increased ETF was met with consumer outrage that eventually led to the FCC issuing public statements about how it’s not cool to charge customers an ETF that is meant to…
Video: Verizon’s Palm Pre Plus has some extra horsepower compared to Sprint’s Pre
The Verizon Palm Pre Plus has twice the RAM as Sprint’s Pre, double the storage space, and it lacks a home key. What sort of performance improvement can Verizon customers expect with all that RAM? In this video, done by Dieter Bohn from Pre|Central, he demonstrates how on Sprint’s Pre he can only run 13…
Motorola Devour/Calgary Spotted in Verizon Inventory
The next Android device from Motorola has been seen live on more than one occasion, and is now popping up in Verizon’s CelleBrite system. This signals an impending retail presence, or at least an announcement – Mobile World Congress maybe? The Calgary (a.k.a. droid Devour) has all the same blur social networking enhancements as the…
Verizon’s new rate plans: $70/month unlimited calling, $90/month unlimited calling and texting
Verizon has just issued a press release announcing their new rate plans, and they’re making it ridiculously easy to pick the right package. For $70/month you get unlimited calling, great for the 13 year old girl who can’t stop gossiping about the new boy in school. For $90/month you get unlimited calling, texting, and picture…
Video: Hands-On with Saygus Vphone, First Android Phone with Video Calling
You might have heard about the Vphone at CES, the first Android handset by new manufacturer Saygus. The main thing it’s bringing to the party is two-way video calling by way of a forward-facing VGA video camera (the first Android device with such a thing), and a specialized protocol that can supposedly produce calls at…
Quickie: BlackBerry Tour2 9650 SKU Shows up in Verizon Inventory
It wasn’t long ago that Will gave us a real world look at the BlackBerry Tour2. The latest-and-greatest in the Tour series (codenamed ‘Essex’) packs a faster processor, optical trackpad, WiFi, and a lot more. With the Tour2 on-the-brain, I’ve got a quick bit of BlackBerry goodness share. CrackBerry has posted a snap of Verizon’s…
Get Your ‘Sway’ On: Verizon Offers Samsung Sway for Free on 2-Year Activation
Woke up this morning to yet another deal from Verizon. Looks like they’re offering a Samsung Sway for free, on all new 2-year activations. The Sway features a 2.0 MP camera (with video and night shot mode), Bluetooth, V Cast Music with Rhapsody, music player, VZ Navigator, plus a whole whack of your basic apps…
Verizon Palm Pre Plus and Pixi Plus to come with more storage
You’ve heard about the “Plus” versions of two Palm devices – Pre and Pixi, which are coming to Verizon Wireless at some point next year. Well, we have an additional details to share about it — the only difference that the “Plus” versions have when compared to the original devices is more storage. Instead of…
Google bringing Nexus One to Verizon in Spring 2010
The Nexus One is live! But, there’s a catch. Google’s own-branded Android “superphone” (a term that Google termed to describe their Nexus One) is so far only compatible with GSM networks like AT&T and T-Mobile USA. If you’re looking for 3D data speeds, you’re only bet is T-Mobile – the Nexus One will only do…
Motorola Devour/Calgary Spotted in Silver
We’re expecting to see two devices from Motorola at CES this week: one is probably the Motus/Backflip, and after seeing this Devour (a.k.a. Calgary) in silver pop up, it seems a likely candidate for device number two. Running Motorola’s signature blur user interface on top of Android, packing GPS, Wi-Fi, 3G, and a 3 megapixel…