Looks like the rumors were dead on. Alltel now carries the BlackBerry Tour 9630. Sure, we know that Verizon bought Alltel way back in January, but Alltel is still operating in over 90 markets (I actually popped by an Alltel store in North Dakota not so long ago!). So, if you happen to have an…
FCC looking into how AT&T and Verizon come up with the prices they charge consumers for service
Between AT&T and Verizon Wireless, they own 60% of the American wireless market. Add T-Mobile and Sprint into the mix and you hit 90%. What policies let that happen and are their pricing structures set up to best serve consumers, while at the same time encourage competition? These are the questions the FCC is going…
Globetrotter-friendly Verizon Escapade is officially official
The Escapade clamshell, which we first saw back in July, is now officially available from Verizon Wireless. The low-to-mid range device is made by PCD (Personal Communications Devices) and not Pantech, as initially thought, and is designed for those who need a single device to use it in both the U.S. and the rest of…
Verizon’s Samsung U450, U960 Rogue caught in the wild
Two of the upcoming slated-for-Verizon Samsung phones have been spotted in the wild. We have only one photo per device, but that should be good enough for the moment. First comes the U450, picture on the right, which will be sold as an entry-level QWERTY phone. But it’s not just the full slide-out keyboard this…
Washington D.C. subway to get mobile phone coverage: Terrorists ecstatic at remote detonation
America’s capital, Washingston D.C., has an underground metro that helps interns and political aids alike travel upon their daily commute to help their bosses figure out how much money should be spent on education, warfare, and an 8 ball of cocaine. Like many underground metros, which I’ll refer to as subways from now on having…
Verizon launches “Apply Your Ideas” contest for app developers
As Verizon is gearing toward launching its app store, they organized the “Apply Your Ideas” contest for developers. The contest started on August 14th, and it allows developers to submit applications in five categories: Connect, Entertain, Guide, Save Time, and Enhance Living. The only requirement is that submitted applications are new to the BlackBerry platform,…
Black and Lavender BlackBerry 8530 Aries Spotted in Verizon Records
Verizon’s first Wi-Fi-enabled BlackBerry looks like it’s getting ready to go, as SKUs of dummy units in both black and lavender paint jobs have shown up in their internal inventory. Besides the long-awaited inclusion of Wi-Fi and running on a CDMA network, the BlackBerry 8530 is just about identical to the Curve 8520 recently released…
Samsung Rogue text link ad spotted prior to official announcement
It looks like Verizon’s advertising people need to get in sync with the product folks, as the text link ad for the upcoming Samsung Rogue has been spotted even before the device has been officially announced. Last time we checked, the Glyde’s successor is slated for the August 23rd launch, but the folks who put…
Verizon Wireless lights up 4G LTE test network!
The future of mobile broadband lies in next-generation data network technologies like the 4G LTE wireless standard. Earlier this year, we didn’t expect any commercially viable LTE networks popping up until halfway through the 2010 calendar year. At the time, wireless carriers like Verizon Wireless and MetroPCS were in the running to launch the first…
Verizon Set to Launch BlackBerry BOGO Sale… With a Twist!
Latest word via an anonymous tipster over at BGR, is the Verizon BOGO BlackBerry sale is coming back again this year… Of course, just in time for back to school! Only difference being, is this time around it will apparently be a BOGA (buy one, get another?) sale. That’s right, Verizon is making some changes.…