Back in December, we wrote that Alltel has started offering the location-aware Trimble Outdoors application for fans of the outdoor activities. Now, Alltel’s new owner, Verizon Wireless, is joining the wave, making the same app/service available to its customers. The application works on select GPS-capable phones, turning phones into full-featured GPS receivers to be used…
Motorola Krave ZN4 passes “Torch” to Motorola Inferno
The Motorola Krave Zn4 is one of the more innovative and impressive handsets to come out of Motorola’s R&D labs in recent memory. With the touch-sensitive translucent flip that gives you finger-friendly access to basic handset functions even when closed, the Motorola Krave ZN4 proves that Motorola can indeed make some interesting hardware. So, what’s…
US wireless carriers dropping the ball on 3G data network performance
Add another strike to AT&T’s list of 3G-related complaints. A new study from Gartner attacks US wireless carriers for failing to make good on their promises of delivering “high-speed” wireless data through their respective 3G networks. The Big Four (AT&T, Verizon Wireless, Sprint, and T-Mobile) all failed to meet their advertised mobile “broadband” speeds. The…
Verizon Wireless sees 1 million BlackBerry Storms sold to date!
Regardless of hardware niggles and craptastic firmware, RIM’s BlackBerry Storm has apparently been tearing it up on Verizon’s network. Verizon Wireless today announced that they’ve gone Platinum with the BlackBerry Storm – the leading US wireless carrier has sold an impressive 1 million Storm units since its launch last November! The number, while impressive, might…
Verizon posts positive growth numbers on wireless division’s success
When does a struggling economy mean financial success? When you’re Verizon and your wireless and broadband divisions are raking in the cash, that’s when. Verizon has just posted some positive financial reports that has the telecommunications giant growing its quarterly earnings by 15% in Q4 2008, reflecting $1.24 billion in net income off of $24.6…
Verizon Expands V CAST with ABC Selection
Verizon and ABC have just locked down a deal to deliver a bunch of full-length on-demand TV shows to mobile through V CAST. Sprint has been enjoying a partnership with ABC for awhile now, and now VZ’s customers will also be able to tune in to: ABC Entertainment: “Desperate Housewives,” “Grey’s Anatomy,” “Lost” and “Ugly…
Verizon jumping on femtocell bandwagon with Network Extender femtocell
Femtocells have been gaining traction as a signal-boosting alternative to moving homes or switching wireless carriers. Sprint recently launched their Sprint Airave femtocell, giving signal-hungry Sprint customers the option to put a pint-sized cellular tower in their living rooms. Not to be outdone by their rival CDMA network, Verizon Wireless has launched their own Network…
Verizon finally rolls out Windows Mobile 6.1 update for Verizon XV6900 (Touch)
Well lookey here. Verizon Wireless has finally gotten around to releasing the almost irrelevant Windows Mobile 6.1 ROM update for customers using the Verizon XV6900 (Verizon’s version of the HTC Touch). Of course, most HTC Touch owners unfortunate enough to find themselves under Verizon’s thumb have likely already upgraded their Verizon XV6900 with the Windows…
First shots of the modular LG VX9600 Versa with detachable keyboard
Last we saw, the Verizon-bound LG VX9600‘s UI had been leaked for all the web to see. The UI looked to be finger-friendly enough to make good use of the LG VX9600’s touchscreen base module. But, we had yet to lay eyes on the actual LG VX9600 hardware. Today, we not only get our first…
Obama’s Presidential Inauguration Ceremony wreaks havoc on wireless networks
If you thought AT&T’s network reliability was questionable on a daily basis, we hope you didn’t have to suffer the clogged-up cellular networks in the Washington D.C. this morning. AT&T and T-Mobile customers have been reporting spotty reception, significantly delayed text messages, and non-responsive data networks in the nation’s capital this morning as millions gathered…