The aging Palm Treo 700 platform has apparently gotten some ROM-update love on the down-low. Palm has pushed out two new ROM updates to its Verizon Palm Treo 700p and Alltel Palm Treo 700wx devices with nary a peep. The Palm OS-powered Palm Treo 700p for Verizon gets a radio ROM update that is said…
Verizon officially official with its Visual Voice Mail service
We’ve talked about it few days ago, and now Verizon has issued the official release announcing that its Visual Voice Mail service is readily available for the owners of the LG Voyager. From the press release: Visual Voice Mail allows customers to see a list of all of their voice mail messages with important information,…
Leap moves to block Verizon-Alltel merger
It’s not just AT&T and the Rural Cellular Association that are asking the FCC to help muck-up competing wireless carriers’ merger deals. Leap Wireless has asked the FCC to block the $28.1 billion Verizon-Alltel merger deal that would have Verizon becoming the top wireless provider in the US. The merger between Sprint and Clearwire would…
Live NASCAR Racing coming to AT&T and Verizon Wireless mobile TV
ESPN and MediaFLO USA have announced that they will bring NASCAR live to the users of AT&T’s and Verizon Wireless’ mobile TV services. Under the agreement, MediaFLO USA and ESPN will air live race coverage of the NASCAR Nationwide Series, as well as six Sprint Cup Series races on ESPN Mobile TV. Upcoming Sprint Cup…
Verizon Wireless completes 3G network enhancements across Florida
Verizon Wireless announced that it has completed enhancements to its EV-DO Rev. A based 3G network throughout Florida, allowing customers to use various Internet-related services (V CAST?) at broadband speeds. The enhancements to the EV-DO Rev. A network took nearly two years, and entailed installing the most advanced hardware and software on thousands of cell…
RIM BlackBerry Thunder – Verizon BlackBerry 9530 in October 13?
The BlackBerry franchise is set to take things to a new level with the release of Waterloo’s BlackBerry Bold 9000. With a 3G data connection and a beautifully high-resolution display, the BlackBerry Bold 9000 is the first in a new wave of BlackBerry devices that both satisfy the business-user’s needs while serving up a fully…
Verizon offers BlackBerry Curve in Pink
BlackBerry already has a Pink BlackBerry Curve in their supply chain, what with Telus having already launched the Pink BlackBerry Curve last month. So, it makes sense that they’re branching out and offering the more feminine-colored BlackBerry Curve on Verizon’s network. RIM looks to be pushing their aging handsets with vigor prior to bringing the…
HTC Touch Diamond and Touch Pro details for Sprint and Verizon
Rumors, being what they are, can always change mid-news-cycle. In this case, the rumors surrounding the HTC Touch Diamond‘s arrival on Sprint and Verizon later this month (August 2008) has been updated to reflect new information from PhoneArena that points to the svelte touchscreen offering from HTC hitting Sprint and Verizon in early September and…
Feds approve Verizon Unicel merger – AT&T headed to Vermont wth iPhone 3G in tow
Vermont natives have been missing out on AT&T’s service for years now. The Vermont wireless market was apparently not appealing enough for AT&T to setup shop in the small state, keeping residents from enjoying the latest and greatest hardware that only a GSM carrier like AT&T can provide. And, as the exclusive (until 2010) iPhone…
Verizon goes live with its visual voicemail service
We’ve talked about this back in June. Following the iPhone release, many people realised they could benefit from the visual voicemail. Verizon and Sprint saw its chance and started working on it. Sprint users can already use the service through such handsets as Samsung Instinct. Verizon subscribers, on the other, still wait for the carrier…