There’s nothing like a little friendly carrier-rivalry to give entrenched incumbents a good jolt. Competition ends up benefiting the consumer, after all. So, what better way to eat in to CDMA competitors’ giant wireless subscriber-base than to offer their customers a way to bring their CDMA Sprint or Verizon handsets to MetroPCS’s network? MetroPCS has…
Verizon Wireless, MTV, Real Networks join to launch V Cast Music with Rhapsody
Verizon Wireless, Real Networks’ Rhapsody and MTV Networks today announced the launch of V CAST Music with Rhapsody service, to deliver “unlimited monthly access to music on up to three Rhapsody-compatible mobile phones and players and online on multiple PCs and Web browsers, for about the cost of a single CD.” The monthly subscription cost…
Motorola’s touchscreen offering for Verizon – Motorola Blaze isn’t an iPhone fighter
Verizon Wireless, lacking a focused strategy to battle Apple’s current iPhone and upcoming iPhone 3G, has been flooding their CDMA market with touchscreen handsets of all sorts for the better half of the past year. With a dizzying array of almost-there touchscreen handsets aimed at Verizon customers looking for a good iPhone-compromise on America’s “most…
Verizon CEO refuses to believe wireless carriers are doomed to be dumb-pipes
In a recent interview, Verizon’s CEO proclaimed that not only will Verizon Wireless succeed in capturing a significant portion of US customers looking to get in on the mobile internet boom, but that wireless carriers will have the power to control emerging wireless service business models.Rather than coming to terms with his company’s, as well…
LG Dare available through Verizon online store
It’s finally here! Verizon’s touchscreen cameraphone alternative to the iPhone 3G has landed on Verizon Wireless’ website. As expected, sales of the sleek LG Dare kick off today through Verizon’s online storefront. The LG Dare boasts some serious hardware to back-up that iPhone-fighting touchscreen. Not only does the LG Dare sport an iPhone-esque proximity sensor,…
LG Chocolate 3 gets glamorous for Verizon Wireless
Verizon’s summer blockbuster strategy is markedly different from Sprint’s marketing ploy. While the No. 3 US wireless carrier is aiming squarely at Apple by pushing their successful Samsung Instinct as a cheaper and more feature-packed alternative to the iPhone and iPhone 3G, No. 2 Verizon Wireless looks to be flooding the US market with a…
LG launching LG Chocolate 3 in Black and Light Blue variants
This would be a boring world indeed if handset manufacturers only offered their wares in trimmed in nothing but Black. Thankfully, we live in a world of color and fancy. With that in mind, LG will be launching their LG Chocolate 3 in both Black and Light Blue trim. The second successor, or third-generation, to…
Alltel tried to buy Sprint, AT&T and T-Mobile
What’s this? A recent interview with Alltel CEO Scott Ford has revealed that prior to getting prepped as Verizon’s $28 billion meal, Alltel tried to buy one of the Big Three US wireless carriers. Apparently, Alltel made a bid to takeover Sprint not once, but three times. Talk about gung-ho dedication. AT&T and T-Mobile were…
Verizon rolling out unlimited calling circle plans for enterprise customers
With the acquisition of Alltel, it looks like Verizon is set to bring the same My Circle goodness to its business users. Verizon is rolling out its own free-calling circle plan, of sorts, for subscribers of the No. 2 US wireless carrier’s Verizon Freedom for Business unlimited long-distance plan. A penny shy of $5 every…
LG’s Red, White and Bluetooth giveaway event in pictures; LG HBM-760 headset in words
Freebies always draw large crowds. And so, when I heard that LG was giving away free Bluetooth headsets at the Peterson Automotive Museum, I had to check it out (for the readers, of course). Seeing as how it’s a slow news day anyway, I hopped in the car and braved the triple-digit temperatures to check…