The iPhone and its 3G-toting successor aren’t the only all-touchscreen offerings for smartphone fans. There’s no rule saying that anyone wanting an attractive touchscreen smartphone have to buy it from Apple (but capacitance multi-touch sure does make the decision hard to avoid). RIM, makers of the BlackBerry smartphone lineup, has their own iPhone-fighting handset bearing…
Breaking: Verizon Wireless acquires Alltel for $28.1 billion!
Verizon Wireless is acquiring Alltel in a cash merger. Under the terms of the agreement, Verizon Wireless will acquire the equity of Alltel for approximately $5.9 billion. Based on Alltel’s projected net debt at closing of $22.2 billion, the aggregate value of the transaction is $28.1 billion. Both mobile operators use a common network technology,…
Motorola Adventure V750 coming to Verizon
This summer, Verizon will be introducing the ruggedly designed Motorola Adventure V750 alongside its push-to-talk service. The RAZR2-ish device meets military specifications for usage in extreme conditions — meaning that the device can handle such things as shock, vibration, solar radiation, high temperature storage, altitude, high and low temperature operation, and blowing dust. In addition,…
Verizon presentation reveals Samsung i770, Palm 800w, more
Verizon is preparing itself for a hot and busy summer. According to the leaked presentation, potential and existing Verizon customers should expect to see the carrier launching such things as: Global roamin’ Samsung i770, which we already saw passing the FCC hurdle WiFi-equipped Treo 800w, shedulled for Q3 2008 Novatel USB modem that supports both…
Verizon reminds its users they’re in control when it comes to SMS
Verizon users are on the rage when it comes to text messaging. During the first quarter of 2008, the CDMA carrier reportedly delivered nearly 58 billion text messages from coast to coast. Hence, Verizon wants to remind its users they can put SMS to control with “numerous consumer-friendly options to block some or all text…
Motorola W755 now available on Verizon
Back in January we talked about plans of Motorola and Nokia to bring budget phones to Verizon Wireless. Then in April we posted first photos of the Moto W755, the stylish clamshell device which fits into Motorola’s Verizon-user-conquering plans. And now it’s officially out, available for purchase. As you already know, the W755 is a…
Verizon’s LG VX8610 Decoy press photos are here
Roughly a month ago we posted Verizon will be getting the LG VX8610, also known as Decoy. The unique mobile phone, which comes with an integrated Bluetooth headset, will hit the daylight anytime soon — or at least leaked press photos suggest so. As you’ve just seen — and there’s one more photo after the…
Verizon Wins $678.5 Million US Department of Homeland Security Contract
There’s nothing like a little government contract-love to fill company coffers with some tasty greenbacks. Verizon has apparently secured a $678.5 million contract to provide network infrastructure and services to help the US Department of Homeland Security respond more quickly and reliably to emergencies. As part of the US General Services Administration’s (GSA) $48 billion…
MOTO Q 9c now available on Verizon
If you remember Verizon announced Motorola Q 9c during this year’s CTIA. The Moto-made smartphone is now available for $199.99 after a $100 mail-in rebate and with a new two-year customer agreement. The full QWERTY-keyboard equipped device is ideal for anyone who aims to increase it’s on-the-go productivity, but also cares about how his/her device…
Samsung Glyde goes live on Verizon!
So, it’s not just the new Curve that reached Verizon ahead of schedule. Samsung Glyde joins the party with its glossy surface and the full QWERTY keyboard. Actually, our earlier story was right. The Glyde will hit the Verizon offering within the next 48 hours, but that doesn’t stop you from annoying the carrier’s sales…