Palm’s surprisingly successful Palm Centro smartphone has been spotted wearing a Verizon Wireless logo. With the consumer-oriented handset making waves on AT&T and Sprint and expected to land on T-Mobile in the near future, Palm’s going for a Centro hat-trick by bringing the Palm Centro to Verizon Wireless (launching the Palm Centro on T-Mobile would…
Madonna’s underground remix of “4 Minutes” coming to Verizon, Vodafone
Verizon and Vodafone announced that they’ve teamed up with Madonna, Timbaland and Justin Timberlake to deliver the “mobile underground remix” of Madonna’s highly-anticipated debut single “4 Minutes” from her upcoming album “HARD CANDY.” Starting today, the underground version of the song is available to Verizon Wireless customers through V CAST Music as a full-song download,…
Pill Phone mobile application helps Verizon’s customers get medication information and dosing reminders
Verizon Wireless and VOCEL announced the availability of The Pill Phone, a new Get It Now application that provides users with detailed drug information and automatic dosing reminders, right on their phones. The mobile version of the best-selling medication reference guide (The Pill Book), The Pill Phone application is available exclusively through Verizon Wireless. With…
Verizon sues Sprint for $10 million in “interconnection fees”
It’s refreshing to see that huge corporations dealing with multiple millions (if not billions) of dollars in revenue can fall behind on their bills. It makes me feel better about my late cable bill. Verizon Wireless has apparently exhausted all other means of trying to get Sprint to make good on the $10 million that…
LG Voyager headed to Sprint and AT&T?
The LG Voyager has been Verizon Wireless’s touchscreen-toting answer to the iPhone. With 1.1 million units shipped since its launch, LG has done well for itself with the lateral (side) flipping handset. The LG Voyager VX10000 launched on Verizon’s No. 2 network as an exclusive, but word has it that the Voyager could be making…
White HTC Touch available on Verizon – Verizon XV6900 finally gets real
It’s April 16th, and Verizon Wireless has made good on their promise to bring the CDMA masses a white-clad HTC Touch.If you just don’t have a need for the slide-out numeric keypad on the HTC Touch Dual that’s slated to hit US shores later this year, you might want to check out the Verizon XV6900.…
Verizon introduces three Nationwide messaging plans; Heavy texters rejoice!
Verizon Wireless is launching three new Nationwide Messaging plans to meet the needs of customers who primarily rely on messaging to communicate with others. The new plans do not require an accompanying voice plan and are available on most handsets. All plans include unlimited text, instant, picture and video messaging, and offer per-minute voice calling…
Verizon Wireless’ hosted VZEmail turns everyone into a push-email addict; Costs $7.99 per month
Verizon announced Microsoft Exchange Server powered VZEmail managed e-mail service to allow small and medium sized businesses as well as mobile professionals to always stay connected, while on the go. The Basic Exchange Plan supports both POP3 and IMAP protocols, includes 25MB of storage space and Outlook Web Access for $7.99 per month. More expensive,…
Verizon Wireless launches $30 unlimited web browsing plan for smartphones
Unlimited data plans from Verizon Wireless are notorious for not being unlimited. They also have lagged behind the competition when it comes to affordable data plans for smartphones. Well, with Verizon Wireless’s announcement of their “E-mail and Web for Smartphone” plan, Verizon is starting to get with the program. At $30, the new web-browsing plan…
Verizon LG VX8610 caught in the wild with built-in Bluetooth headset
Built-in Bluetooth headsets are nothing new, we’ve seen other handsets rocking built-in headsets before. The LG VX8610, however, is the only handset to offer an integrated Bluetooth headset in the US. The headset clips into the back of the handset and even charges through the dock connector on the LG VX8610. Headed to Verizon, the…