What that, you say? Verizon Wireless will be opening their network to “any app, any device?” Surely you jest. Verizon Wireless is one of the most closed networks in the US. The No. 2 carrier insists on controlling what device you use on their network and even what applications you can install on their mobile…
Verizon prepping PRADA-like LG VX9700 for slim touchscreen duty
Sure, Verizon’s already offering the LG Voyager as their touchscreen monster for all you gotta-feel-it types on Verizon’s network. It’s just too bad that the full touchscreen, qwerty-keyboard, stereo speakers, and the flip form-factor put the LG Voyager on just the other side of svelte – who are we kidding it’s a veritable brick. The…
Verizon VX9100 gets real – LG enV2 on the horizon
If the LG Voyager’s huge external touchscreen isn’t your cup of tea, Verizon’s got your back with the LG VX9100. With a smaller external display and dedicated external keypad that flips open to reveal a full-QWERTY keyboard and stereo speakers, the LG VX9100 is a smaller, slimmer offering for text-messaging aficionados. Now, you might have…
Verizon launches Motorola RIZR Z6cx – the “x” stands for “no camera”
Hurray! Verizon Wireless has launched yet another version of their world-traveling Motorola RIZR Z6 slider! Wait a tick, it’s actually got less features than the Moto Z6c? The Motorola Z6cx has gone live on Verizon Wireless, but don’t be fooled by the extra letters adorning the model name of this slick slider-phone. The “x” in…
More details (and pics) of Verizon’s Samsung Glyde U940
Verizon’s iPhone-fighting Samsung F700 Croix handset has already passed through the FCC as the US-friendly Samsung U940 on its way to pull duty as the Croix interface-toting, (pseudo)haptic feedback using, CDMA qwerty-slider with a touchscreen display. And we’ve got more details and pics on the highly anticipated touchscreen device from Samsung. Verizon should be picking…
IDC: Ringback tones will be more popular than ringtones; part of a $40 billion market by 2011
It’s one thing to customize the ringtone that you hear when your friends and family call you. But, it’s an apparently more attractive option to choose what the caller hears when they call you. Ringback tones are either super-cool or super-annoying, depending on your preference. With the success of these ringback tones, championed by Verizon…
Verizon launches new Michael Eisner’s series The All-for-Nots on V CAST Video
Verizon is teaming up with ex-Disney’s CEO Michael Eisner’s independent digital media studio, Vuguru, to launch the original series “The All-for-Nots” via the carrier’s V Cast Video service. Created by Thom Woodley and Kathleen Grace, The All-for-Nots is an original Internet comedy series that follows a documentary crew filming a fictional indie rock band as…
Verizon launches mobile entertainment SlideShows with Car and Driver content
Verizon and mobile content provider Viva Vision launched the first SlideShow application for users with Get It Now enabled handsets – The Car and Driver SlideShow. As you can guess, the new application features automotive photography from the famous magazine. For the monthly price of $4.49, automotive enthusiasts can view more than 100 images per…
Verizon CFO: Verizon Wireless sees boost in subscriber count due to new unlimited calling plan
You don’t say. Lowering the price on the flat-rate, unlimited calling plan caused an up-swing in new-subscriber growth? It seems obvious that more subscribers would opt to pay a bit more per month for the all-you-can-eat calling plan from Verizon, but investors weren’t as convinced. Following the industry change-up that saw all the major (and…
Verizon renames the Samsung U740 to Alias
I guess Verizon’s idea behind all the renaming is that users are more comfortable with phone names they can actually remember. A letter followed by two or three numbers may not be that memorable after all. Anyway, following their decision to rename the U940 to Glyde, the CDMA carrier is (sort of) re-introducing the Samsung…