As expected, Verizon has launched the Samsung U900 FlipShot. The screen-flippin’ phone somehow reminds us on Nokia’s N90, N92, N93(i) models, but still manages to look original. For $199.99 with a new two-year term contract, potential users will get quite a decent Get it Now-enabled device — boasting such features as 3 MP camera, Camcorder,…
Kyocera KPC680 EV-DO Rev. A ExpressCard lands on Verizon
Verizon just launched the new Kyocera KPC680 ExpressCard allowing interested parties to access the carrier’s fast EV-DO Rev. A network and take their Internet work/play with them, wherever they are. According to the official release — which follows after the jump — BroadbandAccess users can expect average download speeds of 600kbps to 1.4Mbps, and upload…
Samsung U900 FlipShot hitting Verizon soon?
We expected the Samsung U900 FlipShot and its 3 megapixel and swiveling display to hit Verizon Wireless’s network last week, but it seems that launch window has come and gone. Now, we hearing that the Samsung U900 FlipShot will be pulling duty as the Samsung A990 successor later this week. Just in time for the…
LG Venus now available on Verizon, Voyager coming on Wednesday
Those of you looking to grab the LG Venus, your wait is over. LG’s stylish touchy slider is now available on Verizon’s website for $199.99 after $50 online discount and with a 2-year contract. On the other hand, if you need a full QWERTY keyboard, you may want to wait for the dual-screen equipped Voyager…
Verizon and Vodafone create a new service for multi-national organizations
Vodafone and Verizon have created a new service to appeal to the multi-national organizations and their “worldy” needs. The new “best-in-class” offering is designed to provide customers with a “consistent approach to products and pricing” under a single contract for the whole world. The way I see it, the two carriers will ship as many…
Samsung U940 spotted; Coming for Christmas?
Lucky folks of PhoneArena got a chance to try out the early prototype of the upcoming Samsung U940 phone. As we’ve already reported, it’s the same device as the F700 which is an exclusive to Vodafone in UK. However, it seems that the CDMA version is a bit different than its European counterpart. Most notably,…
LTE gets a boost with GSMA support – 4G is now LTE
The GSM Association is set to push the next-generation Long-Term Evolution (LTE) standard into the hearts and minds of people around the world with the association’s recent vote to support the emerging 4G standard as the next step after HSPA. Following on recent successes in LTE’s field-tests and Verizon’s consideration of the technology for their…
Verizon may have Samsung i760 world phone in the works
We heard it on the grapevine. It seems that Verizon Wireless may be prepping a world-phone edition of their newly released Samsung i760 smartphone to pull duty as the jet-setting complement to the CDMA handset in the states. Word has it that the Samsung i760 world phone may rock EVDO for US-based phoning and GSM…
No-name firm files suit against Apple and other handset makers for patent infringement
In our land of the lawsuit-friendly legal system, it’s no surprise that we’re hearing of another no-name company coming out of the woodwork with a patent-infringement case. The latest patent-infringement suit comes from Delware-based AutoText Technologies. A 32-page complaint was filed against 23 companies that AutoText Technologies claims infringed on a 1994 patent for a…
Verizon beats T-Mobile for top spot in J.D. Power Customer Satisfaction Suvery
Why do we always have good things to say about T-Mobile? It’s not their wireless service (reception and data speeds are a bit lackluster), but rather their customer service that keeps the Magenta-trademarking company at the top of our list of US carriers. You see, T-Mobile has been on a customer satisfying stint – T-Mobile…