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Samsung held a big Galaxy Note 2 event on Wednesday to celebrate the US launch of its 5.5-inch smartphone. While Sprint and T-Mobile have announced their launch details, Verizon has taken the unusual strategy of launching its pre-order page without confirming the phone’s launch details or pricing. Earlier rumors suggested Verizon would start accepting pre-orders…
Despite numerous reports that Apple is falling behind on supplying carriers and customers with iPhone 5s to meet demand, AT&T came out strong with its Q3 2012 numbers especially when compared to the year-ago quarter. The carrier rose to 4.7 million iPhone activations in the third quarter of 2012. That’s up from 3.7 million in…
Days after we’ve seen the HTC J Butterfly announced in Japan, we caught the similar device with Verizon’s branding. The forthcoming HTC DLX (pronounced “Deluxe”) will have the same 5-inch 1080p screen, along with other high-end specs like 2GB of RAM, LTE connectivity support, 8 or 12-megapixel rear camera (we’re still not sure), front-facing one,…
Though late to the party, Verizon will soon become the fourth large US carrier to offer carrier billing to customers. Google announced the news on its twitter feed this morning, offering little detail other than the news it’ll be rolling out the service to Verizon customers “over the next few weeks.”The service allows users to purchase apps,…
Motorola’s Punit Soni told Bionic customers earlier this year that they had “gotten a raw deal” and promised the company “could do way better.” This “way better” comes in the form of an Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich update which should start hitting Bionic handsets on Friday. The update will rollout in phases and should…
Verizon Wireless announced its quarterly earnings on Thursday and the company had an exceptional three months. Service revenues grew 7.5 percent year over year to an impressive $16.2 billion. Total revenues climbed to $19.0B, another 7.3 percent yearly increase. Retail postpaid bills also increased 6.5 percent from last quarter, with the average customer now paying…
Verizon kicked off a mass email campaign advertising its newest Motorola Android handsets, the Razr Maxx HD and the Razr HD. The flashy email is full of the typical DROID marketing style, but has one glaring error. The phone in the center of the advertisement is not the Razr Maxx HD handset as claimed. It’s…
It’s no secret that Verizon is the top carrier in the United States, and after its third quarter results it only added to its supremacy. Big Red reported some impressive sales numbers in the third quarter, as the large telco sold 3.1 million iPhone’s, with 651,000 of that being iPhone 5’s. The company was only able…
Today, Verizon started selling the second generation Droid Razr handsets from Motorola. Interested customers can go to Verizon’s website or a retail store and grab either the Droid Razr HD for $199 or the Maxx HD for $299. Both prices require a two-year customer agreement. The two phones share similar specs with each one boasting…
We do expect to see Motorola rolling out Android 4.1 Jelly Bean update for its solid mid-range device, DROID RAZR M. Thanks to the new firmware leak, we tend to believe that the new software will be released sooner rather than later. As with any leak, this isn’t the official way to cram the latest…