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One of the major features of the iPhone 5 is its LTE connectivity, which brings the Apple smartphone on par with its Android counterparts. Carriers recognize the importance of LTE as a way to attract customers and are boosting their 4G network coverage before the iPhone 5 launch. Verizon will flip the switch on 19 new markets…
With the enhanced screen size, beefier dual-core Cortex A15 processor, and improved cameras, we knew the iPhone 5 would move a ton of units in the opening weekend. Many loyal iOS users stayed up through the night or woke up at 3am EST to preorder the iPhone 5, and Apple sold out of the initial inventory…
After T-Mobile, Verizon Wireless’ Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 will get its serving of the Ice Cream Sandwich. The software version i905.LP11 is listed as “coming soon,” packing a ton of goodies, including: Pinch to Zoom functionality in homescreen and main menu screen Integrated Google Plus Integrated Google Text-To-Speech Engine New features in the email client…
Apple and its carrier partners kicked off pre-orders for the iPhone 5 early this morning. Not surprisingly, there were a few glitches at first as customers descended upon Apple, Verizon, AT&T and Sprint to pre-order their iPhones. AT&T had the hardest time, with reports suggesting the carrier’s servers slowed to a crawl when the buying frenzy…
Today Verizon launched the Motorola Droid Razr M. We knew this day was coming after Motorola’s event last week in New York City. Big Red released details about the devices availability on its website, and many of the things we’ve already heard about the devices specs were true. The Razr M is the mid-range version…
Verizon plans on putting more bloatware on your Android devices, but this time it’ll actually be for a good reason. The largest wireless provider in the United States is introducing a McAfee-based Mobile Security app to be preinstalled on all of its Android handsets, with a free version and a $1.99 per month version. Security…
Looks like Verizon will be adding another HTC phone to its portfolio. According to leaked screenshot from the carrier’s internal device management system, the HTC Desire 4G LTE may soon hit Big Red’s stores around the nation. We’ve no idea what this baby is all about, but we know it’s different than the Droid Incredible…
Amazon and Verizon are expected to announce a partnership today that will see several Amazon applications preloaded on Verizon Android devices. Beginning today, Amazon’s Kindle, Shopping, MP3, IMDB, Audible, and Zappos applications will be loaded onto all newly launched Android devices on Verizon’s network. No word has been given on whether or not users will…
Verizon confirmed in an interview with CNET that the company plans to carry BlackBerry 10 devices when the service launches in Q1 2013. RIM has been making the rounds to carriers showing off both it’s touch-only and QWERTY hardware keyboard BlackBerry 10 devices, and Verizon apparently is interested in both models. The companies will announce more…
Looks like Verizon Wireless is preparing to spice up its portfolio with two new devices, namely the Nokia Lumia 822 and HTC 6435, which was leaked before as the company’s first phablet with a 5-inch screen. The two phones were caught at Verizon’s Device Management System (DMD), which usually means the carrier is preparing for…