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If you walk into a Verizon Wireless store knowing you want a smartphone, but are unsure about which one to get, the likeliness that you’ll walk out of that store with a 4G Android phone is pretty high. After numerous reports from ordinary consumers looking to buy a phone, Verizon pushed really hard to get…
Can you believe that it’s already time for the Spring CTIA show? CES and Mobile World Congress have already passed and now it’s time for the mobile world to focus on CTIA, which is generally a big time for U.S. carrier announcements. This year’s conference is taking place in New Orleans, so you know it’s…
The FCC is getting serious about providing high-speed mobile broadband connections to rural areas. The agency has begun accepting bids to bring 3G and 4G services to parts of the country that have been ignored by major carriers, and is offering as much as $300 million to assist in the development costs of these networks.…
Building a 4G LTE network is expensive, but it’s also relatively cheap compared to building out a wired network, especially when that network consists of people who live in rural communities. Copper isn’t exactly a budget material, and fiber optic cables are simply out of the question, so what do people who want to live…
Good news for Galaxy Nexus owners with either Sprint’s or Verizon’s contract as both carriers have either started or are getting ready to roll-out new software updates for their particular version of the Google phone. Verizon Wireless has apparently already started pushing Android 4.0.4 update (build IMM76K) to select users, with folks all around Interwebs…
Verizon Wireless is unveiling some new goodies for its prepaid customers today. Starting today, there’s a refreshed set of monthly data plans for both smartphone and hotspot users to choose from. The first change is for Verizon’s prepaid smartphone users. A new data plan available starting May 1st bundles unlimited talk and text messaging plus 1GB…
Ice Cream Sandwich is coming soon for select Android phones on Verizon Wireless. Spotted on Reddit by The Verge, this leaked screen grab appears to be a roadmap detailing Verizon’s upcoming software updates. Of interest to Android customers are the first four entries on the sheet from the week of April 24, 2012. The heading on this…
Verizon Wireless’s roadmap for handsets coming out late summer and early fall this year has leaked. The folks over at BGR got exclusive information about most, if not all of Big Red’s flagship smartphone releases for the remainder of 2012, as these devices should put a huge grin on the faces of Verizon customers. Lets…
Earnings calls from Verizon and AT&T are in, and both spell potentially “bad” news for Apple. While the iPhone continues to outsell all other smartphones combined on these networks, the number of iPhones sold in the quarter after Apple’s record-breaking Q1 fell below analyst expectations. Analysts expected Apple to sell 32 million iPhones in the…
Verizon is rolling out an update to the Motorola Droid RAZR and RAZR MAXX, but before you get excited, just know it’s a maintenance upgrade only. This OTA update pushes out software version 6.12.181, and it delivers better stability and improved Bluetooth call volume, battery life, visual voicemail, security, and text message delivery. Here’s a…