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Verizon Wireless launched its next-generation 4G LTE network a little over a year ago, but unfortunately most customers are still using 3G. Wall Street Journal reports that only 5 percent of all Verizon customers are taking advantage of LTE speeds a year after the nationwide rollout began. As of the end of last year, Verizon Wireless…
Apple is all set to official unveil the iPad 3 next week. The Verge and other publications just received an invitation to the announcement event, which will take place on March 7th at 10am PST in San Francisco. The iPad 3 is widely expected to be a huge leap forward for Apple, with significant hardware improvements over…
Verizon Wireless is sending out a special promotion to the email inboxes of its current customers. Those due for an upgrade can obtain a high-end smartphone completely free with a two-year contract. The qualifying handsets are the Motorola Droid Razr, Samsung Galaxy Nexus, and Samsung Stratosphere. There’s just one small condition: the promotion only applies…
Verizon Wireless will soon add another low-cost QWERTY slider to its portfolio – Samsung Brightside. Unfortunately, it’s not a smartphone — rather it runs Samsung’s proprietary OS which does come with mobile Internet capabilities. At the moment, we don’t have all information about the Brightside, but we do have few details. For instance, we do…
Verizon and Motorola are about to launch a new non-Ice Cream Sandwich update (PDF file is here) for the original Droid X. And while we’re not sure when the software version 4.5.621 will be released (it could happen any day now) we do know what’s included – here are the highlights: Improved browser security with the…
Droid-Life got the scoop from their sources that Verizon Wireless will soon release two new Android handsets: the Droid Fighter and LG Cayman. The image above is supposedly a schedule for different phone and tablet workshops for the carrier’s employees. The majority of devices on the list are ones that are already on the market such…
T-Mobile is asking the Federal Communication Commission to block Verizon’s planned $3.6 billion acquisition of spectrum from cable companies because it says the move would lead to an “excessive concentration” of wireless spectrum. According to the Associated Press, MetroPCS also wanted to block the deal. Sprint didn’t ask the FCC for an outright block of…
If you wake up and discover the LTE connection on your Verizon 4G phone is not working, you are not alone. According to reports from BGR and Engadget, Verizon’s LTE network is down in select parts of the country. Engadget has received reports of outages in Indianapolis, Milwaukee, Phoenix, Pennsylvania and Ohio. Verizon’s twitter account confirms “VZW…
The Samsung Stratosphere is far from being the best LTE-enabled smartphone in Verizon Wireless’ offering, but it’s the first QWERTY keyboard-equipped device the Big Red carrier added to its LTE portfolio. Not that this actually counts for something, but if you still like Sammy’s phone, you may be glad to find out it’s now available…
Verizon Wireless is in perfect standing when it comes to any spectrum concerns, according to comments from CEO Dan Mead. Mead said the company doesn’t need to refarm any spectrum being used for its 2G and CDMA EV-DO networks for LTE services. This could be some good reassurance for those who have valid concerns, especially…