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Ever wonder why when you walk into a carrier store, they always subtly (or in some cases, not so subtly) try to push you toward buying an Android device? The reason is because even though Apple requires a grandiose display of the iPhone, carriers make much more money off of Android phones. Carriers pay Apple…
There are two things I really dig: mobile technology and the National Basketball Association. That’s why it’s very cool to see the Phoenix Suns, Samsung and Verizon Wireless teaming up to bring Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 tablets to the game. These 4G LTE-enabled tablets will be used throughout the Suns’ operation. This will include workers…
Verizon announced the Motorola Droid 4 at CES and we got an early look at the LTE phone. It’s now a month later and the wireless carrier has finally given us a release date. The latest iteration of the popular Android model will hit Verizon stores and online starting February 10th. The phone will retail…
The DROID RAZR MAXX is obviously selling like hot cupcakes these days with Verizon Wireless at one point as out of stock (along with the LG Revolution and Motorola DROID X2). However, the carrier and Motorola must’ve been working round the clock to fix this “injustice” and now the DROID RAZR MAXX is back with…
Verizon and Coinstar/Redbox announced on Monday a joint venture LLC company that’ll bring a subscription video service to Verizon customers. Verizon will own a 65 percent stake in the venture and Redbox will hold the remaining 35 percent. Details on the agreement were sparse, but the pair did say the joint venture will mix both online…
Last night, I took the opportunity to check out Verizon’s NFL Mobile app and watched the entire Super Bowl game on my Galaxy Nexus. I’m a cord cutter and don’t have cable so watching it on the small screen was my only option. After watching the game on 4G, 3G and WiFi, I’m happy to say the stream was a resounding success. I’d…
While DROID RAZR users are still waiting for their serving of the Ice Cream Sandwich, Verizon and Motorola are about to release new software version for the super-thin smartphone, yours to take in the meantime. The soon-to-be-launched update includes Android 2.3.6 along with a number of bug fixes, feature updates and so on. Here are…
Verizon Wireless and Casio released a new update for the rugged G’zOne Commando Android smartphone. Firmware version C771M100 brings a number of improvements, most notably free push-to-talk capability. In addition, there are other changes included as well, such as: Google Mobile Services has been updated to Gingerbread R8. Improvements in security with the latest Google…
Verizon Wireless and Comcast are teaming up to offer San Francisco customers a package of video, phone, Internet and wireless services. I wouldn’t be surprised to see more of these bundled packages being offered around the country moving forward. In the announcement, Verizon and Comcast said it will offer customers a Visa prepaid card for…
Last time we talked about Amazon’s HTC Rezound offer, the online retailer asked for 150 bucks for HTC’s powerful smartphone. Like that’s not a good deal enough, Amazon decided to further slash the price to $79.99, making for an awesome purchase. However, this is the price for new customers only — if you’re upgrading or…