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Verizon and Motorola have a strong relationship, as Moto was the first handset to kick off the uber-popular Droid lineup and the two companies are teaming up again for a special event Oct. 18. The invitation doesn’t give away much but we’re expecting some nice hardware. The invitation simply says, “Faster. Thinner. Smarter. Stronger.” on…
Well what do you know, Verizon and Motorola are preparing to launch an update for the Droid X2. We’ve no idea when that will exactly happen — as far as I know you may be getting it while reading this — but since the update already got a dedicated page at Verizon’s website (PDF file…
Vringo, the video ringtone service we’ve covered for few times in the past, is launching its Facetones service in the U.S. in partnership with Verizon Wireless. Nope, the application won’t come preloaded on the carrier’s smartphones but will be available through V CAST Apps, Verizon’s app store. If you’ve missed our previous posts on Facetones,…
As mentioned during the launch announcement, iPhone 4S pre-orders are available for a number of countries today, including Australia, France, Germany, Japan, U.S., Canada, and the U.K. Though the iPhone 4S looks pretty much identical to the iPhone 4 launched last year, there are a few notable upgrades. The camera is now 8 megapixels, with…
Verizon Wireless has released the Android 2.3 Gingerbread update for its rough & tough smartphone, Casio G’zOne Commando. Available as over-the-air (OTA) update, software version C771M070 brings a number of performance improvements, bug fixes and some new features. More precisely, here’s what you get: Call Features Screen will brighten upon touch when phone is docked…
With the news that the next Nexus phone will be a Verizon exclusive, we’re sure many people are happy to hear that. Many people are not so happy with that, too. Still, even if the handset does debut on Verizon, I can’t imagine that another version wouldn’t pop up for other carriers. While this is…
That ultimate Android device we’ve been talking about for months, the Nexus Prime, turns out it has a different name: Samsung Galaxy Nexus. Bummer, because we though Nexus Prime was just about the most bad ass thing you could call a smartphone. Anyway, the folks at Boy Genius Report got their hands on the spec…
Remember the Samsung Stratosphere, one of those devices we’ve seen on Verizon’s leaked roadmap? Well we now have additional details to report about it, compliments of DroidLife which managed to get its hands on two charts comparing Samsung’s baby with some other smartphones. But first, let’s talk about the specs. The Stratosphere is a device…
I know that I’m probably not the target demographic for the HTC Rhyme on Verizon so I’m going to throw it to the wisdom of the crowds in determining if this ad is awful, great, creepy or a mix of the three. In the ad, a multi-armed lady uses the device for various parts of…
They say good things happen to those who wait, right? Well, if you’ve been holding onto a Motorola Xoom since it first launched, patiently awaiting its 4G/LTE upgrade, you’ve either remained steadfast, Xoom in hand, or you ended up grabbing the LTE Galaxy Tab 10.1. Those of you with a Xoom still kicking around, your…