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Alongside Sprint, Verizon has announced that they’ll be launching the BlackBerry Bold 9930 at the same $249.99 on contract price point, only on August 25 rather than the 21st. This lines up with the rumours we had heard earlier, which means the dates for other Verizon handsets, like the Torch 9850 on September 1 and…
Verizon is experimenting with their pricing yet again, this time introducing a new low end data plan that runs for $20 per month and gives you 300 MB of data. That’s not really all that competitive compared to T-Mobile’s 200 MB for $10 or AT&T’s 250 MB for $15, but we suppose people will pay…
The wait for the Motorola Droid Bionic is finally coming to an end, and Verizon’s first dual-core LTE phone will soon be upon us. The handset has garnered quite the following since we first saw it back in January and even the massive redesign didn’t seem to sway interest for the Bionic. Can the Bionic…
While I was a bit harsh about how data caps could limit the innovation with Verizon 4G LTE apps, the just-opened Verizon Application Innovation Center is actually a really beautiful facility that offers a wealth of tools for developers. At its core, the Verizon Application Innovation Center is aimed at helping app makers create the…
There were some big adjectives being thrown out at the opening of the stunning Verizon Application Innovation Center in San Francisco, as executives kept saying how this center would enable app makers to utilize 4G LTE for “transformative,” “phenomenal” and “once-in-a-lifetime” apps. I was troubled though. How innovative can mobile developers really be on Verizon’s…
If you’re on a market looking to grab yourself a rugged clamshell phone, Verizon Wireless may have exactly what you need. Samsung Convoy 2 builds on the apparent success of its predecessor, boasting similar rough look and feel that meets Military Specifications 810F standards for shock, low pressure (altitude), low and high temperature, temperature shock,…
Verizon Wireless launched a neat online tool to make it easy for its subscribers to plan their wireless service spending (aka roaming costs) when traveling outside of the United States. The new Trip Planner provides customers with such information as global calling and data plans, country-specific coverage and pricing, and device functionality in more than…
The HTC Bliss – you know the upcoming Android phone for Verizon that’s aimed at females? Not only will this device be ultra-sleek, it also looks like it will be getting first dibs on the latest version of HTC’s custom Android skin, Sense. We also got word of a couple of rumored specs for the…
A roadmap of Wireless Giant’s upcoming BlackBerry devices has revealed a trio of RIM accessories are due to go on sale on October 31. One of them, the Cyclone, is what we’ve heard will be a TV accessory, and is described as “Streaming HDMI”. The other two, dubbed Beats and Calypso, are Wi-Fi stereo devices.…
The DROID Bionic will be coming this September, and Verizon already has the teaser page up. While we know what it’s going to look like, and more or less what the specs are going to be, the FCC has released documents that give us a look at the revised DROID Bionic – the one we’ll…