Sony has confirmed the bad news. The Sony Xperia Play, the company’s PlayStation phone, will not be getting the upgrade to Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich. In a blog post, the company updated its customers on the Android 4.0 roll out process and in it, Sony announced that the Xperia Play would not be getting [...]
Late yesterday, Google made the Samsung Galaxy Nexus Android 4.0.4 available once again for download which could be a sign that Verizon will be rolling out the update to users at some point in the near future. The good news appeared over on the XDA-forums and the download is now available for those that are [...]
While neither Samsung nor the American carriers involved with the upcoming Samsung Galaxy S III launch have revealed anything, the evidence points to all four major U.S. getting the device in June. That means that AT&T, T-Mobile, Sprint and Verizon should all see the device arrive at some point in the weeks ahead. And while [...]
The LG Optimus LTE2, LG’s answer to the HTC One X and the Samsung Galaxy S III, appears headed to Verizon at some point in the future. Blog of Mobile, courtesy of Droid-Life, has discovered that the device has cleared the Global Certification Forum (GCF) sporting a model number LG VS930. It has popped up [...]
The Verizon Galaxy Nexus Android 4.0.4 update was rumored to be out on Tuesday. Tuesday came and went without an update, just like the other days have in the five months since its launch. I’m not mad that it missed that date and I’m not even mad about the ridiculous bugs that seem to be [...]
Those that weren’t content with Verizon’s price drop will be happy to know that the Motorola Droid RAZR MAXX price has dropped to an even lower price at Amazon Wireless. Last week, Verizon dropped the price of the Droid RAZR MAXX, one of its popular 4G LTE Android smartphones down to $199.99 on a new [...]
In addition to confirming the HTC ThunderBolt Ice Cream Sandwich update for July or August, HTC has also revealed some news in regards to the Droid Incredible 2 Android 4.0 update saying that it has yet to determine whether Verizon’s 3G smartphone will ever see the update to Google’s latest software. The company has released [...]
HTC has released a brand new detailed Android 4.0 schedule and it looks like the HTC ThunderBolt Ice Cream Sandwich update is slated to arrive sometime in either July or August of this year. The schedule offers no specific dates but it does offer a window for HTC ThunderBolt owners to look forward to. HTC [...]
Verizon has new mobile hotspot that will give users 4G LTE speeds in the U.S. and 3G internationally. The Verizon Jetpack 890L uses Verizon’s 4G LTE and 3G networks while in the U.S. and 3G data in other countries to make sure users have mobile hotspots available wherever they go. The device goes on sale [...]
Similar to the Bluetooth SIG listings that confirmed the AT&T and T-Mobile USA variants of Samsung’s third-generation flagship Galaxy S III yesterday, now we have confirmation of Verizon’s variant. According to the Bluetooth Special Interest Group (SIG), the regulatory body for Bluetooth radio approval, we also have confirmation of Verizon’s listing, which lists the CDMA [...]
Last week we heard that Verizon might be gearing up to release a software update that will enable global roaming capabilities on several of its popular 4G LTE smartphones and today, the carrier confirmed that this will indeed be happening sometime this summer. The confirmation was given to The Verge and the carrier acknowledged that [...]
Starting today, Amazon will be awarding those who purchase a Verizon 4G LTE device, Samsung Galaxy Nexus and Motorola Droid RAZR MAXX included, a $40 credit that can be used towards a monthly bill from the carrier. The deal applies to all of Verizon’s 4G LTE smartphones that Verizon currently has on sale and it [...]
It looks like owners of the Samsung Galaxy Nexus on Verizon might finally get the update this week as its release date has been pegged for this week. According to Droid-Life, several Galaxy Nexus owners have been informed that the update will be rolling out this week, possibly as soon as tomorrow, May 22nd. In [...]
T-Mobile won’t be following in the footsteps of AT&T and Verizon when it comes to offering shared data plans. In a blog post today, the carrier ruled out the idea of introducing shared data plans, at least for the time being. T-Mobile says that it doesn’t think consumers will benefit from a shared data plan. [...]
Earlier this year, Verizon said that the Motorola Droid 4 and the LG Spectrum would be getting global roaming capabilities later this year. Well, it looks like that might just happen in the near future and it seems that they might be joined by the Motorola Droid 4, Motorola Droid RAZR and the HTC Rezound. [...]
In addition to confirming the bad news for Motorola Droid Bionic owners, Motorola has confirmed that the Motorola Droid RAZR and Droid RAZR MAXX Android 4.0 updates will be rolling out sometime during Q2. The news comes from Motorola’s Ice Cream Sandwich timeline which was updated today. Motorola says that both Droid RAZR and Droid [...]
Motorola has updated its Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich upgrade page and it’s bad news for Motorola Droid Bionic owners. The manufacturer has updated the timeline for its devices and while this is more confirmation that the Droid Bionic will be getting Android 4.0, it’s going to be a long wait for owners. Motorola says [...]
Today Verizon revealed how it will kill unlimited data plans. Shortly after releasing a vague statement in which is declined to provide much detail, Verizon has dished some details to The New York Times that clarify just what it plans to do with unlimited data. Customers who are already on an unlimited data plan will [...]
Yesterday, Verizon CFO Fran Shammo dropped a bomb on owners of grandfathered unlimited data plans saying that the company would be killing those in favor of shared data. Shammo’s announcement though was unfortunately light on the details. Today, Verizon has released a vague statement promising to clarify that policy change when its shared data plan [...]
Today’s leak of an Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich build for the Motorola Droid 4 leaves the Motorola Droid Bionic as the last remaining big name smartphone from Motorola to see any kind of Android 4.0 information leak. And that does not bode well for a swift release. Many Android phones see versions of major [...]
It seems as though Motorola is hard at work prepping the Motorola Droid 4 Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich update as a build of the upcoming software has surfaced ahead of its release. Droid-Life is reporting that a leaked Android 4.0.4 build for the Droid 4 has leaked to the surface. It’s the latest test [...]
Verizon has confirmed that it will be killing off grandfathered unlimited data plans that it offers to 3G customers who had contracts in place prior to the carrier’s introduction of tiered data last July. According to Fierce Wireless, Verizon CFO Fran Shammo confirmed the news at the J.P. Morgan Technology, Media and Telecom conference. Shammo [...]
Verizon has planned a massive 4G LTE expansion for May 17th wherein the carrier will be launching its high-speed network in 28 new markets across the United States while expanding it in 11 others. The carrier has a tendency to stagger its 4G LTE roll out announcements but today, it took a different approach and [...]
When Verizon announced the upcoming Droid Incredible 4G LTE, it failed to give it an official release date or pricing. While that’s still the case, it seems that Verizon, at the very least, will be offering a $50 rebate on the device when it launches in the weeks ahead. A document obtained by Droid-Life reveals [...]
Five months ago, I walked into a Verizon retail store and bought the Samsung Galaxy Nexus with the hope that it would replace my iPhone 3GS as my go-to smartphone. Unfortunately, that hasn’t happened. That’s because my Galaxy Nexus experience has been a difficult one to say the least and one that has completely turned [...]
Tomorrow will mark the five month anniversary of the Samsung Galaxy Nexus launch on Verizon. And if the device is not updated with Android 4.0.4 today, it will also mean that in the five months since it has been out, Verizon has yet to release an update for the Nexus phone. Clearly, Verizon has dropped [...]
This morning I got an email from GBM Reader poppacracker: Here’s the body of that email: I have seen many reviews on quality of reception for a multitude of phones. All have dealt with one phone at a time and most of the time it turns into service that is available and excuses. I would [...]
While not surprising, we now have confirmation that Verizon won’t be getting any of the HTC One Series devices, a lineup that includes the HTC One X, HTC One S, and the HTC One V. The confirmation comes from HTC spokesperson Jeff Gordon who has told Android Authority that Verizon won’t be carrying any of [...]
Alleged test shots from the Samsung Galaxy S III have apparently confirmed that the device will be headed to all four major carriers in the United States, a list that includes AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile and Verizon. Pocketnow has leaked some test photos that were apparently shot with the cameras on all four Galaxy S III [...]
As expected, the Motorola Droid RAZR MAXX price at Verizon has dropped today down to $199.99 on-contract, down from the whopping $299.99 that the carrier was charging for the phone previously. We told you yesterday that the price would likely be dropping today and sure enough, the carrier has cut the price down to a [...]
It looks like the Nenamark benchmarking site confirms what we’ve already known from earlier leaks and rumors–the Verizon edition of Samsung’s flagship Galaxy S III Android smartphone will be running on Qualcomm’s dual-core Snapdragon S4 processor rather than Samsung’s own quad-core Exynos CPU. The device, model number SCH-I535, was spotted previously through a leaked user [...]
It appears that the Motorola Droid RAZR MAXX price drop at Verizon, which was rumored to be in the works last week, may end up taking place tomorrow. We have received a tip from someone familiar with Verizon’s plans who states that the price of the Motorola Droid RAZR MAXX, one of the most popular [...]
Apple’s re-branding the tablet formerly known as the “iPad Wi-Fi +4G” as the “iPad Wi-Fi + Cellular” due to international pressure. Apple customers in most of the world simply don’t aren’t covered by 4G LTE networks, which are significantly faster than 3G networks. Marketing a 4G device in countries void of 4G networks didn’t make a lot of [...]
The Motorola Droid RAZR MAXX is one of the best Android smartphones on the market right now and it looks like it might become even more appealing to those looking for a new device. Droid-Life has acquired an image of what appears to be a flyer from Verizon which clearly states that a $100 price [...]
An update for the HTC ThunderBolt appears to be rolling out right now. Unfortunately, instead of Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich, it’s a bug fix update that should help to resolve a number of issues that owners of Verizon’s 4G LTE smartphone have been having. HTC ThunderBolt owners have alerted us to the fact that [...]
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