Until now, Verizon Wireless has been offering one of its flagship Android smartphones, the Samsung Galaxy Nexus, for a steep $299.99 on-contract. However, the carrier has today knocked $100 off of the price of the Galaxy Nexus which means customers can now snag the Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich powered device for $199.99 with a [...]
This morning Verizon quietly put up a teaser website for the upcoming HTC Droid Incredible 4G LTE, only to pull it a few minutes later. The Verge spotted the website, and managed to take a few screenshots before Verizon took the teaser down. The teaser showed a smartphone that looks like the leak we saw [...]
Last week, Josh if the Nokia Lumia 900 could be Windows Phone’s “Droid”. I think with AT&T, it can well at a lower level, but there’s no way it will reach “Droid” status. It definitely won’t succeed at that level if an upgrade to Windows Phone 8 isn’t on the docket, which is unknown at this [...]
One of Verizon’s best 3G smartphones, the HTC Droid Incredible 2, has seemingly sailed off into the sunset today as the device has vanished completely from the carrier’s website. Droid-Life has discovered that the Droid Incredible 2 isn’t just no longer in stock but it has vanished from Verizon’s website altogether. A quick search on [...]
There have been several signs that have pointed to an imminent launch of the rumored HTC Droid Incredible 4G and today, we have yet another one as the phone’s predecessor, the Droid Incredible 2, has gone out of stock at Verizon. First discovered by Droid-Life, the Droid Incredible 2 is now listed as being out [...]
The HTC Rezound Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich update that was rumored to be out earlier this month now has been pegged with a new release date in May. In addition, it appears that the Motorola Xoom 4G LTE may be getting its upgrade to Android 4.0 in just a few days. According to an [...]
Despite recent history, Verizon seems ready to put its support behind Microsoft’s Windows Phone platform. According to All Things D, Verizon CFO Fran Shammo talked about the company’s interest in Windows Phone during its first quarter earnings call today. Shammo said “It is important that there is a third ecosystem brought into the mix here, we are [...]
During the company’s first quarter earnings call, Verizon CEO Lowell McAdam confirmed that the company’s long awaited shared family data plans will launch sometime during the summer of this year. Previously, the carrier had said that the shared data plans would be rolling out by the end of the year but McAdam said that Verizon [...]
Verizon has announced its first quarter earnings today and revealed that it activated 3.2 million iPhones during the quarter, a decline from the 4.3 million that it activated in Q4 of 2011, but a number that still represents over half of the carrier’s smartphone sales. The decline in iPhone sales can likely be attributed to [...]
The Motorola Droid 4 is poised to receive its first update since the device first launched on Verizon’s 4G LTE network back in February of this year. The update, first discovered by Droid-Life, is set to bring a number of enhancements and fixes to Big Red’s iconic smartphone. Chief among them is improved battery life, [...]
Traveling outside of the U.S. and using your smartphone is expensive. Thankfully, today Verizon announced new data plans for international travelers that makes international data cheaper. Starting today, Verizon is offering 100MB of international 3G data for $25 a month. The data plan is only added during the months that you need it, so you’re [...]
Yes, that is correct, Verizon Wireless announced today via press release that they will flip the LTE switch in Tuscaloosa, Alabama on April 19th, 2012. In addition to Tuscaloosa, they will hit Auburn, putting LTE in both of Alabama’s football cities. The fact that I will finally get Verizon LTE isn’t the big news here. [...]
Verizon has announced a flurry of new and expanding 4G LTE markets today and the list is quite large. Dozens of cities will either see the new service or see expanded service once April 19th rolls around. The carrier has unveiled a large list of new markets in the United States that will soon see [...]
It looks like we now know a little bit more information about a device that has been leaked many times before as the Droid Fighter. In a newly leaked photo, we now are seeing that the Droid Fighter may in fact be coming to market, or at least to Verizon Wireless’ shelves, as the Motorola [...]
Verizon continues to grow their large 4G LTE network with the expansion of coverage in California today. Verizon announced enhanced and new 4G LTE coverage in California markets today, keeping ahead of rival AT&T. Verizon also announced coverage in Reno, Nevada. Verizon subscribers in these areas will now enjoy data connection speeds up to 10 [...]
Smartphones are taking over the shelves at Verizon, but the carrier hasn’t forgotten about your parents and basic cell phone users. I knew that the selection of “basic phones”, as Verizon calls them, would be limited, but I wasn’t ready for what I found when I helped my father-in-law buy a basic flip phone before the new $30 [...]
Yesterday, a flurry of photos showing the upcoming Droid Incredible 4G from HTC leaked giving consumers a good look at the upcoming 4G LTE smartphone. The phone has leaked out again in two new photos that offer a clear look at the front of the phone. Droid-Life has leaked out two photos of the front [...]
Earlier today, the upcoming Droid Incredible 4G from HTC appeared in the first photos that very clearly displayed not only its HTC and Verizon branding, but 4G LTE branding as well. On the heels of that leak comes the first official image of the Droid Incredible 4G offering yet another look at the phone that [...]
It appears that Verizon’s upcoming 4G LTE smartphone, the HTC Droid Incredible 4G, has surfaced today in the first images that show off both 4G LTE and Verizon Wireless branding. The images come courtesy of Android Police and they clearly show off a phone that is styled like the previous versions of the Droid Incredible. [...]
Verizon Wireless is giving users yet another fee. This fee forces customers to pay to upgrade their phones. Verizon customers will soon have to pay a $30 upgrade fee whenever they upgrade to a new phone with a two-year contract with the carrier. This new fee will apply to all Verizon customers that are eligible [...]
At the end of 2011, I faced a tough decision about which phone I should buy to replace my iPhone 3GS. Ultimately, I decided on the Verizon version of the Samsung Galaxy Nexus. One of the reasons I decided on the Galaxy Nexus was because it was a Nexus branded device. What does this mean [...]
So far, all signs have pointed to a launch of the upcoming HTC Droid Incredible 4G during the month of April and today, yet another one has emerged as Verizon has dropped th price of the Droid Incredible 2 all the way down to nothing. Verizon’s price drop of the Droid Incredible 2 comes shortly [...]
While Nokia focusing its launch efforts for the AT&T Lumia 900 today, the company is rumored to be hard at work to delivering a Lumia Windows Phone experience to CDMA carriers as well, including Sprint and Verizon. Currently, Nokia’s Lumia handsets are available unlocked in the form of the Lumia 800, on T-Mobile as the [...]
It looks like Verizon Wireless may be adding another 4G LTE smartphone from manufacturer Pantech in the future. A leaked benchmark using the Nenamark benchmarking too shows that a device with the model number ADR910L was tested for Verizon’s network with a Qualcomm processor and Adreno 225 graphics; the graphics indicate that the device, made [...]
It appears that the Motorola Droid RAZR Android 4.0 update should be rolling out in the near future as Motorola has told its Motorola Feedback Network that a soak test for the software should begin soon. Droid-Life is reporting that the company has told members of the MFN, who test updates for the company, that [...]
Every few months I suggest taking the time to check your cell phone plan to make sure it fits your needs. Verizon, AT&T, Sprint and T-Mobile lock users into two-year contracts, but that doesn’t mean the monthly bill is locked. Users can change most plan options, features and add-ons without extending the contract. Saving just $10 a month on a [...]
AT&T and Sprint have quite a bit of work to do if either hopes to catch up to the footprint of Verizon’s 4G LTE network. According to Droid-Life, Verizon has either introduced, expanded or enhanced its 4G LTE network in 44 markets around the United States. As it stands, Verizon’s 4G LTE network is far [...]
Starting on April 8th, Best Buy will start accepting old smartphones in return for $50 towards a new Motorola smartphone. The deal applies to three Motorola handsets including the Motorola Atrix 2 for AT&T, the Motorola Photon 4G for Sprint and the Motorola Droid RAZR for Verizon’s 4G LTE network. Verizon’s Droid RAZR is a [...]
Today is April 4th, the date that a leaked Best Buy document said would be the day that the Motorola Droid RAZR and Motorola Droid RAZR MAXX would be getting Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich. Owners of both devices have yet to see any new software roll out but Motorola, for its part, says that [...]
There have been whispers about a new HTC-made Droid Incredible device hitting Verizon’s 4G LTE network in the near future and it would appear that the launch of that phone, presumed to be called the Droid Incredible 4G, just got a bit closer today as the carrier, according to Droid-Life, has dropped the price on its [...]
A leaked document has seemingly leaked out the Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich roll out dates for a trio of Verizon 4G LTE devices including the Motorola Droid RAZR, Droid RAZR MAXX and the HTC Rezound. If this leaked document from Best Buy is solid, and right now we have no reason to think that [...]
While HTC and Verizon have yet to spill the goods on a device believed to be called the Droid Incredible 4G, unofficial information has been pouring in over the past few weeks. Today is no different as a leaked image, courtesy of Android Central, tells us that Verizon is now making the necessary preparations to [...]
Don’t look now but it appears that a device masquerading as the Motorola Droid Bionic 2 has appeared in Asurion’s enrollment form which signals one of two things. One, Motorola and Verizon are cooking up another Motorola Droid Bionic or two, this is a placeholder for a device in the future that will be called [...]
Today, Verizon launched a phone called the LG Lucid for $79 on-contract. It’s a 4G LTE device that not only sports an extremely low price tag, but some fairly nice features as well. It has a 4-inch display, a 1GHz dual-core processor, 1GB of RAM, a 5MP camera, 8GB of on board storage, and Android [...]
Apple’s launch of the new iPad on March 16th brought 4G LTE network support to the iPad, but with the fanfare over faster mobile broadband network support, there’s also the issue of continued confusion due to complex network infrastructures around the world as well as unclear marketing on the behalf of Apple and its partner [...]
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Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE Review: A Worthy Successor to the Original (Video)
When Sprint had debuted the original WiMax-capable HTC EVO 4G nearly two years ago, it was an instant hit on the Now network. Not only was the HTC EVO 4G the first 4G smartphone in the world taking advantage of Sprint’s then speedy WiMax network, but it brought some new features and pizzazz to the [...]
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