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Word on the street suggests Verizon Wireless is preparing to launch quite a few handsets this month. The Pantech Breakout is expected to be among the phones launching this month. Now, thanks to leaked information, we know a little bit more about what this smartphone will offer. The Pantech Breakout will be an LTE-enabled smartphone that is...
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Sometimes, the hype is accurate. Sometimes, it's not. But it says something to AT&T's claim of covering 97% of Americans when Verizon Wireless claims the "most reliable carrier" crowd yet again. Despite taking on loads of new customers from their Alltel acquisition, it looks like VZW is beating the other guys when...
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We've known about the upcoming announcement and launch of the Samsung Galaxy S II smartphone for US carriers for a little while now. It has been assumed that Samsung would make a variant of this phone for all four of the top U.S. carriers. Now, one of America's largest carriers, Verizon Wireless, has confirmed that it...
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Verizon Wireless and Intuit are making it easier for small businesses to accept credit card payments using smartphones or tablets with the introduction of Intuit’s GoPayment app and pocket-sized credit card reader. The card reader plugs into the audio jack of supported smartphones and tablets. You can then swipe...
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The rumor mill is churning again, and this time it has produced some new iPhone rumors. Hints from an iOS developer's activity logs suggest that the next generation iPhone model will be dual-mode, that is, connected to both Verizon and AT&T's networks. According to the dev, a device they believed to be the...
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The Wall Street Journal is reporting that Sprint, No. 3 among the United States' Big 4 wireless carriers, will finally have an iPhone to call its own. Sprint will begin selling the iPhone 5 in mid-October, the WSJ said, according to the normal "people familiar with the matter." The timing seems to match the latest rumors on the launch of Apple's...
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With the addition of 15 new 4G LTE markets and expansion of the network in 10 cities, Verizon Wireless' 4G LTE network is now available to more than half of the U.S. population. According to Verizon Wireless, customers using the company's 4G LTE network should enjoy average data rates of 5 to 12 Mbps on the downlink...
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Last Friday, AT&T gave notice that it would henceforth take steps to block unauthorized tethering. For those who aren't familiar with the term, "tethering" is the practice of using a cell phone's data link to provide wireless service to a desktop or laptop. Now, Verizon is evidently following suit. Customers who...
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We've come to the conclusion that an alien species has contaminated the Earth's water sources with a chemical that leads to an inability to negotiate, thereby leading to a series of labor disputes. Don't believe it? Just look at the evidence. The NFL season was in jeopardy while owners and players disputed a new collective bargaining agreement,...
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Rather than using cash or a typical credit card, many tech-savvy consumers are relying on something very different to make payments these days: contactless payment solutions. While NFC has grabbed the lion's share of the hype surrounding this movement, there are actually quite a few options when it comes to...
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It's the start of a new week, and the next-generation iPhone still isn't here, which means it's time for another new iPhone 5 rumor. This one pushes back the date of the launch (not announcement, mind you) to October. The latest rumor comes from AllThingsD, via a typical anonymous sources situation. Word is that even if the reports of AT&T...
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We noted earlier that it seemed that AT&T Wireless' move toward data throttling for its highest 5 percent of end users could, in fact, act to push some of those grandfathered unlimited users to data tiers. Here's another move that could do so, if true. The new report concerns Apple's FaceTime video calling service. Reportedly, despite...
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More possible confirmation on iPhone 4S / 5 (or both) release in the September / October timeframe is coming via vacation blackouts, something that Apple, AT&T and Verizon have done in the past when prior iPhones have released. One example from earlier this year was the Verizon iPhone launch, before which Apple and Verizon were reported...
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AT&T is rumored to be implementing a data throttling program set to begin in the first week of October. The change would apply only to its top users, and would in that way be similar to the program already in place at Verizon Wireless (.PDF). That could point to potential timing for an iPhone 5 launch: last year, AT&T implemented data...
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Verizon Wireless has confirmed a free 4G LTE upgrade is coming to the Motorola Xoom in September. According to an email from Verizon Wireless, users should expect to receive an email at the end of the summer telling them more about the upgrade process. When the Xoom was revealed in January, one of the highly touted features was the tablet’s...
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Radioshack announced yesterday that it will be dumping T-Mobile for Verizon, causing another blow to the nation's #4 wireless carrier. With Verizon being the nation's No. 1 carrier (at least until AT&T's proposed acquisition of T-Mobile is complete), the move makes sense. Verizon's customer base is 3x that of T-Mobile's. In addition,...
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Can consumers handle another flavor of the Galaxy Tab 10.1? Verizon Wireless thinks so. Verizon has another model on the way -- a couple of them, actually. The first LTE-enabled Tab 10.1 will ship to VZW on July 28th, bringing 4G speeds to a white or grey 16GB/32GB slate. Other than the LTE radio, the specs and shape remain the same, but we...
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Ch-ch-changes. They're happening, that's for sure, and now just with companies that are down in the dumps. Even Verizon, which has been doing quite well of late, has seen fit to make a few alterations at the top. The Verizon Board of Directors has named Verizon President and COO Lowell C. McAdam as president and chief executive officer of...
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Looking to upgrade your smartphone? If fast Internet is what you're after, don't get swindled into locking yourself down to a two-year contract with a 3G-only device. All the major wireless carriers are aggressively rolling out 4G to more areas, including Verizon, which just expanded its 4G LTE network to 28 more markets. New areas include...
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Sprint Nextel is considering rolling out family-plan type subscriptions for data services, according to an announcement yesterday. "You'll see this from us," said Fared Adib, Vice President of Product Development for Sprint, at a roundtable discussion with reporters. Adib said that the reason tablets haven't taken off is because there haven't...
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All good things must come to an end. With Sprint being the last major oasis for unlimited data plans, the news that subsidiary Virgin Mobile is going to begin throttling users is indeed negative. With competitors Verizon, and AT&T killing off their unlimited data plans and T-Mobile throttling users, customers desperate...
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In April, we learned that Motorola's hot new Droid Bionic smartphone for Verizon Wireless might not be available as early as initially hoped. At that time, all estimates pointed to a summer launch. Now, summer is in full swing and sure enough, Verizon Wireless has launched a special sign-up page for the Droid Bionic. Although we still don’t...
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