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| Motorola Napoleon Q9 Prepared by Verizon |  | Motorola has revamped (again) its Q9 smartphone and transformed it into "Motorola Napoleon". This new handset will be soon released by Verzion Wireless in the US, bringing a new design as well as new features.
According to ... [read more >>] | | 04 July 2008, 05:21GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Verizon Brings V CAST Music with Rhapsody – 5 Million Songs Included |  | Verizon Wireless is now offering a new version of its V CAST Music service, named "V CAST Music with Rhapsody." As you probably already figured, the new V CAST Music is offered in collaboration with Rhapsody, the online music service of RealNetworks and MTV.
V CAST Music with Rhapsody will allow Verizon subscribers to access more than 5 million songs, for $15 per month. Every song that you buy (for $1.99) will be of ... [read more >>] | | 02 July 2008, 04:11GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| HTC's Touch Diamond and Touch Pro Going to Verizon |  | The latest high-end Pocket PCs unveiled by HTC, namely Touch Diamond and Touch Pro, will be available on the US market not only from Sprint, as known until now, but also from Verizon Wireless.
Obviously, since both Sprint and Verizon are CDMA carriers, the new HTC ... [read more >>] | | 01 July 2008, 07:25GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Motorola Blaze, Verizon's First Touchscreen Moto |  | It seems that Motorola is going into the touchscreen direction with more and more of its handset. After the two Mings (A1600 and A1800) and the A810 – all three released in China – we have another Moto-made touchscreen phone, named Motorola Blaze.
The Blaze was ... [read more >>] | | 30 June 2008, 05:03GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| LG Dare Out Now, Defying iPhone 3G and Samsung Instinct |  | LG Dare, the full-touch handset proudly announced by Verizon Wireless a few weeks ago, is now available for purchase from Verizon's official website. The new Dare is priced at $199 with a contract agreement for two years and at $249 with ... [read more >>] | | 26 June 2008, 12:54GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| LG Chocolate 3 Comes in Blue Too |  | The latest LG handset from the Chocolate series, namely LG Chocolate 3, planned to be released in the US by Verizon Wireless, will be available in two colors: black and blue. The black version was already unveiled by Verizon, in the press release announcing the new handset, while t ... [read more >>] | | 25 June 2008, 03:12GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| LG Decoy Out Now, Beautiful Girls (Not) Included |  | As announced last week, Verizon Wireless has released the LG Decoy handset today – the very first mobile phone to come with a detachable Bluetooth headset that's integrated into the case of the phone.
LG Decoy can be bought as of now, for $179.99, with a contract agreement for two years (after a $50 mail-in rebate), both online, from Verizon's website, and via the carrier's retail stores across the US.
... [read more >>] | | 16 June 2008, 10:50GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| The "Nokia Batman" Phone Hits Verizon on June 15 |  | Verizon has just announced the availability of the first "Nokia Batman" phone, officially called Nokia 6205 The Dark Knight. With such a long (and quite funny) name, the new handset, that we first heard of two days ago, will try to appeal to the fans of both Nokia ... [read more >>] | | 13 June 2008, 10:47GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Palm Centro via Verizon, Starting Tomorrow |  | Verizon Wireless has officially announced that it starts offering the best-selling Palm smartphone of the last year(s), which is, of course, the Palm Centro.
The V carrier is the third important US operator to include the Centro in its line-up, after Sprint and AT&T. Sprint actually released the Centro quite a while ago, back in September 2007, being the exclusive carrier for the smartphone until the beginning of this ye ... [read more >>] | | 12 June 2008, 12:48GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Free Pearl Jam Songs Offered by Verizon |  | Pearl Jam fans from all over the US, listen to this: Verizon is offering free mobile bootleg recordings from the band's current US tour that started yesterday, June 11, in West Palm Beach, Florida, and will end on June 30, in Mansfield, Massachusetts.
More exactly, during every one of the 12 concerts included in the tour, Verizon will record three tracks performed live by Pearl Jam. After each show, one of these tracks w ... [read more >>] | | 12 June 2008, 04:42GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| LG Dare, Decoy and Chocolate 3 Officially Offered by Verizon |  | Verizon is preparing a hot summer for its subscribers, as it has just announced the upcoming availability of no less than three new LG phones: LG Decoy, LG Dare and LG Chocolate 3.
LG Dare is by far the main attraction of the new line-up. The handset features a wide touchscreen display with a 240 x 400 pixels resolution, GPS and VZ Navigator, a 3.2 Megapixel camera with Schneider Kreuznach optics, flash and video recording, ... [read more >>] | | 11 June 2008, 11:56GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Nokia 6205 and Batman are Good Verizon Palls |  | Verizon Wireless, the future No.1 American mobile carrier (after the acquisition of Alltel is completed), will soon release a new Nokia handset, namely Nokia 6205.
The 6205 will come in two versions, a ... [read more >>] | | 10 June 2008, 08:04GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| LG Dare in New Leaked Images |  | LG Dare (also known as LG VX9700) is a future LG handset that Verizon prepares to release sometime this summer, so as to compete with Samsung Instinct from Sprint as well as with the 3G iPhone that will surely be available only via AT&T.
While there are l ... [read more >>] | | 06 June 2008, 08:48GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Verizon Buys Alltel and Becomes the King of the US |  | Verizon Wireless, currently the second largest mobile operator in the US, might soon buy Alltel, which ranks only fifth when it comes to mobile subscribers, thus becoming the largest carrier in the US as well as on the whole American continent (including North, Central and South America, of course).
Verizon has, at the moment, a bit over 67 million US subscribers, with about 4 million less than AT&T (formerly known as ... [read more >>] | | 05 June 2008, 03:23GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Samsung i770 and Palm Treo 800w Landing on Verizon |  | It looks like two of the future smartphones to be offered by Verizon Wireless are Samsung i770 and Palm Treo 800w, both coming equipped with Windows Mobile and several other nice features.
Unveiled by Engadget Mobile, the new Verizon handsets ar ... [read more >>] | | 02 June 2008, 10:43GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| LG Decoy Hits the Market on June 16 |  | LG Decoy, first spotted on the Web at the beginning of the year, is finally making its way to the pockets of those who want to buy it, as its release date seems to be set for the 16th of June. The phone will be offered, as already known, only by Verizon Wireless, the second large ... [read more >>] | | 02 June 2008, 05:20GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Verizon Brings Mobigamz, Just for Fun |  | After announcing the Qwickies collection of mobile games, Verizon Wireless, the second largest mobile operator in North America, brings even more fun to its customers, via Mobigamz, a mobile portal that contains a wide range of Flash Lite games.
Created by Mobitween, ... [read more >>] | | 30 May 2008, 12:30GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Motorola V750 on the Rugged Side |  | Motorola V750, the clamshell we first heard of about two months ago, is ready to be released soon by Verizon Wireless, as samples from the phone's User Guide have recently appeared on the Web.
Unveiled by Phone Arena, the new snapshots with Moto V750 brin ... [read more >>] | | 30 May 2008, 09:15GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Verizon Now Offers Qwickie Games |  | Verizon Wireless announced today that its subscribers will be able to enjoy a new collection of Flash-based games gathered under the name of "Qwickies". These are actually mini-games offered in collaboration with Nickelodeon Kids and Addictin ... [read more >>] | | 28 May 2008, 12:28GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| LG Decoy Closer to an Official Release |  | LG Decoy, also known as LG VX8610, will soon hit Verizon's stores much to the joy (we guess) of its subscribers.
Approved by the FCC at the beginning of the year, the ... [read more >>] | | 23 May 2008, 12:15GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Google Says: Don't Trust Verizon |  | Verizon, the American broadband and telecommunications company, has recently won the C block in the 700MHz spectrum auction. For those who aren't aware, the 700MHz auction was initiated by the Federal Communications Commission back in January 2008, for the rights to operate the 700MHz frequency band in the United States. Following this win, Google has warned the FCC that Verizon might be up to no good.
Contrary to Google’ ... [read more >>] | | 08 May 2008, 03:27GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Samsung Glyde in Official Pics |  | Samsung Glyde is finally being released by Verizon Wireless, most probably at the end of this week, as official images with the long-awaited handset have surfaced today.
In case you don't know, Glyde is a full QWERTY slider that looks really nice, both ... [read more >>] | | 08 May 2008, 03:03GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Nokia 6205 for Verizon Unveiled |  | A new Nokia phone was unveiled these days, the Nokia 6205, a handset that will be available in the US via Verizon Wireless, the second largest mobile carrier in the country (and in the whole North America actually).
Nokia 6205 comes in a clamshell ... [read more >>] | | 30 April 2008, 03:53GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| LG enV2 Available Tomorrow from Verizon |  | Verizon Wireless announced the release of LG enV2, available in the US as of tomorrow, the 30th of April, via all the Verizon Communications Stores in the country as well as online, at Verizon's website, and at Circuit City, the well-known electronics retailer.
Following the successful LG ... [read more >>] | | 29 April 2008, 10:20GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Motorola W755 Ready for Verizon |  | Verizon Wireless, the second largest North American mobile carrier, will soon offer a new Motorola phone, and that is Motorola W755. The handset will be available in two color versions, black and purple, offering both men and women the chance to own it.
... [read more >>] | | 26 April 2008, 05:50GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Verizon Brings Natasha Bedingfield to the US |  | Verizon Wireless announced that Natasha Bedingfield, one of the most known and acclaimed UK female singers, would start a national US tour under the name of "Verizon VIP Tour 2008". The young and pretty singer will perform in 20 cities across the US, t ... [read more >>] | | 22 April 2008, 11:34GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| New Nationwide Messaging Plans For the Hearing Impaired |  | As of today, the 15th of April 2008, Verizon Wireless offers new nationwide messaging plans to its subscribers, enabling them to send an unlimited number of messages from their mobile devices.
While some users might not see the need of an unlimited message plan, ... [read more >>] | | 15 April 2008, 13:28GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Rumor: LG Voyager From AT&T and Sprint Too |  | Exclusively available in the US from Verizon Wireless, the second largest mobile carrier in the US, LG Voyager could be soon offered by AT&T and Sprint too, the first and respectively the third largest North American operators.
According to Electronic Times Korea, an "officia ... [read more >>] | | 15 April 2008, 10:48GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| A Piece of Madonna's Hard Candy From Verizon and Vodafone |  | Verizon Wireless proudly announced having released a "mobile underground remix" of "4 Minutes", the first single from Madonna's future album entitled "Hard Candy". The song is exclusively available in the US via Verizon's V CAST Music service (click ... [read more >>] | | 14 April 2008, 12:01GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| New Motorola V750 Unveiled |  | Motorola V750 is the name of a new clamshell phone that should soon be available in the US, via Verizon Wireless, the second largest North American mobile carrier.
While overall the V750 doesn't look too different from a RAZR handset, its keypad ... [read more >>] | | 12 April 2008, 05:40GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| White HTC Touch at Verizon, as XV6900 |  | At the end of March, Verizon Wireless announced that it will offer its own branded version of HTC Touch, under the name of XV6900. The carrier said the handset is planned for an April launch, but no exact date was given. Now rumors say XV6900 will be available starting the 16th of April, which can only be a good thing for all those who are waiting for it.
HTC Touch is already offered by Sprint, since November 2007, but only i ... [read more >>] | | 08 April 2008, 04:11GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Comcast Delivers 50 Mb/s Broadband Internet |  | Comcast has just introduced its new extreme high-speed Internet tier, that is rated at data transfer rates of 50 Mbps for download and 5 Mb/s for upload. The company promised to offer high-speed Internet-over-Cable since late last year, when it talked a ... [read more >>] | | 03 April 2008, 04:07GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| The New Old Samsung Alias Released by Verizon |  | Verizon Wireless recently announced the release of several new handsets for its subscribers, including Samsung Alias. The Alias is actually not a new phone, but just a renamed and slightly improved Samsung SCH-U740 (or simply U740), launc ... [read more >>] | | 01 April 2008, 17:06GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Motorola Q 9c From Verizon Brings GPS Navigation |  | Verizon Wireless expands its line of smartphones with the release of Moto Q9c, also known as Motorola Q 9c or Motorola Q9c (without space between "Q" and "9c"). Actually, you can call it however you want to, because in the end it's the same device.
Motorola Q9c is presented by ... [read more >>] | | 01 April 2008, 03:43GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| BlackBerry Curve 8330 Gets Verizonized |  | Verizon Wireless together with the Canadians from Research In Motion just announced the future release of BlackBerry Curve 8330 for Verizon's subscribers. The new smartphone will hit the market in May 2008, with support for Verizon's high-speed EV-DO ... [read more >>] | | 31 March 2008, 16:21GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| MySpace, MTV and Comedy Central On Verizon Phones |  | Yesterday was a productive day for Verizon Wireless, as the second largest US mobile carrier announced the availability of MySpace and other popular mobile websites on its subscribers' mobile phones. All Verizon users who own Mobile Web 2.0 enabled handsets can, from now on ... [read more >>] | | 29 March 2008, 18:06GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Google Loses Spectrum Auction to Verizon but Somehow Wins |  | For a couple of days, rumors that the Spectrum Auction has been closed at $19.6 billion have been floating around and even Google confirmed it. The Mountain View-based company did not, however, say who the winner was, as this announcement was to be made by the FCC alone. The big day came yesterday, when Verizon was dubbed the big winner, with six large regional licenses for the C-Block of spectrum and another 77 smaller licenses ... [read more >>] | | 21 March 2008, 11:09GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Samsung Glyde is “Really Real” |  | Samsung U940, the North American version of Samsung F700, will be released by Verizon Wireless, as rumored at the beginning of the year. The folks over at the Howard Forums recently unveiled several new live pics with the Verizon-branded handset, which kind ... [read more >>] | | 13 March 2008, 11:22GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Verizon Brings Automotive Content on Mobile Phones |  | Verizon Wireless thought about all the automotive enthusiasts out there that are equally enthusiastic about cell phones, and today launched a new application called Car and Driver SlideShow. Developed by Viva Vision, a top provider of mobile entertainment content, the application is an interactive SlideShow one that will bring users the latest automotive images from Car and Driver, the famous American automotive magazine.
Ca ... [read more >>] | | 11 March 2008, 11:54GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Verizon: Forget DOCSIS 3.0, You'll Witness 100Gbps Networks by 2009 |  | Verizon Busines will take networking to higher peaks in 2009, with the advent of its newest offering: 100Gbps data rates across its major routers in the United States.
Fred Briggs, Verizon Business' executive vice president of operations and technology, claims that the company will implement the new speeds across its hardware connecting New York, Washington D.C., and Chicago until the first three months of 2009. The netw ... [read more >>] | | 11 March 2008, 09:40GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Verizon Turns Samsung U940 Into Verizon Glyde |  | Verizon Wireless, US's second largest mobile carrier, will offer the exquisite Samsung U940 phone starting late March 2008, and apparently it will name it Verizon Glyde. Initially rumored to be launched as Samsung Q-Ball, U940 is a high-end handset that is already available in Europe, in a slightly changed version: ... [read more >>] | | 28 February 2008, 05:55GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Verizon Brings Red, Purple and Pink Phones |  | Verizon Wireless, the second largest mobile carrier in the US, announced the availability of three of its popular handsets in new colors, probably to start the year with a fresh look but also for the approaching Valentine's Day, when pretty-colored devices sell like they're offered for free.
The first phone to get a new look is ... [read more >>] | | 26 January 2008, 05:38GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| AT&T's High Speed Internet Offering Is Still Not Enough |  | AT&T has just announced a new speed plan for its subscribers to the U-Verse DSL service. The cable and Internet service provider will bring a new service, called AT&T Yahoo! High Speed Internet Max, that will boost the network traffic up to 10Mbps down and 1.5Mbps up.
The new plan will be available since February, but only to the U-Verse cable TV providers. Summing up, the extra bandwidth will cost the average user be ... [read more >>] | | 24 January 2008, 04:34GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Guitar Hero III Available from Verizon Wireless |  | Guitar Hero got itself quite hooked on the gaming industry. It started as a PlayStation 2 game and worked its way up to other consoles, such as Xbox, DS, PlayStation 3, PC and, now, the mobile phones will be rocked by this game as well.
Verizon Wireless, together with Hands-On Mobile, ... [read more >>] | | 21 December 2007, 04:46GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Samsung F700, Approved by FCC and Ready for the US |  | Samsung U940, the North American version of Samsung F700, was approved by FCC and is now ready to be launched by Verizon Wireless on the US market. Unlike the European version, which is a GSM phone, Samsung U940 is not and is specially created for the CDMA and EVDO network that ... [read more >>] | | 19 December 2007, 03:52GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Get Yourself a Real Date through 'Fantasy Date' |  | With boons in online dating and electronic gaming, its no wonder that both sectors would converge into new entertainment products, as is the case with Fantasy Date, a new service from MoConDi. Fantasy Date is a WAP-based interactive fictional mo ... [read more >>] | | 12 December 2007, 03:51GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| XV6800 Pocket PC Available from Verizon Wireless |  | Verizon Wireless announced recently that it will start sales of the XV6800 Pocket PC, which will be available starting this week online and through Verizon Wireless business sales. You won't be able to get it otherwise, until next week when it will be available thr ... [read more >>] | | 29 November 2007, 04:00GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Microsoft Applauds Wireless Open Development Initiative |  | With Verizon announcing its "Any Apps, Any Device" option for customers starting from 2008, Microsoft was quick to applaud the move. The praises came from Microsoft's Mobile Communications Business, informing of the Redmond company's full support of the Verizon Wireless open development initiative. Microsoft's position is that Verizon opening up its wireless network will end up only benefiting the end users. By the ... [read more >>] | | 27 November 2007, 11:06GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Samsung U900 Heading towards Verizon |  | Verizon will bring out on the US market an extremely powerful media phone, the Samsung U900 that also includes the VCAST Video service, among other interesting features. This should bring hours and hours of entertainment for the user and make the handset a fresh and fun one.
Samsung U900 comes equipped with a 3 megapixel camera, which should manage to bring great quality captures from the company that manage to break the worl ... [read more >>] | | 20 November 2007, 04:03GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| LG Venus Hits Verizon Stores |  | This is the day when LG's Venus phone makes its US release after a long time of waiting and taunting. The handset look to refresh LG's mobile phone offer and bring an alternative to the older models that they brought out.
LG Venus looks to stand out at any expense ... [read more >>] | | 19 November 2007, 06:27GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
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