Mobiles reviews - verizon

Verizon Wins $678.5 Million US Department of Homeland Security Contract

Thu, 15 May 2008 01:26:17 +0000

There's nothing like a little government contract-love to fill company coffers with some tasty greenbacks. Verizon has apparently secured a $678.5 million contract to provide network infrastructure and services to help the US Department of Homeland Security respond more quickly and reliably to emergencies. As part of the US General Services Administration's (GSA) $48 billion Networx [...]

MOTO Q 9c now available on Verizon

Fri, 09 May 2008 07:45:20 +0000

If you remember Verizon announced Motorola Q 9c during this year's CTIA. The Moto-made smartphone is now available for $199.99 after a $100 mail-in rebate and with a new two-year customer agreement. The full QWERTY-keyboard equipped device is ideal for anyone who aims to increase it's on-the-go productivity, but also cares about how his/her device looks. [...]

Samsung Glyde goes live on Verizon!

Thu, 08 May 2008 09:16:19 +0000

So, it's not just the new Curve that reached Verizon ahead of schedule. Samsung Glyde joins the party with its glossy surface and the full QWERTY keyboard. Actually, our earlier story was right. The Glyde will hit the Verizon offering within the next 48 hours, but that doesn't stop you from annoying the carrier's sales [...]

VZ Navigator Version 4 now available!

Thu, 08 May 2008 07:50:23 +0000

During this year's CTIA, among other things, Verizon announced the new version of VZ Navigator. Now it's ready and it brings tons of improvements. Some of the VZ Navigator features include: Traffic Integration - allows users in 75 cities to access routes that are calculated using both historical and real-time reported traffic information. Local Movies and Events [...]

Verizon Wireless launches BlackBerry 8330 Curve ahead of schedule

Wed, 07 May 2008 23:11:13 +0000

Wait, since when does Verizon Wireless actually release a new handset ahead of schedule? Perhaps the No. 2 wireless carrier in the US realized that Verizon customers already have to wait long enough for the hot new handsets to filter down to the CDMA ecosystem - they might as well launch the BlackBerry Curve 8330 [...]

Qwest drops Sprint in MVNO network lease deal, partners with Verizon Wireless

Wed, 07 May 2008 19:57:59 +0000

It looks like Sprint just didn't have what Qwest wireless wanted from an MVNO network lease partner. Making good on previous speculation that Qwest was preparing to drop Sprint and sign up with Verizon Wireless, Qwest has announced that, come this summer, Big Red will be providing wireless airtime to Qwest's wireless subscribers. The move [...]

BlackBerry Curve 8330 also coming to Verizon on May 9

Mon, 05 May 2008 08:43:57 +0000

Just few days ago we posted Verizon will release the Samsung's touchy feely Glyde, aka U940, on May 9. Apparently, that won't be the single device released on that day. Alongside the Samsung's baby, Verizon will also make the BlackBerry Curve 8330 available. Announced during this year's CTIA, the new Curve sports an EV-DO radio allowing [...]

Verizon Samsung Glyde planned for May 9

Thu, 01 May 2008 00:15:53 +0000

The month of May sure is shaping up to be an exciting month indeed. To help kick off the summer season, Verizon is apparently planning to launch the much-anticipated Samsung Glyde on May 9, following on HTC's expected handset announcement on May 6. As you'll probably recall, the Samsung U940 Glyde is the US variant of [...]

Verizon officially launching LG VX9100 enV2 tomorrow

Tue, 29 Apr 2008 23:28:18 +0000

Sure, there are scattered reports of Verizon already offering the update to LG's popular LG VX9900 enV, but the handset hasn't yet gone officially official. For those of you eagerly awaiting Verizon's launch of the updated enV handset - the LG VX9100 enV2 - you're wait is almost over. The sleek and diminutive text-messaging powerhouse [...]

Nokia 6205 - entry level clamshell for Verizon

Tue, 29 Apr 2008 20:41:16 +0000

Remember the lower-end-but-still-stylish Nokia 3606 and 1606 clamshells/fliphones that I showed you at CTIA Las Vegas 2008? Right, well it looks like Nokia's keeping up with its entry-level push with another eye-pleasing handset that's easy on the wallet. Enter the Nokia 6205 flip for Verizon's CDMA network. Granted, the spec-sheet on the Nokia 6205 doesn't exactly [...]

Verizon release dates for LG VX9700 Dare, VX8610 Decoy and VX8560 Chocolate Flip

Tue, 29 Apr 2008 13:44:01 +0000

Some Verizon dates have been leaked. We're talking about three devices - the LG VX8610 which we saw earlier "in the wild," the Prada-like VC9700 and the LG VX8560 Chocolate Flip phone. Apparently: The VX8610 Decoy, slider with a unique built-in removable Bluetooth headset, is reportedly scheduled to hit the online offering on May 30th and [...]

Motorola W755 pictures galore

Thu, 24 Apr 2008 18:30:45 +0000

Just because the Motorola W755 isn't anywhere near the high-end of Motorola's handset portfolio doesn't mean it doesn't deserve a little attention. As the more stylish (and slim) than feature-packed handset, the Motorola W755 will be bringing all the glory of its 1.3 megapixel camera, touch-sensitive external controls, Bluetooth, and EVDO to the mass-market soon. The [...]

Verizon Wireless uses solar powered cell tower in desert

Tue, 22 Apr 2008 17:19:07 +0000

Speaking of Earth Day, Verizon Wireless is doing their part to keep things on our home planet as green as possible. Verizon apparently has a cell tower out in the desert that is operated solely on solar power. The solar cells on the cell tower charge a battery to ensure that Verizon customers out in [...]

Madonna's underground remix of "4 Minutes" coming to Verizon, Vodafone

Sun, 20 Apr 2008 06:44:08 +0000

Verizon and Vodafone announced that they've teamed up with Madonna, Timbaland and Justin Timberlake to deliver the "mobile underground remix" of Madonna's highly-anticipated debut single "4 Minutes" from her upcoming album "HARD CANDY." Starting today, the underground version of the song is available to Verizon Wireless customers through V CAST Music as a full-song download, ringtone [...]

Pill Phone mobile application helps Verizon's customers get medication information and dosing reminders

Sat, 19 Apr 2008 09:08:31 +0000

Verizon Wireless and VOCEL announced the availability of The Pill Phone, a new Get It Now application that provides users with detailed drug information and automatic dosing reminders, right on their phones. The mobile version of the best-selling medication reference guide (The Pill Book), The Pill Phone application is available exclusively through Verizon Wireless. With The [...]