David Pouge posted up a review today of the Verizon iPhone 4 and noted in the original review that the device on AT&T would get tethering on Feb 13. That part has been removed from the review now, likely forced out by Apple ninjas. Best Buy has announced that on February 10 it will sell [...]
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iPhone tethering on Feb 13?, Best Buy to sell Verizon iPhone Feb 10, PADACS battery cases
February 3rd, 2011 |
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Apple iPhone 5 Design: 10 Hot Features We Expect to See
January 31st, 2011 |
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Apple and Verizon Wireless offered another sweet piece of the Apple mobile pie when they announced the iPhone 4 would be coming to the Verizon network Feb. 10. But iPhone fans are already counting down the days to the usual June unveiling of the next-generation iPhone. No official details are available yet, though media reports are beginning to zero in on some of the features the new device and platform are expected to have. One item we believe you can count on as sure as the night is dark is that the next iPhone will include Near-Field Communication capabilities. NFC is the short-range wireless communications technology that enables wireless phones to communicate with sensors in posters, signs and even point-of-sale contact terminals. In other words, such technology will make the iPhone an electronic wallet. Expect the iPhone 5 to include a chip and for iOS5 to include an NFC controller software stack homegrown and patented by Apple. But there will be more, lots more. In this slide show, eWEEK speculates on a bunch of other new features for the iPhone 5 this summer. – …
Verizon iPhone Could Sell 25 Million Units in 2011: Analyst
January 30th, 2011 |
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Verizon iPhone could sell 25 million units in 2011, according to an analyst. That number is a substantial rise over other analyst estimates for the smartphone. – How many units
will the Verizon iPhone sell?
William Power,
an analyst with R.W. Baird amp; Co., is reportedly suggesting some 25 million
iPhones will be activated by the carrier in 2011, a number deduced from a
1,000-person survey. That includes not only current Verizon smartphone users
swit…
Verizon Buys Terremark for $1.4B in Amazon Cloud Play
January 28th, 2011 |
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Verizon is acquiring cloud-service provider Terremark Worldwide to compete against Amazons cloud by offering customers security, IAAS and managed services. – Verizon Communications
is acquiring Terremark Worldwide for $1.4 billion to enhance its cloud-computing
capabilities, the companies said Jan. 27.
The acquisition of the Miami-based
cloud services and data-center-hosting provider will expand Verizons ability to
provide IT services to corporate c…
Verizon Buys Terremark for $1.4Bn in Amazon Cloud Play
January 28th, 2011 |
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Verizon acquired cloud service provider Terremark Worldwide to compete against Amazons cloud by offering customers security, infrastructure-as-a-service, and managed services. – Verizon Communications acquired Terremark Worldwide for $1.4
billion to enhance its cloud computing capabilities, the company said Jan. 27.
The acquisition of the Miami-based cloud services and data
center hosting provider will expand Verizons ability to provide information
technology services t…
ATandT Posts Strong Quarter Despite Upcoming Verizon iPhone
January 27th, 2011 |
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AT&T posted a strong quarter and customer additions that put it ahead of Verizon despite, it said, there being “no secret” that Verizon was getting an iPhone. – AT amp;Ts
pending loss of exclusive rights to the Apple iPhone cast a shadow over its
fourth quarter 2010 earnings call on Jan. 27, despite AT amp;Ts strong showing
on the wireless front; the carrier announced nearly 10 percent growth in
wireless revenue and the addition of 2.8 million wireless …
Verizon iPhone Could Soon Put Android Smartphones in the Shade: 10 Reasons Why
January 27th, 2011 |
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News Analysis: As the iPhone comes close to its launch date on the Verizon Wireless network, the Android smartphone makers will likely fume about once again playing second fiddle to the iPhone on another carrier’s store shelves. – With Apples iPhone set to
make its debut on the Verizon network in a matter of days, speculation is
already percolating on what impact this will have on Android handset makers.
The end of the exclusivity deal that Apple had in place with AT amp;T made
other carriers, especially Verizon, fertil…
Verizon iPhone Includes $20 Per Month Data Tethering: Report
January 27th, 2011 |
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Verizon’s iPhone 4 will include 3G tethering for $20 per month for 2GB data, according to a new report. – Verizon plans on offering a 3G wireless hotspot feature with the iPhone 4 for $20 per month for 2GB data, according to an online report.
Brenda Raney, executive director of corporate communications for Verizon Wireless, reportedly confirmed that $20-per-month plan in a Jan. 25 interview with the pu…
Verizon iPhone Is Arriving at Just the Right Time: 10 Reasons Why
January 26th, 2011 |
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News Analysis: With the Verizon iPhone just a few weeks away, it’s clearer now than ever that it’s the right time for the platform to make its way to the wireless carrier. – Apple’s iPhone is scheduled to make its way to Verizon’s network on Feb. 10,
ending the exclusive deal that Apple had in place with AT amp;T for more than
two years. That day will be an important one for both current and future
Verizon customers. It will also be a landmark day for Apple as it bri…
MetroPCS Follows Verizon in Filing Appeal Against FCC
January 25th, 2011 |
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MetroPCS is the second U.S. carrier to file an appeal against the FCCs net neutrality rulings. Like Verizon, it filed with a court that previously ruled in favor of Comcast. – MetroPCS has filed an appeal with the U.S. Court of Appeals
in the District of Columbia, challenging the Federal Communications
Commissions most recent rulings on net neutrality.
The nations fifth largest carrier behind Verizon
Wireless, AT amp;T, Sprint and T-Mobile, respectively i…
Verizon Makes Changes to Data Plans as iPhone Arrival Looms
January 25th, 2011 |
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Verizon said it’s moving smartphone customers to its $30 unlimited plan. The plan reporteldy initally will include iPhone users, but only for a short amount of time. – Verizon Wireless has been preparing to launch a Code Division Multiple Access version of the Apple iPhone for nearly as long as consumers and the media have been speculating that the carrier would offer one, executives said during the carriers fourth-quarter earnings announcement.
“Weve been prepar…
Verizon Suit, FCC Politics Could Block Net Neutrality Indefinitely
January 23rd, 2011 |
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News Analysis: Verizon’s lawsuit against the FCC is only the first in what is sure to be a flood of legal challenges to the commission’s hastily approved net neutrality rules. – The suit by Verizon
Communications against the Federal Communications Commission on Jan. 21, 2011, should come
as a surprise to no one. The company has made no secret of its dislike for the
FCC’s involvement in the net neutrality issue, and most people expected that
one of the major Internet car…
Verizon, FCC Net Neutrality Suit Is Bad News for All Sides: 10 Reasons Why
January 22nd, 2011 |
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News Analysis: Verizon has decided to wage battle against the FCC over an already-weak rule protecting net neutrality. But neither side is going to look good in a legal tussle that could set back the cause of network neutrality, one way or another. – Net neutrality and the legal
fight that surrounds it is something that cant be explained so easily. In
essence, the Federal Communications Commission believes that it has the power
to establish some basic rules on user access to the Internet. Internet providers,
however, feel that they can regul…
Verizon Sues FCC over Net Neutrality Regulations
January 21st, 2011 |
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Verizon has filed a lawsuit against the FCC, claiming that its new net neutrality rules give the FCC authority beyond whats provided to it by Congress. – Verizon Communications is suing
the U.S. Federal Communications Commission, challenging the bodys new
rules regarding the contentious issue of net neutrality. The appeal was filed
Jan. 20 with the U.S. Court of Appeals in the District of Columbia Circuit.
quot;Today’s filing is the result of …
T-Mobile losing 10% to iPhone, AG findings Verizon iPhone cases, iOS 4.3 multitouch gestures
January 21st, 2011 |
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T-Mobile was talking about its need for a spectrum partner by around 2015 to keep up with its LTE plans. At the same time the company let slip that, it was losing 10% of its customer base to AT&T for the iPhone. AG Findings has announced that it has new cases for the Verizon iPhone [...]
Verizon iPhone Apps For Music, Gaming, Productivity
January 19th, 2011 |
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Verizon and Apple took to a New York City stage Jan. 11 to unveil the iPhone 4 on the carriers CDMA network, breaking AT&Ts exclusive hold on the device in the United States. General availability begins Feb. 10, with a price-point of either $199 for the 16GB model or $299 for the 32GB model with a two-year contract. Analysts expect the Verizon deal to significantly increase the number of iPhone users, although questions remain about how many customers AT&T might lose, and whether the iPhone on more networks will affect Android smartphones remarkable growth rate. The Verizon iPhone 4 closely resembles the AT&T version in both hardware and software, with the exception of some design changes to the exterior antenna rim and the addition of a Verizon-specific "Personal Hotspot" that lets the smartphone connect with up to five WiFi devices. For the first time, Verizon subscribers will have a smartphone that runs apps from Apples App Store, a prospect that likely fills some heavy games-and-apps users with near-religious glee. For those users (and everyone else), the following list provides some suggestions on what apps youll probably want to download first to your new Verizon iPhone 4. – …
Verizon iPhone 4, Says Consumer Reports, Is ‘Transitional,’ ‘Middle-Aged’
January 17th, 2011 |
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Consumer Reports, weighing in on the Verizon iPhone 4, says consumers may be better served to wait for a newer version of the smartphone. – The
Verizon Wireless iPhone is nice enough, but if we were you, we’d hold off.
In
short, that’s the opinion being offered by trusted consumer watchdog
publication Consumer Reports. In
a Jan. 11 blog post, editors Paul Reynolds and
Mike Gikas offered a summary of the quot;good, bad and unkno…
Verizon iPhone to Curb Android Sales, but How Much?
January 15th, 2011 |
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Analyst opinion on how the Verizon iPhone 4 will impact Android handsets is mixed. Most agree the Verizon iPhone will lure customers from AT&T, but will it lure Sprint and T-Mobile customers, too? – Most high-tech analysts in the free world agree the CMDA-based
Verizon iPhone 4 will impede both AT amp;T’s iPhone sales and the growth of
Google Android handsets on Verizon Wireless’ network.
Few agree, however, on just how much Android will be
affected. EWEEK found some analysts who have some …
Verizon’s Samsung Fascinate, Motorola Droid Pro to Receive Updates
January 14th, 2011 |
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Verizon plans to push out updates to the Samsung Fascinate and Motorola Droid Pro. Not a new version of Android, but “enhancements and improvements.” – Verizon Wireless is planning to push out software updates to
its Samsung Fascinate (Verizons Galaxy S handset) and Motorola Droid Pro, it
announced Jan. 13. The updates arent new versions of the smartphones Android
operating system, but rather “enhancements” and “improvements” the
distincti…