Verizon Convincing Customers To Opt For LTE Android Over iPhone

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If you look closely into the behaviour of the salespeople in Verizon Stores, you will probably notice that they are trying hard to sell Android smartphones with 4G LTE, at the expense of Apple’s iPhone. Verizon is apparently training its sales employees to show off advantages of 4G LTE on Android in order to make the iPhone, which currently … [Read more...]

LG Spectrum Android Smart Phone now available in Verizon

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Verizon launched latest 4G enabled Smartphone, the LG Spectrum. This android phone has a range of features, like 4.5-inch True HD screen, 1.5 GHz dual-core processor, an eight megapixel camera, geo tagging, a self-timer, white balancing, face detection, exposure control, auto detection and many more.  It also has a 1280x720inch display with … [Read more...]

Verizon driving up prices of high-end Android phones for making up subsidies to iPhone

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Apple has been able to negotiate huge subsidies from its mobile carriers to have its iPhones sold at lower prices upfront. Google has not done the same for its Android phones. This is providing the opportunity to mobile carriers like Verizon, who are increasing the prices of the high-end Android models for making up this difference. This has … [Read more...]

Verizon starts its online training for the DROID Bionic

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Even though Verizon still hasn't announced the highly anticipated Motorola DROID Bionic, we are seeing signs that the release is finally near. Most recent would be some online training materials for VZW employees to get them ready to show off Verizon's most anticipated device to date.   The training highlights all the reasons we already … [Read more...]

Verizon seeking Presidential intervention in growing patent war

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We already think the ongoing patent war has been getting out of hand for months now, but there isn't much that we can do about it. Verizon's Chief counsel Randall Milch agrees with us completely, and is looking to get some help from someone that can do something. He has appealed to President Obama for assistance in heading off rulings that may ban … [Read more...]

Samsung Fascinate disappears from Verizon website, leaves room for GSII

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It's gone! The Samsung Fascinate, or the Verizon version of the Galaxy S, has been around for quite some time, but has suddenly disappeared from Verizon's website. We've actually been expecting this to happen sooner or later, because we know that the Fascinate's successor, the Galaxy SII, will be coming to Verizon sometime soon. Still, this is just … [Read more...]

Samsung Galaxy SII with LTE pops up, codenamed Celox

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The major factor that many people are deciding on getting the Samsung Galaxy SII for Verizon is whether it will be LTE enabled or not (as well as if Verizon changes the SII's design too much). Now we have news that Samsung has created an LTE version of the Galaxy SII that will be released sometime this September.   Codenamed the Celox, … [Read more...]

Official: Verizon releasing LTE Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 on July 28th[Updated]

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Update: Hands type too quickly. Sorry for the confusion and the mayhem.   We found out about this just days ago, but now it's official. Verizon has announced that the LTE version of the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 will be hitting retailers on July 28th. There will be two different color options (grey or white), and two different sizes (16GB or … [Read more...]

[Rumor]Samsung Galaxy SII heading to Verizon on August 12th

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We've been waiting for some sign that the Samsung Galaxy SII will finally hit Verizon's shelves, and now we have a nice little rumor pointing to it coming just weeks from today. Analyst Paul Mueller is stating the the Verizon variant of the Galaxy SII, which may be called the Function, could "arrive at Verizon stores (Los Angeles locations here) as … [Read more...]

Verizon set to release LTE Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 on July 28th

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Verizon's earnings call pointed towards their LTE Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 being released sometime before the end of the month, and the latest leaked screenshot shows July 28th being that day. It looks like the grey version will be available in stores on that date, while the white version will only be available via direct fulfillment (online or on … [Read more...]