May 25, 2013

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Qualcomm Prepares to Halt Flo TV (Chrysler’s In-Car TV Service)

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Qualcomm has preparing to halt sales to consumers of mobile 3G-based TV devices, called “Flo TV”  by the company, with service to the devices being halted in spring of next year. Flo TV content provided to handset phones (such as Verizon’s VCast) is “unaffected at this time,” but the company is holding talks with various [...]

Verizon Refund : Costs $90 Million to 15 Million Customers for False Data Charges

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Verizon Wireless Company has agreed to pay an estimated $90 million in refunds to 15 million subscribers and former subscribers who over the years have been charged for Internet access from their phones even in the absence of a data plan. The company agreed to the refunds, essentially a settlement, before the Federal Communications Commission [...]

Samsung Fascinate(Verizon) To Launch on September 8(not 9), Pre-Orders Started at at Best Buy

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The highly anticipated Android-powered Samsung Fascinate, part of the Samsung Galaxy S series — will be launched next week on Wednesday, September 8. Rumor previously had it that Verizon Wireless would actually make the device available on Thursday, September 9. Either way, it seems that we will definitely see the Samsung Fascinate make its big [...]

HTC Droid Incredible Froyo Android 2.2 Update Available from August 18

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The Froyo update will be available for Droid Incredible owners on Wednesday, August 18, according to Mashable’s unnamed sources. Verizon Wireless team members are reportedly using the new version of Android on their phones already. We’ve heard from our sources that the Verizon team members already have Froyo installed on their Droid Incredibles. Now the [...]

Verizon Fios Test Passes 1Gbps

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Verizon released a press release today stating the company had field tested FiOS speeds around 1 gigabit-per-second to one of their customers who are subscribed to the gigabit passive optical network (GPON). The company said in a press release Monday that it had successfully tested the 1Gbps service in June connecting an existing Fios business [...]

Look at it; Its Very Cool Smartphone – Verizon Wireless Reveals Samsung Intensity II u460

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Verizon Wireless announced this week that it has launched the sequel to the Samsung Intensity, a handset simply known as the Samsung Intensity II. Some highlights of the phone include a horizontal slide-out QWERTY keyboard, a 1.2 megapixel infrared camera with night vision, a music player and one-touch access to social networking sites. The social [...]

Nokia Siemens Networks to Buys Motorola Networks for 1.2 Billion

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Nokia Siemens Networks and Motorola, Inc. today jointly announced that the companies have entered into an agreement under which Nokia Siemens Networks will acquire the majority of Motorola’s wireless network infrastructure assets for USD 1.2 billion in cash. The companies expect to complete closing activities by the end of 2010, subject to customary closing conditions [...]

Verizon iPhone – Verizon iPhone 4G Rumors – Watch Video

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The latest news on the iPhone 4G coming to Verizon Wireless in Q3 2010. Check out Verizon iPhone 4G Rumors video,

Watch Hands-on and First Look Video of Motorola Verizon Droid X

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The Droid X has a 4.3 inch touch-screen and an 8 megapixel camera, according to Verizon Wireless, which already depends on Motorola’s Android phone as a key weapon in competing against AT&T Inc, the exclusive U.S. provider for iPhone. Check out Watch Motorola Verizon Droid X First Look Video,

Verizon Droid X – Motorola Introduces its Secret Weapon Against Apple iPhone 4

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On Wednesday today, Motorola introduced the Droid X, the company’s response to the Apple iPhone 4. On Thursday, the iPhone 4 goes on sale. The move comes as all three companies try to keep pace in the intensely competitive smartphone market, which this week will see Apple Inc roll out its much-anticipated iPhone 4 on [...]

Verizon 4G Phones may Available by Next Year

Verizon Wireless is one of the carriers going full speed ahead with the initial tests and deployment of their high speed 4G network in the US. According to Verizon CTO Anthony Melone, the carrier’s first 4G handsets should be hitting the stores sometime in middle of 2011. Initially the Long Term Evolution ( LTE ) [...]