Articles Tagged “Verizon”
Galaxy S3 gets Bluetooth certified some more, all but confirmed for all major US carriers
by Adrian Diaconescu on May 23, 2012 3 Comments">3
Less than 24 hours after seeing Verizon’s Galaxy S3, codenamed SCH-I535, getting Bluetooth SIG’s approval, we now have the best of news for fans of the other three major US carriers. The Galaxy S3 has gotten certified in three more versions and will most definitely hit Sprint, AT&T, and T-Mobile in addition to Big Red. The news is very refreshing – we are now almost sure that the Galaxy S3 will come to all of the major networks in America, at about the same time. That’s a huge step forward for Samsung, who enraged many tech enthusiasts last year, with the …
Android 4.0.4 for Verizon’s Galaxy Nexus might be rolled out today
by Bams Sadewo on May 22, 2012 29 Comments">29
As of May 1, the share of Ice Cream Sandwich has reached 4.9% of all active Android devices, with 4.4% from those now running versions 4.0.3 and 4.0.4, while 0.5% are still running 4.0 and 4.0.2. The numbers could’ve looked quite different if the Galaxy Nexus on Verizon hadn’t been stuck on Android 4.0.2 ever since it was launched back in December. Word has it that the long awaited update to Android 4.0.4 will finally arrive on Galaxy Nexus today. Despite several leak builds of Android 4.0.4 for the Galaxy Nexus that have made their way out to the open, …
Verizon’s Rezound, DROID 4 and RAZR turning into global devices?
by Kelvin Servigon on May 20, 2012 0 Comments">0
You loved your Android phone back home, but what if it won’t work when you head to Europe for a two-week vacation? What if you’re in Japan for a business trip and your Android smartphones data plan isn’t working because your carrier’s coverage is nowhere to be found? Thankfully, it looks like more and more carriers are opening up their devices to be compatible with networks abroad. GSM and CDMA are the two primary connectivity protocols used by today’s mobile devices. GSM is the dominant connectivity standard, and is very popular in Europe, Canada, and pretty much the rest of …
Verizon backtracks, will only kill grandfathered unlimited plans for subsidized devices
by Bogdan Petrovan on May 18, 2012 13 Comments">13
Yesterday, we reported that the nation’s largest carrier has decided to “discontinue” its grandfathered unlimited data plans and ask customers to move to tiered data plans. The move, which would align Verizon with its largest competitor, AT&T, is supposed to happen this summer. At least that’s what much of the blogosphere made out of the statements that Verizon’s Fran Shammo made during an earnings call. As it turns out, the reports of the death of Verizon’s unlimited plans have been exaggerated. In a press statement, Verizon said that it would only force customers to move to a tiered plan if …
Say goodbye to your grandfathered plan: Verizon to discontinue unlimited data plans starting this summer
by Mike Andrici on May 17, 2012 18 Comments">18
In a recent earnings call, Verizon has announced that subscribers who have grandfathered into a $30 unlimited 3G data plan will be forced to move to the new Verizon data-share plan expected to arrive in mid-summer. This happens as an increasing number of Verizon subscribers migrate to 4G LTE devices. The announcement was made by Verizon Communcations CFO Fran Shammo, who stated: “LTE is our anchor point for data share, so as you come through an upgrade cycle and you upgrade in the future, you will have to go onto the data share plan, moving away from the unlimited world. A …
Verizon’s Motorola Droid RAZR MAXX drops to $199; is RAZR HD coming?
by Adrian Diaconescu on May 15, 2012 11 Comments">11
While it’s certainly not the snappiest Android smartphone out there, nor the most fashionable and it doesn’t come with a sensational screen either, the Motorola Droid RAZR MAXX has a big ace up its sleeve. We’re talking about the large 3300 mAh battery, which makes Verizon’s exclusive handheld the one with the highest economy, very easily beating the likes of the HTC One X or the iPhone 4S. But if a strong battery wasn’t enough to make you want the RAZR MAXX, Verizon and Motorola have found a way to sweeten the deal for the 4.3″ powerhouse. Starting today, the …
Blue Droid RAZR stars in official promo video, to hit Verizon on May 17
by Adrian Diaconescu on May 15, 2012 4 Comments">4
Does anyone remember that rumor we reported on just last week of a blue Motorola Droid RAZR hitting Verizon? Well, that’s not a rumor anymore, as Big Red has confirmed the official release of the new version of the phone. The blue Droid RAZR will hit Verizon’s shelves, both online and offline, on May 17 (the day after tomorrow), which is one day before the suspected date from last week. And if you thought that the release was going to be an insignificant event that would go without much attention from the nation’s biggest mobile carrier, you thought wrong. A short …
Samsung Galaxy S3 for Verizon shows in benchmarks. Snapdragon S4 processor featured?
by Ankit Banerjee on May 14, 2012 21 Comments">21
We all know the compatibility issues caused by the “animosity” that exists between Nvidia’s quad-core Tegra 3 SoC and LTE radio chips (most made by Qualcomm, coincidentally Nvidia’s sworn enemy). Due to this lack of compatibility, we are yet to see an “official” (I’m sure a lot of people have imported the quad-core international version of the HTC One X) LTE quad-core device in the US. There is a lot of hope that the Samsung Galaxy S3, with its quad-core Exynos 4 processor, will buck this trend, which would finally allow North American users to feel like first-rate citizens of the tech …
Verizon passes on the HTC One series, the HTC Droid Incredible 4G will do just fine
by Mike Andrici on May 14, 2012 19 Comments">19
Much of the online media (guilty, we admit), as well as many end users seem to be totally in love with the new HTC One series (including the flagship One X, the slim One S, and the entry-level One V). Despite that, HTC has announced that none of its current One smartphones will be heading to Verizon, the nations’s largest carrier. According to Jeff Gordon (the HTC spokesman, not the NASCAR pilot), “Verizon is not going to be carrying either of the HTC One devices currently announced”. If the same treatment will be applied to future smartphones in the HTC …
AT&T to offer shared data plan in the coming months
by Bams Sadewo on May 09, 2012 3 Comments">3
After hearing about arch-rival Verizon’s plans to come up with a new data plan, AT&T is planning to release its own take of a family data plan for people who want to share their data connection across multiple devices. The move was confirmed by AT&T mobile business CEO, Ralph de La Vega, during an interview with CNET. De la Vega said that the company is very comfortable with the plan that they will be offering soon to customers and are confident about how the family data plan would be structured. Though details about the type of plan, pricing and availability …
Rumor: Blue Motorola Droid Razr to hit Verizon on May 18
by Adrian Diaconescu on May 08, 2012 2 Comments">2
Verizon’s Motorola Droid Razr wasn’t exactly a poor smartphone when it first saw the light of day, back in October 2011, but it quickly became uncool. The Droid Razr Maxx’s release in January probably hurt the original Razr the most, but the fact that the phone was never updated to Ice Cream Sandwich (and probably never will be) didn’t help it one bit. However, Verizon and Motorola seem to still have faith in the Razr and are preparing to offer the device in a new color variation starting in just a couple of weeks. The source of the rumor is …
Verizon employees get their exclusive red DROID RAZR MAXX
by Will G. on May 08, 2012 2 Comments">2
From time to time, Verizon employees are offered a special deal, whether it’s cool insider information on future phones or early releases ahead of the public market. Either way, they are usually informed what is going on in Verizon territory. Well the folks that work at Big Red now have the chance to obtain a phone which will not be available to the public at all. Specifically, Verizon employees are able to purchase a “Limited Edition” red DROID RAZR MAXX. The DROID RAZR MAXX is definitely a phone to remember, one that stands out of the crowd of juice-thirsty 4G LTE phones. …
HTC Droid Incredible 4G LTE is finally official, to be released “in the coming weeks”
by Adrian Diaconescu on May 07, 2012 4 Comments">4
Verizon may be the largest mobile carrier in the United States right now, but some of its customers might start feeling a bit let down by Big Red. Neither the One X, nor the One S will ever come to Verizon, if we are to trust existing rumors, and the network’s flagship HTC device will be the Droid Incredible 4G LTE. Unfortunately, the Incredible simply doesn’t look as impressive as the other two high-end Taiwanese phones. While we knew for a while that it was set to hit the market and we had a good idea of what it will …
Verizon’s Droid 3 gets new software update, still no Ice Cream Sandwich in sight
by Adrian Diaconescu on May 07, 2012 3 Comments">3
Motorola and Verizon’s Droid 3 didn’t broken any performance records when it was released, back in July 2011, but the QWERTY device still managed to become fairly popular, mostly thanks to its dual-core processor and slide-out keyboard. Unfortunately, Moto didn’t seem to pay much attention to the software side, and, while there were a few rumors about a possible ICS update, things only grew darker on that front. The most recent news about the Droid 3 just about confirms that the phone will never supply its users with a healthy Ice Cream Sandwich scoop, which is frustrating as heck. Verizon has …
How carriers make most of their profit these days and why mobile data is so lucrative for Verizon and AT&T
by Adrian Diaconescu on Apr 30, 2012 9 Comments">9
Verizon and AT&T, the nation’s biggest mobile carriers, just reported their most recent quarterly earnings and, as expected, represented periods of financial growth for the giants. It is a known fact that a large part of the revenue that Big Red and AT&T are making these days come from mobile data plans, but what’s interesting is that, in the wide majority of cases, people pay for data they aren’t actually using. According to a very insightful study conducted by Cisco, the average amount of data used per US smartphone in 2011 was 150MB per month. This year, it is predicted …
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