Tag: Verizon Wireless
Verizon’s First LTE Notebook Launches; No Reason To Buy
Starting today, the first LTE-enabled laptop goes on sale on the Verizon Wireless website. The lucky machine is the HP Pavilion dm1, the darling of the low-cost, AMD Fusion ultraportable set. Customers can order a dm1 from Verizon for $599 with or without contract. But my question upon seeing this news was: why would they? Seriously, [...]
Weekly Wrapup: Notebook, Tablet and Smartphone News (May 13th)
This was a busy week for smartphones and tablets with Google I/O 2011 and a collection of other announcements. In case you missed the news and reviews, we have rounded up the most popular items for you to digest quickly. We also have our top picks for notebook reviews and news to give you some afternoon reading. [...]
Verizon Rolling Out Mac Support for 4G LTE USB Modem
With its nascent–but rapidly growing–4G LTE network, Verizon Wireless had introduced users in major metropolitan areas in the U.S. to mobile broadband speeds that rivaled or even exceeded wired broadband speeds. To take advantage of its 4G network, the carrier had introduced two LTE USB modems for laptops in December–the LG VL600 and the Pantech [...]
First Verizon iPhone Commercial Appears: Waiting Game
While it’s hard to imagine a cell phone user who hasn’t already heard that Verizon will be getting the iPhone in February, Verizon want’s to make sure and has released the first Verizon iPhone commercial which thanks all of those users who believed and waited for the iPhone to land on Verizon’s network. The Verizon iPhone will be available [...]
Verizon iPhone 4 to Double as Mobile Hotspot
Verizon and Apple announced that the iPhone 4 is coming to the carrier February 10 with one feature that trumps what AT&T is offering – a mobile hotspot built-in. A mobile hotspot is a device that shares a wireless broadband Internet signal with, in this case up to 5 other devices. This means that while [...]
iPhone on Verizon Rumor Roundup
With the iPhone coming to Verizon being announced tomorrow, in all likelihood, we have a roundup of all the rumors which you can have on hand to see who was correct and who was not correct. Will there be an iPhone on Verizon? The first rumor is the phone coming to Verizon in the first [...]
Verizon 4G: What is it, How Much Does it Cost and Where Can You Get It?
Verizon Wireless announced today that it will launch Verizon 4G LTE in 38 major metropolitan areas on Sunday December 5th. Verizon 4G is a faster data network that will initially be available to users on two USB modems and offer speeds much faster than the current 3G network that Verizon customers use with USB modems, [...]
Samsung Continuum Announced for Verizon with Ticker Display
Last night, Samsung held a special press conference in New York City. The only piece of information that was divulged was the company’s latest Galaxy S branded phone, the Samsung Continuum. The Samsung Continuum has been rumored for quite some time now. There was even a hands-on video from Android Central a little less than [...]
Verizon “Iconic Device” Available for Preorder Nov 9 Could be iPhone or Droid Pro
November 9 is the day that Verizon will be taking orders for an unnamed “Iconic Device” that they are expecting to be in heavy demand, according to The Unofficial Apple Weblog. That is the term Verizon uses for a device they cannot name but is expected to cause a lot of demand at their retail [...]
Samsung Galaxy Tab for $600 on November 11 from Verizon
There has been a lot of anticipation over the Samsung Galaxy Tab, an Android tablet with a 7-inch touch screen display and 1GHz processor. We now finally have a date and initial price information from Samsung and Verizon Wireless. November 11 the Tab will be available for $599 without a contract making it $100 more [...]
