AT&T, Verizon Wireless and T-Mobile are said to be working out a deal to replace MasterCard and Visa cards with their respective smartphones. According to Bloomberg’s sources, the three U.S. mobile carriers are working in conjunction with Discover Financial Services (4th largest payment network) and Barclays PLC (bank) to test the …
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Motorola Droid To Get Froyo Next Week
Not to be outdone by Sprint and HTC, Verizon Wireless has just announced that the Droid will receive an OTA update for Froyo (Android 2.2) next week. That is all. Enjoy your weekend.
Motorola Droid X Review: New King of Verizon’s Android Lineup
The countless comparisons between feature-rich Android handsets and Apple’s iPhone won’t likely taper off any time in the near future. But believe it or not, aside from being slabs of electronics that make phone calls, access the internet, and feature app stores, there’s really not a whole lot that a phone like the Droid X and the …
Two Minute Video: The Motorola Droid X is Verizon’s iPhone
Despite “Dubious Verizon iPhone Rumor #22,500,001” hitting the internet this week, the new Motorola Droid X is shaping up to be the best wonderphone available on Big Red this summer (although the forthcoming Samsung Fascinate may give it some serious competition). Here’s a quick look at the Droid X on video—stay tuned for a full …
Android: Samsung Epic 4G to Sprint, Vibrant to T-Mobile, Fascinate to Verizon
If you’re a Sprint customer and you’ve been waiting for a nice 4G-capable phone with a slide-out QWERTY keyboard, your wait will soon be over. Samsung has announced the Epic 4G (pictured above), a 1GHz Android phone with a 4-inch “Super AMOLED” touchscreen at 800×480 resolution, a six-axis accelerometer for gaming, and rear- and …
Verizon Makes Motorola Droid X Official, Launching July 15th
Surprising nobody thanks to several early hands-on demos and leaks, Verizon and Motorola made the Droid X official today and announced a launch date of July 15th. The phone will be priced at $200 after a $100 mail-in rebate and a two year contract.
Features include a 1GHz processor, a 4.3-inch 854×480 touchscreen, 8-megapixel …
Verizon’s Impending Motorola Droid X Gets an Early Preview
While Verizon and Motorola are expected to officially announce the gigantic Droid X on June 23rd, Engadget managed to get some early hands-on time with the phone. The 4.4-inch Droid X is expected to directly compete with Sprint’s HTC EVO 4G (see our review here), a phone that’s already quite large in comparison to other phones. The …
Leaked Motorola Droid 2 Images Show Revamped Keyboard
Droid-Life.com has managed to get its hands on what appear to be leaked images of a new Verizon-based Motorola Droid handset. It looks pretty similar to the current Motorola Droid except for the keyboard, which seems to make better use of the available space by getting rid of the big gold D pad.
Under the hood, we’ll apparently find …
Verizon: “No Plans to Carry the iPhone in the Immediate Future”
There you have it, folks. Verizon Wireless spokesperson John Johnson (his first name is like his last name!) was asked the following by Beet.tv:
“Verizon and the iPhone, what is happening, if anything? What is the status?”
To which Johnson jokingly responded, “No one ever asks that question,” and then went on to say, “No …
The Ting Tings Interview
Over the last couple of weekends Microsoft has thrown secret concerts in San Francisco and New York City to promote the recently launched KIN devices. On Saturday I had the opportunity to sit down with one of the three bands playing secret shows throughout NYC (a boat load of pictures are available here). I’d never really listened to …
Verizon Working With Google On Android Tablet
Put your credit card back in your wallet, purse and/or murse. There is no timeline or manufacturer attached to the Android tablet that Verizon is working on with Google. There’s really nothing surprising about this quasi announcement.
Yes, we get that everyone is scrambling to get a tablet out into the market to compete with the …
AT&T Extends iPhone Exclusivity, Verizon Shut Out, Says Analyst
Sorry to dash your hopes, Verizon customers, but you probably won’t be getting the iPhone this year. Why? Well, according to Brian Marshall, an analyst at BroadPoint AmTech, AT&T finagled a new deal (only for six extra months) with Apple by cutting data plans for in half to lock in the iPad. But Marshall doesn’t necessarily have the …