LG today announced the Spectrum for Verizon, following in the footsteps of the Revolution announced at this time last year. The Spectrum sports 4G LTE and a 4.5-inch true HD IPS display, like the Nitro for AT&T. It also sports a Qualcomm 1.5 GHz dual-core processor, 8-megapixel main... - read more

Verizon Wireless today announced the ZTE JetPack, a new mobile hotspot that will work on Verizon's CDMA/LTE networks in the U.S., as well as the GSM/HSPA networks in other countries. The JetPack can reach download speeds between 5 - 12Mbps and upload speeds between 2 and 5Mbps over LTE in... - read more

Verizon Wireless today announced the BlackBerry Curve 9370, a dual-mode world phone that has quad-band EDGE for roaming and CDMA/EVDO for use in the U.S. It has 1GB of internal storage. It has a 2.44-inch display with 360 x 480 pixels and RIM's Liquid Graphics; optical trackpad; 800MHz... - read more

Verizon Wireless today announced the Motorola Droid 4, the fourth-generation Android device that has a 4-inch qHD display and support for Verizon Wireless's Long Term Evolution 4G network. The Droid 4 is a sideways slider that has a full QWERTY keyboard and a dual-core 1.2GHz processor.... - read more

Motorola and Verizon today announced the Droid RAZR MAXX, a new flagship Droid RAZR phone. The MAXX boasts a massive 3300 mAh battery that can sustain 21 straight hours of talk time, yet measures only 8.9 mm thick (compared to the Droid RAZR's 7.1 mm.) The display measures 4.3 inches and... - read more

Verizon Wireless today announced that the Samsung Galaxy Nexus will go on sale Thursday, December 15. The Galaxy Nexus runs Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich and can use Verizon's Long Term Evolution 4G network.

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Carrier IQ software is not installed on any of the phones sold by Verizon Wireless, according to a tweet posted by Verizon Wireless spokesperson Jeffrey Nelson. "To be 100% clear: Carrier IQ is *not* on Verizon Wireless phones," tweeted Nelson. Carrier IQ has come under fire recently for... - read more

Verizon Wireless today called attention to a recently released service called Backup Assistant Plus. The service, which became available with the launch of the Motorola RAZR and HTC Rezound, lets Verizon Wireless customers backup their contacts, email, and multimedia content (pictures,... - read more

Verizon Wireless and Casio today announced the Gz'One Ravine 2, a mil-spec rugged flip phone. The Ravine 2 meets mil-spec 810G for protection against immersion, water, shock and dust, vibration, salt fog, humidity, solar radiation, altitude, and low and high temperatures. It is global... - read more

Verizon Wireless has made operating system updates available to both the Research In Motion BlackBerry 9930 Bold and 9850 Torch. Both are being updated to OS version 7.0.0.374 and include extensive change logs. Both devices see numerous bug fixes and performance enhancements (touch screen... - read more

Verizon Wireless and Samsung today announced the Stratosphere, a new Android-based smartphone that adds for the first time a physical QWERTY keyboard to Verizon's Long Term Evolution 4G lineup. The Stratosphere is a sideways slider with a five-row QWERTY, 4-inch Super AMOLED Plus display,... - read more

Verizon Wireless today announced the availability of a new application called Facetones. Facetones, which was developed by Vringo, automatically pulls photos from users' Facebook accounts to create a slideshow that plays on the phone's display when the phone rings. The service works on... - read more

Verizon Wireless has begun distributing the Android 2.3 Gingerbread update to the Casio G'zOne Commando. Aside from adding the standard list of Gingerbread features, the update also improves the speed/performance of the device itself and provides a fix to its proximity sensor. The update... - read more

Apple today revealed details about the next-generation iPhone, which is called the iPhone 4S. The design of the device is similar to the iPhone 4, but Apple claims that the inside is all new. It will run on Apple's A5 dual-core 1GHz processor, and will include dual-core graphics... - read more

Apple today announced a new voice-controlled application for the iPhone 4S called Siri: the intelligent assistant. According to Apple, Siri understands contextual directions, such as asking the device to set up an alert, or to check the weather, or to find out the time in Paris. The... - read more

Verizon Wireless and Pantech today announced the Hotshot, a thin, touch-based feature phone that has a 3.2-inch touch display and a 3.2-megapixel camera with video capture. The phone features three home screens that can be customized with user-preferred content and apps and a full suite of... - read more

Verizon Wireless today announced the Pantech Jest 2, a global vertical slider feature phone. The Jest features a 2.4-inch display, 2-megapixel camera with video capture, Bluetooth, Opera Mini, and support for microSD cards up to 32GB. It runs Verizon's feature phone platform, which... - read more

Verizon Wireless today said that it is rolling out Windows Phone 7.5 Mango to the HTC Trophy starting today. Users will be alerted when their handset is ready for the update, which must be installed via PC.

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Verizon Wireless today announced that it will begin selling the Research In Motion BlackBerry Torch 9850 starting online on September 8 and in stores September 15.

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Verizon Wireless today announced a new version of its V CAST Video service, which will be called simply Verizon Video moving forward. According to Verizon, the new version of the application offers higher-quality video content, access to more than 250 current TV shows from all the major... - read more

Verizon Wireless today announced more markets that will have access to its Long Term Evolution 4G network starting on September 15. The new markets include: San Luis Obispo and Santa Barbara Counties, Calif.; Bloomington/Normal, Champaign/Urbana, Rockford, Springfield, and Quad Cities,... - read more

Verizon Wireless today announced that with Aug. 18's planned network expansion, its Long Term Evolution 4G services will be available to more than half the population of the U.S. The operator is flipping the 4G switch in 15 new markets tomorrow, and expanding its LTE presence in an... - read more

Verizon Wireless has made the Research In Motion BlackBerry Bold Touch 9930. It runs the new BlackBerry 7 platform, and has a touch screen and QWERTY keyboard.

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Verizon Wireless today announced the LG Revere, a new feature phone that hits Verizon August 18. It is a compact flip phone that has dual displays and austere looks. The Revere has a simple list of features, which includes a 1.3 megapixel camera, Bluetooth 2.1+EDR, voice commands, GPS... - read more

Verizon Wireless and Samsung today announced the availability of the Convoy 2, a new rugged, push-to-talk flip phone. The Convoy 2 was built for a life of hard knocks, and meets mil-spec 810F for durability and protection from the elements. Communication tools include stereo speakers, dual... - read more

Verizon Wireless today announced the expansion of its 4G LTE network to cover an additional 28 markets, bringing the total number of markets served to 102. Coverage will also be expanded in eight major metro areas, including Phoenix, LA, San Diego, Las Vegas, Northern New Jersey,... - read more

Verizon Wireless today announced that owners of the HTC Droid Incredible 2 may now update their devices to Android 2.3 Gingerbread using the on-board system tools. The update includes a number of new features.

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The Droid 3 is a follow-up to the Droid and Droid 2, and sports the same sideways slider design of its predecessors. The Droid 3 runs Android 2.3 Gingerbread and includes a 4-inch qHD display and an 8 megapixel camera with auto-focus, flash, and full 1080p HD video capture. The Droid 3... - read more

Verizon Wireless today added a new feature to its account management tool that sends alerts to customers regarding their monthly data usage. Starting today, smartphone users will receive text message alerts when they reach 50%, 75%, 90%, 100%, and 110% of their monthly data allowance.... - read more

Verizon Wireless has confirmed to Fierce Wireless that it will introduce tiered data plans starting on July 7. The company has indicated at regular intervals this year that unlimited data plans would no longer be available, but it hadn't specified a date. The tiered data plans will cost... - read more

Verizon Wireless today confirmed that it will cease offering unlimited data plans starting next month. "We will move to a more usage based model in July," said Verizon spokesperson Brenda Raney in an email sent to AllThingsD. "We’ll share more later." Verizon has mentioned several... - read more

During the keynote address at its WorldWide Developer's Conference, Apple today provided details about what iPhone, iPad, and iPod Touch users can expect to see in iOS 5. Apple called it a major new release, with 200 new features and 1,500 new APIs for developers. A significant change to... - read more

During the keynote address at its WorldWide Developer's conference, Apple today provided details about what iPhone users can expect to see in its new iCloud service. iCloud is a completely re-written version of Apple's MobileMe concept and it works across all iOS devices. All content on a... - read more

Speaking at the TIA conference this week, Verizon Communications CTO Tony Melone said that the company hopes to offload some data traffic from its cellular data networks to W-Fi. Melone said that Verizon is hoping to get users to transition from cellular data services to Wi-Fi data when in... - read more

Verizon Wireless announced that its Long Term Evolution 4G network is now live in nine new markets, including Mobile and Montgomery Ala.; Greater Fairfield and New Haven, Conn.; Gainesville, Pensacola and Tallahassee, Fla.; Fayetteville-Lumberton, N.C.; and Bryan-College Station and... - read more

Verizon Wireless today announced the HTC Trophy, its first Windows Phone 7 device. The Trophy will ship with the "NoDo" WP7 update installed, which is the latest version of the operating system available. It includes cut-and-paste and better Marketplace search. Features of the Trophy... - read more

Verizon Wireless Chief Financial Officer Fran Shammo told Reuters that the company plans to eliminate unlimited data plans for smartphones by this summer, substituting tiered data plans in their place. Verizon has mentioned in the past that it would take this step, though Shammo didn't... - read more

Verizon Wireless today announced the Motorola Droid X2, a sequel to last year's hit phone that steps its 4.3-inch display up to qHD (540 x 960) resolution and adds a dual-core 1GHz processor engine under the hood. The Droid X2 sticks with 3G cellular technology but includes support for... - read more

Verizon Wireless today announced that a wide number of markets will have access to its Long Term Evolution 4G network starting May 19. Some of the markets include: Mobile and Montgomery, Ala.; Denver, Colo.; Gainesville, Pensacola, and Tallahassee, Fla; Fayetteville-Lumberton, N.C.; and a... - read more

Verizon Wireless today announced that the HTC Droid Incredible 2 will be available Thursday, April 28. Droid Incredible 2 shares many features with the Incredible S, announced earlier this year. It runs Android 2.2 Froyo with HTC Sense, and has the latest generation 1GHz SnapDragon... - read more

Verizon Wireless has published information on its web site about an unannounced service offering called Unleashed. Based on Verizon's site, Unleashed is a new pre-paid service that offers unlimited talk, text, and web for $50 per month. Daily rates are available, too. For $1.99 per day,... - read more

Apple today announced that the white version of the iPhone 4 will be available starting Thursday, April 28.

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Verizon Wireless recently published some information (since pulled) about the wireless inductive battery cover for the HTC Thunderbolt. The battery cover, which is Qi certified, will allow the Thunderbolt to charge via magnetic induction. LG recently announced a Qi-certified magnetic... - read more

Apple today released iOS 4.3.2 to the iPhone (GSM only), iPad and iPod Touch. Apple notes that the system update mainly fixes bugs related to FaceTime and Wi-Fi, in addition to patching some security holes. Apple released iOS 4.2.7 for the CDMA iPhone 4.

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The Wall Street Journal today reports that Apple has confirmed that the white version of the iPhone 4 will be shipping soon. An unnamed Apple spokesperson indicated to the Journal that the problems it had manufacturing the white iPhone have been solved, and it is on track to ship this... - read more

Verizon Wireless has confirmed that it plans to cease offering one-year contracts to new customers. One-year contracts will no longer be available starting on Sunday, April 17. A Verizon Wireless spokesperson explained via email, "Keep in mind, a majority of our customers select a two-year... - read more

Who has the fastest 4G service between Verizon and Sprint? On Friday, BTIG analyst Walter Piecyk announced the results of 1,000 speed tests conducted between a Verizon HTC ThunderBolt and a Sprint EVO 4G. According to the results, Big Red's LTE service is faster and more consistent than the... - read more

Yesterday, 38 years passed since Dr. Martin Cooper of Motorola placed the first phone call on a cell phone while taking a stroll on the streets of New York City in the distant April 3rd of 1973. Cooper made a dazzling demonstration by calling none other than rival Dr. Engel, research chief of... - read more

Verizon Wireless today announced that the HTC Thunderbolt, its first Long Term Evolution 4G handset, will be available starting March 17. It will cost $249.99 with a new two-year agreement. The Thunderbolt runs Android 2.2 with the latest version of HTC's Sense user interface on board. It has... - read more

While you were sleeping, Verizon released their newest Tablet, the Motorola XOOM for sale in select retail stores for $799.99 full retail, though it can be had for $599.99 with a 2-year data agreement, which ranges from $20/month for 1GB up to $80/month for 10GB. Of course, the main feature of... - read more