Verizon Wireless has announced that its 4G Long Term Evolution (LTE) network field trials in the United States have demonstrated wireless data speeds that are significantly faster than today’s 3G network speeds. Trials in Boston and Seattle indicate the network is capable of peak download speeds of 40 to 50 megabits per second (Mbps) and peak upload speeds of 20 to 25 Mbps. The speeds are significantly faster than Verizon Wireless and other wireless providers’ current or promised 3G network speeds. Continue reading ‘Verizon 4G LTE hits 50 Mbps’
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Responding to the devastating earthquake in Chile, Verizon Wireless has waived all calling fees for its customers trying to reach loved ones in Chile. Verizon will waive all long-distance usage charges for calls from its residential landline and Verizon Wireless phones to Chile, from Feb. 26 through Mar. 6.*
Full press release after the break. Continue reading ‘Verizon makes wireless calls to Chile free after 8.8 earthquake’
After featuring lists of Android applications, Verizon is recommending webOS applications that run on the Palm Pre Plus and Pixi Plus. Here’s a snapshot of just a few of the apps available for Palm webOS users:
The Business of Apps :
+ News: AP Mobile, The New York Times, NewsRoom ($4.99) and Engadget.
+ Top Stocks Lite – delivers customers free real-time stock market information with prices, line charts, news stories and summaries on each company and index in the United States and abroad.
+ Expense Tracker – helps customers keeping track of their balances on a day-to-day basis. For $1.99, Expense Tracker uses a powerful algorithm for the creation of recurring expenses and makes it easy to detect abnormalities so customers can start saving. Continue reading ‘webOS Apps featured in the Verizon Channel’
A device similar to the “superphone” by Google, Nexus One has passed the FCC with dual-band CDMA EVDO radios. The FCC documents describes the model number is PB99300, which is very similar to Nexus One, PB9910. There is a strong probability that the new HTC phone is the CDMA version of the Nexus One. The device is at the FCC, meaning we could see it hitting some U.S. operator’s portfolio (Verizon?) in the near future.
Motorola has posted Motorola Devour video tour in YouTube. Video follows after the jump. Continue reading ‘Motorola Devour video tour spotted’
A Verizon Droid Eris user over at Verizon Forum has posted a new info about an over-the-air (OTA) firmware update. HTC customer support has apparently confirmed that Verizon will roll out an Android 2.1 OTA update to the Droid HTC Eris over the next two weeks. Continue reading ‘Android 2.1 OTA update for Verizon HTC Droid Eris coming’
The GSMA has announced that China Telecom, KDDI and Verizon Wireless have gained membership to the GSMA following their commitment to deploy commercial services based on Long-Term Evolution (LTE), the next-generation wireless technology for Mobile Broadband. China Telecom, KDDI, and Verizon Wireless are three of the world’s largest CDMA operators and will begin the commercial deployments of LTE as early as 2010. LTE, when combined with the expansive footprint of these operators’ existing Mobile Broadband services, will deliver high-speed services to more than 150 million* customers over the next three years. Qualcomm has also joined the GSMA as an associate member and will work with the operators to aid the smooth integration of LTE with existing Mobile Broadband technologies. Continue reading ‘China Telecom, KDDI and Verizon Wireless join GSMA to launch commercial LTE services’
At the 2010 Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Verizon Wireless and Skype have announced a strategic relationship that will bring Skype to Verizon Wireless smartphones in March. The new Skype mobile™ product enhances Verizon Wireless’ smartphones for users who have data plans by offering a new way to call around the globe, while also giving hundreds of millions of Skype users around the world the opportunity to communicate with friends, family and business colleagues in the United States using Verizon Wireless. Continue reading ‘Skype for Verizon Wireless smartphones in March’
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