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Sep

23

2011

(Leak) Official Photo’s of upcoming Verizon Samsung Stratosphere mysteriously appear

by Stacy Bruce
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It was only a couple of weeks ago that we told you about the Samsung Stratosphere passing through the FCC revealing LTE compatibility. Well it appears that Wirefly recently made a marketing goof within the web page of the newly available Pantech Breakout and inadvertently included shots of the Stratosphere as well. The photos of the [...]

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Sep

22

2011

Verizon Blocking Some Apps in Market from Being Downloaded or Updated

by Mitch Wright
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Verizon has frequently been referred to as Big Red, but apparently Big Brother is an apt moniker as well. Having made clear their stance on being able to download certain apps on their network, they’ve now moved to blocking those apps from being updated as well apparently. This includes apps that have been paid for, [...]

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Sep

22

2011

Verizon chief supports AT&T/T-Mobile merger

by Robert Nazarian
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Late last month the U.S. Justice Department sued to block the proposed AT&T takeover of T-Mobile for $39 billion. While AT&T tries to work on concessions, Verizon Chief Executive Officer Lowell McAdam said AT&T’s proposed acquisition of T-Mobile “had to occur,” at event in New York. “The AT&T merger with T-Mobile is kind of like gravity, [...]

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Sep

22

2011

Droid Bionic Receives First Deodexed Version ROM

by Axl Logan
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So, you finally got your hands on a Droid Bionic and you’ve only had to wait since last CES for it.  So now what?  How about a little Root & ROM action?  The initial ”Deodexed” version is now available for your downloading pleasure and there’s promise of more action to follow.  Thanks to Kejar31, you can hack the [...]

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Sep

21

2011

Entry Level Slider LG Enlighten Available Sept. 29 On Verizon

by Harold Williams
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An entry level slider, the LG Enlighten, will be on sale over at Verizon Sept. 29th for $79.99 on contract, after a $50 rebate. With an 800MHz processor it’s certainly not top tier, but we have to remember not everyone wants a $300 dual-core (even though they may need their mind changed). Add in the sliding [...]

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Sep

21

2011

Verizon Wireless will add 21 cities to their 4G LTE network on October 21

by Robert Nazarian
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Every month Verizon Wireless seems to add at least 20 cities to their rapidly growing 4G LTE network. Last week we saw 26 cities join the party, and in looking ahead to October, 21 additional cities will go live on October 21st. We posted about this yesterday, but we did not have the complete list. [...]

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Sep

20

2011

[Leak] Motorola ATRIX 2 pictures and details surface

by Robert Nazarian
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Photos of the upcoming Motorola ATRIX 2 (codenamed Edison) has surfaced along with some details. The first piece of info is that it won’t have LTE. We suspected that when the Edison passed through the FCC with no LTE radios. It will come with a dual-core processor, which is far from a surprise. The question [...]

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Sep

19

2011

DROID Incredible 2 Update Rolling Out Now Taking It To Android 2.3.4 Build 4.08.605.3

by Harold Williams
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DroidLife is reporting that the DROID Incredible 2 has an update going out right now. At 32MB in size there is nothing major here, but go into your Settings -> Software Update to pull it. Word on the street is that even though this update takes the Incredible 2 to version 2.3.4, there is no sign of [...]

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Sep

19

2011

Xperia Play 2.3.3 update detailed

by Jim Farmer
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The official documentation for that mysterious 2.3.3 update is now available in the Verizon support pages. From the look of things a lot of games updated, some security enhancements pitched in, and some pre-load apps were included like Swype. Nothing too sinister sounding to report. The update is 55MB and will bring your device up [...]

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