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How Did Star Wars Outlaws Make a Droid So Hot?

Star Wars fans are already excited for Ubisoft's open-world game—but the star of the show is a surprising thirst for its droid companion.

Games James Whitbrook

The Mandalorian’s Relationship With Droids Is Completely Messed Up

Star Wars has had a sloppy history with its robotic beings, allegorically speaking, but the Disney+ show’s clumsy approach to the matter makes things worse.

Television James Whitbrook

The Scourge Between Stars Stalks a Failing Spaceship

Read the first chapter of the tense new sci-fi thriller novella from Ness Brown.

Books & Comics Linda Codega

GOP Minority Leader Vows Revenge Against Tech Firms That Comply With Jan. 6 Phone Record Requests

McCarthy threatened that if Republicans regain control of Congress, they'll retaliate against companies that hand over records.

Politics Tom McKay

Android Users Are Getting Closer to an iMessage-Like App

With AT&T signing on to bring RCS to its Android phones, Verizon is the last hold-out.

Tech News Florence Ion

Verizon Would Like to Sell You an Alexa-Powered Smart Display

An FCC filing reveals the carrier is preparing its own branded smart display, complete with custom commands.

Gadgets Florence Ion

Verizon’s Cheapest Plans Will Only Get You Its Slowest 5G Speeds

Bad news for folks on Verizon’s basic plans. If you want the carrier’s faster 5G speeds, you’re going to have to cough up for a more expensive unlimited plan. Technically that’s nothing new. Verizon has already restricted its faster millimeter-wave (mmWave) network to customers on its Play More, Do More, and Get More Unlimited plans.…

Internet Victoria Song

Verizon Tells Consumers to Turn Off 5G to Preserve Battery Life Then Instantly Regrets It

In an effort to be helpful, Verizon accidentally stuck its foot in its mouth on Sunday, and then furiously backtracked. In a tweet on Sunday, which was spotted by the Verge, Verizon Wireless CS told customers that if they were experiencing more battery drain than usual, they should turn on LTE. As the Verge explains,…

Internet Jody Serrano

Why These ‘Revolutionary’ Phones Failed So Hard

Here are some of the most significant phone flops of all time.

Gadgets Christina Warren

Comcast’s New Wireless Service Feels Like a Trick

Just when you thought cell phone plans couldn’t get any more confusing, Comcast just announced its own wireless service: Xfinity Mobile. The service will launch in May or June for Xfinity customers and later this year for everyone else. Unlimited plans start at $65 per month, runs Verizon’s 4G LTE network, and gets even cheaper…

Tech News Adam Clark Estes

Verizon Wireless To Mine Your Usage Data For Marketing And Ads

Verizon is reportedly changing its privacy policy in a way that’ll let the carrier monitor your usage and mine that information for marketing reports and targeted ads. The new privacy policy will gather a long list of information including URLs, search terms, location information, app usage and feature usage. And if that isn’t enough, Verizon…

Tech News Kelly

Xoom Owners Can Finally Upgrade Their Obsolete Tablet to 4G LTE

It’s about time Motorola got its act together and started upgrading the Verizon Wireless Xoom from 3G to 4G LTE. It’s only been ten months since the device launched. Motorola announced it will send out upgrade instructions to customers starting tomorrow, September 29th. Those that are upgrading their tablet will have to send the device…

Tech News Kelly

Verizon’s LTE Cellphones Won’t Work On AT&T’s Network

And that could be vice versa too, with Verizon Wireless stating that their phones won’t “be compatible on other LTE networks in the US,” owing to their “different frequencies.” That may sound strange as both Verizon and AT&T use the 700MHz band, but there’s little cross-over apparently, with Verizon using the 746-787MHz area, and AT&T…

Tech News Kat Hannaford

Verizon’s Motorola Droid 3 to Have 4-Inch qHD Screen and Dual-Core Innards?

Expected around June on Verizon Wireless, the Motorola Droid 3 will be a smart-snappin’ 8MP handset with 960 x 540 qHD screen resolution, dual-core processor, and HDMI-out port. The jury is still out on whether it’ll be LTE-compatible, however. https://gizmodo.com/yep-the-motorola-droid-3-looks-like-a-4-incher-5796949/#comments Meanwhile, Motorola has said that the Android Gingerbread update is headed Droid X, Droid Pro,…

Tech News Kat Hannaford

You’ll be Able to Grab Motorola’s Droid X2 From Verizon on May 26th

Pretty much everything about the Droid X2 has leaked already, save for the date of launch. Internal Verizon documents are claiming it’ll be May 26th, though it’ll start showing up around May 19th via direct fulfillment. https://gizmodo.com/leak-motorolas-droid-x2-will-have-a-4-3-inch-qhd-scree-5801511/#comments Meanwhile, both Motorola and Verizon’s websites are showing mention of the X2, along with confirmation of the specs.…

Tech News Kat Hannaford

Apple to Start Sending iOS Updates Over-the-Air by End of Year?

Apple’s said to be exploring sending out over-the-air updates for iPhones, starting with the iOS 5 update in fall. Verizon is working closely with Apple, which as you probably know normally relies on updates over iTunes, suggesting that the Verizon iPhone will probably receive the iOS 5 update OTA before AT&T customers get in on…

Tech News Kat Hannaford

4G Reception Not Immune to Outages Either—Verizon’s LTE Service Goes Down for the First Time

It’s been several hours according to Verizon Wireless customers (some of whom work for your favorite tech site), but Verizon’s LTE service shows no sign of going back up. All over the US there have been confirmed outages, with some also reporting their 3G network is down also. The clock is ticking, Verizon. [BGR]

Tech News Kat Hannaford

Motorola Xooms Will Receive Software Update Today, Enabling Flash Download for the 18th

Verizon Wireless is pushing out a software update for Motorola Xooms today, which will allow users to download Flash Player 10.2 from the Android Market when it becomes available next Friday, the 18th of March. The update also includes clock adjustments for daylight savings time. [Verizon]

Tech News Kat Hannaford

Motorola Xoom Tablet Costs $600 With Contract; $800 Without

Boy, tablets cost a fair whack, don’t they? $600 on a two-year contract at Verizon, or $800 without—either way, the Motorola Xoom tablet is a few hundred too many for me. Pick one up from Verizon Wireless from this Thursday, along with 1GB of data for $20 monthly. [PRNewswire]

Tech News Kat Hannaford

Verizon’s Not Scared of iPhone 4 Traffic One Bit

How confident is Verizon that they can handle the data usage of brand-new iPhone owners? So confident that they’ve been saying they’re ready for the onslaught since back in 2009. Big talk! Let’s hope they can back it up. [Businessweek]

Tech News Brian Barrett

Verizon Wireless

How Did Star Wars Outlaws Make a Droid So Hot?

The Mandalorian’s Relationship With Droids Is Completely Messed Up

The Scourge Between Stars Stalks a Failing Spaceship

GOP Minority Leader Vows Revenge Against Tech Firms That Comply With Jan. 6 Phone Record Requests

Android Users Are Getting Closer to an iMessage-Like App

Verizon Would Like to Sell You an Alexa-Powered Smart Display

Verizon’s Cheapest Plans Will Only Get You Its Slowest 5G Speeds

Verizon Tells Consumers to Turn Off 5G to Preserve Battery Life Then Instantly Regrets It

Why These ‘Revolutionary’ Phones Failed So Hard

Comcast’s New Wireless Service Feels Like a Trick

Verizon Wireless To Mine Your Usage Data For Marketing And Ads

Xoom Owners Can Finally Upgrade Their Obsolete Tablet to 4G LTE

Verizon’s LTE Cellphones Won’t Work On AT&T’s Network

Verizon’s Motorola Droid 3 to Have 4-Inch qHD Screen and Dual-Core Innards?

You’ll be Able to Grab Motorola’s Droid X2 From Verizon on May 26th

Apple to Start Sending iOS Updates Over-the-Air by End of Year?

4G Reception Not Immune to Outages Either—Verizon’s LTE Service Goes Down for the First Time

Motorola Xooms Will Receive Software Update Today, Enabling Flash Download for the 18th

Motorola Xoom Tablet Costs $600 With Contract; $800 Without

Verizon’s Not Scared of iPhone 4 Traffic One Bit

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