Verizon To Censor YouTube For Cellphones
Watching YouTube videos on your Verizon Wireless cellphone will cost $15 per month, according to the New York Times. The deal is expected to be officially announced later today and launch next month but it’s important to note that you won’t be paying $15 per month for the YouTube you know and love. Nope, the…
LG enV Smartphone Hits Verizon: QWERTY for $150
It was only a week ago that rumblings on the Internets pointed to a November 27 launch of the LG enV on Verizon Wireless. Well, the date has arrived and guess what? It’s here! Yup, fans of full-size QWERTY keyboards (or people stuck with Verizon Wireless) can rejoice now that the enV (or LG VX9900…
LG Chocolate Now in Christmas Red and Green, Same Otherwise
The LG Chocolate. Other than the Motorola RAZR, it’s probably the most hyped cellphone out there right now. And now you can get it in Christmas colors: cherry (red) and mint (green). That means that it’s now available in black, white, cherry and mint. Four colors, people. One more than three, but one less than…
LG VX9900 QWERTY Smartphone With Dual Stereo Speakers: Nov. 27, $150
Verizon Wireless customers looking to add a smartphone to their utility belt can now place the LG VX9900 onto their shopping list. The specs were leaked about a week ago and now the all-important price and release have also hit the Internets. The QWERTY-based smartphone packs a 2.0-megapixel camera, microSD card slot, dual stereo speakers…
LG VX8600 Chocolate Flip Phone Hits Verizon Stores: Same Phone, New Body
Verizon Wireless users with a sweet tooth take note: the much anticipated clamshell version of the LG Chocolate phone—the LG VX8600—is now available at your friendly neighborhood VZW store. It’s pretty much the same as the slider version of the Chocolate that’s been available for a few months now (touch-sensitive buttons and all), but now…
All We Want is a Cellphone That Works, For Pete’s Sake!
Sure, we here at Gizmodo love cellphones that do all sorts of fancy things like play music and let you download and watch movies, but there are a lot of people out there who want a cellphone that just works. The Old Gray Lady that is the New York Times recently did a small investigation…
Nokia 6315i Music Cellphone Lands on Verizon Wireless: Affordable Musical Fun
Music fans using Verizon Wireless have yet another cookie cutter music cellphone to choose from with the Nokia 6315i. This clamshell features dedicated music buttons and is compatible with Verizon’s nickel-and-dime service du jour, V Cast, where users can download all sorts of junk at highly inflated prices using EVDO. Beyond the music capabilities, there’s…
LG Unveils VX-8600 Chocolate Clamshell
Pictures of the LG VX-8600, to be branded as the Chocolate clamshell, were leaked onto the Internets last month, but now we have real, non-blurry shots and some actual facts to report! The cellphone will play nice on Verizon Wireless’ EV-DO network; its internal LCD is 220×176 pixels; a microSD slot allows for plenty of…
Samsung SCH-a870 Family-Friendly Cellphone With VibeTonz
Samsung and Verizon Wireless just unleashed the SCH-a870 onto the mobile phone market in the US. The clamshell is being marketed as a family-friendly cellphone, so don’t expect too many whizz-bang features here. What you will find on the SCH-a870 are some of the little nickel-and-dime services that Verizon Wireless is in love with nowadays,…
Sprint Releases EVDO Rev. A Card, Faster Than ‘Regular’ EVDO
The constant oneupsmanship, to use a semi-real word, between Sprint and Verizon Wireless just got more interesting with the upcoming Sprint release of a Rev. A EVDO card. EVDO Rev. A is faster than the EVDO (Rev. 0) currently being used by Verizon Wireless, with download speeds up to 3.1Mbps and upload speeds of up…
BlackBerry 8703e Dated for August 28, Pictures Leaked; Verizon Supporting GSM?
Sharp eyes have spotted the upcoming BlackBerry 8703e in the wild and the latest rumors point to a next week release date, August 28. There’s also rumblings of the device supporting GSM/EDGE for roaming purposes and support for CDMA-friednly Verizon’s high speed labor of love, EV-DO. The rumored inclusion of support for both CDMA and…
First Pictures of Clamshell LG Chocolate Phone Emerge
The first pictures of the clamshell version of the LG Chocolate phone—the LG VX8600 for those keeping score at home— have hit the Web. LG is looking to squeeze as much money out its Chocolate line of cellphones as possible and since Americans love the clamshell (more so than any other market, cellphone reps have…
LG Chocolate, Due July 31 + An Almost Hands On First Look
Walking around New York City, you can’t help but be bombarded with posters everywhere announcing the U.S. arrival of the LG Chocolate on Verizon Wireless. Unless Verizon’s marketing people are lying, the cellphone will be available on July 31, this Monday. I played around with the Chocolate last night at an LG event and, if…
Verizon Chaperone Keeps an Eye on Your Kids
Have you become a parent recently but still want to live life irresponsibly? Verizon Wireless plans to make keeping an eye of the little tyke a little easier with its Chaperone service, which combines GPS with LG Migo cellphones. https://gizmodo.com/baby-proofing-and-it-feels-so-good-179984 There’s two services, Chaperone Child Locator and Chaperone Child Zone. The former lets parents check…