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Verizon Motorola Droid First Impressions: “The Android Device to Beat”

Well this explains those Android 2.0 shots, and the Droid boot-up video that Boy Genius Report ran last week. They’ve scored a hands-on with a near-final production Droid, and say it’s the most impressive handset they’ve used since the iPhone. https://gizmodo.com/android-2-0-first-look-fresh-face-sick-speed-5383485 That’s some high praise right there. Apparently it’s slightly thicker than the iPhone 3GS,…

Tech News Danny Allen

Verizon Levels Guns At Apple, Not AT&T, With Droid Phone Blitz

This 30-second Droid spot started airing last night during the ALCS. Dan may not like it, but even so there’s no denying that Verizon, in the words of Matt Buchanan, went totally balls in with an Android phone. https://gizmodo.com/ii-ihate-iverizons-inew-imarketing-icampaign-5384013 An Android 2.0 Motorola phone, to be precise, which we’ll officially get to see sometime in…

Tech News Jack Loftus

Crackberry’s Take on Why Verizon Didn’t Launch the Storm2 With RIM

The BlackBerry Storm 2 is the followup to Verizon’s most buzzed-about phone of last year, but Verizon didn’t help with the news. CrackBerry says the phone didn’t pass Verizon’s quality assurance. [CrackBerry]

Tech News Dan Nosowitz

iI iHate iVerizon’s iNew iMarketing iCampaign

What’s the only thing more annoying than a non-Apple company using Apple’s trademark diminutive “i”? Companies thinking they’ll really stick it to Apple by using it to mock them. The latest marketing school dropout contestant: Verizon’s “iDoesn’t” campaign. Verizon’s got a new anti-iPhone tagline: “If the iDoesn’t, What Does?” It’s part of a new marketing…

Tech News Dan Nosowitz

Verizon Officially Confirms They Will Have the Palm Pre “Early Next Year”

Looks like Verizon won’t be passing on the Palm Pre after all. The company tweeted this morning that the phone will be coming to the carrier “early next year.” https://gizmodo.com/rumor-verizon-ditching-palm-pre-screwing-both-of-them-5367223 Straight from the Twitter feed: @lanvuch We will be carrying the Palm Pre smartphone early next year. Finally, it’s looking like Verizon is going to…

Tech News Chris Jacob

Motorola Droid Seen Booting Up and Running Android 2.0

Assuming it’s real, this teaser video confirms a few things about the Moto Droid: that Droid is indeed the name, and that it will run Android 2.0. Not much to see here, but apparently there’s “more coming soon.” [BGR] https://gizmodo.com/android-2-0-first-look-fresh-face-sick-speed-5383485

Tech News Chris Jacob

Why Didn’t Verizon Announce the Storm 2 When RIM Did?

The BlackBerry Storm 2‘s had a pretty weird debut. The original launched with a ton of coordinated fanfare from Verizon and RIM, but this time around, it’s a murky, limbo launch, basically announced by Walt Mossberg. https://gizmodo.com/the-heavily-leaked-blackberry-storm-2-gets-unofficially-5381996 So what happened? Officially, the reason that Verizon hasn’t announced the Storm 2 is that “it’s not available…

Tech News Matt Buchanan

New York Times: BlackBerry Storm 2 Coming “This Week”

Tucked in a NYT story about RIM trying to keep up in this crazy world of iPhones and Androids is a mention that “this week, Verizon and R.I.M. are trying again with a Storm do-over, the Storm 2.” The Times mentions its redesigned screen, that it actually “gives the user the sensation of pushing a…

Tech News Matt Buchanan

Remainders – Things We Didn’t Post

Apple Loses Mighty Mouse Trademark, Probably Shouldn’t Have Used It In First Place…Paramount Asks Moviegoers to RSVP In Advance…AT&T Is #1 In Customer Service?…Scary Google Results with Sergey Brin You may have heard by now that Apple no longer has claim to the name Mighty Mouse, since small-volume mouse maker Man & Machine, who had…

Tech News Wilson Rothman

Why the FCC’s Got AT&T and Verizon Scared Shitless

Remember net neutrality? Over a year after Comcast’s torrent-killing ways turned it into a rallying cry for chest-slapping geek solidarity, it’s back. But this time, it’s got AT&T and Verizon scared shitless—and it might actually screw us over. https://gizmodo.com/pure-evil-comcastards-paid-people-to-take-up-seats-and-361202 A quick refresher: Net neutrality is, simply, the principle that all data gets treated the same…

Tech News Matt Buchanan

You Always Wanted a Cell Tower in Your Backyard, Right?

While disappointing carriers by reiterating the FCC is all about net neutrality, chairman Julius Genachowski also offered them some consolation: To get more 4G goodness in the air, the FCC’s going to a “shot clock” style rollout for cell towers. That means when a new cell tower site is proposed, there’s just a short period…

Tech News Matt Buchanan

Details on Verizon’s Holiday Phone Lineup

A reliable source just sent us this list with the 12 new phones that Verizon will release this shopping season, along with an approximate timeframe. It includes Android and other phones from HTC, Motorola, LG, RIM, Casio and Pantech: • RIM BlackBerry Curve 2, before Black Friday • RIM BlackBerry Storm 2, before Black Friday…

Gadgets Jesus Diaz

Verizon’s HTC and Motorola Android Phones Caught Red Handed

Verizon said this morning that it will drop two Android phones “within the next few weeks.” And all signs point to these being them. That’s likely an HTC Hero on the left and the Motorola Sholes on the right. Updated https://gizmodo.com/verizon-promises-android-phones-with-google-voice-suppo-5375244 So nice of Google CEO Eric Schmidt and Verizon CEO Lowell McAdam to keep…

Tech News Joanna Stern

HTC Imagio Review: HTC Is Microsoft’s Best Critic

For Windows Mobile 6.5, the OS is only (and thankfully) half the story. Microsoft left plenty up to the carriers and handset manufacturers, and with the Imagio, Verizon and HTC have at least created something interesting. https://gizmodo.com/windows-mobile-6-5-review-theres-no-excuse-for-this-5374876 The Gadget Verizon’s HTC Imagio is a touchscreen Windows Mobile 6.5 handset, or “Windows Phone,” with a healthy,…

Reviews John Herrman

Verizon Promises Android Phones with Google Voice Support

Verizon has some of the crappiest phones available, so there’s been no shortage of leaks about it getting an Android phone. Now the Verizon/Google love-affair is official: Big Red will introduce two Android-based handsets “within the next few weeks”. https://gizmodo.com/why-verizon-customers-cant-have-nice-things-5361903 Verizon plans to support Google Voice, saying you either have an open device or you…

Tech News Danny Allen

Verizon Bitch Slaps AT&T in “There’s A Map For That” Commercial

I’m not a fan of Verizon, but their newest ad made me giggle like a little girl. It’s a nice little jab at AT&T through mockery of Apple’s “There’s an app for that” tagline. [YouTube via Digital Daily]

Tech News Rosa Golijan

Motorola Barrage Takes a Military Grade Beating

Certified to military specs, Verizon’s latest Push to Talk flip-phone is ruggedized against shock/vibration, dust, high or low temperatures, and altitude. It’s also waterproof in up to one meter of water for about 30 minutes. The Barrage has a large 1170maH battery, but otherwise seems like a tough-as-nuts version of Verizon’s Motorola Entice. That means…

Tech News Danny Allen

Verizon’s HTC Imagio Arrives October 6: V CAST TV Streaming on WinMo 6.5

Windows Mobile 6.5 phones arrive next Tuesday, and as rumored, the HTC Imagio will be amongst them. It has a 3.6-inch screen with TouchFLO 3D UI, dual CDMA/GSM compatibility, and is Verizon’s first smartphone to support V CAST Mobile TV. https://gizmodo.com/verizons-htc-imagio-is-just-the-blunted-tip-of-the-wind-5370365 The FLO TV-based service includes content from Comedy Central, ESPN, NBC, CBS, and MTV.…

Tech News Danny Allen

Mercy Killing: Verizon Deletes the Unpopular Hub

The bizarrely anachronistic Verizon Hub has been killed off, says Dave Zatz. Hard to tell if this happened before everybody decided not to buy it, or after. https://gizmodo.com/verizon-hub-phone-review-5224070 The idea seems like a good one from a decade ago: A cordless (not cellular but VOIP) phone with a little computer screen in its base from…

Tech News Wilson Rothman

Verizon’s HTC Imagio Is Just the Blunted Tip of the Windows Mobile 6.5 Iceberg

Cast your gaze upon the HTC Imagio: a same-y WinMo touch phone, not unlike the Touch Diamond2, with an aging Qualcomm processor, familiar specs and a manufacturer-designed interface. This, folks, is the new, old face of Windows Mobile. PhoneArena happened upon these shots of the Imagio XV6975, which will allegedly be one of Verizon’s first…

Tech News John Herrman

Verizon Motorola Droid First Impressions: “The Android Device to Beat”

Verizon Levels Guns At Apple, Not AT&T, With Droid Phone Blitz

Crackberry’s Take on Why Verizon Didn’t Launch the Storm2 With RIM

iI iHate iVerizon’s iNew iMarketing iCampaign

Verizon Officially Confirms They Will Have the Palm Pre “Early Next Year”

Motorola Droid Seen Booting Up and Running Android 2.0

Why Didn’t Verizon Announce the Storm 2 When RIM Did?

New York Times: BlackBerry Storm 2 Coming “This Week”

Remainders – Things We Didn’t Post

Why the FCC’s Got AT&T and Verizon Scared Shitless

You Always Wanted a Cell Tower in Your Backyard, Right?

Details on Verizon’s Holiday Phone Lineup

Verizon’s HTC and Motorola Android Phones Caught Red Handed

HTC Imagio Review: HTC Is Microsoft’s Best Critic

Verizon Promises Android Phones with Google Voice Support

Verizon Bitch Slaps AT&T in “There’s A Map For That” Commercial

Motorola Barrage Takes a Military Grade Beating

Verizon’s HTC Imagio Arrives October 6: V CAST TV Streaming on WinMo 6.5

Mercy Killing: Verizon Deletes the Unpopular Hub

Verizon’s HTC Imagio Is Just the Blunted Tip of the Windows Mobile 6.5 Iceberg

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This $450 Semi-Dumb Phone Is Barely Even a Phone

Startup Successfully Ignites World’s First Fusion Rocket

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The Ikea Varmblixt Smart Lamp Fills a Donut Hole in My Life

Nothing Headphone A vs. Headphone 1: Which Pair of ANC Wireless Headphones Wins?

Asus ROG’s Cetra Open Wireless Gaming Earbuds Might Be Better Than Wearing a Headset

Nintendo’s Talking Flower Is Annoying as Hell. I Love It

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