Verizon Wireless says it has created a new “mobile giving program” for customers looking for a quick and easy way to contribute money to Japan disaster relief efforts. Customers can use their mobile phones to make $10 donations to a number of non-profit organizations assisting the country in this time
Read MoreVerizon Wireless and Lextech Labs have announced a new partnership that will allow users of Lextech Labs’ iRa C3 product to view live and recorded video surveillance feeds on Verizon smartphones and tablets. “By entering into this agreement with Verizon Wireless, our joint customers can realize the full potential of
Read MoreVerizon Wireless says its network is ready for the tens of thousands of music fans heading to Austin, TX to attend the South by Southwest (SXSW) festival. It says its network technicians have been preparing for weeks now to “ensure peak performance for Austin residents and festival goers” during the
Read MoreApple iPad fans can rest assured that the iPad 2 will be coming to Verizon. Today Verizon Wireless announced that iPad 2 will be available at select Verizon Wireless stores nationwide beginning tomorrow, March 11 at 5 pm local time. Verizon Wireless will be offerring three iPad 2 models: $629.99 for
Read MoreVerizon Wireless announced it filed a lawsuit recently in federal district court in Phoenix detailing an ongoing scheme that used Premium SMS campaigns to defraud its customers, and asked the Court for an injunction to put an immediate end to the practice. With Verizon Wireless’ help the Texas Attorney General
Read MoreVerizon Wireless has announced that it has expanded the “nation’s fastest and most advanced 4G LTE network” so that it now covers more than 80% of the population in the metropolitan Detroit area. “Metro Detroit: Welcome to the future,” said John Granby, president –Michigan/Indiana/Kentucky Region, Verizon Wireless. “Our advanced technology
Read MoreVerizon Wireless and six rural carriers have announced their participation in the LTE in Rural America program giving rural communities access to 4G Long Term Evolution (LTE) networks, the state-of-the-art global standard for high-speed wireless data services. “These agreements enable rural companies to take advantage of our scale and network
Read MoreAs I mentioned yesterday, Motorola’s new XOOM tablet is now available on Verizon Wireless, but the price has already been dropped to lure in new customers. Verizon Wireless advertised that it would be available for purchase for $599.99 with a new two-year contract or $799.99 without. That has since been
Read MoreVerizon Wireless and Motorola have announced the new Motorola XOOM tablet, referred to by some as “the most potentially disruptive technology” of last year’s CES ’11 show. Motorola XOOM tablet is the first device to run Google’s new Android 3.0 Honeycomb operating system, and will be available for purchase from
Read MoreVerizon Wireless has announced that it has updated its V CAST Music app, enabling its Android smartphone customers to get and enjoy the music they want easily and at lower prices. The new V CAST Music now offers full-track songs, ringtones and ringback tones. “Verizon Wireless is taking a leap
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