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Motorola’s Android-based Shules headed for Verizon?

According to a Russian Motorola fan site this is one of the two Android-based phones Motorola has confirmed they will have in stores in time for the holiday season. Code-named Shules, or “Sholes” as the site calls it, the renders of the phone reveal a sliding QWERTY design, 5-megapixel camera, Verizon branding and [...]

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Sprint to release Blackberry Tour this summer

Yesterday Sprint (and Verizon as well) announced details on the availability of the new Blackberry Tour 9630.  The Tour is aimed at jetsetting customers, as it will not only operate on Sprint’s 3G network in North America but will allow customers to roam on foreign GSM networks.

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Ruggedized Casio EXILIM now available

The new Casio EXILIM 5.1-megapixel camera phone is now available from Verizon Wireless, opening new opportunities for those who want to stay in touch in the outdoors.

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Verizon’s COLT provides Pocono with extra wireless capacity

The Pocono 500 weekend (June 5-7, 2009) will have an extra participant that will make it easier to use cell phones at the racetrack. Verizon will be deploying their COLT (Cell on Light Truck) which will process thousands of calls per hour and help race enthusiasts stay connected.

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The BlackBerry Pearl Flip goes 3G

Verizon today announced a new 3G-enabled version of the BlackBerry Pearl Flip will launch on their network on June 19. The Pearl Flip features RIM’s proprietary SureType keyboard, a 2.0 megapixel camera with flash and video recording, visual voice mail, and a microSD slot to provide up to 16GB of storage.

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Verizon releases OS 4.7.0.148 for the BlackBerry Storm 9500

BlackBerry Storm users have finally gotten a long awaited update which is expected to fix a number of longstanding issues. Verizon and RIM released a new firmware (4.7.0.148) build on Sunday after previously testing three internal updates which had been leaked and were later scrapped.
This is the first official update from Verizon Wireless for the [...]

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The cell phone star system going strong

Hollywood movies used to be promoted based on the studio that produced them. But that was before they had something called stars. And, in many ways, it’s a better system. The stars tell you a lot more about what’s in the movie than the studio does.
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HP Mini 1151NR available from Verizon

The HP Mini 1151NR, which takes a relatively standard set of netbook internals (1.6GHz Atom N270 CPU, 1GB of RAM and 80GB storage) and adds Qualcomm’s Gobi 3G modem for EV-DO Rev. A and HSPA 3G access, is now available from Verizon for $199.99 on a two-year contract.

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Samsung Alias 2 uses E-Ink keys to solve dual-hinge usability issues

Verizon today announced the availability of the Samsung Alias 2. Like its predecessor, it’s still a dual-hinge messaging phone with EV-DO connectivity, but this time around Samsung used E-Ink keys to solve the usability issues that arise from slapping two labels onto a single key.

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Denver teenager sends 10,003 text messages in one month, family gets $4,756 bill

Dena Christoffersen, a 13-year-old from Cheyenne, Denver recently managed to send 10,003 text messages in the course of a month. What’s worse is that her family’s plan didn’t include text messaging, which meant Verizon charged them for incoming as well as outgoing text messages. Their bill for the month? $4,756.25. Which explains the teenager’s smashed [...]

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