Archive for March, 2009

BlackBerry Storm Firmware Update (Build 113)

by verizon voyager on March 31st, 2009

If you’ve got a BlackBerry Storm, are irritated with some of the glitchiness but are too nervous to download and install one of the leaked updates you are in luck. According to an EngadgetMobile article, Verizon is planning to relase its first firmware update (version 4.7.0.113) as its seconde ever Storm update and first in [...]

Verizon Netbooks Coming Soon, HP Mini 1000

by verizon voyager on March 28th, 2009

The netbook rage continues and now, Verizon Wireless is preparing to get in on the action. A Reuters article reports that Verizon could start offering a Netbook by July. The move signals the commoditization of voice and the need for growth – Netbooks with data plans offer a completely new source of revenue and its [...]

More Alias2 Pictures

by verizon voyager on March 28th, 2009

It was just yesterday that we got a sneak peek at the Samsung Alias2 that will soon be headed to Verizon Wireless and the reason the device is drawing a lot of attention for an otherwise low-end phone is the dynamic hardware keyboard we keep hearing about. Well new pictures of the device have surfaced [...]

Samsung Alias2 Keyboard Shifts Shapes

by verizon voyager on March 27th, 2009

It would seem that Verizon Wireless has a newfound obsession with attracting new phones that have innovative keyboards in an industry where you have good keyboards and bad keyboards but seldom innovative keyboards.

First was the BlackBerry Storm
Next was the LG Versa
Now the Samsung Alias2

Touchscreens have the ability to dynamically change what buttons are on the [...]

Samsung Smooth Coming April 1st!

by verizon voyager on March 27th, 2009

The Samsung Smooth will be launching on Verizon Wireless April 1st if a couple VZW ninjas have anything to say about it. It is a low-end flip phone so as you can imagine, nothing is really that smooth about it beyond from the name.
We’ll admit, for a low end phone it doesn’t look that bad. [...]

Nokia Intrigue Launches on Verizon Wireless

by verizon voyager on March 24th, 2009

The Nokia Intrigue has just become available on Verizon Wireless for $129.99 with a 2-year contract and $50 rebate. Available with either a pink or silver keypad the phone comes with a brand new feature called “Habitat mode” that displays contacts in chronological order, offering a new and intuitive way to visualize your communication. We’ll [...]

Customer Reviews Coming To VerizonWireless.com

by verizon voyager on March 24th, 2009

One great place to find “upcoming” information, features, phones and whatnot from Verizon Wireless is their “testman” staging site where they essentially “practice” things they’re about to bring live. Spotted recently on the site: user submitted reviews of phones as seen below:

AT&T has been doing this successfully for quite awhile now but I do have [...]

Samsung Trance Coming Soon, Pictures Now

by verizon voyager on March 23rd, 2009

In the next 2 or 3 months a mid-range beauty is going to pop out of the Verizon oven called the Samsung Trance and the first pictures of the device are popping out now. It’s a touch slider with a 1.3MP camera, 1GB internal memory, 16GB external MicroSD, speaker, 3.5mm headphone jack and mobile browser. [...]

Mobile Web Games and Application Store

by verizon voyager on March 23rd, 2009

Do you have a Mobile Web capable, Get It Now phone? Do us a favor and check your Media Center and see if you have an area called Mobile Web Games and Application Store. Rumor has it that some internal VZW information floating around has the launch date for this feature as either already occurring [...]

Verizon LG VX110000… Voyager 2?

by verizon voyager on March 18th, 2009

As spotted by both Waynester on the VV Forums and Engadget Mobile, the LG VX11000 has just passed through the FCC. The LG Voyager launched 1.5 years ago as the LG VX10000 and the phone as enjoyed a great amount of success. We’ve speculated (and prayed) on a Voyager 2… but what does a full [...]