Archive for April, 2009

XV6175 is Verizon’s Snap/Cedar/Willow/Dash2

by verizon voyager on April 28th, 2009

The BlackBerry-ish looking HTC Snap is a Windows Mobile smartphone headed to T-Mobile… but not only T-Mobile. The device has seen many names including: HTC Snap for T-Mobile HTC Dash 2 for T-Mobile HTC Willow for Sprint HTC Cedar in FCC And now it has surfaced as the HTC XV6175 for Verizon Wireless. When it [...]

Verizon And Apple Getting Cozy

by verizon voyager on April 28th, 2009

An Apple iPhone Lite of sorts could be coming as soon as this Summer. Or perhaps an Apple Media Tablet. Verizon and Apple have been in close talks about the possibility, which includes prototypes and Steve Jobs negotiations, two elements that suggest the talks are much further along than initial stages. Someone who has actually [...]

Verizon Hiring Android Expert: Hub, Phone, Netbook?

by verizon voyager on April 27th, 2009

The Verizon Hub is an interesting product proposition that intends to revolutionize the home phone slash desk phone. Unfortunately the concept is still a bit dated for a device that does limited additional tasks like displaying a calendar, checking the weather and whatnot. Verizon has already announced they will open The Verizon Hub to 3rd [...]

LG Glance Caught Grazing Red Pastures

by verizon voyager on April 27th, 2009

Almost everyone I know wants or has a high-end smartphone. But I don’t know that many people and especially in these economic times, the world needs affordable low-end phones for the folks who really only need to make and receive calls and texts with the rest being extra fluff they won’t use and don’t want [...]

LG Versa Game Pad Launches

by verizon voyager on April 27th, 2009

We told you the LG Versa Game Pad would come in April and just as scheduled, it is April and the LG Versa Game Controller is now available from Verizon Wireless. For LG Versa owners who purchased the device in hopes of more modules offering additional flexibility it is a wonderful update and although $29.99 [...]

MyVerizon BlackBerry App Launches

by verizon voyager on April 23rd, 2009

Want to keep better tabs on your Verizon Wireless account so you know how many minutes/data you’ve used, check your account balance, make payments, remind yourself what plan you’re on, add/remove features and services and stuff like that? If you’ve got a BlackBerry Curve 8330, BlackBerry Pearl 8130 or BlackBerry Pearl 8830 World Edition you’re [...]

Samsung Trance Coming Friday

by verizon voyager on April 23rd, 2009

Perhaps the new deskphone from Verizon Wireless isn’t your Hub of Tea (see what we did there?)… no no no… you’re looking for an affordable mobile phone that has some nice audio innards. Well theĀ  $50 off Verizon Hub isn’t the only notable update to the VZW lineup on Friday, the Samsung Trance will also [...]

$50 Off Verizon Hub Starting Friday

by verizon voyager on April 23rd, 2009

If you are about to buy the Verizon Hub please STOP RIGHT NOW! If you wait until Friday it is likely you’ll save an additional $50 if you’re also signing a 2-year contract. And on the flip side, if you have been holding off on buying the Hub because it is a wee-bit too pricey, [...]

LG enV3: 3MP Camera with Flash

by verizon voyager on April 22nd, 2009

We don’t know much about how the LG enV3 will improve upon the already popular LG enV2 but today we learned a little more: the enV3 will include a 3 megapixel camera with flash and something called “Intelligent Shot”. All of these can easily be assumed from the leaked picture found on the left which [...]

Verizon iPhone with LTE in 2010?

by verizon voyager on April 20th, 2009

Rumor has always had it that Verizon Wireless had the opportunity to be the exclusive Apple iPhone carrier but for some reason – likely having to do with finances and content control issues – passed on the opportunity. And thus kicked off an AT&T renaissance fueled almost entirely by the iconic device. But a new [...]