Archive for July, 2009

Prankster Takes Cell Phone Privacy Issues To CEO

by verizon voyager on July 22nd, 2009

Some people are fed up with the lack of precautions and measures the main mobile carriers take when it comes to the privacy of their customers. That includes John Hargrave of Zug.com who tracked down the personal information of Ivan Seidenberg – the CEO of Verizon Wireless – and paid him a visit at home [...]

Toshiba TG01 Coming To Verizon?

by verizon voyager on July 22nd, 2009

Sometimes America gets the short end of the technology stick and the case of the Toshiba TG01 is no exception… yet. Although powered by Windows Mobile, the TG01 is an absolute hardware powerhouse that for the most part makes up for the failings of the software.
Currently only available overseas, the Toshiba TG01 passed the FCC [...]

BlackBerry Storm 2 Hands On Video!

by verizon voyager on July 22nd, 2009

A lucky little BlackBerry addict got a chance to play with the BlackBerry Storm 2 but thankfully he didn’t keep it all to himself – he shared in video form:

Among the important things to note are:

This is beta hardware and software so changes will likely occure
This version does NOT have Wi-Fi but that could change
Hardware [...]

Apple Tablet Coming To Verizon?

by verizon voyager on July 22nd, 2009

Verizon customers have grown accustomed to taking a back seat in the hardware department and there isn’t a better example of this than the iPhone. AT&T has exclusive rights to the iPhone and although Verizon iPhone rumors have lingered, it is disappointing to see the nation’s #1 carrier without the nation’s #1 phone.

But the hardware [...]

HTC XV6975 Exists, Verizon World Phone?

by verizon voyager on July 20th, 2009

You have to love it when official government agencies unofficially leak information about up and coming phones through official documents. In this case it was the Global Certification Forum who just approved the HTC XV6975, thereby making its existence known to the universe.

We don’t know anything about the device besides the fact that it exists [...]

Rumored Phone Floodgates Open: Chocolate Touch and More

by verizon voyager on July 20th, 2009

Rumor. Rumor. Rumor…. That is what this is. But rumors are sometimes true (and always fun) and when they include a laundry list of new phones our attention becomes undivided. The following mid-range phones have been tipped off as “coming soon” from a PhoneArena tipster who they mention has previously been right about such rumors [...]

BlackBerry Storm Now $99

by verizon voyager on July 20th, 2009

Nevermind the fact that the majority of BlackBerry Storm owners are pretty fed up with their phones and forget that the BlackBerry Storm 2 is probably on its way in the next 2 or 3 months. Now that you’ve got those important details removed from your memory, perhaps you’ll be enticed by Verizon’s move to [...]

GPS Unlocked On Samsung Omnia!

by verizon voyager on July 20th, 2009

If you’re a Samsung Omnia owner you’ll be happy to know that VerizonWireless is hooking up your phone with a special software update – or already  has – that will add GPS capability to the device. The term “add” may be a bit misleading since the Omnia ALREADY had the capability and Verizon’s software merely [...]

Storm 2 display models show up in Verizon’s inventory

by Shawn Brown on July 14th, 2009

If you have been following RIM or Verizon at all lately it will come as no surprise that the Storm 2 (model number 9550) is coming up quick. So many pictures have leaked recently that we are beginning to believe it is a joke, we wonder if RIM is intentionally doing it.

The latest “leak” is [...]

Verizon allowing AirSage use of their wireless signaling data

by Shawn Brown on July 14th, 2009

Verizon for whatever reason has agreed to allow AirSage to use their wireless signaling data to help better calculate real-time traffic information across the United States. Verizon’s raw data will quadruple the amount of raw data usage that AirSage has to calculate and predict traffic.

With so much extra data AirSage will be able [...]