Archive for July, 2009

Verizon trying to playing catch-up with their very own app store

by Shawn Brown on July 14th, 2009

Verizon Wireless, in a last minute desperate call for help, is calling out to developers to help them get ready with the release of the new upcoming Verizon application store. This does not seem like a great idea for developers because they would rather work on platforms that are already up and running than drop [...]

New LG touchscreen BL40 Black Label phone revealed in Youtube Video

by Shawn Brown on July 13th, 2009

Just about a week after LG announced their upcoming announcement for the next generation LG Chocolate there was the release of a nice Youtube video showing off the very different yet familiar device. LG decided to loose the traditional Chocolate design for something a bit trendier.

Sleek touchscreens are the trend these days and it seems [...]

Verizon BlackBerry Tour Review By Engadget

by verizon voyager on July 13th, 2009

Lots of Verizon customers are hoping the BlackBerry Tour will save them from the misery that has become their BlackBerry Storm and the question many are asking is – “Will I like the BlackBerry Tour?”

If you trust Engadget the answer could very likely be yes as they call it the best BlackBerry available…  but Wi-Fi [...]

BlackBerry Tour Official Specs & Features

by verizon voyager on July 9th, 2009

The BlackBerry Tour launches on Sunday, July 12th and there are plenty of people interested in purchasing the device – whether it be an infatuation with the Tour itself or a burning urge to replace their Storm. Verizon felt the need to remind everyone how awesome the Tour truly is by sending out an official [...]

Verizon’s rugged G’zOne Rock passes the FCC

by Shawn Brown on July 9th, 2009

We have finally reached the point when other companies are entering markets that they previously have little or no experience in and it’s really hit or miss at this point. Can they do as well as Apple has with the iPhone? In short there are very few come from behind victories when stacked up to [...]

First glimpse of Verizon’s Pantech Escapade

by Shawn Brown on July 7th, 2009

As it always happens there is a new phone leak, this time its Verizon’s new CDMA/GSM world-phone. The Pantech Escapade WP8990VW is a flip phone which strikes me as a bit odd these days for a world phone as flip phones tend to be a dime a dozen.

The Pantech Escapade features a 2-Megapixel camera, expandable [...]

Samsung Omnia 2 Gets Video Reviewed

by verizon voyager on July 6th, 2009

The Samsung Omnia 2 hasn’t even been announced by Verizon Wireless as of yet… but that hasn’t stopped Italian site HDBlog from releasing  a thorough 10-minute review of the device. In the review they discuss pretty much everything you could want to know about the phone, complete with thick female accent:

So there you have it… [...]

Change Of Heart: Everyone Can Pre-Order the BlackBerry Tour

by verizon voyager on July 5th, 2009

There were some pretty furious Verizon Wireless customers last week – the company started taking pre-orders for the BlackBerry Tour but you could ONLY pre-order the phone if you were a new customer. What way is that to treat your loyal customers? The complaints that followed must have been heard loud and clear because Verizon [...]

Searching On Your Verizon Phone? Just Bing It!

by verizon voyager on July 5th, 2009

Microsoft’s new search engine – Bing – has gotten a ton of positive press over the last several weeks. With Google absolutely dominating the search world, nobody thought that Microsoft (or anyone else) stood a chance. The $100 million Microsoft spent to promote/advertise their new search engine pales in comparison to their latest deal with [...]

Samsung Glyde 2 Pictures Leak

by verizon voyager on July 3rd, 2009

The Samsung Glyde was an incredibly popular Verizon phone and we never thought they would just end the product line – like they unfortunately did to our beloved Voyager. While the Voyager became the envTouch the Samsung Glyde is becoming none other than the Samsung Glyde 2!
Pictures of the Glyde 2 have just leaked over [...]