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Verizon Palm Pre plans scrapped?

By Chris Davies on Friday, Sep 25th 2009 1 Comment

Since the Palm Pre was revealed to be – in its first incarnation – a CDMA handset, Verizon subscribers have wondered when (or even if) it might arrive on their network of choice. Despite leaks back in August suggesting that the handset was lining up to appear as soon as Sprint’s exclusivity agreement expired, the latest talk is that Verizon have decided not to support the Pre. While Palm and the carrier themselves have refused to comment, sources close to the negotiations suggest that Verizon’s focus on RIM and Motorola’s upcoming Android handset for the network have left them with little room for the Pre and webOS.

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IREX DR800SG gets official: 8.1″ touchscreen 3G ebook reader

By Chris Davies on Wednesday, Sep 23rd 2009 No Comments

As expected, IREX have just announced their latest ebook reader, the IREX DR800SG, an 8.1-inch e-ink device within integrated Qualcomm Gobi wireless. The DR800SG will use Verizon’s network in the US (and switch to GSM 3G when roaming) to allow access to Barnes & Noble’s eBookstore, Newspaper Direct and LibreDigital. Priced at $399.99, the IREX DR800SG will arrive at “select” Best Buy stores come October, followed by a European launch in the first half of 2010.

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Verizon and Motorola unveil the Entice W766

By Shane McGlaun on Wednesday, Sep 23rd 2009 No Comments

Verizon Wireless and Motorola have announced a new handset called the Entice W766. The handset is a clamshell design that is centered on one-touch access to popular features like music. The clamshell form factor may be old school looking in today’s touchscreen, tablet -style market but the device has the features you expect in a modern feature phone.

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iRex DR800SG touchscreen 3G ebook reader coming today

By Chris Davies on Wednesday, Sep 23rd 2009 No Comments

irex logo From one ebook reader to another, only this time we’re looking at something with much more grunt to take on Amazon’s Kindle. According to the New York Times, iRex will announce later on today that they’re launching an 8.1-inch touchscreen ebook reader in the US, the iRex DR800SG, priced at $399 and packing a 3G Gobi radio from Qualcomm. The sticker price of the iRex DR800SG will include unlimited wireless access through Verizon’s network, with users able to wirelessly download ebooks from Barnes & Noble.

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Verizon LG Chocolate Touch spotted in wild: no BL40 goodness here

By Chris Davies on Monday, Sep 21st 2009 No Comments

Images of Verizon’s upcoming LG Chocolate Touch VX8575 have leaked, and it seems that the BL40’s distinctive stylings were indeed too unusual for the CDMA carrier’s tastes. According to phoneArena, Verizon had two prototypes of their Chocolate Touch – one resembling the BL40, the other a more restrained design – and following focus groups decided to go with the somewhat mundane style you see here.

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HTC Desire and Passion Android phones hitting Verizon Q4?

By Chris Davies on Friday, Sep 18th 2009 No Comments

According to ChinaTimes, HTC will be providing Verizon with their first Android smartphone in Q4 this year, in the shape of the HTC Desire. That certainly concurs with previous leaks from Verizon's inventory system, which tipped the "with Google" smartphone back at the start of the month. They also suggest that there's another Android device on its way to Verizon, the HTC Passion, which will launch by the end of 2009.

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BlackBerry Tour 9630 returns high as 50% claims analyst [UPDATED]

By Chris Davies on Friday, Sep 18th 2009 No Comments

According to research done by analyst David Eller at TownHall Investment Research, return rates of BlackBerry Tour 9630 handsets to Sprint and Verizon might be as high as 50-percent. The most frequent complaint is believed to be problems with the QWERTY smartphone’s trackball, but somewhat bizarrely Eller also claims that people are “complaining about the sensitivity of the touch screen”. We’d suggest that’s probably because the Tour doesn’t actually have a touchscreen.

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iGo Netbook Charger hits Verizon Wireless

By Shane McGlaun on Tuesday, Sep 15th 2009 No Comments

One of the things that takes up so much room in my laptop bag when I travel are the cables that I need to power my netbook. If I had to take cables with me to power the netbook in the car or on an airplane, I would need a larger bag for sure. If you don’t want a larger bag, but need to carry cables for the car, airplane, and AC outlet for your netbook you need the iGo Netbook Charger.

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Nokia 7705 Twist sashays onto Verizon

By Chris Davies on Thursday, Sep 10th 2009 No Comments

The HTC Touch Pro2 isn’t the only QWERTY handset Verizon are unveiling today, but it’s certainly far more traditionally-shaped than the Nokia 7705 Twist. The square device swivels open to reveal its keyboard, as well as packing a 3-megapixel camera, EVDO Rev.0 (not Rev.A), a 2.5mm headphones jack and a 2.4-inch LCD display.

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Verizon HTC Touch Pro2 lands for $199.99

By Chris Davies on Thursday, Sep 10th 2009 No Comments

Verizon has become the third US carrier to offer the HTC Touch Pro2, with the slide-out QWERTY Windows Mobile smartphone priced at $199.99 following a mail-in $100 rebate. That means it neatly undercuts the Sprint and T-Mobile versions, though still offers the same jam-packed spec sheet.

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