Verizon Has Begun Throttling Connections of Heaviest Users

By Ed Hardy | 9/19/2011

Verizon Wireless has begun slowing down the connection speeds of its customers who use much more data than average. This is intended to reduce congestion on heavily used cell towers.

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Net Neutrality: Will It Protect Consumers or Hurt Businesses?

By Jacqueline Emigh | 1/30/2011

The proponents of net neutrality believe that Internet service providers should not be allowed to block their customers from using services offered by rival companies. Not surprisingly, some wireless service providers, including Verizon, have a different opinion.

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Sprint Increasing the Cost of Its Smartphone Wireless Data Plans

By Ed Hardy | 1/18/2011

Sprint has just announced that it is adding a "Premium Data add-on charge" to the monthly fee for any smartphone activated on its network after the end of this month. This will bring the cost for using a new smartphone up by $10 a month. UPDATED

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Motorola Droid Pro and Most Other Verizon Smartphones Selling for a Penny

By Ed Hardy | 11/19/2010

Amazon.com is having a massive sale on most Verizon Wireless smartphones, including the newly released Motorola Droid Pro. This one-cent sale also includes the BlackBerry Bold 9650 and Curve 9330 as well as the Motorola Droid X and Droid 2.

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Motorola Droid Pro Now Available from Verizon

By Ed Hardy | 11/18/2010

Verizon Wireless is now offering the Motorola Droid Pro. This high-end business-oriented Android OS smartphone has been created to lure away BlackBerry users, and has a high-resolution screen and a small keyboard.

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Sprint's HTC Shift 4G Could Be Based on the HTC Knight Prototype

By Ed Hardy | 11/17/2010

The name for an HTC smartphone apparently headed for Sprint has leaked out. This Android OS device, code-named the HTC Knight, will supposedly be released as the HTC Shift 4G. On the leaked specs list is a sliding keyboard and WiMAX.

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HTC Droid Merge To Debut from Verizon on Thursday

By Ed Hardy | 11/16/2010

Verizon is apparently set to introduce the HTC Droid Merge later this week. This high-end Android OS model with a sliding keyboard has not yet been officially announced, but details have been leaking out for months.

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LG Vortex To Be Verizon's Latest Low-Cost Android OS Smartphone

By Ed Hardy | 11/15/2010

Verizon will soon be the third U.S. wireless carrier to offer a version of the LG Optimus One, an entry-level smartphone running Google's Android OS. This device, re-branded as the LG Vortex, is set to debut on Thursday.

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HTC Droid Incredible HD Could Sport a Very Large Display, Verizon's 4G Service

By Ed Hardy | 11/12/2010

Details on a cutting-edge smartphone supposedly on its way to Verizon continue to trickle out. Reports indicate the HTC Droid Incredible HD will have a 4.3-inch display, next-generation processor, and LTE support.

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Verizon Prepping Low-Cost Motorola Citrus Android OS Smartphone

By Ed Hardy | 11/10/2010

The Motorola Citrus is going to be released by Verizon Wireless tomorrow. This inexpensive model will run Google's very popular Android operating system and have an entry-level feature set, including a 3-inch QVGA touchscreen.

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Turn an iPod touch into an iPhone with the ZTE Peel

By Ed Hardy | 11/10/2010

Apple iPod touch owners will soon be able to get a case that basically turns their device into a smartphone. The ZTE Peel is a clip-on portable wireless router that can give this handheld computer access to Sprint's 3G network wherever it goes.

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Motorola Droid 2 Global with a 1.2 GHz Processor Now Available

By Ed Hardy | 11/9/2010

Verizon Wireless has just begun offering a worldphone version of the Motorola Droid 2. Like its predecessor, this is an Android OS smartphone with a large touchscreen and keyboard, but it sports a faster processor.

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