Verizon iPhone
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Verizon iPhone: Not the dream phone after all
Earlier today, Verizon Wireless finally confirmed its worst-kept secret, and most-lusted after gadget, of the last 12 months: an iPhone running on Verizon's service.
Unfortunately, what the mobile carrier revealed was not exactly the dream phone some subscribers had hoped for. Sure, Verizon got the iPhone 4, and no doubt users will benefit from the carrier's arguably better reception, but there were also some unexpected strings attached:
No 4G. Though Verizon handsets MORE
JP Mangalindan, Writer - Jan 11, 2011 10:53 AM ETPosted in: Apple, AT&T, FaceTime, GSM frequency bands, iPhone, iPhone 4, Tim Cook, Verizon, Verizon iPhone -
Today in Tech: MySpace layoffs today, Verizon iPhone launch
A curated selection of the day's most newsworthy tech stories from all over the Web.
As reported a week ago, MySpace intends to lay off 50%, or between 550 and 600, of its staff today under the guise of restructuring and shedding legacy business divisions. Afterwards, it's expected the struggling social network-turned-entertainment hub will look at sale options. Some possibilities: being picked up by a private equity buyer or even being MORE
JP Mangalindan, Writer - Jan 11, 2011 6:00 AM ET -
Today in Tech: Verizon iPhone details, Android's future
A curated selection of the weekend's most newsworthy tech stories from all over the Web.
"The iPhone is built for speed, but that's not what you get with a CDMA phone. I'm not sure iPhone users are ready for life in the slow lane." -- AT&T PR head Larry Solomon on the upcoming Verizon iPhone
Chances are very, very good Verizon will finally give millions of smartphone-toting Americans the one thing they've clamored MORE JP Mangalindan, Writer - Jan 10, 2011 6:00 AM ETPosted in: Android, Apple, AT&T, Code division multiple access, Dick Costolo, Google, iPhone, Mobile, New York, SoundCloud, TechCrunch, Twitter, Verizon, Verizon iPhone, Wall Street Journal, Yahoo -
Today in Tech: Palm's iPad competitor, Playstation Phone, Verizon iPhone song
A curated selection of the day's most newsworthy tech stories from all over the Web.
HP and Palm may introduce three models of the PalmPad, a tablet aimed squarely at taking down the iPad, at this January's CES. All three will run a new version of Palm's WebOS, and a fourth student edition, will be showed off later on. Other features will include: a weight of 1.25 lbs., a USB 3.0 MORE
JP Mangalindan, Writer - Dec 22, 2010 6:00 AM ETPosted in: 4G, Amazon, Apple, Bloomberg Businessweek, Facebook, FCC, HP, iPhone, LTE, Microsoft, Mobile World Congress, Palm, Sony Ericsson Playstation phone, Twitter, Universal Serial Bus, VentureBeat, Verizon, Verizon iPhone, WebOS -
Get ready for Verizon's 'Dream Phone'
The soon-to-be-unveiled Verizon iPhone is the answer to many consumers' prayers. But a deal with Apple will test the company that Ivan Seidenberg has spent his career building.
By Sarah Ellison, contributor
The most talked-about cellphone in America is one that doesn't officially exist: the Verizon iPhone. Ever since the 2007 launch of Apple's iPhone -- which crippled swaths of AT&T's network -- consumers have yearned for a Verizon iPhone as if MORE
Oct 29, 2010 3:00 AM ET -
AT&T's iPhone problem
Fortune contributor Michal Lev-Ram talks to AT&T Mobility CEO Ralph de la Vega about the carrier's efforts to strengthen its wireless network.
Mason Cohn, Producer - Mar 30, 2010 12:27 PM ETPosted in: AAPL, Apple, Apple iPhone, AT&T, AT&T CEO, AT&T Mobility, CEO, femtocell, iPhone, iPhone 3G, iPhone 3GS, iPhone exclusivity, Michal Lev-Ram, New iPhone, Ralph de la Vega, T, Verizon, Verizon iPhone, VZ
