Verizon Wireless initially planned a release date of May 30th for its upcoming Samsung Galaxy S4, but today the largest carrier in the U.S. announced that it has rescheduled the online and retail store launch to May 23rd. The flagship Android smartphone is already available on AT&T, Sprint and T-Mobile, so eager consumers waiting...
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Verizon Wireless has finally released a significant upgrade for its variant of the Samsung Galaxy Note II. The JZO54K.I605VRAMC3 update brings the Galaxy Note 2′s software version to Android 4.1.2 Jelly Bean and comes with a long list of new features and enhancements. This includes better app support for Multi Window View, a notification...
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In a Tweet sent out today, Verizon Wireless announced it will open pre-orders for its variant of the Samsung Galaxy S4 smartphone beginning tomorrow, April 25th. Big Red has not officially confirmed a release date outside of the general time-frame of next month, though an earlier leak pointed to May 30th as a high...
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Verizon Wireless announced that it would add a new global-ready Android smartphone, the Pantech Perception, to its arsenal on April 25th. The Perception has a large 4.8-inch 720p HD display, 16GB of internal storage, an 8 megapixel rear camera, 2MP front-facing camera and it supports Big Red’s 4G LTE network. The device will be...
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All four major U.S. carriers announced second quarter availability when the Samsung Galaxy S4 Android smartphone was initially unveiled. T-Mobile, AT&T and Sprint recently revealed plans to begin selling the flagship device during the last week of April. Verizon Wireless, on the other hand, has remained rather quiet as its rivals make headlines with...
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We may be looking at a scattered U.S. release for the Samsung Galaxy S4 Android smartphone. The fourth generation Galaxy flagship will reportedly land on AT&T on April 26th and Verizon on May 30th, according to a training document for Staples employees leaked over the weekend. Keep in mind these are specifically noted as...
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Verizon Wireless has announced significant changes to its upgrade policies. Big Red subscribers will no longer qualify for an upgrade discount at 20 months, as those with contracts expiring in January 2014 or later will now need to wait the full 24 months before upgrading to a new Android, iPhone, Windows Phone or any...
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As promised, Verizon Wireless will soon upgrade the Motorola Droid Bionic to Android 4.1.2 Jelly Bean. The 98.72.22 OTA software update will be pushed out in phases beginning Monday, April 15. Jelly bean introduces significant new features to Big Red’s original 4G LTE handset, including expanded notifications, a smarter keyboard, more intuitive voice searching...
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Verizon Wireless has updated its text and multimedia messaging Android app, called Verizon Messages, to version 4.0. The latest upgrade integrates messages, including SMS and MMS, across devices using the customer’s mobile number. Messages will sync and appear simultaneously on the user’s Android smartphone, Android tablet, iPad and/or PC. This is achieved by storing...
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Verizon Wireless posted the full changelog for the Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean OTA update that should already be rolling out in phases to the Galaxy Nexus. As expected, the JDQ39 upgrade introduces significant, new features like Photo Sphere, Notification Panel enhancements, LockScreen Widgets and Gesture Typing to Big Red’s LTE variant of the Galaxy...
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Verizon Wireless has finally upgraded its Samsung Galaxy Nexus from Android 4.1.1 to 4.2.2 Jelly Bean (JDQ39). While 4.2.2 is the latest version of Android to date, the Google-backed Nexus device should have received build 4.2 months ago. Instead, users have had to sit through inexcusable and unexplained delays. The GSM Galaxy Nexus was...
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Samsung announced the Galaxy S 4 flagship Android handset tonight and in doing so, unleashed a flurry of specs, images, video and other information about the device. Of course, that also means we have some details on availability. For U.S. residents, the Galaxy S4 will be released on Verizon Wireless, Sprint, T-Mobile, AT&T, US...
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We can finally put all the speculation to rest, as Samsung has officially announced and unveiled its next-generation flagship Android smartphone, the Galaxy S4. Let’s first look at the Galaxy S4′s finalized specs. The third iteration of the Galaxy S brand delivers on high-end features, including a 5-inch 1080p Full HD Super AMOLED display...
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It appears the HTC One will land on Verizon Wireless after all. The Taiwanese manufacturer previously announced the flagship Android smartphone for AT&T, Sprint and T-Mobile with Verizon left out of the loop at the time. According to a source close to the matter, however, Verizon will indeed release an HTC One, but it...
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Verizon Wireless has updated the Motorola Droid Razr and Droid Razr Maxx from Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich to Android 4.1 Jelly Bean. Not to be confused with the newer Droid Razr HD and Droid Razr Maxx HD, which received Jelly Bean upgrades three months earlier, the original pair of Droid Razr smartphones have...
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