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My Not-So-Epic Quest To Find The Elusive Verizon Droid Line
Today is Droid day — an event that I, like many tech bloggers, have been looking forward to for quite some time. Unlike some people, I wasn’t graced with a test Droid last week, so I was forced to go out and get one the old fashioned way: by getting to the store as early as possible, ...
Report: Apple to launch Verizon iPhone in Q3 2010
appleinsider.com — A new report citing sources in the Taiwan handset supply chain says Apple has contracted to produce... a UMTS/CDMA hybrid iPhone due in the third quarter of next year that will enable the company to sell a single global handset to all carriers, and ... (more) Report: Apple to launch Verizon iPhone in Q3 2010
Is Verizon's New Early-Termination Fee Anticonsumer?
digitaldaily.allthingsd.com — Beginning Nov. 15, Verizon subscribers looking to get out of their smart-phone contracts early will pay $350... for the privilege. That early-termination fee is double the current one, but Verizon insists it’s justified because of the higher prices of ... (more) Is Verizon's New Early-Termination Fee Anticonsumer?
Verizon continues assault on AT&T with series of holiday ads
Verizon continues assault on AT&T with series of holiday ads
appleinsider.com — Verizon has released three ads which continue to highlight the disparity between its 3G network coverage and... AT&T;'s. (more) Verizon continues assault on AT&T with series of holiday ads
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Proof that Motorola Droid Hype was built by the media
IntoMobile - Cell Phone News, Information, and Analysis — ... Read this Tech Crunch piece in its entirety. I walked up the Verizon (NYSE: VZ) store no later than 6:20 AM, forty minutes before the 7:00 AM opening time (three hours earlier than usual in light of the big day). But no sooner had I arrived than I began to question my still-groggy mental state. The Verizon sign was directly above my head. There were five or six employees buzzing around the well-lit store, two of whom were decked out in bizarre Droid-branded outfits, complete with black leather vests. But the street could not have been more empty. ...

Proof that Motorola Droid Hype was built by the media
IntoMobile - Cell Phone News, Information, and Analysis — ... Read this Tech Crunch piece in its entirety. I walked up the Verizon (NYSE: VZ) store no later than 6:20 AM, forty minutes before the 7:00 AM opening time (three hours earlier than usual in light of the big day). But no sooner had I arrived than I began to question my still-groggy mental state. The Verizon sign was directly above my head. There were five or six employees buzzing around the well-lit store, two of whom were decked out in bizarre Droid-branded outfits, complete with black leather vests. But the street could ...

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