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  • Verizon Wireless Pushing Droid 2 Update Monday, August 23, 2010 @ 11:44PMVerizon Wireless is pushing an over-the-air update to the recently released Motorola Droid 2. The phone is being updated to software version 2.2.20.A955.Verizon.en.US, which includes improvements in contact sync for Exchange users and a better setup sequence for Visual VoiceMail. The update also enables text and picture message scrolling. The update will be offered automatically, or interested ...
  • Ten Quick Impressions of Sprint's Samsung Epic 4G Friday, August 20, 2010 @ 2:09PMSprint's latest 4G-enabled phone, the Samsung Epic, landed on my doorstep today. I'll be putting it through its paces for an upcoming review, but here are some initial first impressions. Also, if there's anything in particular you'd like me to check out for the review, let me know in the comments section. 1. It's not [...]
  • CounterPath Brings Multitasking, Multi-Account VoIP Softphone to the Apple iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch Tuesday, August 17, 2010 @ 5:00AMGrade Bria iPhone Edition 1.1 Enhances Productivity By Freeing Users to Access and Edit Documents While They Talk
  • Video: Samsung Haven for Verizon Wireless video tour Tuesday, August 10, 2010 @ 7:49AMThe Samsung Haven for Verizon is a low-cost, easy to use clamshell phone with a large keypad, adjustable fonts, and quick-access buttons for things like Voicemail and 911. Watch the video here.
  • Google: Android Wallpaper Apps Were Not Security Threats Wednesday, August 4, 2010 @ 9:50PMGoogle has just finished its investigation into alleged "data-mining" Android wallpaper apps and found they were doing nothing that put users at risk.
  • Manually Update Motorola Droid To Android 2.2 Froyo Wednesday, August 4, 2010 @ 11:13AMThe final build of Android 2.2 Froyo for the Motorola Droid has been leaked. Manually updating the handset takes about 10 minutes. Why wait for the OTA download?
  • Samsung Haven Arrives in Verizon Wireless Stores Monday, August 2, 2010 @ 10:44AMThe Samsung Haven is now available in Verizon Wireless stores, aimed at people looking for a straightforward cell phone.
  • GSM Phone Hack FAQ: What You Should Know Monday, August 2, 2010 @ 3:53AMA researcher at the Def Con security conference in Las Vegas demonstrated that he could impersonate a GSM cell tower and intercept mobile phone calls using only $1500 worth of equipment. The cost-effective solution brings mobile phone snooping to the masses, and raises some concerns for mobile phone security.
  • GSM Phone Hack FAQ: What You Should Know Sunday, August 1, 2010 @ 10:50AMSome questions and answers explaining what you need to know about the GSM tower spoofing hack demonstrated by Chris Paget at the Def Con security conference. GSM - Mobile phone - Hack - DEFCON - Security
  • Tech: Hackers break into the Android phone, Network World reports Friday, July 30, 2010 @ 12:52PMOne thing seems certain when it comes to electronic security: if something is called "unhackable" it's going to be hacked.
  • Verizon Wireless' Samsung Haven: A Sanctuary Of Features And Simplicity Thursday, July 29, 2010 @ 2:42PMVerizon Wireless and Samsung Telecommunications America (Samsung Mobile) announced that the Samsung Haven™ is available for order. The Samsung Haven has earned the prestigious Good Housekeeping Seal and is ideal for customers who want an easy-to-use wireless phone packed with features.
  • iPhone 4 Carrier Choices Plentiful Outside the U.S. Monday, July 26, 2010 @ 7:19AMThe iPhone 4 is already staggeringly popular in the U.S., and it's coming to 17 more countries on Friday. Unlike Americans, many people in those countries will have a range of carriers from which to choose.
  • Verizon Wireless' Samsung Haven: A Sanctuary of Features and Simplicity Friday, July 23, 2010 @ 1:17PMVerizon Wireless and Samsung Telecommunications America announced that the Samsung Haven⢠is available for order today.  The Samsung Haven has earned the prestigious Good Housekeeping Seal and is ideal for customers who want an easy-to-use wireless phone packed with features.
  • Verizon offering affordable Samsung Haven cell phone Friday, July 23, 2010 @ 10:18AMToday Verizon announced the newest addition to its entry level lineup, the Samsung Haven. The Haven is a stylishly designed flip phone that offers simplicity to mobile phone users. Read the full story here.
  • Cellular Sales Verizon Wireless adding 200-250 jobs in Knox Tuesday, July 20, 2010 @ 11:00PMCellular Sales Verizon Wireless plans to hire 200 to 250 people over the next eight weeks for an expanded national call center operation in the Cedar Bluff Road area, the Knoxville-based company said Tuesday.
  • Junction Networks Teams Up With PhoneTag to offer Voicemail-to-Text Tuesday, July 20, 2010 @ 2:01AMOnSIP Customers can now receive transcribed voicemails in their inbox
  • Verizon Fiber Cut Hits Mid-Atlantic Business Customers Monday, July 19, 2010 @ 10:47PMMore than 1,000 of Verizon Communications' business customers in Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Maryland lost data and voice service for about eight hours Monday after a tree fell on one of the telco's aerial fiber-optic cables.
  • BaltTech: Droid X — the perfect phone for the big and tall Thursday, July 8, 2010 @ 11:33AMI'm not a big and tall guy. I live in a modest house (a rowhouse, for those familiar with Baltimore architecture), and prefer it to a McMansion. Though I love grilling, I own a moderately-sized gas grill -- not the kind where you could cook ribs for 50 people all at once.
  • 5 Big iPhone Rip-Offs Tuesday, July 6, 2010 @ 4:51PMGot an iPhone? Here's how some companies charge you something ... and give you nothing. iPhone - iPhone 3G - Handhelds - Smartphones - Wallpapers and Themes
  • Companies jump on iPad bandwagon Monday, July 5, 2010 @ 9:00AMUS telecoms companies are using local expertise to help develop Apple iPhone and iPad sales strategies in a bid to outmuscle each other.
  • Video: Motorola DROID X video review - part 3 Monday, June 28, 2010 @ 1:19PMThe last part of our look at the Motorola DROID X Android smartphone for Verizon. In it, we give DLNA another shot, check out some media sharing functions, and test out Moto's social media and news apps. We also go over visual voicemail and a few other call related functions. We hope to have the full written Motorola DROID X review up within a day or two. Watch the video here.
  • Wizards Welcome Wall Friday, June 25, 2010 @ 5:46PMHolllywood welcome for #1 Pick
  • New cell phone law spurs hands-free phone sales Wednesday, June 9, 2010 @ 12:03PMWENATCHEE — Lew Mullen doesn’t plan to buy a hands-free phone device for his car after the new cell phone law banning holding a phone to your ear kicks in Thursday. At least not right away. “I’m really not on the phone very often. And I don’t think I want to be a Bluetooth guy,” said Mullen, who was photographed by a Wenatchee World photographer talking on his cell phone while driving down ...
  • AT&T Announces iPhone 4 Pricing, Data Plans and Eligibility Tuesday, June 8, 2010 @ 9:11AMATT announced it will offer iPhone 4 with FaceTime video calling. The iPhone 3GS will still be available along with the iPhone 4. Below is a pricing and eligibility table for all iPhone models. In addition, a new iPhone ...
  • Lawsuit Alleges Verizon Bill Collector Threatened Family Thursday, May 27, 2010 @ 8:18PMA Las Cruces man has filed suit against Verizon after he says a bill collector threatened to blow the man's home.
  • The Reinvention of VoIP Wednesday, May 26, 2010 @ 7:04AMVoice over IP technology is getting a makeover, and service providers hope it will reinvent the industry. There's a shift away from VoIP toward hosted unified communications -- that is, integrated voice, instant messenger, email, workflow applications, CRM and procurement.
  • Staple your bacon to the table... Monday, May 24, 2010 @ 12:58PM...we're talking about Sir Georg Solti on Letterman. We're also talking about WQXR (#($)!_@!), Daniel Baremboim, Alan Gilbert, Riccardo Muti, and the origins of the word "Philharmonic."
  • Prosecution may rest today Saturday, May 22, 2010 @ 5:03AMSeveral hours before a college student was taken from outside her apartment and sexually assaulted in 2007, James Biela's cell phone was used in that area of northwest Reno, a Reno police officer testified Thursday.
  • Biela trial nearing end of second week Friday, May 21, 2010 @ 6:13AMSeveral hours before a college student was taken from her apartment and sexually assaulted in December 2007, James Biela’s cell phone was used in that area of northwest Reno, a Reno police officer testified Thursday.
  • Biela trial: Detective testifies about finding thousands of hits for the word "thong" on Biela's computers Friday, May 21, 2010 @ 6:13AMUpdate at 4:27 p.m.: Det. Roya Mason, a homicide detective with the Reno police department said she did a forensic search on three of Biela’s computers and found thousands of hits for the word “thong.”
  • Biela trial: Detective testifies about contents of Biela's travel trailer, including 2 pairs of women's underwear Thursday, May 20, 2010 @ 6:38PMUpdate at 3:15 p.m. A Reno police detective searched a travel trailer owned by James Biela, and found two pairs of small women’s thong underwear.
  • Biela trial: Biela's attorneys again ask for mistrial over juror question Thursday, May 20, 2010 @ 4:00PMUpdate at 1:38 p.m.: From the RGJ.com Tiwtter feed at twitter.com/rgj - A juror in the Biela trial submitted a question asking why Biela would try to buy a gun if he had one for the October rape.
  • Biela trial: Perry OKs live video feed from courtroom Thursday, May 20, 2010 @ 3:41PMUpdate at 1:18 p.m.: Judge Perry said it was OK for the media to run a live video feed from the courtroom in the James Biela trial.***
  • Biela trial: Reno police officer says Biela used cell phone near sites of rape, Denison abduction Thursday, May 20, 2010 @ 2:58PMUpdate at 11:30 a.m. James Biela used his cell phone near the sites of two crimes on the nights they occurred, a Reno police officer testified today.
  • Cell Phone Records, Computers Discussed During Biela Trial Thursday Thursday, May 20, 2010 @ 2:25PMJames Biela's cell phone records and computers were examined during testimony Thursday.
  • Verizon Business IT and Communications Solution Helps La Quinta Inns & Suites Enhance Service Wednesday, May 19, 2010 @ 6:06AMProvider of Mid-Tier Business Accommodations Taps Advanced IT Solutions to Streamline Business Operations read more
  • Verizon Business IT and Communications Solution Helps La Quinta Inns & Suites Enhance Service Wednesday, May 19, 2010 @ 6:00AMLQ Management L.L.C., owner and operator of La Quinta Inns & Suites, understands that integrated IT and communications can help provide a better guest experience, which is why the company continues to rely on Verizon Business.
  • Cell use crushes home phones Sunday, May 16, 2010 @ 3:35AMSALISBURY -- House phones are going the way of the dodo for many Americans.
  • MANVILLE: 911 calls to homes can now deliver emergency warnings Friday, May 14, 2010 @ 1:14AMWhen residents need emergency personnel, they dial 911.
  • The Bestsellers in Cell Phones on Amazon Thursday, May 13, 2010 @ 1:10PMThe bestsellers in cell phones on Amazon this week are the BlackBerry Bold 9700 Phone (AT&T) in first, in second is the HTC DROID INCREDIBLE Android Phone (Verizon), in third is the BlackBerry Storm2 9550 Phone (Verizon). The first bestseller in cell ...
  • LG Ally Pre-Orders: May 13, Launch May 20 Tuesday, May 11, 2010 @ 8:40AMThe LG Ally didn't stay a secret very long. BGR has just received information that pre-orders for this device will begin on May 13. The Ally is an entry-level Android smartphone with a 600 MHz processor and 256 MB of RAM. This little mobile won't be winnin...
  • Inventor Klausner Sues HTC Over Visual Voicemail Monday, April 26, 2010 @ 1:26PMInventor Judah Klausner added HTC Corp to the list of big phone makers against which he has filed lawsuits alleging infringement of technology patents related to visual voicemail.
  • Police Beat: April 19 Wednesday, April 21, 2010 @ 1:53PMMan runs from car, marijuana A University of Arizona Police Department officer was called to the area of Park Avenue and University Boulevard after someone reported four or five men trying to start fights.
  • Fuze Box Nabs Streaming Media Inventor Alan Lippman As Its New EVP Tuesday, April 20, 2010 @ 6:47AMWe don't cover most of the career moves or recruitments in the industry here at TechCrunch (we mostly keep track of those through CrunchBase ), but some of them are just too noteworthy to not write about. Case in point: Fuze Box , the provider of Internet and mobile unified communications solutions born out of the ashes of once publicly-listed CallWave, has appointed streaming media veteran Dr ...
  • Wash. man angry about health care vote accused of threatening Sen. Murray Tuesday, April 6, 2010 @ 2:39PMA 64-year-old Washington state man who was "extremely angry" about the passage of the health care overhaul was arrested today and charged with threatening to kill Democratic Sen. Patty Murray over her support for the legislation, the Justice Department has announced.
  • More on next-gen iPhone and Verizon iPhone dreams Tuesday, March 30, 2010 @ 9:44PMApple plans to release new iPhone hardware this summer—this is widely accepted among the Apple community despite the lack of any announcement from Apple. But more rumored details about the hardware and its expected launch date supports Steve Jobs' promise that it will be an "A+ update." This new hardware will supposedly launch on AT&T in the US, but yesterday we heard from the Wall Street ...
  • Cricket Unveils $30 Unlimited, Nationwide Plan Tuesday, March 23, 2010 @ 9:41AMCricket Wireless became a nationwide carrier on Tuesday, merging its own network with free roaming on other CDMA networks to deliver unlimited calling on a $30/month plan.
  • Apple patent and trademark skirmishes through the years Friday, March 19, 2010 @ 6:14AMIts cases against phone maker HTC and clone maker Psystar are hardly the only times that Apple has used the law to try to get its way.
  • Nexus One from Google Coming to Sprint; Availability Date Announcing Soon Wednesday, March 17, 2010 @ 2:41PMNexus One is planned for Sprint's 3G Mobile Broadband Network. Sprint will announce pricing and an exact availability date soon. To read our Google Nexus One review visit:http://www.mobiletechreview.com/phones/Google-Nexus-One.htm "Nexus ...
  • Nexus One from Google Coming to Sprint; Availability Date Announced Soon Wednesday, March 17, 2010 @ 1:44PMOVERLAND PARK, Kan.----Nexus One, the first wireless phone sold through Google™’s web store, is planned for Sprint’s 3G Mobile Broadband Network. Sprint will announce pricing and an exact availability date soon.