Neowin News Feed for: Verizon wireless

Verizon Nokia Lumia 928 pops up in internal systems

John Callaham — Sat, 02 Mar 2013 22:37:42 +0000

A screenshot that reported shows a list of Verizon phones includes the previously unrevealed Nokia Lumia 928, which may be Verizon's version of the Nokia Lumia 920. Read more...

Rumor: Verizon to get "Laser" version of Lumia 920 later in 2013

John Callaham — Fri, 25 Jan 2013 00:15:16 +0000

A new rumor claims Verizon Wireless will sell a version of the Nokia Lumia 920, code named "Laser" sometime later in 2013, and that Microsoft will help in terms of marketing for the smartphone. Read more...

Verizon Wireless reveals Q4 2012 figures, but no specifics on Windows Phone

John Callaham — Tue, 22 Jan 2013 19:26:39 +0000

Verizon Wireless announced its Q4 2012 earnings report today, including a loss of $4.22bn - but offered no info on how many Windows Phone 8 handsets it sold in the last three months of the year. Read more...

2013 arrives; Verizon's Samsung ATIV Odyssey doesn't

John Callaham — Tue, 01 Jan 2013 21:23:35 +0000

2013 is officially here but Verizon Wireless has yet to reveal when the Windows Phone 8-based Samsung ATIV Odyssey, which was promised to go on sale before the end of 2012, will arrive. Read more...

Nokia CEO hints at something new coming to Verizon

John Callaham — Tue, 18 Dec 2012 20:33:08 +0000

Nokia CEO Stephen Elop hints in a new interview the smartphone company has "a lot of exciting things" in the works with Verizon Wireless, perhaps hinting at a new higher end Windows Phone 8 device. Read more...

Rare grey HTC Windows Phone 8X given to some Verizon employees

John Callaham — Fri, 14 Dec 2012 20:44:55 +0000

Verizon Wireless is giving out a rare grey version of the HTC Windows Phone 8X smartphone to some of its employees. Each smartphone has an individual number on the case. Read more...

Verizon may be selling Surface tablets soon

John Callaham — Thu, 15 Nov 2012 19:32:44 +0000

Some Verizon Wireless stores have displays for Microsoft's Surface tablets, which may mean that the wireless carrier could be selling the WiFi-only Windows RT tablet in the near future. Read more...

Verizon to take pre-orders Friday for Windows Phone 8 devices

John Callaham — Thu, 08 Nov 2012 19:27:00 +0000

Verizon Wireless has announced that it will start taking pre-orders Friday for the HTC Windows Phone 8X and the Nokia Lumia 822 smartphones, with the Samsung ATIV Odyssey coming later. Read more...

Verizon Galaxy Nexus finally gets Jelly Bean update

John Callaham — Fri, 21 Sep 2012 23:29:13 +0100

Verizon Wireless customers can now get a new software update for their version of the Galaxy Nexus that updates the first Android 4.0 smartphone to Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean). Read more...

Verizon: Samsung could have its own popular smartphone OS

John Callaham — Fri, 07 Sep 2012 18:08:08 +0100

Verizon CEO Lowell McAdam said that Samsung could have a successful smartphone OS that would be an alternative to iOS and Android, although he still likes Windows Phone and BlackBerry. Read more...

Verizon confirms “multiple Windows Phones” coming this year

Andy Weir — Thu, 06 Sep 2012 12:45:30 +0100

Verizon Wireless confirms that it plans to launch "multiple Windows Phones" before the end of the year, with evidence mounting that at least one of them will be a Nokia Lumia device. Read more...

Verizon LTE to cover over 75 percent of US Thursday

John Callaham — Thu, 16 Aug 2012 03:08:10 +0100

Verizon Wireless will expand its 4G LTE network into 34 new cities in the US on Thursday, which the company says will allow over 75 percent of the US population access to its LTE network. Read more...

Verizon adds more options to Share Everything plans

John Callaham — Wed, 08 Aug 2012 06:03:54 +0100

Verizon has added a number of new options to its Share Everything shared mobile data plans, including a new upper tier limit of 20 GB a month for $150, which is a lower price than AT&T is charging. Read more...

Microsoft Office 365 now offered by Verizon Wireless

John Callaham — Mon, 06 Aug 2012 23:50:36 +0100

Microsoft and Verizon Wireless announced that the wireless carrier will offer Microsoft's Office 365 online office software suite for Verizon's small business customers. Read more...

Verizon pays $1.25 million to settle tethering app issue

John Callaham — Tue, 31 Jul 2012 23:55:21 +0100

Verizon Wireless has agreed to allow tethering apps to be run on its smartphones and will also pay $1.25 million to the Federal Communications Commission to settle these charges. Read more...

Verizon sells 5.9 million smartphones in Q2 2012

John Callaham — Thu, 19 Jul 2012 15:45:27 +0100

Verizon Wireless announced that it sold a total of 5.9 million smartphones in the second quarter of 2012, with 2.7 million of them being iPhones, along with 2.9 million Android devices. Read more...

Verizon announces data sharing plan Share Everything

John Callaham — Tue, 12 Jun 2012 14:37:08 +0100

Verizon Wireless has just officially announced its new data sharing plan called Share Everything, which will give customers with multiple lines of service a way to share their data starting June 28th. Read more...

Verizon: Unlimited data can be kept if you pay in full for your phone

John Callaham — Fri, 18 May 2012 15:56:12 +0100

Verizon Wireless has confirmed that current customers under the unlimited data plan can keep that plan but they will have to pay the full price for their next smartphone if they want to upgrade. Read more...

Windows Phone 8 devices confirmed for Verizon

Andy Weir — Sat, 21 Apr 2012 13:36:20 +0100

Verizon confirms that it will launch new Windows Phone 8 devices later this year, suggesting that it will do much more to promote the platform, and hinting at comparisons with its 'Droid' sub-brand. Read more...

Verizon iPhone sales drop, still outsell all LTE devices combined

Andy Weir — Thu, 19 Apr 2012 21:07:24 +0100

Despite seeing a staggering 24% drop in iPhone sales over the previous quarter, Verizon still sold more 3G-only iPhones than all of its 4G LTE smartphones combined. Read more...