Verizon

The original LG Lucid came to Verizon just a little over a year ago as a midrange device, and on Tuesday we got word that its sequel, the Lucid2, is now ready to come down the pipeline in similar capacity. Said to be Big Red’s version of the LG Optimus F5, the free device is Continue Reading →

If you can’t beat ‘em, copy ‘em. That seems to be the plan Verizon followed when creating the new version of its text messaging system, which now strongly resembles Apple’s iMessage system. Like iMessage, Verizon now lets you receive text messages not only on your phone but on your computer and tablet as well, making Continue Reading →

Aiming to add life and utility to the venerable text message, Verizon on Thursday announced a service that allows short missives to be read on multiple devices. “A message sent to a customer’s mobile number will appear simultaneously on his or her PC, Android smartphone, and Android or iOS tablet, making sure an important text Continue Reading →

The Wall Street Journal is reporting that Verizon has plans to shake up the TV industry. It simultaneously wants to offer more channels on its FiOS TV service—and only pay for the shows its viewers are actually watching. The Journal article outlines Verizon’s proposal, which amounts to paying individual channels by how many “unique views” Continue Reading →

Redbox Instant, the video-streaming service that arrived to the public this week, won’t work on your jailbroken iOS device. Instead, upon launching the mobile app, users with jailbroken devices are presented with an error message informing them that their “device is compromised.” The app then fails to load. There doesn’t yet appear to be any Continue Reading →

Redbox Instant by Verizon may be ready to launch its public beta test as early as Thursday, GigaOM has learned from an industry insider. The joint-venture between Verizon and Redbox launched its private beta test in December, offering subscribers Redbox rentals as well as a Netflix-like streaming service with a focus on movies. Redbox Instant Continue Reading →

  Traveling internationally? Verizon customer? Excellent… I hope you brought your check book… this one’s gonna hurt! I have an iPhone 5 and an iPad mini – Verizon has trained me to use them both with wild abandon. I have unlimited data on my grandfathered phone plan, unlimited txt messages and more voice minutes than Continue Reading →

We’ve known for a while that carriers have been itching for a chance to ditch smartphone subsidies, but Verizon CFO Fran Shammo now expects that smartphone subsidies will decrease naturally over the next two to three years with no added cost to consumers. FierceWireless reports that Shammo on Monday told the the Deutsche Bank 2013 Continue Reading →

A pure LTE world is still a long, long way off. But some countries and carriers could get there quicker than others, and indeed Verizon has revealed that it’s considering launching LTE-only handsets, with no CDMA chip, within the next couple of years. Speaking to analysts at a recent Deutsche Bank event, the carrier’s CFO, Continue Reading →

Shelly Palmer chats with Kian Saneii, CEO of Independa. Independa was a stop on the Shelly Palmer Self-Guided Tours at CES 2013. Independa gets grandma hooked up and makes sure she’s able to stay cared for while maintaining her independence. Continue Reading →