Apple insiders speculate that the company will release a 4G LTE version of the iPhone on Verizon’s network as soon as January 2011. That’s right, “Verizon managers are being trained to handle the iPhone and have functional units running on Verizon’s 4G LTE networks.”
The iPhone will be equipped with a multi-band chip that will work on Verizon’s large CDMA 3G network as well as the 4G LTE. All marketing for the Verizon iPhone will be for the 4G compatibility.
[via CNet]
Finally, starting December 5th, Verizon will begin rolling out its super speedy LTE 4G network in select cities nationwide. One of the first modems that will be released is the LG VL600. Early testers in Brooklyn “saw consistent speeds which peaked at 7 Mbps down, and over 1 Mbps up.” Video preview after the break. Click here for more pictures of the LG VL600 modem.
By comparison, we saw around 4 Mbps down and less than 1 Mbps up when we did some testing with Sprint’s WiMAX Overdrive 4G, and roughly 6.5 Mbps down and 1 Mbps up with Clear’s iSpot.
[via Engadget]
That’s right, Verizon Wireless customers will soon be able to purchase the iPad. The company “announced this morning that the iPad will be sold by starting Oct. 28 and the offer will include an optional Mi-Fi device – a pocket sized re-broadcaster of a cloud of Wi-Fi sharable by up to four other devices.” On a lighter note, continue reading for an amazing iPad light painting video.
On the lowest end the Mi-Fi will cost an extra $130 at time of purchase and come with a subscription of 1GB of data for $20 per month. Imagine the iPad parties you’re going to have!
[via ReadWriteWeb]
According to insider sources, “Jobs and Company will begin ‘mass producing a new iPhone by the end of 2010 that would allow Verizon Wireless to sell the smartphone early next year.'” That’s not all, a fifth-generation iPhone is also reportedly in the works.
It’ll rely on a key Qualcomm chip as well as a CDMA radio, but curiously enough, there’s nary of a mention of LTE in this report.
[via Engadget]
Currently, the big news surrounding Verizon Wireless is the impending launch of Apple’s iPhone 4, should a CDMA model actually be in the works. However, the company has also been known to produce some interesting commercials. Continue reading to see a few of the funniest.
It’s official, the Motorola DROID X has gotten its own page on Verizon, complete with a eye-catching, Flash-based splash page — touting the phone’s 4.3-inch display, HDMI-out, and 720p video capturing. The launch event is still set for June 23rd, however. Continue reading for a recorded 720p video sample.
Sure enough, Verizon has changed the ad to read “Captures 720p” instead of “720p screen,” so that would basically confirm the 854 x 480 display.
[via Engadget]
Thanks to its open source platform and customizable user interface, Google Android-powered phones outsold the Apple iPhone in the US for Q1 2010. Even more surprising, “Research In Motion [Blackberry] outsold both of them, and had 36% of the sales.” Video after the break comparing the DROID Incredible and iPhone 3G S.
Google’s Android-based smartphones accounted for 28% of smartphone sales, while the iPhone accounted for 21%, according to market research firm NPD.
[via Yahoo]
David Gilday built this amazing Rubik’s Cube solving robot for ARM. In addition to being constructed with LEGO pieces, it features “a custom application running on a Motorola Droid smartphone.” Video after the break.
I probably couldn’t solve a Rubik’s cube in 25 minutes, let alone under a minute. However, this cool ‘bot can solve it in less than 25 seconds!
[via Technabob]
Verizon’s DROID Incredible just might be the best Android phone yet, and so it’s only fitting that TechRestore disassemble the handset for all to see. This video shows “Incredible’s spectacularly red innards, then finish off with a sped-up reconstruction and reboot of the handsome Nexus One killer.” Continue reading to watch.
[via Engadget]
It’s official, Verizon is no longer a Google Nexus One partner. Their listing on the phone page now reads: “For Verizon’s network, you can buy the Droid Incredible by HTC, a powerful Android phone and similarly feature-packed cousin of the Nexus One.” In other news, continue reading for a Nexus One vs HTC Desire video.
Vodafone simultaneously announced it will soon start offering Nexus One phones through retail stores and on its website, giving the devices away for free to U.K. customers who sign up for the carrier’s wireless plans.
[via WSJ]