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Dell sells Motorola Droid for $119 with contract; $80 less than Verizon

Dell is now offering Motorola's hot new Droid smartphone for $119 with two-year contract. by Andrew Nusca

Tags: Dell Computer Corp., Verizon Communications Inc., Motorola Inc., Smart Phones, Cellular Phones, Handhelds, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Hardware, Andrew Nusca

Blog posts 2009-11-20

Verizon RIM BlackBerry Curve 8530 (photos)

Check out CNET's hands-on photos of Verizon's latest BlackBerry, the RIM BlackBerry Curve 8530. by CNET News.com

Tags: Verizon Communications Inc., RIM BlackBerry, Photograph, Handhelds, Hardware, CNET News.com

Image galleries 2009-11-19

AT&T launches Verizon counter-punch ad, keeps digging that hole

There's a Cr-app for that!I only have one thing to say, Sprint! Well, two things, AT&T neglects to mention 4G. Well, three things, They are the most expensive carrier for the least amount of quality delivered. Oh wait, 4 things, I had an iPhone and loved the interface. In the...

Tags: 3G, Smart phones, Cellular phones, Wireless and Mobility, AT&T Corp., Verizon Communications Inc., AT&T launches Verizon, AT&T Launches, ATT, Apple iPhone, advertisement

Discussion threads 2009-11-19

AT&T launches Verizon counter-punch ad, keeps digging that hole

AT&T counters Verizon's "There's a map for that" marketing campaign with a commercial of its own and a new Web site - but both fall short. by Sam Diaz

Tags: Advertisement, Verizon Communications Inc., AT&T Corp., Web Site Development, Web Technology, Channel Management, Marketing Research, Internet, Marketing, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2009-11-19

AT&T loses bid to stop Verizon ads, responds with its own

AT&T could use Apple's patentApple has patented a technique where a user is forced to watch an ad and then answer a quiz about that ad before they are allowed to use their Apple device. AT&T could use this to force all iPhone users to watch AT&T ads.AT&T has no...

Tags: Smart phones, AT&T Corp., Verizon Communications Inc., Apple iPhone, advertisement

Discussion threads 2009-11-19

AT&T loses bid to stop Verizon ads, responds with its own

After having its request to have Verizon's ads removed from the air denied in federal court, AT&T responds with a new TV ad comparing the two services. by Jason D. O'Grady

Tags: Advertisement, Verizon Communications Inc., AT&T Corp., Jason D. O'Grady

Blog posts 2009-11-18

AT&T loses lawsuit over Verizon's map commercial

Ha! Take THAT Such a silly waste of the court's time. If they finally lose, I hope they are made to pay treble court costs just as a lesson in frivolous lawsuits clogging the courts. That would send a much needed messageThat if a corporation is going to...

Tags: Cellular phones, AT&T Corp., GSM, CDMA, Apple iPhone, Verizon Communications Inc., W-CDMA

Discussion threads 2009-11-18

AT&T loses lawsuit over Verizon's map commercial

A federal judge sides with Verizon and denies AT&T's request for a temporary restraining order that would have forced Verizon to pull its "There's a map for that" commercials. by Sam Diaz

Tags: Lawsuit, Verizon Communications Inc., AT&T Corp., Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2009-11-18

The Big Question podcast: Handicapping the Verizon vs. AT&T marketing war

In this episode of The Big Question, Jason Hiner, Andrew Nusca and I handicap the entertaining marketing scrum between Verizon and AT&T. Who's right? by Larry Dignan

Tags: Verizon Communications Inc., AT&T Corp., Marketing Research, Podcasts, Marketing, Internet, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-11-18

Verizon to AT&T: "Our ads are true and the truth hurts"

Man, If there were ever a moment for AT&T to just shut up, this would be itNTTip to A&T: Stop digging... ya big babynt

Tags: Microsoft Windows NT, AT&T Corp., Verizon Communications Inc., advertisement

Discussion threads 2009-11-16

Verizon to AT&T: "Our ads are true and the truth hurts"

Verizon responds to AT&T's suit over the controversial "There's a map for that" ad compaign. Simply said, Verizon tells AT&T: The Truth Hurts by Sam Diaz

Tags: Advertisement, Verizon Communications Inc., AT&T Corp., Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2009-11-16

Memo to AT&T: When you're in a hole, stop digging

AT&T and Apple were made for each otherBoth are whiny multi-national, multi-billion $$$/year mega corporations that sell substandard products and services to customers who don't know any better. Waaaaaaaaaa!!!!You said it exactly rightquote- [b]"You see, the company thinks consumers are too dumb to know the difference between 3G and non-3G...

Tags: Cellular phones, Wireless and Mobility, AT&T Corp., 3G, Verizon Communications Inc.

Discussion threads 2009-11-13

AT&T responds to Verizon Wireless ads

AT&T takes a public stand against Verizon ads touting "5X more 3G coverage" than AT&T. Verizon taunts back. Will it ever end? Not when the stakes are so high. by Jason D. O'Grady

Tags: Advertisement, Verizon Communications Inc., AT&T Corp., Verizon Wireless, 3G, Cellular Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Jason D. O'Grady

Blog posts 2009-11-13

Verizon to test sending RIAA copyright warnings

As long as...it's not a 3 strike policy... i'm relativaly ok with this particular thing...Just a notice and notice system, sometimes users dont know if they are doing something illegal. Furthermore, can they proof without anny doubt that there's a copyright infrigement?no they cannotWith such a large criminal records, the...

Tags: Advertising & Promotion, RIAA, movie, music, Verizon Communications Inc.

Discussion threads 2009-11-13

Verizon to test sending RIAA copyright warnings

Verizon is expected to begin issuing 'copyright notices' on behalf of the RIAA to those accused of illegally downloading songs from the web. Verizon Communications, the second-largest phone company in the US, is expected to begin issuing 'copyright notices' on behalf of the Recording Industry Association of America to...

Tags: RIAA, Verizon Communications Inc., Internet Service Providers (ISPs), Channel Management, Digital Media, Internet, Marketing, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, copyright, Verizon, Marguerite Reardon and Greg Sandoval CNET News

News items 2009-11-13

Revisiting the Motorola Droid on Verizon (Revisiting the Motorola Droid on Verizon)

I Want It More than Everrrrr! Awesome! Verizon is Best Service! :DI was going to wait, but this phone looks totally ready for prime time!Moto has put out some of the toughest phones out there and no other single phone has even approached the numbers of Razr out there! Still...

Tags: Telecom & Utilities, Verizon Communications Inc., phone, Revisiting, Motorola Droid, Motorola Inc., Moto

Discussion threads 2009-11-07

MobileTechRoundup show #189; Verizon DROID choices, Moblin 2.1 for netbooks

have u seen the iphone ssucks video?you guys should check out this video about the iphone, it?s funny but sad at the same time.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ggD3Hr1rVyAWhat would really be nice is if a phone company would provide a truly awesome smart phone and not deliberately overcharge them for buying one i.e. charging...

Tags: Telecom & Utilities, Smart phones, netbook, Verizon Communications Inc., phone, Apple iPhone, MobileTechRoundup

Discussion threads 2009-11-07

MobileTechRoundup show #189; Verizon DROID choices, Moblin 2.1 for netbooks

Today is the launch of the Motorola DROID and HTC DROID ERIS on Verizon and James has the DROID in hand. Kevin is triple booting his netbook and the new Moblin 2.1 OS looks slick enough for me to give a try on my MSI Wind soon too. We also...

Tags: MobileTechRoundup, Smart Phone, Verizon Communications Inc., Netbook, Kevin, Netbooks, Nettops & MIDs, Smart Phones, Cellular Phones, Handhelds, Hardware, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Matthew Miller

Blog posts 2009-11-06

News to know: Windows 7; Google Dashboard; Driving while texting; Steve Jobs; Droid

Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET's around-the-Web tech coverage.: Sam Diaz: Ballmer: So far, Windows 7 sales are "fantastic" Dana Blankenhorn: What the Google Privacy Dashboard can...

Tags: Steve Jobs, Google Inc., Web, Dana Blankenhorn, Verizon Communications Inc., Mary Jo Foley, Dashboard, Microsoft Corp., Sam Diaz, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows, Channel Management, Operating Systems, Software, Marketing

Blog posts 2009-11-06

Frugal Friday: Verizon DROID, Intel Antitrust, V-Block, Oracle/EU, ICCA

Frugal Networker Ken Hess and I discuss the new Verizon DROID smartphone, the recent Intel anti-trust complaint filed in the State of New York, the Oracle/Sun merger delays by the European Union, and speak with ICCA founder Steve Epner. by Jason Perlow

Tags: Antitrust, Verizon Communications Inc., Intel Corp., Corporate Law, Mergers & Acquisitions, Security, Business Operations, Investment, Finance, Jason Perlow

Blog posts 2009-11-05