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- First Week With DROID
- Jason Perlow's first week with the Verizon DROID smartphone by Jason Perlow
- Tags: Jason Perlow, Smart Phones, Cellular Phones, Handhelds, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Hardware, droid, android, motorola, google, verizon
- Image galleries 2009-11-16
- 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
- Screen Shootout: Droid vs. iPhone
- One of the Droid's best features is its massive 3.7-inch screen. This gallery compares the 854 x 480 screen in the Droid to the iPhone's 320 x 480 offering. This gallery is a side-by-side comparison of the screen on the Droid from Verizon Wireless and the iPhone from AT&T. by...
- Tags: Apple iPhone, Screen, Smart Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, droid, android, google, motorola, verizon, wireless, eclair, gallery, mobile, phone, app, market, Jason O'Grady
- Image galleries 2009-11-08
- Droid by Motorola and Verizon Wireless
- A gallery of several angles of the new Droid handset by Motorola powered by Google Android 2.0 (a.k.a. Eclair) running on Verizon Wireless. Bonus side-by-side with the iPhone. by Jason O'Grady
- Tags: Verizon Wireless, Motorola Inc., Mobile Operating Systems, Smart Phones, Cellular Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, droid, android, google, motorola, verizon, wireless, eclair, gallery, mobile, phone, app, market, Jason O'Grady
- Image galleries 2009-11-08
- Revisiting the Motorola Droid on Verizon
- Here's a gallery illustrating the new features of the Motorola Droid Google Android smartphone on Verizon. by Andrew Nusca
- Tags: Verizon Communications Inc., Motorola Inc., Smart Phones, Cellular Phones, Handhelds, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Hardware, product photos, Motorola, Droid, Google, Android, smartphone, phone, Verizon, Andrew Nusca
- Image galleries 2009-11-05
- Motorola Droid hands-on photos
- Motorola's Droid is a Google Android 2.0-based smartphone that is a technical tour de force. Here's a look at the slider QWERTY device, due Nov. 6 for $199 on Verizon. by Andrew Nusca
- Tags: Photograph, Motorola Inc., Motorola Droid, Smart Phones, Mobile Operating Systems, Cellular Phones, Handhelds, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Hardware, product photos, Motorola, Droid, Google, Android, smartphone, phone, Verizon, Andrew Nusca
- Image galleries 2009-10-28
- The month ahead: Will Droid do damage to the iPhone's mojo?
- ZDNet correspondent Sumi Das and senior editor Sam Diaz discuss the new Droid phone set to release in early November. Diaz also previews the upcoming Salesforce.com conference and weighs in on whether consumers will buy Windows 7 during the holiday season.
- Tags: Apple iPhone, Sam Diaz, Microsoft Windows 7, Sales Force Management, Microsoft Windows, Smart Phones, Sales, Operating Systems, Software, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Droid, Apple, iPhone, Verizon, Sumi Das
- Videos 2009-10-27
- Can Apple hear Verizon now?
- ZDNet Senior Editor Sam Diaz talks about the rumors circulating that Apple is in negotiations with U.S. wireless providers other than the exclusive carrier of its iPhone, AT&T. Diaz says Apple can't ignore the money that could potentially come from Verizon Wireless' pool of roughly 86 million customers.
- Tags: Verizon Communications Inc., Apple Inc., Sam Diaz, Free Trade, Wireless And Mobility, Finance, Verizon, Apple
- Videos 2009-04-30
- The month ahead: Social networks to shake things up in May
- ZDNet correspondent Sumi Das speaks with senior editor Sam Diaz about the efforts of Twitter, Facebook, and MySpace to up their Web 2.0 game. Diaz also discusses the significance of the Sun-Oracle deal to the data center market and the rumors swirling around Apple and Verizon. Will there be an...
- Tags: Network, Sam Diaz, Web 2.0, Data Centers, Social Networking, Games, Storage, Internet, Hardware, Data Management, Online Communications, Marketing, Advertising & Promotion, Personal Technology, Twitter, Facebook, MySpace, Data Center, Sun Microsystems, Oracle, Apple, IPhone, Verizon, AT&T, Sumi Das
- Videos 2009-04-28
- Gallery: Blackberry Storm User Interface Hi-Res
- A quickee gallery of the Blackberry Storm User Interface by Jason O'Grady
- Tags: BlackBerry Storm, Bluetooth, card slot, EDGE, GPS, GSM, Handhelds, Hardware, HSPA, HTML, Jason O'Grady, landscape, MMS, navigation, portrait, removable battery, Research In Motion, RIM, RIM BlackBerry, touch screen, Verizon, Wi-Fi
- Image galleries 2008-11-21
- Gallery: Blackberry Storm User Interface
- Some pictures of the new Blackberry Storm user interface. by Jason O'Grady
- Tags: BlackBerry Storm, Bluetooth, card slot, EDGE, GPS, GSM, Handhelds, Hardware, HSPA, HTML, Jason O'Grady, landscape, MMS, navigation, portrait, removable battery, Research In Motion, RIM, RIM BlackBerry, touch screen, Verizon, Wi-Fi
- Image galleries 2008-11-20
- Research In Motion aims to take smartphone market by Storm
- ZDNet correspondent Sumi Das talks to senior editor Sam Diaz about the upcoming launch of the much-anticipated BlackBerry Storm. Diaz also details how the phone stacks up against its formidable competitor, the iPhone, and what's at stake for Verizon and RIM.
- Tags: Research In Motion Ltd., Smart Phone, Smart Phones, Handhelds, Cellular Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Hardware, BlackBerry Storm, smartphone, Research In Motion, Verizon, AT&T, Apple iPhone, Sumi Das, Sam Diaz
- Videos 2008-11-19
- Gallery: Verizon Wireless UM150 EV-DO modem
- A gallery of photos of the Verizon Wireless UM150 EV-DO modem. Both raw and attached to a MacBook Air. by Jason O'Grady
- Tags: Verizon, Wireless, UM150, EV-DO, modem, EVDO, Verizon Wireless, Modems, Cellular Phones, Hardware, Components, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Jason O'Grady
- Image galleries 2008-05-07
- Why the FCC's 700Mhz auction matters
- The Federal Communications Commission's auction of 700 Mhz wireless spectrum can easily be portrayed as a he said, she said fiasco. But the bigger picture is worth watching. Google dangles $4.6 billion to prod the FCC to opening up wireless spectrum. Verizon agrees sort of. AT&T doesn't. Everyone wonders what...
- Tags: Wired & Wireless, Verizon, Telecommunications, Mobile, Hardware Infrastructure, Google, General
- Blog posts 2007-07-31
- Verizon FiOS: Beware that first bill
- Despite my initial euphoria about Verizon's FiOS service--no outages and everything is just swell so far--the bill eventually comes due. And that first one is a zinger. In a nutshell, Verizon charges you full freight for the first two months and then the promotional service you signed up for kicked...
- Tags: Wired & Wireless, Verizon, Telecommunications, General, Broadband
- Blog posts 2007-07-30
- Vodafone: We're not buying Verizon
- The Financial Times reports that Vodafone is pondering a $160 billion acquisition of Verizon. Vodafone says yeah right. But a weak dollar could make the deal possible.Welcome to merger Monday.Vodafone said in a statement:Vodafone notes press speculation that it is considering a possible offer for Verizon Communications. Vodafone wishes to...
- Tags: Wired & Wireless, Verizon, Telecommunications, Hardware Infrastructure, General
- Blog posts 2007-07-16
- The Verizon FiOS installation: The key points
- As noted Friday, Verizon FiOS was installed in a package deal with telephone, Internet access and television service at my home. Here's a gallery right walking through the main parts of the installation process for folks that may be considering FiOS. Dan Bricklin had a detailed installation walk-through in 2005...
- Tags: Wired & Wireless, Web Technology, Verizon, Telecommunications, Microsoft, Hardware Infrastructure, General, Broadband
- Blog posts 2007-07-16
- Podcast: Oracle's customer-inspired 11g, Larry gets FIOS, Samsung's gadgetfest, VMware's IPO, and more
- This week on the Dan & David Show, my colleague Larry Dignan fills in for Dan Farber who is on vacation and the first order of business is a review of Oracle's 11g announcement. Larry was present for the festivities earlier this week in NYC and sees merit...
- Tags: Wired & Wireless, VMware, virtualization, Verizon, Software Infrastructure, Podcasts, Personal Technology, Open Source, Office 2.0, Microsoft, Intel, Google, General, Enterprise 2.0, EMC, Dan &, David Show, Berlind
- Blog posts 2007-07-13
- Stupid FioS broadband tricks
- The Verizon installer just left and I now have FioS--installation took about four hours and it was painless. I'll follow up Monday with all the details, but overall I'm just a bit giddy with more speed. So what do you do with 15 kbps downstream? You gloat. You smile. And...
- Tags: Wired & Wireless, Web Technology, Verizon, Telecommunications, General
- Blog posts 2007-07-13
- Comcast's catch 22
- Comcast is in a tough spot: It has to upgrade its network to compete with incoming competition from Verizon FioS. But to do those upgrades it has to have outages.And these outages tend to alienate customers. On the bright side at least my opening sentence on this post about Verizon...
- Tags: Broadband, General, Telecommunications, Verizon, Wired & Wireless
- Blog posts 2007-07-12
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