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Dec

Verizon Edition Of Galaxy Camera With LTE Outed By Official Samsung Product Page

Posted by David Ruddock in Galaxy Camera, News, Verizon Wireless

After our review, the Galaxy Camera may not be high on your wishlist this holiday season, but if you're set on Samsung's smartphone-meet-camera mashup, and AT&T's HSPA+ version isn't quick enough for your fast-paced shutterbug lifestyle, you may be in luck: it looks like the Verizon Galaxy Camera is for real.

A Samsung product page appears to have inadvertently gone live for the device (model EK-GC120), boasting Verizon's 4G LTE connectivity, along with everything else the standard Galaxy Camera does. Pricing isn't available, but we wouldn't be surprised to see Verizon's edition sporting the same $500 entry fee as its AT&T sibling.

Dec

LG Spectrum 2 Review: Verizon's Mid-Range Handset War Just Got More Interesting

Posted by David Ruddock in Phone Reviews, Spectrum 2, Verizon Wireless

If you're a Verizon Wireless customer, and you're not looking to spend over $100 or so on an Android smartphone, your options aren't exactly limited at this point. If you want one that's relatively current, though, the RAZR M and Incredible 4G are basically your choices, one of which we actually really liked.

Both of those phones, though, by modern Android smartphone standards, are relatively small, with 4-4.3" qHD displays. For some, such a size may actually be desirable - there have always been a steady stream of complaints about the growing dimensions of Android phones. I, too, often wonder if this is indicative of a larger trend (pun intended), or if it is merely a symptomatic of some subtle problem with the current touchscreen interaction paradigm.

Nov

[Update: Rollout Starts Next Week] DROID RAZR HD Jelly Bean Update Support Docs Posted, Rollout To Start Soon

Posted by David Ruddock in Jelly Bean 4.1, RAZR HD / RAZR MAXX HD, Verizon Wireless

Update: According to Verizon, the Jelly Bean rollout for the RAZR HD and MAXX HD will begin next week.

DROID RAZR HD & DROID RAZR MAXX HD upgrading to Jelly Bean beginning next week. bit.ly/S5BBm2

— Verizon Wireless (@VZWnews) November 30, 2012

The Verizon support site has been updated with Android 4.1 update docs for the RAZR HD (and the MAXX HD).

The update rollout process should follow soon, in the next week or two. The Android 4.1 update brings, as you well know by now, expandable notifications, Google Now, and a variety of tweaks like Project Butter, to make your phone run smoother than ever.

Nov

Verizon's Galaxy Note II Available Today For $300 With A Two-Year Agreement

Posted by Cameron Summerson in Galaxy Note II, News, Verizon Wireless

Roughly 20 hours ago, Verizon and Samsung finally announced that the Big Red variant of the Note II would be available today. And, well, now it's available.

You can get this monstrous not-quite-a-tablet-but-more-than-a-phone for $300 with a two-year agreement, but it seems to me that Verizon should've knocked at least $50 more off that price for the obtrusiveness of the branding which they so graciously slapped on the home button.

Still, if constantly being reminded of your carrier ball and chain isn't an issue, you can head over to any Verizon retail store, Best Buy Mobile (white), or Verizon's site to fulfill your dreams of having a phone that's almost as big as your head.

Nov

Verizon And Samsung Finally Announce The Galaxy Note II Release Date: Available Beginning November 29th For $300

Posted by Cameron Summerson in Galaxy Note II, News, Verizon Wireless

Hey Verizon customers - I bet you've been jealous watching all the Note II action on other carriers, haven't you? We've seen the releases come, and Amazon Wireless slash prices for basically all versions of the device. Still, everyone on Verizon was left wanting. Good news! Big Red just announced that the Note II will be available beginning tomorrow, November 29th for $300 with a two-year agreement.

So, if you can handle the obtrusive branding on the home button and are willing to dedicate two more years of your mobile life to VZW, you can stroll right into a Verizon retail store and walk out with your very own Note II first thing tomorrow.

Nov

Samsung Stratosphere II Free For Upgrades At Amazon Wireless ($130 Off), $100 For New Customers

Posted by David Ruddock in Deals, Samsung, Stratosphere II, Verizon Wireless

Do you want a QWERTY slider phone on Verizon? Then your options are pretty limited at this point. And by "limited," I mean this is basically your only one: Samsung's Stratosphere II. It's WVGA-tacular! It's also free if you use your existing Verizon customer upgrade over at Amazon Wireless, which is a good deal. I guess. New customers looking to get in on this not-exactly-bleeding-edge slider will have to fork over a Benjamin, though $100 is still thirty bucks less than what Verizon will charge you.

The Stratosphere II has things, as well. Things like a dual-core S4 Snapdragon processor, 4" WVGA display, and an 1800mAh battery.

Nov

[Update: Now Free] LG Intuition On Verizon Wireless Only $99 For New Contracts And Upgrades From Amazon Wireless

Posted by Cameron Summerson in Deals, Intuition, News, Verizon Wireless

Update: The price of the LG Intuition on Amazon has been dropped to a penny, a full $150 less than you'd pay at Verizon. We doubt this deal will last long, so if you're in the market for one (why?), now's the time to buy.

Maybe you like the whole phablet idea. Maybe the thought of a handset with an aspect ratio which rivals that of your old CRT monitor sounds like a good thing to you. Really, it sounds like you actually want the Intuition from LG.

If that's the case, why spend full price? Verizon's asking $150 with a two-year agreement for this oversized behemoth.

Nov

Samsung Galaxy Stratosphere II Silently Goes On Sale At Verizon, $129.99 On Contract

Posted by David Ruddock in News, Stratosphere II, Verizon Wireless

Does the idea of an Android 4.0 QWERTY slider on Verizon with a WVGA display excite you? Then head on over to Verizon's website, and order yourself a Stratosphere II. Announced a couple weeks ago, the Stratosphere II is definitely on the low end of mid range, with a 4" 480x800 display, Snapdragon S4 dual-core processor, slide-out QWERTY keyboard, Android 4.0, and a 5MP rear shooter.

We've also heard from a tipster that some RadioShack locations may already have the Stratosphere II on sale, and for free on contract as part of their Black Friday promotions - a pretty big savings over Verizon's price.

Nov

Samsung Posts Kernel Source Files For Cricket Galaxy S III, Verizon Galaxy Tab 2 10.1, And MetroPCS Admire 4G

Posted by David Ruddock in Cricket Wireless, Galaxy S III, Galaxy Tab 2 10.1, MetroPCS, Verizon Wireless

Oh, open source files. You might not know it, but it's awfully hard to write words about kernel source going live on Samsung's website, something we do quite often here at Android Police. But, if you're into this sort of thing, you're probably not too concerned with what I'm saying, so much as the links to those files, which I have. And I'm going to make you scroll to get them!

Samsung has officially released kernel source for the Cricket version of the Galaxy S III, Verizon's Galaxy Tab 2 10.1 with LTE, and the MetroPCS Admire 4G - which is an as-yet unannounced phone, and probably the sequel to the original Metro Admire.

Nov

DROID DNA Review: Love It Or Hate It, This Is Verizon's Best DROID Yet

Posted by David Ruddock in DROID DNA, Phone Reviews, Verizon Wireless

Last Updated: November 23rd, 2012

The latest and greatest from Verizon and HTC's ongoing DROID partnership marks something of a shift in strategy for the two companies. In the past, if you wanted an HTC "DROID," your options were basically limited to the Incredible brand, which has become decidedly, well, less incredible over time. And while the Incredible started out as a top-of-the-heap smartphone back in 2010, it too was quickly eclipsed by bigger, better phones. Verizon's approach to HTC from basically day one has been "the DROID phone that costs less than some other DROID phone we throw a lot more marketing money behind."

There's nothing so wrong about that, but it hasn't exactly helped HTC grow its reputation on America's largest wireless carrier.