The folks at Boy Genius Report have snagged a leaked product roadmap showing some of Verizon’s plans for the next two years or so. While it’s always important to take this sort of news with a grain of salt, since the information could be fake — or at least subject to change. While the roadmap […]
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Motorola’s Android tablet to feature digital TV capabilities?
With everybody and their kid brother expected to launch an Android powered tablet soon, how do you make your product stand out from the crowd? If you’re Motorola, the answer may be to bundle your 10 inch tablet with Verizon’s service. And I don’t just mean 3G mobile broadband, but also Verizon’s FiOS digital TV […]
Verizon adds the Samsung N150 to its 3G lineup
Looking for a cheap netbook that comes bundled with 3G wireless service? Verizon has just started selling the Samsung N150. When you sign up for a 2-year mobile broadband contract you can pick one up from a Verizon store for $49.99 after rebate, or you can snag one for just $29.99 from the Verizon Wireless […]
Verizon to offer tablets from Motorola, Samsung, LG later this year
We already knew that Verizon Wireless was planning to bring a Google Android tablet to market. Now it looks like we might want to make that tablets… plural. Last week Verizon Wireless CEO Lowell McAdam said that the company would have several tablets available by the fourth quarter of 2010. McAdam says the initial partners […]
Verizon adds the HP Mini 210 to its 3G-enabled netbook lineup
Verizon has begun offering the HP Mini 210 netbook with a 3G modem for $149.99 for customers that sign up for a 2 year service contract. The netbook has  10.1 inch, 1024 x 600 pixel display, 1.66GHz Intel Atom N450 processor, 1GB of RAM, and 250GB hard drive. It runs Windows 7 Starter Edition and […]
Verizon and Google working on a tablet
The Apple iPad may be an AT&T exclusive in the US so far, but it looks like Verizon may have a plan to bring a tablet to market. The Wall Street Journal reports that the CEO of Verizon Wireless says the company is “working with Google” on a tablet. But there are few details beyond […]
Verizon to offer 3G-enabled Samsung N150 netbook
Samsung has added a new version of the Samsung N150 netbook to its web site. Like all of the company’s other N150 netbooks, this model has a 10.1 inch, 1024 x 600 pixel display, 1.66GHz Intel Atom N450 processor, 6 cell battery, and Windows 7 Starter Edition. What’s new is that this model will also […]
Verizon drops the fee for using Palm Pre, Pixi as WiFi hotspots
Sure, Palm’s stock might be worth next to nothing and a lot of pundits are starting to question the company’s future. But for the first time, I’m starting to wonder if I should have picked up a Palm Pre last month when I was in the market for a smartphone instead of a Google Nexus […]
Verizon offers the HP Mini 110 for $30 (plus service contract)
In the market for a cheap netbook? Then the HP Mini 110 might be for you — depending on your definition of the word cheap. Verizon Wireless is offering the Mini 110 for just $29.99. But there’s a catch: You have to sign up for a 2 year service contract at $60/month to get that […]
Laptop Mag’s subsidized netbook cheatsheet spells out contract costs
Laptop Magazine’s K.T. Bradford and I share an opinion on subsidized netbooks: we’re not big fans. We’re not really what most carriers would consider their target market, though. Those of you who don’t mind the contract commitment, though, may very well want to consider picking up one of these discounted machines. Hey, if you’re going […]