iPhone and iPad news, rumors and accessories blog » verizon

iPad to be sold at AT&T and Verizon retail stores

iPhone and iPad News and Reviews — Thu, 14 Oct 2010 13:35:51 +0000

AT&T and Verizon Wireless retail stores will start seeing Apple iPad on October 28. Verizon will only be selling the Wi-Fi model but can be bundled with their mobile hotspot service.

The iPad Wi-Fi + Mi-Fi on Verizon will be $630,$730 and $830.

“This is the perfect pairing for holiday travels,” said John Stratton, chief operating officer for Verizon Wireless. “iPad together with the nation’s largest and most reliable 3G data network allows customers to easily connect on the go wherever they are.”

“We’re thrilled to be working with Verizon Wireless to get iPad into the hands of even more customers this holiday season,” said Tim Cook, Apple’s COO. “iPad allows users to connect with their apps and content in a more intimate, intuitive and fun way than ever before, and together with Verizon Wireless we’re offering an easy way to stay connected wherever you go.”

AT&T will be selling the iPad Wi-Fi + 3G at the regular prices.

“We can’t wait to showcase the amazing features of iPad Wi-Fi + 3G in our stores across the country just in time for the holidays,” said Glenn Lurie, AT&T President of Emerging Devices, Resale and Partnerships, AT&T Mobility and Consumer Markets. “With our breakthrough iPad data plans starting at just $14.99 and access to AT&T Wi-Fi Hot Spots around the country at no extra cost, our customers will have the best of both worlds.”

“We look forward to expanding the reach of iPad, allowing even more customers to experience the magic of iPad for themselves,” said Tim Cook, Apple’s COO. “As we approach the holiday season, we are very happy that customers will now be able to buy iPad Wi-Fi + 3G at AT&T Stores.”

This is the beginning of the truth to the Verizon iPhone coming at the beginning of the year.

Technorati Tags: ipad, iphone addict, verizon

Apple making an iPhone for Verizon per New York Times

iPhone and iPad News and Reviews — Sat, 09 Oct 2010 14:01:19 +0000

The New York Times has released a post stating that Apple will indeed be making an iPhone for Verizon Wireless.

If the Wall Street Journal post was not enough to convince you, maybe the New York Times post will….

After more than three years of using only AT&T cellphone networks, Apple is making a version of the iPhone 4 for Verizon’s network, according to a person who is in direct contact with Apple. Apple and Verizon will begin selling the phone early next year, the person said, who agreed to speak on condition of anonymity because the plans were supposed to be confidential and he did not want to alienate his contacts at Apple.

Rumor has it that Apple could be leaking this info out to prevent the overload of sales that will occur after the new Android handsets are released at the CTIA show this week. They wanted everyone to know that it was being released so if they are on the edge about an Android device or an iPhone they will hold out and wait until the iPhone is released. However this logic may come back and hurt Apple due to the fact that if people are on the fence about AT&T they may wait for the Verizon iPhone which will reduce Holiday sales dramatically since its released date is scheduled for 2011.

Technorati Tags: iphone 4, iphone addiction, verizon

Verizon Unlikely To Get iPhone In 2010

iPhone and iPad News and Reviews — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 19:21:38 +0000

Credit Suisse analyst Jonathan Chaplin issued a downgrade for Verizon’s stock prices this morning based on the assumption that they are unlikely to get the iPhone this year. There have been a lot of people hoping to see a Verizon iPhone, but it now looks increasingly unlikely after the announcement that the iPad would be on AT&T’s 3G network instead of Verizon’s.
“We believe there is a 75 percent probability that AT&T keeps exclusivity in 2010,” Chaplin writes.
The major factor blocking the iPhone from going to Verizon is Verizon’s seldom-used CDMA network technology, which would require Apple to manufacture an alternate iPhone containing CDMA-compatable components, which would only be usable on Verizon’s network and a handful of others around the world.
via- BusinessWeek

Technorati Tags: iphone, verizon

Time Magazine Ranks the Moto Droid Ahead of the iPhone 3GS

iPhone and iPad News and Reviews — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 04:48:27 +0000

Time magazine has made the Motorola Droid its number 1 gadget of the year while our beloved iPhone ranked in at number 4 behind the Barnes & Noble Nook e-reader, and the Dyson Air Multiplier. What pushed the Droid to the top of the heap of these gadgets was the combination of its Motorola hardware and Android 2.0 software.
“A smartphone operating system isn’t all that satisfying without an actual kick-ass smartphone wrapped around it. Now Android has one: The Droid is a hefty beast, a metal behemoth without the gloss and finish of the iPhone, but you don’t miss it. The Droid’s touchscreen is phenomenally sharp and vivid, it has an actual physical (not great, but good enough) keyboard, and best of all, the Droid is on Verizon’s best-of-breed 3G network. It’s Android’s first credible challenge to the iPhone.”
The reason why the iPhone 3GS ranked in at number 4, well to put it simply, was the lack of new features.
“Take the iPhone. Make it faster. There, you’re done. Yes, the 3GS has a better camera — with video. And it has a compass and voice control. Those are all improvements over the original.”
So there you have it folks, in the past the iPhone and awards have gone hand and hand. As it stands now, the iPhone is no longer an award winner. Hopefully that all changes come this June/July.
What do you think? Should the Droid have gotten the nod?

Technorati Tags: droid, iphone 3gs reviews, verizon

iphone news and reviews: Verizon iPhone in 2010 Rumored

iPhone and iPad News and Reviews — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 16:14:42 +0000

The first roadblock — AT&T’s contract — is set to expire next year, according to a widely cited 2008 USA Today article that included an interview with chairman Randall Stephenson. (Stephenson declined to comment on the details of the contract.)

The second barrier could also disappear were Apple to build a new iPhone that is compatible with both AT&T and Verizon’s networks.

Last week, AppleInsider reported on rumors that Apple may be doing just that. Its source was a leaked OTR Global report, based on unnamed sources in Apple’s Taiwanese supply chain, that said Apple was making a “worldmode” phone using a new hybrid chip from Qualcomm.

Stay tuned for your up to the minute new on this.

Technorati Tags: 2010, iphone, verizon

AT&T Fires Back at Verizon with “Side by Side” Commercial

iPhone and iPad News and Reviews — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 04:23:06 +0000

AT&T has responded to Verizon’s latest commercials that depicts their network as small and to put it nicely, garbage. As you can see above AT&T takes some shots of their own at Big Red.
This particular commercial is just one of a series that will begin airing tonight. AT&T not only mentions a few valid points but they even scored Luke Wilson to do the dissing. Bonus points…
So, the big question remains, how long will it be before Verizon files a lawsuit of their own? Only kidding… we think?
Update: Also be sure to check out www.truthabout3g.com

Technorati Tags: att, comercial, verizon

Motorola Droid Pops Up On Motorola’s Website,It Kicks iPhone In The Specs…

iPhone and iPad News and Reviews — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 17:49:55 +0000

This time it wasn’t the blogshinobi who leaked more details on Verizon’s upcoming Motorola Droid “iPhone Killer”, but good old Moto itself, according to Android Central:
Motorola just went live with the official Droid webpage and it went into beautifully excruciating detail about this most anticipated device. The early publishing of the website is no longer available but Motorola’s mistake is our gain, now we don’t have to wait til October 28th to get the nitty gritty specs.

And those specs are a fairly impressive:

•Android 2.0 ‘Eclair’
•3.7-inch WVGA (480×854), 16:9 touchscreen
•550 MHz processor
•6 oz (169g)
•2.4 x 4.6 x.5 inches (60×115.80×13.70mm)
•3.5mm headphone jack (yes, HTC has now made this a feature for Android)
•Broswer will support Flash 10 in 2010
•Wi-Fi, 3G, GPS, Bluetooth, microUSB (comes with 16gb microSDHC card)
•1400 mAh battery (rated at nearly 6 and a half hours of usage time)
•5 megapixel camera with image stabilization, 4x zoom, dual-led Flash, and auto-focus
•the color is listed as: ‘Licorice w/ brown sugar accents’
So Android is now taking a page from Windows Mobile and really pushing the hardware. Is this finally enough to force Apple into raising its own spec game? (TiPb did ask for an iPhone HD last year already). And if so, will next June be soon enough to keep the new generation of competitors at bay?

Or were Tim Cook and Fake Steve (twice) right, that usability and unified platform are the killer iPhone advantages, and on those terms, Apple is still way ahead of the competition?

If the latter, should Windows Mobile (which uses the same split software model and hardware partners), and BlackBerry (which used to have Verizon’s spotlight) be worried?

Technorati Tags: android, verizon

New “iDevice and iDosen’t” Attack Ads To Appear Soon From Verizon

iPhone and iPad News and Reviews — Sun, 18 Oct 2009 02:56:12 +0000

Hot on the heels of their spunky new “there’s a map for that” anti-iPhone/AT&T programming, Verizon looks set to unless yet more attack ads. Engadget Mobile says:
We’re hearing that the carrier will be kicking off a major new campaign this evening during the Yankees-Angels game that’ll feature “a very different look and a whole new attitude,” calling out the “iDevice” (their words, not ours) for all the things it can’t do.
Yeah, from the network that famously locked down GPS, wouldn’t allow Wi-Fi, and removed OS-specific application markets for their own bloatware, that’s a lot of nerve. Especially given the lukewarm reception Verizon is already getting for their new BlackBerry Storm2 (never mind their deceptive comparisons…), their Android savior still on the horizon, and hardly exclusive, and they seemingly won’t be landing an iPhone of their own anytime soon.
Still, it should also be a lot of fun! If you catch the new ads, let us know what you think!

Technorati Tags: idosent, the competition, verizon

Apple to End AT&T iPhone Exclusivity Within a Year?

iPhone and iPad News and Reviews — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 13:39:30 +0000

Another point worth pulling out from Piper Jaffray analyst Gene Munster’s recent research note about Apple, this one regarding AT&T’s iPhone-exclusivity deal: Munster doesn’t see it lasting much beyond this year. Apple (AAPL) is slowly transitioning the countries in which it sells the iPhone to a multicarrier model and the United States is at the top of its list.
“We expect Apple to add new iPhone carriers in the U.S. within the next year (likely with a new product launch next summer), Munster writes. “By way of example, for various reasons the company moved from an exclusive relationship with French wireless carrier Orange to a multi-carrier model. In France, the company now enjoys dramatically higher market share (in the 40% range vs. about 15% in ROW) than in countries with exclusive carrier agreements (such as AT&T in the U.S. where the iPhone has market share in the mid-teens). We believe Apple is seeing the increased unit sell-through more than offset the slightly (~10%) deteriorated economics per unit involved in non-exclusive agreements.”
If Munster’s prediction proves true, it will undoubtedly be welcomed by iPhone owners–nearly a third of whom listed AT&T as the feature they dislike most in the iPhone in a recent ChangeWave survey. But it will be ugly news for AT&T (T), which could suffer some serious subscriber defections if the company loses its iPhone-exclusivity deal–particularly if Apple signs on Verizon (VZ) as a second carrier. As Pali Research recently noted: As the iPhone exclusivity period rolls off between AT&T Wireless and Apple, a material number of AT&T customers will flock to Verizon’s superior network. We estimate that nearly a third of AT&T’s post-paid customers are being retained by AT&T primarily because of the iPhone exclusivity.”
via: All Things Digital

Technorati Tags: att, carrier, contract, exclusive, verizon