Verizon Communications

Foxconn to build JIL handset for China Mobile

By By Dan Nystedt| IDG.net| Personal Finance

… JIL) joint venture, according to the head of China Mobile.JIL is a joint venture established by China Mobile, Vodafone, Verizon Wireless and Softbank Mobile to develop software and services for their 1.1 billion mobile phone customers. The launch of …

Story|11/20/2009

BlackBerry Pearl 9100 Caught on Camera

By By Al Sacco| IDG.net| Personal Finance

… get the BlackBerry Pearl 9100 in 2010. A CDMA-version, mostly likely the Pearl 9130, should also make its way to both Verizon and Sprint next year. On that note, I think it's about time for RIM to change the lock and get a brand new set of keys …

Story|11/20/2009

Palm Pixi smartphones now just $25

By By John Cox| IDG.net| Personal Finance

… released Motorola Droid is being offered for $150, compared to Verizon 's price of $200. Both Palm phones run Palm's innovative ..... from a flock of new rivals, such as the Motorola Droid on Verizon , along with other phones running the Android operating system …

Story|11/20/2009

You don't know tech: The InfoWorld news quiz

By By Dan Tynan| IDG.net| Personal Finance

… over 3G ads, AT&T fired back at Verizon (and missed); Twitter got dissed ..... Michael Arrington 4. Having failed to block Verizon 's There's a map for that ads, AT ..... Question 4: Having failed to block Verizon 's There's a map for that ads, AT …

Story|11/20/2009

AT&T Loses in Court, but Catfight with Verizon Continues

By By Brennon Slattery| IDG.net| Personal Finance

… rather whiny) restraining order against Verizon over the now infamous "There's a Map ..... map comparing AT&T's 3G coverage to Verizon 's more impressive reach. AT&T did ..... Internet via its 2G EDGE network. To that, Verizon released a snarky legal filing that essentially …

Story|11/19/2009

Eight reasons e-readers could fail

By By Matt Hamblen| IDG.net| Personal Finance

… inches diagonally takes up much of the device's size at at 7.7 x 4.9 x .5 inches. (It weighs 11.2 ounces.) But Verizon 's recently launched Droid smartphone offers a 3.7-inch screen with a resolution of 854 x 480. The QUE, which has not …

Story|11/19/2009

What's Stopping Mobile Apps From Taking Next Step?

By By Tom Kaneshige| IDG.net| Personal Finance

… practically useless. What's the problem? Verizon advertisements aside, AT&T does have ..... Smartphone Sales Up 13% in Third Quarter Verizon info Apple Readies Smaller "Worldmode" IPhone on Verizon AT&T info Missing Features in Windows …

Story|11/19/2009

RIM Cut To 'market Perform' By BMO Capital

By By Dan Gallagher| MarketWatch Pulse| Markets

… a note to clients before Wednesday's opening bell, analyst Tim Long cited worries about potential market-share loss at Verizon Wireless - the company's largest customer - as well as the shift to lower-priced phones and future cash flow. "While …

Story|11/18/2009

Verizon launches electric grid reliability consulting

By By Matt Hamblen| IDG.net| Personal Finance

… said Omar Khawaja, product manager at Verizon Business, a division of Verizon Communications Inc. Khawaja said the average consulting ..... cost between $50,000 and $200,000. Verizon already provides security consulting to hundreds …

Story|11/18/2009

Judge denies AT&T's request to stop Verizon 3G map ads

By By Matt Hamblen| IDG.net| Personal Finance

… court order to temporarily stop ads from Verizon Wireless that AT&T had called "misleading ..... Georgia. AT&T's full lawsuit against Verizon is still before the court, however ..... disappointed, but still feel strongly that Verizon 's ads are misleading and look forward …

Story|11/18/2009