Introduction Motorola has hit the ground running with their Android phone offering. The Motorola Droid is the fastest selling US Android phone and shows no signs of slowing down. Meanwhile, to address the a lower price point and perhaps a different market, Verizon has debuted the Motorola Devour. On paper, the Devour is very similar…

Verizon Wireless, as of today, is making all mobile phones plans and data plans available on a month-to-month basis. That’s right, no more one or two-year contracts requires as long as you bring your own device. Just to be clear – Verizon month-to-month customers must bring your own handset as these customers will not receive…

TechCraver: BlackBerry Pearl Review Overview: The BlackBerry Pearl is Research In Motion’s (RIM) first attempt at making the BlackBerry a consumer device. For years the BlackBerry has been a device largely meant for enterprise customers to keep in contact with their office through email and calendar. The Pearl has been around for about a year…

There have been some very interesting tidbits of news coming out of Verizon Wireless lately. First, they want to open up their network to allow outside hardware and software makers to add value to their network. Then, last Friday, Verizon Wireless announced that they have chosen LTE as their 4G wireless broadband solution. This technology…

This morning I was on a conference call right now with Verizon Wireless as they were announcing “Any Apps, Any Device”. Bascially it means in 2008 they’ll take any CDMA device and application as long as it means their basic technical requirements. Additionally, Verizon wants developers to write applications for their platform. This is pretty…

Apple and Cingular came out with a press release early this morning with the iPhone data plan prices. All I can say is WOW that’s cheap! Briefly, here’s the breakdown. $60/month for 450 minutes, unlimited data, 200 text messages $80/month for 80 minutes, all the rest as above. $100/month for 135o minutes, all the rest…

I seriously don’t understand this. According to this article in the Boston Globe, Cingular (now AT&T, again) is going to charge an early termination fee of $175 if you cancel your service agreement before the 2 years are up. Um WHAT?! See in the United States, we pay nearly nothing for most cell phones. This…