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The folks at Tucows, who was once know for their applications (free, shareware or otherwise) repository for desktop operating systems and they are now reintroducing a new venture that’s interesting, to say the least. With the help of Sprint they have launched Ting, a pay-as-you-go service that gives users extremely good value. One of the [...]

Amazon’s posted another great deal for another great Android phone. The all-day battery having DROID RAZR MAXX is normally $ 300 in Verizon stores but Verizon’s willing to let it go for just $ 200 if you’re a new customer signing a new two-year contract. Existing customers will naturally have to pay more, but even [...]

Amazon Wireless has just dropped the price of both the black and white versions of the Samsung Epic 4G Touch Galaxy S II on Sprint. Arguably the best handset on the carrier, the black Epic 4G Touch is actually being offered for slightly less than its pale sibling, coming in at only $ 80 for [...]

Grab your wallets, folks. Because one of the biggest and baddest Verizon has to offer is finally available for purchase. The Motorola Droid Razr Maxx is now officially available, online, from Verizon Wireless and can handle all the multimedia, streaming and gaming you can throw at it. This is all thanks to its 3,300mAh battery [...]

If our Happy Holidroid contest didn’t fare too well for you and you were still looking for a shot to win a free Galaxy Nexus, you may wanna listen up. Starting tomorrow (10AM ET), for the next 4 days, Verizon Wireless will be throwing a Twitter contest giving away a free Galaxy Nexus each day. [...]

We had a chance to hang out with Samsung at CES and they were on hand to show off some of the wares that you don’t see in the news everyday. One of those things is Ultra-Wide Band Wireless USB. While this technology is definitely not exclusive to Samsung they are one of the few [...]

We mosey’d on over to the Panasonic booth at CES today and came across some very interesting products that they are still working on. They’re WiFi cameras that allow you to see video from them directly on your Android device. More than that you can control the camera (zoom, picture settings, etc.) from your Android [...]

Breaking news from the Wall Street Journal who is reporting that Verizon Wireless has offically reversed its plans to charge customers a $ 2 convenience to pay bills online. This news comes right after the FCC announced they would be investigating the matter. Verizon Wireless CEO Dan Mead said in an official statement, "At Verizon, [...]

If your recent Galaxy Nexus purchase found the battery life to be a bit… lacking, I have some good news. Verizon Wireless has the official Samsung — NFC enabled — 1850 mAh batter for only $ 20. That’s half-off the original asking price! Let me tell you, there’s nothing quite as liberating as having a [...]

I hate to be the bearer of bad new but before I begin, I just want to say — please, keep it civil in the comments, folks. Starting January 15th, Verizon Wireless will be charging their customers an additional $ 2 “convenience fee” for paying their cellphone bill whether online and/or through the phone. Verizon [...]