Verizon Wireless

Verizon Droid Review: First Look At iPhone Rival

CNET Blogs | Posted 10.28.2009 | Technology


Hooray! We finally have the Motorola Droid in our hands. Though it's much too early to offer a full critique, we can report that Verizon's first Googl...

Suck on This, Apple Fanboys

eSarcasm | Posted 10.22.2009 | Comedy


eSarcasm

Hey, we love a good cat fight as much as the next guy. And if anyone should get into a hair pulling, face-clawing, blood-on-the-floor tussle, it might as well be Apple and Verizon.

"There's A Map For That": New Verizon Ad Mocks AT&T (VIDEO)

Posted 10.06.2009 | Technology


*See video below* The wireless wars are getting uglier. Verizon Wireless just released a snarky new ad that knocks AT&T's spotty service -- and this ...

Google, Verizon Team Up To Challenge The iPhone: Bing Could Benefit (UPDATED)

AP | PETER SVENSSON | Posted 10.07.2009 | Technology


NEW YORK — Verizon Wireless said Tuesday it will put substantial resources into developing and selling phones that use Google Inc.'s Android sof...

Pearl Jam Is No. 1

Tamara Conniff | Posted 10.02.2009 | Entertainment


Tamara Conniff

Pearl Jam is probably one of the few bands of this generation who didn't sell out, who didn't say "how high," when the label said "jump."

Verizon: Palm Pre Phone Is Coming, Insider Reports

SlashGear | Posted 09.28.2009 | Technology


After rumors late last week that Verizon had turned their collective noses up at the Palm Pre, put off by poor sales performance and a preference for ...

Verizon Wireless, ATT Say No To 'Open Internet', Criticize FCC

BBC NEWS | Posted 11.22.2009 | Technology


Mobile providers have argued that US proposals to ensure that all traffic on the internet is treated equally should not be applied to wireless traffic...

Over the Verizon

Abby L. Ferber | Posted 11.13.2009 | Living


Abby L. Ferber

Where does all of my time go? For the past few days, my work has been interrupted by cell phone "issues."

The Verizon-Citi Visa Scam

Charles Warner | Posted 11.09.2009 | Business


Charles Warner

How is Citi going to pay the government back? One way is to find new, underhanded ways to get Visa cards into people's wallets.

Verizon Wireless Invites Backlash by Supporting Controversial Climate Denier Rally

Rob Perks | Posted 10.19.2009 | Green


Rob Perks

No amount of spinning will help Verizon Wireless. But the company can dig itself out of this hole simply by admitting its mistake and immediately withdrawing its support for the rally.

Verizon Wireless Dumped Glenn Beck: Will It Dump Bizarre Big Coal Sponsorship?

Jeff Biggers | Posted 10.17.2009 | Green


Jeff Biggers

Glenn Beck's controversial track record pales in comparison to Massey Energy's mining operations in Appalachia, which have literally displaced American citizens from their native homes.

Call Now: Verizon Wireless Sponsors Union-Busting Mountaintop Removal Rally?

Jeff Biggers | Posted 09.29.2009 | Green


Jeff Biggers

Verizon and a British Lord are joining forces to deny climate change and fight unions.

Lifting The Curtain on Verizon's Washington Lobbying

Art Brodsky | Posted 08.24.2009 | Media


Art Brodsky

When one company comes to Congress with a plan that can be changed at a whim, public officials shouldn't praise it.

Is Verizon Getting the iPhone?

Ron Galloway | Posted 10.15.2009 | Business


Ron Galloway

With AT&T's exclusivity agreement due to expire in the next year, pressure is mounting amongst Verizon customers and shareholders for Verizon to come to some sort of agreement with Apple.

Report From Hell - One of a Series

Earl Pomerantz | Posted 07.25.2009 | Living


Earl Pomerantz

For the next half hour, I was ping-ponged between the department where people told me I needed my account reinstated and the department where people refused to reinstate it.

Google's Android to Run on Acer Netbooks

Shelly Palmer | Posted 07.04.2009 | Media


Shelly Palmer

Acer is set to be the first PC manufacturer to package its netbooks with Google's Android operating system. One of the finest selling points about Google's OS is that its free.

Apple, Verizon Wireless Deal In The Works: Report

BusinessWeek | Spencer E. Ante and Arik Hesseldahl | Posted 05.29.2009 | Business


Verizon Wireless is warming to the idea of an Apple (AAPL) partnership. Verizon Wireless is in talks with Apple to distribute two new iPhone-like devi...

Verizon Fires Workers For Looking At Obama's Cell Phone Records

CNN Political Ticker | Posted 12.22.2008 | Politics


Verizon Wireless has fired employees connected with a breach of records from a cell phone used earlier this year by President-elect Barack Obama, a Ve...

Obama's Cell Phone Records Looked At By Verizon Workers

AP | Posted 12.21.2008 | Politics


WASHINGTON — Verizon employees snuck a peek at President-elect Barack Obama's old cell phone records and will be reprimanded accordingly, the co...

BlackBerry Storm To Be Released November 21 For $199

Silicon Alley Insider | Dan Frommer | Posted 12.14.2008 | Business


It's official: Verizon Wireless will start selling RIM's (RIMM) new touchscreen BlackBerry Storm on Nov. 21. The iPhone-ish smartphone will sell for $...

Don't Buy A New Phone... Just Yet

Todd Haselton | Posted 11.27.2008 | Business


Todd Haselton

Upgrading your cell phone right now with a new 2-year contract would be like buying an airplane when space shuttles hit mainstream.

Will Mexican Billionaire Helu Buy Sprint?

Silicon Alley Insider | Dan Frommer | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business


Sprint Nextel has no shortage of supposed suitors: Pretty much every phone company, Google (GOOG), and Comcast (CMCSA) have all been rumored as intere...

Sprint Restarts Pricing War

Silicon Alley Insider | Dan Frommer | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business


Sprint Nextel's new plan to hang on to fleeing customers: An all-you-can-eat calling package priced $10 below its competitors. Sprint plans to sell a...

3 Cell Carriers in Price Battle

AP | PETER SVENSSON | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business


NEW YORK — Verizon Wireless introduced an unlimited calling plan $99.99 a month on Tuesday, a move that was quickly matched by AT&T Mobility and...

Verizon's Open Network Sets Precedent

San Francisco Chronicle | Ryan Kim | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business


In a move that could give cellular customers unprecedented freedom and choice, Verizon Wireless announced Tuesday it will be the first major carrier t...