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Verizon reports 4.3 million in iPhone sales during December quarter
Verizon today released its earnings results from the December quarter and reported a loss of $2.02 billion, or $0.71 a share. During the same quarter a year-ago, the US-based carrier reported a loss of $2.64 billion. Apple wise, Verizon sold an impressive 4.3 million iPhone devices. All told, smartphone sales for the quarter came in [...]
Continue reading...Verizon sold 4.2 million iPhones during recent holiday quarter
Thursday, January 5, 2012
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Verizon CFO Fran Shammo told attendees at a Citigroup conference yesterday that the nation’s largest carrier sold 4.2 million iPhones during company’s fourth quarter, a figure which is more than double the number of phones they sold during the third quarter – 2 million to be exact. Clearly, the launch of the iPhone 4S together [...]
Continue reading...AT&T has top iPhone data speeds in the US
Monday, November 21, 2011
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By Sarah Petit: People seem to have a love-hate relationship with AT&T. On one hand, people love to bitch and moan about the crappy reception they have with Ma Bell, yet there was curiously no exodus of subscribers when the iPhone came to Verizon and subsequently Sprint. I suppose part of the reason folks are, [...]
Continue reading...Judge Lucy Koh admits amicus curiae briefs from T-Mobile and Verizon into Apple/Samsung proceedings
Monday, October 3, 2011
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By Luis Estrada: Over the past two weeks, both Verizon and T-Mobile filed amicus curiae briefs with the US District Court for the Northern District of California seeking to block Apple’s efforts to attain a preliminary injunction against Samsung’s lineup of 4G products.
Continue reading...Verizon files brief seeking to block Apple’s motion for preliminary injunction against 4G based Samsung products
Wednesday, September 28, 2011
Apple’s legal effort to block the sale of Samsung’s line of Galaxy smartphones and tablets has seen some success across Europe and in Australia. As for Apple’s efforts to win an injunction preventing Samsung from selling its allegedly infringing products in the US, well, we’ll have an answer to that in just a few weeks. [...]
Continue reading...Samsung Galaxy S II won’t be available on Verizon
Thursday, August 25, 2011
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The Samsung Galaxy S II is Samsung’s flagship smartphone and is at the heart of Apple’s patent attack on the Korean-based handset manufacturer. Indeed, just yesterday we reported that Samsung appears to have modified the design of the Galaxy S II to make it look less ‘iPhoney’. Now comes word via the Wall Street Journal [...]
Continue reading...Verizon CEO Lowell McAdam expected iPhone 5 this Summer, now anticipates Fall launch
Friday, July 22, 2011
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Hours after Verizon released its June quarter earnings and announced 2.3 million iPhone activations, former Verizon COO and newly minted CEO Lowell McAdam took to CNBC to discuss his company’s earnings results. In the course of the conversation, McAdam made a few references to the next-gen iPhone and when we might see it hit store [...]
Continue reading...Verizon activates 2.3 million iPhones during June quarter
Friday, July 22, 2011
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Verizon Wireless this morning announced their Q2 2011 earnings and recorded revenue of $27.5 billion and EPS of $0.57. During the same quarter a year-ago, Verizon reported a loss of $0.42 a share. With respect to the iPhone, Verizon activated 2.3 million devices during the quarter gone by. AT&T, in contrast, reported 3.6 million activations [...]
Continue reading...Verizon not part of the iCloud treatment just yet
Wednesday, June 8, 2011
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There were so many announcements of note at this year’s WWDC keynote that we’re still digesting some of the minutae and finer points from the multitude of new features and services. One tidbit of note is that Apple is offering users a sneak peak at iCloud via iTunes 10.3 and iOS 4.3.3. With that tandem, [...]
Continue reading...Verizon iPhone was codenamed “ACME” and prototypes required secret pin entry every 12 hours
Wednesday, May 25, 2011
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By Sarah Petit: After nearly 4 years of waiting, the iPhone finally came to Verizon earlier this year and ended years of speculation as to when Apple would release a CDMA model of its popular smartphone. Verizon and Apple’s joint efforts to deliver a CDMA iPhone began in earnest in 2008 and kicked off a [...]
Continue reading...Verizon iPhone owners experience fewer dropped calls; slightly more satisfied as well
Tuesday, April 5, 2011
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A new ChangeWave survey released today shows that iPhone 4 customers on AT&T are more than twice as likely to experience a dropped call than iPhone 4 customers on Verizon. Over the course of 90 days, 4.8% of AT&T iPhone 4 owners reported experiencing a dropped call compared to 1.8% of Verizon owners. “Verizon is [...]
Continue reading...Corporate Verizon stores selling original wi-fi iPad from $299-$499
Thursday, March 24, 2011
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A forum posting on SlickDeals relays that all non-franchised Verizon stores are selling the original wi-fi iPad for as low as $299 for the 16GB model, $399 for the 32GB model, and $499 for the 64GB model. These are the lowest iPad prices we’ve seen to date so hurry on in and pick one up if [...]
Continue reading...iPad to be available at Verizon stores on March 11
Monday, March 7, 2011
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Prominently featured on the Verizon Wireless homepage, the iPad 2 will be available in select Verizon stores on March 11. Also set to carry the iPad 2 are retailers like Best Buy, WalMart and Sam’s Club. While previous big product launches have centered on Apple’s line of retail stores, the iPad 2 launch may signify [...]
Continue reading...Verizon to end unlimited data plan option this Summer
Tuesday, March 1, 2011
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Verizon carrying the iPhone isn’t just about giving its users more options, but about stealing away valuable smartphone customers from AT&T. To that end, Verizon, upon announcing the arrival of the iPhone, also announced that customers would be eligible for a $29.95 unlimited data plan. AT&T, in contrast, had since done away with unlimited plans [...]
Continue reading...Verizon CEO says iPhone 4 sales did not disappoint, hints at LTE devices from Apple
Monday, February 28, 2011
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When the iPhone 4 on Verizon became available for pre-order a few weeks ago, the device, in just a few hours, became Verizon’s fastest selling product launch in company history. When the CDMA iPhone subsequently became available to the masses, analysts were perplexed by conspicuously short lines at Apple retail stores. Over the past few [...]
Continue reading...Paying a blogger to switch from an iPhone to a Droid
Sunday, February 27, 2011
Heather Armstrong is a professional blogger who puts virtual pen to paper over at the immensely popular website Dooce. With over 1 million Twitter followers, 100,000 unique visitors to her website on a daily basis and estimated ad revenue of approximately $40,000/month, Armstrong has made a strong career out of candidly writing about cleaning diapers, [...]
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Tuesday, January 24, 2012
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