Verizon FiOS rolls out 500/100 Mbps broadband, its highest speed tier yet

DNP Verizon FiOS rolls out 500Mbps broadband, its highest speed tier yet

The broadband speed wars continue to rage, and today, Verizon announced that it’s throwing down with its fastest tier yet. With a download speed of 500 megabits per second (and an upload speed of 100Mbps), the leap forward marks the latest evolution of the company’s fiber-optic Quantum Internet Service, which rolled out last summer. To put those numbers into perspective, you’ll be able to download a 5GB HD movie in 1.4 minutes or upload a 100MB file in eight seconds, assuming you’re operating at full speed. Verizon is hoping to gradually introduce its newest speed tier to all FiOS markets by 2014, with limited availability starting today. To hear what Big Red has to say about it, check out the video after the break.

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Kyocera C6750 Hits The FCC, Prepped For Verizon Debut

Whenever a particular device arrives at the FCC, it will more or less mean just one thing – that it is being prepared to roll out to hit the masses, and that news alone should make most folks let out […]

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LG Enact Reportedly Coming To Verizon Soon

Verizon Wireless is rumored to be announcing new devices soon, which are likely to include the new Droid lineup and quite possibly the Moto X as well. But those are all high-end premium Android devices. The carrier is said to […]

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Mobile Miscellany: week of July 15th, 2013

Mobile Miscellany week of July 15th, 2013

If you didn’t get enough mobile news during the week, not to worry, because we’ve opened the firehose for the truly hardcore. This week, Samsung added two new colors to its GS4 LTE-A lineup, Motorola teased its manufacturing facility for the upcoming Moto X and @evleaks spilled the beans on a new smartphone for Verizon. These stories and more await after the break. So buy the ticket and take the ride as we explore all that’s happening in the mobile world for this week of July 15th, 2013.

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Galaxy S 4 for Verizon spied in Brown Autumn

Samsung Galaxy S 4 for Verizon possibly spied in Brown Autumn

History might be repeating itself. Just as Samsung launched a red Galaxy S III for AT&T and followed up with black and brown Verizon models, a new @evleaks image hints that AT&T’s red Galaxy S 4 could be matched by a Brown Autumn equivalent on Verizon. The product shot doesn’t reveal more than the color, mind you — we don’t know when this GS4 could ship, or if Blue Arctic would tag along. If the past is anything to go by, though, customers won’t have to pay a premium for any additional Verizon hues.

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DROID MAXX keeps the kevlar, Motorola stays rugged

Have no worries about the upcoming collection of DROID devices from Verizon being just as hardcore as the previous set. With yet another set of images appearing today of the devices – or at least the largest of the three – we’re to understand that kevlar patterning continues to be in order. What’s more, it would appear that the area around back-facing camera’s lens brings more ruggedness than ever before, texture and all.

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The image you’re seeing above is a combination of a photo and a render. While all sources point toward this device being amongst the reboot of the DROID series, it’s the red stripe down the middle that’s the most questionable. It’s far more likely that the leakster who posted said image added this stripe on their own – not too difficult a photoshop job in the end.

Meanwhile this device has been spotted with black, white, and even full-on red backs over the past few weeks. The color exists across the major part of the back of the device and spills over under the rim of the machine in the front. You can barely see this bit in the black edition due to the blackness of it, but it’s there!

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The press event that’s basically a lock for revealing this and the DROID ULTRA as well as the Mini is set for July 23rd. These devices will effectively act as reboots of the DROID RAZR HD, DROID RAZR HD MAXX, and DROID RAZR M. Meanwhile we’ll be waiting for Motorola’s big release in the Moto X, a device that’ll be revealed on its own in a Google-centric event, likely sometime inside August.

VIA: SRLeaks


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Verizon deal brings Watch ABC, Watch Disney to FiOS TV subscribers

Verizon deal brings Watch ABC, Watch Disney to FiOS TV subscribers

Got FiOS TV? Then you can stream ABC and Disney TV shows. Verizon has reached a deal with Disney that offers authenticated access to the full slate of Watch ABC and Watch Disney online services, including Disney Junior, Disney XD and the yet-to-launch ABC Family. There are no quirks or catches involved, and Verizon has also agreed to carry Fusion, a Hispanic-oriented news and lifestyle TV channel launching later this year. FiOS TV subscribers wanting to catch up on their Motive episodes can start streaming today.

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Via: Variety

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T-Mobile, AT&T, and Verizon Smartphone Upgrade Plans Compared

T-Mobile, AT&T, and Verizon Smartphone Upgrade Plans Compared

The new upgrade and “no-contract” plans from T-Mobile, AT&T and Verizon might look like sweet deals, but they’re not.

    

The Daily Roundup for 07.18.2013

DNP The Daily RoundUp

You might say the day is never really done in consumer technology news. Your workday, however, hopefully draws to a close at some point. This is the Daily Roundup on Engadget, a quick peek back at the top headlines for the past 24 hours — all handpicked by the editors here at the site. Click on through the break, and enjoy.

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Halo: Spartan Assault debuts on Verizon Windows Phone 8 devices, also released for Windows 8

DNP Halo Spartan Assault debuts on Verizon Windows Phone 8 devices

Starting today, Verizon customers and Windows 8 users will be able to get their Halo fix. For folks with a VZW Windows Phone 8 device, the hotly anticipated Halo: Spartan Assault is finally available to download from the Windows Phone Store, and those with devices running full Windows 8 or RT can grab a copy from the regular Windows Store — with either version costing $6.99. Sadly, should you not be on Big Red, 343 Industries announced at Comic-Con that fans who aren’t with Verizon will have to wait until August 16th to get their hands on the game. So, if you’re a Windows Phone user that’ll have to wait another month to get a copy of your own, tide yourself over with our hands-on.

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Source: Nokia USA (Twitter), Windows Phone Store, Windows Store