The BlackBerry Z30 has yet to be officially announced by BlackBerry that we already know of one U.S. carrier set to offer it. According to the usually reliable @evleaks, the next BlackBerry 10 flagship smartphone is headed to Verizon (and likely tens of other carriers across the world). The U.S. carrier currently offers both the BlackBerry Z10 and Q10. BlackBerry […]
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Verizon Wireless to pass on expansion to Canada after Vodafone deal
Verizon Wireless’ parent company today spent about US$130 billion to buy back Vodafone’s 45% stake in the U.S. carrier. Hours after the monumental deal, Verizon Wireless CEO Lowell McAdam put to rest any discussions about the carrier expanding to Canada by possibly acquiring WIND Mobile or Mobilicity. “Verizon is not going to Canada,” he said in a telephone interview, adding […]
Official: Verizon acquires Vodafone’s 45% stake in Verizon Wireless
As reported yesterday, the deal between Verizon Communications and Vodafone Group Plc was all but official, requiring only board approvals. Verizon today announced that both boards of directors had unanimously approved the transaction whereby Verizon Communications will acquire Vodafone’s 45% stake in Verizon Wireless for about US$130 billion. Lowell McAdam, Verizon chairman and CEO, said: “Over the past 13 years, […]
Verizon to buy out Vodafone stake for US$130 billion
The third largest U.S. corporate deal in history may be only be a company board approval away. Verizon Communications and Vodafone could announce as early as Monday morning that they have come to terms over a US$130 billion deal taht would see Verizon buy out Vodafone’s 45% share in Verizon Wireless to take complete control of the U.S. carrier. While […]
Verizon DROID 5 by Motorola to be a keyboard slider?
It appears that a physical keyboard revival is underway in the smartphone world. BlackBerry has its new BlackBerry Q10 and Q5 and LG just released the Enact keyboard slider for Verizon. Now rumours are pointing to Motorola readying a new keyboard slider as well. Images posted on the Weibo website reveal what is described as the DROID 5, a successor […]
Verizon launches LG Enact with slide-out keyboard
That did not take long at all. A day after being the topic of rumours, the LG Enact (VS890) today made its debut with Verizon Wireless. With its 5-line slide-out QWERTY keyboard, this entry-level smartphone harkens back to an older generation of devices when physical keyboards still dominated the mobile handset market. Quick, easy and ready to keep up with […]
Keyboard sliders live on with LG Enact
BlackBerry may have a new ally in the fight to keep physical keyboards on smartphones. According to a new tweet from @evleaks, LG and Verizon will soon launch the LG Enact, a new keyboard slider. LG Enact with 4" WVGA display and 5MP camera, days away on Verizon pic.twitter.com/Gp6VuiVvdo — Evan Blass (@evleaks) August 21, 2013 The LG Enact will […]
Verizon delays Canadian carrier acquisition
It appears that one potential suitor for the beleaguered Canadian carriers Mobilicity and WIND Mobile has decided to hold off an acquisition for now. According to The Globe and Mail, Verizon Wireless has decided to delay its plans to enter the Canadian market by acquiring one or both smaller Canadian carriers. According to “two people familiar with the situation,” the […]