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RootMetrics Ranks Verizon “Overwhelming” Leader in the US for Performance

Kellen August 19, 2014 240

RootMetrics pushed out the first of their 2014 semi-annual performance reports for the wireless industry late last night, showing Verizon as the overall winner once again. The report looks at five areas (data performance, call performance, text performance,...

HTC One (M8) on Verizon Receiving Android 4.4.3 in September, Will Finally Include Extreme Power Saving Mode

Kellen August 18, 2014 49

According to a Tweet sent from HTC Americas president, Jason Mackenzie, owners of the Verizon One (M8) should expect an update to Android 4.4.3 by mid-September. We had originally heard that a test of the update would happen around August 14, with the public...

Stump Root Will Root the LG G3 on Verizon, AT&T, Sprint, and T-Mobile

Kellen August 18, 2014 95

Own an LG G3? Want to root it with a 1-click app? Stump Root is for you. Put together by TeamAndIRC and friends, Stump Root can root your G3 with the touch of a button, followed by a reboot, and then the installation of SuperSU from Google Play. It seriously,...

What is the Motorola “Quark” XT1254? Is It Really the “DROID Turbo?”

Kellen August 18, 2014 146

At the end of last week, a reader of ours pointed out that device made by Motorola under the model number XT1254 had passed through Bluetooth SIG with a description confirming that it was an Android smartphone. No other details were attached, so we ignored it....

Verizon Quietly Introduces New Single Line Plan – 2GB of Data for $60, Dropped Down to $50 With Edge

Kellen August 16, 2014 208

Yesterday, Verizon quietly introduced a brand new single line plan that certainly isn't the worst deal you will find in the wireless industry. At $60, the new plan offers unlimited talk and text along with 2GB of data per month. You can lower that rate further...

Verizon CFO: First LTE-Only Phone Arriving First Half of 2016

Kellen August 12, 2014 144

Verizon CFO Fran "ShamWow" Shammo sat down for the opening of the Oppenheimer Internet and Communication Conference this morning to discuss the state of his company's affairs. These conversations typically revolve around areas that Big Red can continue to to...

Unlimited Data Users Losing Another Upgrade Workaround at Verizon Come August 24

Kellen August 10, 2014 546

Unlimited data users on Verizon, at this stage in the game, know most of the tricks when it comes to upgrading phones at a reasonable price. In other words, since Verizon took away unlimited data plans years ago, users of those plans have had to find loopholes...

FCC Still Concerned About Throttling, Asks All Carriers About Throttling Practices

Kellen August 8, 2014 123

Over the last couple of weeks, the FCC has decided that it wants to know more about the throttling or "Network Optimization" practices of wireless carriers in the US. Their initial probing began with Verizon, after the company announced plans to start...