Apple’s next iPhone will be thinner and lighter, with an 8 megapixel camera, according to a report on Thursday. The new article bears the hallmarks of an intentional leak, and it is the surest sign yet that we’ll see new iPhone hardware in September. Read more »
The HTC ThunderBolt is reportedly outselling Apple’s iPhone 4 in some Verizon locations if one analyst firm is correct. At first blush, this sounds unlikely, but there are at least four reasons why the report is believable, ranging from mobile broadband to screen size. Read more »
Just because there weren’t long lines at Verizon and Apple stores when the iPhone 4 launched on Verizon’s network Feb. 10 doesn’t mean the device didn’t sell well. In fact, new estimates based on info from Verizon put initial sales somewhere around the 1 million mark. Read more »
Verizon’s network is doing fine under the additional strain of new iPhones, according to research performed by web application performance firm Compuware Gomez. In fact, Verizon’s mobile data performance is virtually the same as it was before the iPhone’s introduction. Read more »
Maybe you just wandered into a store, since lines apparently either remained small, never formed or quickly disbursed, or maybe you pre-ordered your Verizon iPhone and it arrived today. However you got it, you’re now the proud owner of an iPhone 4. What now? Read more »
Those craving immediate satisfaction probably waited till today to pick up their Verizon iPhones, the first day the device is available for sale in brick-and-mortar stores. If you did wait, you might also have to wait in line, though the size of that line will vary. Read more »
Antennagate is back in the news thanks to the Verizon iPhone 4. The Inquirer has an article about it, decrying Apple’s willful negligence with the sub-title “Can’t keep a faulty design down.” Let’s put this faulty notion to bed, shall we? Read more »
Verizon iPhone 4 pre-order sales for existing customers began and sold out on Feb. 3, but starting today, anyone can order the phone online directly from either Apple or Verizon. In both cases, the expected shipment date for the iPhone is Feb. 18. Read more »
Early speculation was that Verizon’s day one pre-order sales were somewhere in the order of 100,000 devices, but JPMorgan analyst Phil Cusick thinks the real figure could be more than five times larger, with over 500,000 sold before pre-orders were cut off. Read more »
Yesterday’s pre-sales of the iPhone 4 were a huge success. Both Apple and Verizon stopped accepting orders late in the day, with pre-orders sold out, and Verizon today announced that it represented the most successful first day sales in company history. Read more »
With timing that couldn’t possibly have been coincidental, many tech news outlets yesterday pretty much simultaneously (embargo, anyone?) released their Verizon iPhone reviews. Here are some highlights of what the web is saying about Apple’s smartphone making the jump to Big Red. Read more »
Apple this morning confirmed that pre-orders for the Verizon iPhone will begin tomorrow, Feb. 3 for existing customers. Pre-ordering can be done exclusively online through the Apple Store or Verizon’s website, and will work on a first come, first served basis. Read more »
Those buying the Verizon iPhone have reason to celebrate today as the company’s COO, Lowell McAdam, has confirmed that there will indeed be a $30 unlimited data plan available for the device. McAdam shared the news with the WSJ ahead of Verizon’s meeting with investors today. Read more »
Join Matt and Kevin live for this week’s audio podcast where they’ll cover the week’s mobile technology news and share experiences with the latest software, hardware and web services. If you missed the live show, you can grab an MP3 audio recording and listen later. Read more »
The Verizon iPhone finally became a reality yesterday, and it brought with it one feature the existing GSM AT&T version lacked: Personal Hotspot, which lets you share your data connection with up to five other devices via Wi-Fi. That feature might not remain exclusive long. Read more »
Now that Verizon customers can finally get an iPhone of their own, what happens to AT&T’s subscriber count? Or to the other non-iPhone carriers in the U.S.? It’s not quite a dire situation thanks to new Android phones, the hottest one being an exclusive to AT&T. Read more »
Analysts estimate sales of a Verizon iPhone to be from three to six million units per quarter, with a substantial number being sold to refugees from AT&T’s network. Whether or not you join the crowd will likely come down to coverage, cost and features. Read more »
The Verizon iPhone has finally arrived, after much hype and years of rumors and speculation — we even included it in our roundup of 10 geek dreams that might never come true last year. So is it everything that iPhone users were hoping for? Not quite. Read more »
Now that Verizon has the iPhone, will I switch? No, for the simple reason that AT&T has done a good job of making sure that switching would be detrimental to a number of my relationships: with AT&T itself, with other iPhone users, and with business contacts. Read more »
After more than three years of waiting, Verizon customers finally get the iPhone. Although it’s mainly the same iPhone 4 that’s been available since last year, there are a few subtle design differences and one new feature we took video of at the launch event. Read more »
Choice is now here when it comes to U.S. iPhone service providers, so if you’ve decided that you’ve had enough of AT&T, there are a few options available. Keeping in mind that you may not escape unscathed, here are a few options for breaking your contract. Read more »
Now that the Verizon iPhone is here, you may be tempted to rush out and buy one. But there’s no good reason to, unless you’re extremely impatient or don’t care that much about money. If neither of those descriptors applies, then you’re better off waiting. Read more »
Verizon and Apple today released the iPhone on Verizon’s 3G network. It will start selling on Feb. 10 for $199.99 for a 16 GB version and $299.99 for a 32 GB unit at Apple and Verizon stores. This could rock the smartphone market in the U.S. Read more »
Verizon Wireless is widely expected to announce a version of the Apple iPhone for Verizon customers tomorrow, ending more than three years of official U.S. iPhone exclusivity on AT&T. Here’s why the onslaught of iPhones won’t hurt Verizon’s data network in contrast to AT&T’s struggles. Read more »
Finally, after years of rumours and speculation, it looks like Verizon is about to start selling Apple’s iPhone. On Saturday, the Wall Street Journal boldly proclaimed “The iPhone is finally coming to Verizon Wireless.” So what does that mean for AT&T, and for you? Read more »
A new press invite from Verizon Wireless is making the rounds, announcing a special media event on Jan. 11 at 11 AM Eastern in New York City at Lincoln Center. The event could be the long-awaited announcement of the iPhone’s arrival on the Verizon network. Read more »
Without an iPhone, Verizon has made a good showing in smartphone sales by embracing a wide variety of Google Android smartphones. On the surface, that appears to have paid off, but a closer look at the numbers show that AT&T’s iPhone is outselling them all. Read more »
Verizon seems poised to get the iPhone, but that might be where the buck stops, according to a new Kaufman Bros. analyst note from Shaw Wu posted Monday. Wu says Verizon is going to pay to ensure the iPhone stays only with it and AT&T. Read more »
The third quarter pretty much explains why we’ll see a Verizon Wireless iPhone in the coming months. AT&T had a robust quarter, adding 2.6 million new connections in the quarter while Verizon added 997,000 subscribers. Here’s a look at how the carriers fared in the last quarter. Read more »
Fortune magazine today has joined the cavalcade of mainstream media outlets which have confirmed that a Verizon iPhone is in fact a certainty. And it’s coming in 2011, so in case you had any lingering doubts, banish them. Read more »
For those waiting for the Apple/Verizon wedding, today’s release of the iPad on that network could be seen as the engagement. But, how long until these companies finally join forces to deliver what we’ve all been waiting for: iPhone carrier choice in the U.S.? Read more »
According to TechCrunch’s Steve Cheney, Apple won’t be introducing an LTE-capable handset when it launches its CDMA-based iPhone early in January, despite Verizon’s indication that it wouldn’t offer one otherwise. But Apple’s gone further: even its mid-year iPhone refresh won’t use a 4G network. Read more »
The Wall Street Journal is now reporting as fact that Apple “is making a version of its iPhone that Verizon Wireless will sell early next year.” The question then becomes, how much will a Verizon iPhone help Apple in the U.S. smartphone market? Read more »
Despite comments made by Verizon’s CEO about an iPhone not appearing on its network in the near future, a new report by the Wall Street Journal reaffirms earlier suggestions that the provider would indeed have an Apple smartphone among its offerings in early 2011. Read more »
The lack of a Verizon iPhone has been costly for Apple, and it doesn’t look like the Mac maker wants to let that cost build up much longer. Sources have reported that Apple is aiming to put 3 million CDMA-only iPhones into production in December 2010. Read more »
According to a survey released by Apple watcher Gene Munster at Piper Jaffray, the antenna issues cost the company a decent amount of business over the summer. But it wasn’t what hurt it the most in the U.S. That was the lack of a Verizon option. Read more »
Verizon Wireless will reportedly offer Apple’s iPhone in January of 2011, at which time AT&T’s exclusivity deal would lapse, writes Bloomberg today. While we’ve dismissed these types of Verizon iPhone rumors in the past, we think this one is credible for two reasons detailed inside. Read more »
Apple’s iPhone production is ramping up to levels that suggest it’s “increasingly becoming carrier-agnostic” and could mean we’ll see a Verizon iPhone sooner than expected, according to one analyst. If such a deal is inked by year’s end, he sees quarterly sales rising to 17 million. Read more »
According to a study released, almost 17 percent of current Verizon customers have an “extreme interest” in getting an iPhone. This connotes a huge financial return for Verizon when you realize that Verizon has 90 million customers. There is a lot of money at stake here. Read more »
According to survey respondents to a ChangeWave Research survey of over 4,000 customers, more than 40 percent of Sprint/Nextel and T-Mobile customers would seriously considering buying an iPhone were it available to them, as would just over a majority of Verizon customers. Read more »
