Verizon, can you hear me now? Thousands demand a swift end to contracts

April 18, 2013 1:28 PM Christina Farr
Christina Farr

Verizon customer Mike Beauchamp made the case for "an affordable way for consumers to purchase their devices" on online petitions site, Change.org. Since launching on April 5, his petition has already received 90,000 signatures and over 800 comments.

Verizon wants all of Verizon Wireless — considering a Vodafone merger or buyout

March 5, 2013 1:54 PM Devindra Hardawar
Devindra Hardawar

Verizon no longer wants its wireless destiny tied to the European carrier Vodafone.

Verizon’s CEO on 4G LTE’s potential for social good — announces $10M award

January 8, 2013 5:08 PM Devindra Hardawar
Devindra Hardawar

Lowell McAdam reflects on how fast wireless networks can help society, and puts money down to prove it.

HTC’s Droid DNA: the ‘ultimate’ Droid with a huge 5-inch screen

November 13, 2012 8:18 AM Devindra Hardawar
Devindra Hardawar

HTC wants to make you excited for the Droid brand again with the Droid DNA.

Verizon’s huge 4G network just smacked AT&T in the face

October 9, 2012 3:46 PM Jennifer Van Grove
Jennifer Van Grove

Next week, Verizon Wireless' 4G LTE service will take the unprecedented step of landing in its 400th market, showing the company's dominance in next-generation wireless service.

Want an iPhone 5 today? Go to a carrier store

September 21, 2012 7:13 AM Sean Ludwig
Sean Ludwig

While the Apple Store is where the spectacle is, the smartest way to get an iPhone 5 today is to visit your local AT&T, Verizon, or Sprint store.

Get your iPhone 5 while you can! Pre-order shipment estimates fall back two weeks

September 14, 2012 6:40 AM Devindra Hardawar
Devindra Hardawar

If you weren't up at midnight last night to pre-order your iPhone 5, you may have to wait up to two weeks after the phone's September 21 release date to receive it.

iPhone 5 can’t do voice and data simultaneously on Verizon, Sprint

September 13, 2012 7:25 PM Devindra Hardawar
Devindra Hardawar

One of the biggest annoyances for Verizon Wireless and Sprint iPhone owners was the inability to access cellular data while making a voice call, thanks to a limitation in the CDMA network standard. Unfortunately, it looks like nothing has changed with Apple's new iPhone 5.

Verizon allowing free FaceTime over cellular for all data plans

September 13, 2012 6:29 AM Devindra Hardawar
Devindra Hardawar

Verizon Wireless is opening up all of its data plans to the feature for free, a Verizon spokesperson tells the Wall Street Journal.

Another sign the iPhone 5 is coming Sept. 21: Verizon blacks out vacation days

August 21, 2012 5:56 PM Devindra Hardawar
Devindra Hardawar

Here's yet another reason to gear up for the launch of the iPhone 5 on September 21: It looks like Verizon is blacking out vacation time from that date until September 30.

Verizon now covering 75% of U.S. with snappy 4G LTE data

August 15, 2012 5:04 PM Sean Ludwig
Sean Ludwig

By far, Verizon has the most true-4G coverage in the United States, with 371 cities now marked on the map.

Verizon teams with Microsoft to offer Office 365 to businesses

August 6, 2012 9:09 AM Devindra Hardawar
Devindra Hardawar

Verizon Wireless is making a strong bid for small businesses today with the announcement that it’s offering Office 365, Microsoft’s cloud productivity suite.

Verizon made the announcement together with Microsoft at a small press gathering in New York City today. …

Mobile hotspots for all: Verizon settles with FCC for $1.25M, must allow tethering apps

July 31, 2012 1:39 PM Devindra Hardawar
Devindra Hardawar

In a double-whammy for Verizon, the Federal Communications Commission announced today that the carrier must let its customers use third-party apps to turn their phones into mobile hotspots, and Verizon will also have to pay a $1.25 million fee to …

GamesBeat weekly roundup: Gamescape 2012, a history of Batman in video games, and Donkey Kong’s failing liver

July 27, 2012 12:24 PM Jasmine Maleficent Rea
Jasmine Maleficent Rea

If you follow VentureBeat but don’t regularly check our GamesBeat site, here’s a list of the best games stories we ran over the last seven days that you may have missed.

AT&T’s Q2: $3.9B profit, 3.7M iPhones activated, 320K new subscribers

July 24, 2012 5:49 AM Devindra Hardawar
Devindra Hardawar

AT&T met expectations today with a strong second quarter showing — although when it comes to new subscriber numbers, the carrier still has a reason to be envious of Verizon’s Q2 figures.

AT&T posted a profit of $3.9 billion on …

Verizon Wireless gamifies its site and gets 30 percent more logins

July 23, 2012 8:30 AM Dean Takahashi
Dean Takahashi

Verizon Wireless has "gamified" its community web site and received a big boost in traffic as a result.

Verizon announces $1.83B Q2 profits, rising revenues due to smartphones and FiOS

July 19, 2012 7:26 AM Ed Sutherland
Ed Sutherland

Verizon Wireless posted encouraging second quarter numbers, bolstered by increased revenue from smartphone sales and the shift from copper to fiber optics’ FiOS for wireline and Internet customers. The No. 1 U.S. mobile carrier announced Thursday a $1.83 billion quarterly …