Motorola Droid's website published a bit early, with specs galore
by Ross Miller 
posted Oct 22nd 2009 @ 7:59PM
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Verizon relents, promises to open GPS on some WinMo phones next year
by Chris Ziegler posted Dec 16th 2008 @ 5:50PM
Okay, so maybe the unlocking of the GPS on Verizon BlackBerrys wasn't an accident after all -- and maybe hell has frozen completely over. WMExperts is reporting an official statement released by the carrier claiming that GPS has remained locked down on many of its models simply because it hasn't met Verizon's "performance goals," which granted, sounds like a crock -- but to Verizon's credit, they're the ones getting the phone calls when things aren't working smoothly, not the phone's manufacturer. Still, when you consider that VZ Navigator runs a pricey $9.99 a month for WinMo devices, the financial motivation was certainly there to keep it locked down, so maybe customer dissatisfaction with the policy has reached a boiling point or Verizon is simply realizing that they're not milking enough money to bother. Specifically, the Touch Pro, Saga, and Omnia have all been mentioned as getting fully unlocked, standalone GPS via firmware updates in the first half of next year.[Via Brighthand]
New features come to Verizon's VZ Navigator
by Brian White posted May 22nd 2007 @ 10:33AM
Verizon Wireless wants to make sure you know where you're going when out and about. The CDMA carrier has introduced new features to its VZ Navigator that makes it easy to send club or restaurant directions to your friends with what is calls "place messaging." Sounds pretty hip to us, and recipients do not even have to be VZ Navigator subscribers. Anyway, we like the VZ Navigator website that allows Verizon Wireless customers to search for and save locations on their PCs for later direct recall on those Verizon handsets. You know, since it can be done 100 times faster on a PC, right? The new VZ Navigator website "synchronization" has been done before, but Verizon customers can also bookmark sites o the VZ Navigator website which then syncs with your Verizon handset in real-time. Quite a few Verizon handsets are featured on the service, and the cost will set you back $9.99 per month (unlimited) or $2.99 (per-day use).Verizon releases new LG V with V CAST Music
by Donald Melanson posted Jun 13th 2006 @ 11:52AM
Verizon Wireless has released an updated version of the LG V handset, which is actually the same as the old LG V handset, only now it supports Verizon's V CAST music service and VZ Navigator turn-by-turn direction service. Even without those fancy new perks, the EV-DO-equipped LG V was a decently feature-packed phone, a 1.3 megapixel camera, full QWERTY keyboard, Bluetooth, and a MicroSD slot. Verizon also still lists the new V as having an "embedded MP3 player" in addition to V CAST Music, which would be a change in strategy on Verizon's part if true, as they've previously removed MP3 support on phones with V CAST (unless you buy Verizon's logic that the phones do play MP3s so long as they're convert to WMAs first). You can snag one for $149 with a two-year contract, or $199 for a one-year deal.[Via MobileTracker]
