Verizon confirms DROID tethering cost, will ask subscribers to double-down on their data plan

Friday, December 25th, 2009
Verizon confirms DROID tethering cost, will ask subscribers to double-down on their data plan

Just a few days ago Verizon made the less-than-shocking confirmation that DROID tethering was coming, but wouldn’t say how much it would cost. at this time that the hardest of hardcore fans are already waiting in line, disconnected from the world at large, the company is unleashing the bad news: it’ll be $30. That doubles the cost of the required data plan that sits atop a subscriber’s voice plan, meaning a total of $60 per month for “unlimited” data access on handset or laptop. Mind you, “unlimited” really means 5GB of data per, a total of 10 split between the two $30 plans. Glass ceilings: we hate them.

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LG New Chocolate BL20 makes dramatic video debut

Monday, December 7th, 2009

We’ve already had a pretty clear indication that LG was about to followup its stylish BL40 Chocolate Touch with a slightly decrease-end BL20 model, but it seems like any doubt has at this time been cast aside by a just-revealed promo video, which shows off the new New Chocolate phone in all its swishing and swooping glory. That includes a brief look at the phone’s sliding keypad (it’s red), a quick once over of LG’s various widgets, confirmation of a 5-megapixel camera, and a look a somewhat unique feature called Text Scan, which promises to let you capture clear images of notes or memos (though it doesn’t seem to provide actual character recognition). But enough with the words — there’s two minutes of sound effects and visual overload after the break.

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Telus kicks off HSPA+ network with iPhone November 5th, HTC Hero, LG New Chocolate and more to follow

Sunday, November 15th, 2009

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