If you don’t feel like selling your soul to Verizon on a data contract, the big red tick has just announced a number of prepay plans for 3G data. The plans also work for “multimedia” phones, and can be used on a number of Blackberry, Palm and Droid models.
The new plans will set you back either $10 a month for 25MB, or else $30 for unlimited.
You can pick these up starting today at Verizon stores, or online starting September 28.
Full Press Release, including eligible phones, after the jump:
At yesterday’s Apple iTunes event, Steve Jobs spent some time talking about iOS, and how successful it is, saying that 230,000 new devices are activated every day, and that he thinks that the competition (read: Android) are inflating their numbers by including upgrades, rather than just new users, saying “we think some of our friends are counting upgrades in their numbers”
“The Android activation numbers do not include upgrades and are, in fact, only a portion of the Android devices in the market since we only include devices that have Google services.”
Can I get an “Oh snap!” Seriously, I can see that Google wants to protect their reputation, but neither side should engage in such mudslinging.
We already know all about it, but here’s the official word on the much hyped Samsung Galaxy Tab! While the ad is lackluster, we’re still crazy excited about this thing. Here are the tech specs, via Engadget:
Android 2.2 running TouchWiz 3.0
7-inch TFT LCD with 1024 x 600 resolution (WSVGA)
Weighs 380 grams
1GHz Cortex A8 processor
16GB or 32GB internal storage
microSD expansion for up to 32GB additional storage
Front-facing 1.3 megapixel camera and rear 3 megapixel camera with flash
4,000mAh battery
3G data / voice (there’s a speakerphone and Bluetooth for phone calls, but no earpiece)
5GHz dual-band 802.11n WiFi
Standard back color is white, carriers might offer different colors
Full HD video playback
There’s a 30-pin dock connector on the bottom that allows for HDMI, USB, and docking accessories (a car dock at least is planned)
It’ll hit Europe in mid-September, and the USA later this year. No firm idea of price.
Motorola’s newest edition in their “rugged” category, the Defy, is set to join the group in Europe in the fourth quarter of this year. Similar to the Motorola i1 (the one with Mike Rowe’s dirt covered face in the screen), the phone is impact, water, dust, and scratch resistant and certified with IP67 standards. Starting with the display, the Defy has a 3.7-inch Gorilla Glass screen with a 480×854-pixel resolution. The phone also has an 800 MHz OMAP 3610 processor, 1540 mAh battery, 1.25 gigs stock memory, and a 5 Mega Pixel camera with a LED flash. The phone is running a motoBLUR skin, paired with Android 2.1 (with possibility of expansion to 2.2).
As the campaign featuring Dirty Job’s Mike Rowe says for the i1, these types of phones are much more suiting for those who find themselves in physically intensive jobs or work, or outdoors on a regular occasion. Although, giving this to your clumsy teenager might not be the worst idea, as it could survive a drop or dip in the toilet.
What are your thoughts on the phone? Would it suit your lifestyle? Leave your thoughts and comments below!
Twitter recently changed the way they authenticate, moving from basic authentication to OAuth, a move which broke a number of third party apps, not the least of which is HTC’s built in one. If you have an HTC phone with their custom Sense UI, you’ve no doubt encountered Peep, their included Twitter client. Well, now it’s broken. As of this morning, it’ll just tell you that you’ve entered incorrect username or password.
Twitter announced these changes in December in order to allow everyone ample time to update their apps. I guess HTC completely ignored this, and just let the app sit there.
These renders of the T-Mobile G2 were discovered by CellphoneSignal, and we have to admit, they’re rather delectable. This will be T-Mobile’s first HSPA+ phone, and it looks pretty damned cool. Here are the rumored specs:
Big day in 4G land as Sprint is now offering the Samsung Epic 4G, the second device to support Sprint’s 4G service. Priced at $249.99 after rebate, the Epic 4G features a full QWERTY keyboard, Samsung’s TouchWiz UI, Super AMOLED display, 1 GHz processor and a 5 megapixel camera. Full details at Sprint.com, but rest assured it’s packed with features.
Did you pick up an Epic 4G today? Let us know in the comments or in our Epic 4G forums.
Which takes you to an audio file of R2’s distinctive chirping, which I assume you’re meant to decode. The website it links to is named after Tinoon Station, which appeared in the X-Wing Alliance game. I’m sure all you ARG nuts will be on this in a hot flash, figuring out the secret messages. Good luck!
