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Just afew days after Verizon announces a major marketing shift plus the “Summer of Droid” news has leaked that in 2011 they will start carrying the iPhone. Bloomberg is reporting that 2 sources close to the situation have confirmed, but of course, declined to be named.

“The device will be available to customers in January, according to the people, who declined to be named because the information isn’t public. Brenda Raney, a spokeswoman for Verizon Wireless, didn’t immediately [...]

Neofonie WePad Is An 11.6”, Android-Based iPad Killer

It’s a tablet-eat-tablet world out there, and with Apple’s iPad starting a trend that isn’t likely to die throughout 2010, you can imagine that all sorts of lesser-known contenders will be popping up with tablets and slates of their own in order to strike while the iron is hot. Today, Neofonie is introducing the WePad, a German-made unit that promises “fast Internet connectivity, a complete world of ready-to-use  applications and [...]

Normally when you get tipped off to update rumors, you tend to turn the other way as to not get too excited over something that is likely about 5% true, but when you get it from multiple people in just a short amount of time, you start diggin’ deeper.

So this is what we’ve got…

• As we all know now, last week’s set of 1,000 test updates did not go so well, but we’re hearing now that it was [...]
  

At the 2010 Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Verizon Wireless and Skype today announced a strategic relationship that will bring Skype to Verizon Wireless smartphones in March. The new Skype mobile™ product enhances Verizon Wireless’ smartphones for users who have data plans by offering a new way to call around the globe, while also giving hundreds of millions of Skype users around the world the opportunity to communicate with friends, family and business colleagues in the United States using Verizon [...]

(this post was originally entered on Jan. 4, 2010 at 9:37pm)

So I’ve wanted an iPhone ever since it came out,  but at first I figure it might be just the new phone fad. I soon realized that was far from the case and ran out and got an iTouch to hold me over. I refuse to go with AT&T, absolutely not.. no way.. their service is horrible (around me)!  So I’m waiting with the rest of the world for Verizon [...]