Being open doesn’t mean being ordinary, at least in the construction of Lowell C. McAdam, the chief executive of Verizon Wireless.Verizon announced on Tuesday a partnership with Google to develop phones with the Android operating system for its network. In a conference call Tuesday morning, Mr. McAdam endorsed the openness of Android and said Verizon will support Android applications, such as Google Voice, that compete with its own services. But in an interview later in the day, he said the poin

Amdocs Helps Build Verizon Developer Community Amdocs’ Products Deliver Digital Content Settlement and Support for Mobile Application Developers SAN DIEGO, BASKING RIDGE, N.J., and ST. LOUIS, Oct. 6 /PRNewswire/ — From CTIA WIRELESS I.T. & Entertainment 2009®, Verizon Wireless said today it is working with Amdocs Interactive, a division of Amdocs (NYSE:DOX), the leading provider of customer experience systems, to help build and grow the recently launched Verizon Developer Community (VDC)

NEW YORK — Verizon Wireless said Tuesday it will put substantial resources into developing and selling phones that use Google Inc.'s Android software. Verizon Wireless had already said it would sell Android phones, but the announcement suggests that the carrier is positioning these "smart" phones as a main means of competing with Apple Inc.'s iPhone, which is exclusive to AT&T; Inc. in the U.S. Verizon Wireless and Google said they plan to "codevelop" Android-based devices that

Google and Verizon have teamed up in a joint venture that will see Google Android powered mobile phones coming to Verizon’s wireless network. The joint venture will see Verizon and Google working closely together to develop new Android mobile phones and devices, and both companies are said to have committed substantial resources to the project. Eric Schmidt, Google CEO said that “The Android platform allows Verizon Wireless customers to experience faster and easier access to the Web fr

Verizon Wireless and HTC today introduce the HTC Imagio(TM), a stylish multimedia smartphone that combines an intuitive user interface with global roaming capabilities for data access in more than 185 destinations. Verizon Wireless’ first smartphone to support V CAST Mobile TV, the Imagio brings news, sports and entertainment from popular broadcast channels to life on its extra-large 3.6" color display. The HTC Imagio’s mobile productivity is made possible by Windows Mobile® 6.5. It is a Windows