p2pnet news view | Advertising:- Earlier this month Verizon Wireless launched a print marketing blitz aimed at sowing the seeds of doubt into the hearts of potential iPhone buyers, says Sam Gustin DailyFinance . And, “The ads make it abundantly clear that Verizon Wireless, a joint venture of Verizon and Vodaphone and the largest wireless provider in the country, isn’t going to stand back while Apple and AT&T reign over the smart-phone market”, says Sam, going on »»» Below the su

We have heard a lot about a Android device called the Motorola DROID. Motorola has finally released a press release making the phone official. The phone will be the first phone to run Android 2.0, Google’s latest update to the Android operating system. It will also be the first phone with Google Maps Navigation, which gives turn by turn voice directions. The DROID is launching on Verizon on November 6 and will cost $199.99 with a two-year contract and mail-in rebate. Check out the full press rel

The Joint Innovation Lab (JIL) today announces that leading handset manufacturers LG Electronics (LG), Research In Motion (RIM), Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. (Samsung) and Sharp Corporation (Sharp) will support the JIL widget specification in future mobile handsets from Q1 2010.JIL is a joint venture involving China Mobile, SOFTBANK, Verizon Wireless and Vodafone established in 2008 to promote the development of new mobile technologies, applications and services. Its focus has been to create a

In February of 2007 I asked candidly if the fact that Verizon chose not to carry the iPhone will be remembered as a telecom blunder and more importantly I predicted in a year's time that we would look back at Verizon and say they really screwed up. I still believe I was right about my prediction, just early. You see Verizon Wireless is still performing well from a financial perspective and thanks goes to the company's foresight in building a great network which consumers want to leave but

The U.S. Department of Justice has cleared AT&T Inc.'s $2.8 billion acquisition of Centennial Communications Corp., the carriers said Tuesday, Oct. 13. The DOJ is requiring the telecoms to divest operations in eight markets in Louisiana and Mississippi. AT&T already has a deal in place to sell five of the problematic systems to the wireless joint venture of Verizon Communications Inc. and Vodafone Group plc. This is a free content preview. Subscribers enjoy access to all stories in