/learn Wirefly Learn: Cell Phone News, Reviews and How To's Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:25:53 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en By Caroline Ernst Forget the Mac-PC ad war – Verizon Wireless has launched three new Christmas-themed ads mocking AT&T’s 3G network and the “naughty” iPhone that runs on it. This Holiday season we are watching the unforgiving fight between the red hot challenger Verizon in one corner and the powerful ... /learn/wireless_news/verizon-wireless-wins-the-ad-war-misfit-toys-blue-christmas-and-elves-sings-the-att-blues/ Buy the Droid now for an exclusive online price! By Ari Driessen If you haven’t logged onto the internet, turned on the TV, or flipped on the radio in the last week or so, there’s at least still a chance that you’ve managed to somehow shield yourself from the barrage ... /learn/wireless_news/everything-idont-droid-does-but-is-it-enough-to-topple-iphone/ By Ari Driessen As part of its covert plans for attempted wireless world domination, T-Mobile's new rate plans went into effect this past Sunday, October 25th. As seemingly one of the most critical components of T-Mobile's mysterious 'Project Dark' initiative, the new rate plans bring unlimited voice, text, ... /learn/wireless_news/shedding-light-on-t-mobiles-project-dark-rate-plans/ By Ari Driessen As of today, those waiting with bated breath to learn when they can finally get their hands on the Palm Pixi have their answer. The Palm Pixi, little brother to the Pre and Palm's second device running webOS, will be available to Sprint customers beginning November 15th. ... /learn/wireless_news/palm-pixi-fluttering-to-sprint/ This past January, Verizon Wireless became the nation's largest wireless carrier, sealing a multi-billion dollar deal to acquire Alltel Wireless. Most Alltel markets have now been acquired by Verizon Wireless, and Alltel customers in those markets are now asking "Can you hear me now?" As a condition of ... /learn/wireless_news/alltel-wireless-just-about-all-gone/ By Ari Driessen The lucky confectionery connoisseurs over at the Boy Genius Report have managed to get their hands on a freshly baked copy of Android 2.0 ‘Éclair’ and have naturally exposed the updated mobile operating system’s creamy filling to the world. While the multitude of screenshots doesn’t ... /learn/wireless_news/android-2-0-eclair-spills-creamy-filling-for-all-to-see/ By Terry Richards It has all been hush-hush regarding T-Mobile’s rumored plans to announce a huge upgrade to their 3G service, unheard of pricing on a newly created “everything” plan, & *possibly* the release of the BlackBerry Onyx 9700 along with a couple of other handsets. Regarding the data plan it’s said ... /learn/wireless_news/project-dark-the-rumored-marketing-mission-from-the-vaults-of-t-mobile/ By Ari Driessen According to a New York Times article, Verizon Wireless CEO Lowell McAdam has been tooling around with the yet-to-be-released BlackBerry Storm 2 for the last couple of weeks, likely hinting that the next generation of BlackBerry's once-embattled touchscreen phone may be storming onto Verizon's network sooner ... /learn/wireless_news/college-students-given-opportunity-to-oggle-storm-2-release-imminent/ By Ari Driessen Confirming what has been swirling around the rumor mill for what seems like an eternity, Michael Dell said yesterday that Dell Computers will be launching an Android-powered smartphone to U.S. markets sometime next year. While a carrier pairing has not yet been announced, the Wall ... /learn/wireless_news/dell-confirms-android-based-smartphone-coming-to-u-s-in-2010/ By Ari Driessen First announced in September, the Motorola CLIQ with MOTOBLUR will be available to existing T-Mobile customers next Monday, October 19th. Interested buyers not already among the T-Mobile faithful will have to wait patiently until November 2nd to get their hands on the CLIQ. Motorola's first Android-powered ... /learn/wireless_news/motorola-cliq-debut-rapidly-approaching/