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BlackBerry Curve 8530 Coming To Verizon Wireless since November 20

RIM and Verizon Wireless announced the upcoming availability of BlackBerry Curve 8530 Smartphone, which combines a full QWERTY keyboard, touch trackpad, Wi-Fi, 3G and external multimedia buttons one device, another new BlackBerry OS 5.0, which introduces many improvements.

main features of the BlackBerry Curve 8530(Verizon Wireless):
2.4-inch TFT screen with a resolution of 320 x 240 pixels 2-megapixel camera with zoom and video recording 256 MB of flash memory and 528 MHz with support for 3G(EV-DO), version 2.1 Bluetooth and Wi-Fi(802.11 b / g) Built-in GPS with support for location-based applications, including geotagging photos, and Verizon Wireless?

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The “Verizon iPhone” vs “The iPhone On Verizon’s Network”

If you think back to 2005, you’ll remember that the Motorola RAZR phone was all the rage. Not entirely unlike the Apple iPhone today, it was the sleek phone that everyone wanted. But if you happened to be on the largest carrier in the U.S., Verizon, you couldn’t get one. Again, sound familiar?

It wasn’t until just about a year later that a version (the V3c) finally came to Verizon. It was a long wait, but I was excited to finally have access to the device, I pre-ordered one the first day I could. When I finally got it, there were some surprises in store. Rather than having the same colorful user interface that my friends’ RAZRs (on other networks) had, it had some god-awful red proprietary UI made by Verizon itself. It also came with the added bonus of having Bluetooth file transfer capabilities disabled by Verizon. And it was loaded to the brim with Verizon’s V CAST garbage.

So while part of the wait was undoubtedly due to Motorola getting a CDMA version of the device ready to sell, a bigger part was likely Verizon negotiating and working to load the device up with their crapware. That doesn’t speak well for the supposed Verizon iPhone.

Rumors of the iPhone coming to Verizon are louder now than they’ve ever been. There is no doubt that Apple has been working on a CDMA version of the device (codename: N92) for some time now, and perhaps is even in the process of manufacturing it as we speak. But whether that device is destined for Verizon or Sprint (the other U.S. CDMA provider) remains to be seen. Undoubtedly, Apple wants their device on the largest carrier in the country (Verizon), but they’ll also undoubtedly will have to make sacrifices to make that happen. And Apple doesn’t like to make sacrifices.

Much has been written about how Apple will probably have to take a lower subsidy from the other U.S. carriers if they move beyond their exclusive deal with AT&T (which gives them an outrageous subsidy that adds billions of dollars to their bottom line). But there’s not a lot of talk about the more fundamental thing Apple may have to give up by putting the device on Verizon: control.

Remember, when Apple first launched the iPhone in 2007, the first carrier they went to talk to about a deal was Verizon. The two sides could not come to an agreement at the time, and the main issue was undoubtedly control. Apple had basically no leverage at the time as they were the new player in the space with zero market share. Verizon knew that and probably laughed at some of Apple’s demands. So Apple went to AT&T, and the rest is history.

Those Apple/Verizon discussions have undoubtedly been had many times since the massively successful launch (and subsequent updated version launches) of the iPhone. Both sides know that it makes sense for the most popular smartphone to be on the most popular network. But the question remains: who is willing to give up something to make that happen?

The past week, I’ve written a number of posts with the same basic refrain: the carriers suck. Each of those posts was in the context of Android, and specifically how the carriers are taking advantage of the openness of that mobile OS to take us back in time 5 years where they had complete control over the U.S. market — the time before the iPhone. Verizon is the worst perpetrator so far. Is there any doubt they want to do the same thing with the iPhone?

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Top 5 Reasons Cable Customers Switch to Verizon FiOS

More cable customers switch to Verizon FiOS than any other TV and Internet service. Verizon FiOS Internet and TV service is given the best ratings of any service on the market for the things that customers care about like affordability, reliability, and value. Here are the top five reasons that customers give when asked why they chose Verizon FiOS TV and Internet service…

1. Quality – Verizon FiOS has one of the highest quality ratings of any TV and Internet service. Experts and consumers agree that the cutting edge fiber optic network that Verizon FiOS built provides the best TV picture and the fastest Internet service currently available. Customers who depend on their Internet and want the best quality TV picture available choose Verizon FiOS TV and Internet service over any other service.

2. Reliability – Few things are more frustrating to consumers than paying for something they don’t receive. Cable and satellite TV and Internet services are often sketchy and frequently go down for anywhere from a few minutes to a few days. Verizon FiOS TV and Internet has a reliability rating of 99%, meaning that the TV and Internet services offered by Verizon FiOS are running 99% of the time. When you depend on the Internet to run your business, or if your primary entertainment comes from watching TV and movies and you don’t want to deal with service outages you need to switch to Verizon FiOS.

3. Choice – Cable and satellite services simply can’t match the choices that Verizon FiOS gives consumers. Verizon FiOS offers customers hundreds of TV channels including dozens of HD channels, specialty channels, and more than 15,000 TV and movie options available for immediate viewing with Verizon On Demand. Customers who want to be able to find all their favorite programs as well as specialty programming and great HD choices find everything they want with Verizon.

4. Affordability – Most people are trying to cut back these days and watch their household spending. Verizon FiOS knows that people want to save money without sacrificing quality and offers several different pricing options to fit into any budget. You can customize your own programming bundle in order to get the services and channels that you want at a price you can easily afford. The Verizon FiOS Triple Play, the most popular pricing bundle, starts at less than 0 per month for TV service, Internet service and home phone service.

Verizon FiOS is currently running a 0 Back Promotion with any new signup of the Verizon FiOS bundled packages.

5. Extras – Everyone likes getting something for nothing, and with Verizon FiOS, consumers get a lot of extras. Verizon FiOS home phone service, which is a part of many of the popular pricing bundles, gives customers free unlimited calling anywhere in the US, and also to Canada and Puerto Rico too. Verizon FiOS home phone service also includes features that consumers want like call waiting, caller ID, digital quality voicemail, call forwarding and other services all for free. These extra services along with Verizon On Demand and other extras make Verizon FiOS TV, Internet and phone services the first choice of customers all over the country.

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Verizon FiOS – Enjoy Your Online Entertainment

Of course you use the Internet for business and take advantage of the availability of news and other important information. But everyone needs to take a break and have some fun occasionally, even you. With the online entertainment options available from Verizon FiOS, you’ll find something for everyone in your home to enjoy.

If you’re a gamer or have a gamer in your household, Verizon FiOS is a great way to feed your habit. With the Verizon Arcade, you’ll have access to the hottest games on demand from Verizon. You’ll also get the latest game reviews to keep you up to date on what’s coming, and gaming industry news so you’ll never be out of the loop. And if you’re not a gamer now, you may find yourself drawn to gaming after you see what’s available from Verizon FiOS.

Games are only the beginning of the entertainment features from Verizon FiOS. Movie buffs will love the reviews and trailers available on Verizon, and the exclusive interviews with stars and directors. With Verizon Fios, you’ll have all the information you need about your favorite stars, directors and movies.

And if you love music, you’re going to absolutely love Verizon FiOS. Log on for great music videos from your favorite artists, as well as an extensive selection of music reviews. Find new music or find out what the critics are saying about the newest releases. And while you’re checking out music, take a listen to features mixes exclusively from Verizon.

Verizon FiOS’s entertainment content is only one reason you should switch to this new service, of course. With Verizon FiOS, you get fiber-optic Internet connection all the way into your home. Cable Internet offers fiber-optic only to the curb; only Verizon brings it all the way to your computer. This means you get much faster Internet access.

Because Verizon FiOS’s signal travels exclusively on fiber-optic lines, you’ll also have much more reliable Internet access, so whether you’re using the Internet for work or fun, you can count on Verizon to get you online and keep you online. You’ll appreciate this if your Internet provider is prone to outages; Verizon is simply more reliable.

Verizon FiOS is also cheaper than cable or DSL, with monthly rates starting at only .99. You’ll no doubt agree that paying less money for faster, more reliable service just makes sense. Given a choice, who wouldn’t want to get more for less?

With your one-year contract, Verizon FiOS installation is free. A professional Verizon installation technician will come to your home at your convenience, install the wiring and software in your computer, get you on the Internet, install any necessary wall jacks and port your phone service to Verizon FiOS if necessary, and make sure everything is working correctly. You’ll get a welcome kit with answers to all your questions about Verizon FiOS, and you’ll be ready to go before the tech leaves your home.

With a vast array of entertainment content, faster access, better service and free installation, Verizon FiOS is the obvious choice for home Internet access.

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Dell is launching its Android-based Mini 3 smartphone in China and Brazil. The global strategy seems questionable at face value, but contains a flash of genius as well. Tony Bradley

Dell unveiled the Android-based Mini 3 smartphone today and announced that it will be available soon in China and Brazil. Venturing away from the familiar server and desktop foundation that Dell is built on may seem risky, but there is a method to Dell’s madness that may just pay off.

The Dell Mini 3 may not impress on paper, but if it can capture the China market Dell will emerge victorious.Ever since rumors began to circulate earlier this year that Dell was planning a move into smartphones there have been naysayers. The market is crowded. Competition is rough. Dell is already losing ground in its core business. If your device isn’t from Apple and doesn’t say ‘iPhone’ it can’t succeed in the smartphone market.

Dell has tried to expand its portfolio of hardware over the years, distributing printers, cameras, PDA’s, televisions, and other Dell-branded peripherals. Those efforts have been met with mixed success, and even the best of them has been received moderately at best. The message to Dell for the most part has been ‘don’t quit your day job.’

The move by Dell into smartphones is not a desperate hail-mary, though, but a calculated strategy. A mobile phone is no longer just a mobile phone, it is a mobile computing device. The Mini 3 is not so much a branch into a new direction as it is a natural evolution of Dell’s core market.

The flip side this evolution is Nokia. Nokia has built its reputation as a provider of mobile devices. However, it too sees the writing on the wall in terms of the future of mobile computing which is why it has developed the Booklet 3G netbook. Dell and Nokia are coming at the problem from two different sides and meeting somewhere in the middle.

Why China then? If Dell wants to get into the smartphone market, why not launch the Mini 3 in the United States? With devices like the Motorola Droid, HTC Droid Eris, and Samsung Behold II the Android platform is taking the industry by storm and Dell could ride that wave of Android popularity.

Perhaps the better question to ask though is “why not China?” In the United States the total mobile phone market is around 270 million and Dell would have to engage in an exclusive distribution arrangement that would limit the market to less than 90 million.

Verizon and AT&T may dominate the mobile provider market in the United States, but from a global perspective they are the big fish in a small pond. China Mobile alone has a subscriber base nearly double the entire United States market. América Móvil, the parent of the provider Dell will be distributed through in Brazil, has more subscribers than Verizon and AT&T combined.

Some, like my PC World peer Jared Newman, have suggested that perhaps Dell is avoiding the United States market because the Mini 3 is underwhelming and Dell knows it would flop. The Mini 3 may not compare well on paper with other whiz bang smartphones in the United States, like the iPhone or the Droid, but Asia uses its mobile devices differently. I don’t know if you’ve noticed, but the iPhone hasn’t exactly been flying off the shelves since it launched in China.

As much as we like our gadgets, users in Europe and Asia are actually more demanding when it comes to mobile devices. Users in China expect to be able to order food from vending machines and pay for parking from their mobile phones.

It does seem risky for Dell, a brand established on servers and desktops, to dive into a highly competitive market like smartphones. At face value it may seem questionable to avoid launching in the United States. But, if Dell can carve a niche for the Mini 3 in a market like China it doesn’t need to try to be the next iPhone killer in the United States.

Dell’s Mini 3 strategy seems a little crazy. But, if it works Dell will be crazy like a fox and laughing all the way to the bank.