We’re not fans of capped data plans around GS headquarters, especially when LTE is concerned. There’s absolutely no use for 10+ Mbps downloads when you’re stuck with a paltry 2 GB each and every month. But alas, the tides aren’t going to change in favor of us data junkies anytime soon. But there is hope. Today Verizon Wireless announced a new “Double-Data” promotion beginning November 8th that will give new and existing VZW customers...

The wait has been long and the path bumpy, but Motorola and Verizon have finally got the last few troublesome ducks in order. The LTE equipped Motorola XOOM is finally shipping. Granted, you could have picked up a 3G-only XOOM many months back as Motorola promised a quick and speedy hardware mail-in upgrade process. Unfortunately, that whole ordeal is far from spotless itself. With that said, if you tested your patience you can finally pat yourself on the back. The...

If you want to be surprised at tonight/todays Galaxy Nexus/ICS unveiling, avert your eyes. An official image of the Samsung Galaxy Nexus has leaked on…Samsung’s own website by way of a simple search. Searching for “Galaxy Nexus” (or clicking this link if you’re lazy) will net the result above. Too bad. Samsung was this close to pulling an Apple and keeping the goods concealed until the official event. If anything it just goes to show how...

Residents of northern Indiana near South Bend can score some free chocolate and possibly even 1 of 4 10.1″ Samsung Galaxy Tab LTE tablets. Starting October 20th (that’s this Thursday) South Bend/Elkhart will be blanketed in VZW’s super fast LTE network. In celebration, VZW is holding a special event at the Ireland Road Verizon Store that will see the first 100 visitors rewarded with a free chocolate bar. Straight out of Willie Wonka, four of the...

We’ve seen a couple of posts tonight (and a boat load of tweets) claiming Verizon is having some data issues this evening. We haven’t heard anything official from VZW regarding the matter but as the saying goes: “The proof is in the pudding”. In this case, Twitter is pudding. On the subject of flavor, well, we’ll leave that up to you. Let us know how your VZW service is doing tonight, what’s broken, and where you’re...