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Verizon US Officially Confirms Xperia Play

Friday, 20 May 2011 15:43 Written by Chris 0 Comments

While it has long been known that Verizon Wireless in the United States would offer the Sony Ericsson Xperia Play, an official announcement has finally been made.

Verizon confirmed earlier this week that it would be bring the first Playstation-certified smartphone to Americans but no date has yet been specified. The Sony Ericsson Xperia Play, run on the Google Android mobile OS, is powered by a 1GHz Snapdragon processor with an Adreno 205 GPU for advanced graphics processing during gameplay. Verizon follows Rogers Wireless in Canada in bringing the Play to North America.

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Verizon Introduces VeriSign Security App

Thursday, 28 January 2010 10:27 Written by Chris 0 Comments

American provider Verizon Wireless has launched VeriSign Identity Protection Access for Mobile, a free app for most mobile phones aimed at helping small- and medium-sized businesses with securing the browsing experience of their employees.

The new VeriSign app aims to further secure your firm’s virtual private network (VPS) or corporate intranet by providing a unique VeriSign security code on your mobile handset to be used when logging in on your home or work PC.

The application can be downloaded directly from Verizon Wireless handsets by accessing the Media Center/Get It Now menu or downloaded online from mediastore.verizonwireless.com.

Verizon & Google to Offer Mobile Google Voice

Tuesday, 06 October 2009 17:16 Written by Chris 1 Comment

VerizonWhile details are thinner than thin where the upcoming Google Android devices to be launched by Verizon Wireless are concerned, a recent webcast that hosted names such as Google CEO Eric Schmidt and Verizon CEO Lowell McAdam had all parties promising details soon.

Consistent references to a “family of devices” and suggestions that Verizon sees the Android market as vast indicate that American users should expect to see a wide variety of Android devices released in the coming year or two.

The biggest announcement came in the form of McAdam confirming that Verizon would support Google Voice. The promise came amid speculation that carriers would block the Google app for fear of it eating into profits from similar services already offered but this venture will apparently offer compatibility from the start with the first Verizon Android handset offering Google Voice support.