![HTC Thunderbolt, Verizon's first 4G LTE Android Phone (a/k/a "My next phone!") arrives March 17th [Confirmed]](/var/chroot/home/content/60/5205260/html/tb/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/htc_thunderbolt-e60da8065786d9bba4d864ef654e9788-80x66-75-nocrop.jpg)
Brief explanation: I was flirting with the idea of shutting the blog down or allowing it to simply wither on the vine. I even considered posting a message that all of my blogging will occur in a micro fashion either on Buzz or Twitter (@JonMallin). However, I have decided to keep the blog live, allow [Read More...]
![HTC Thunderbolt, Verizon's first 4G LTE Android Phone (a/k/a "My next phone!") arrives March 17th [Confirmed]](/var/chroot/home/content/60/5205260/html/tb/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/htc_thunderbolt-e60da8065786d9bba4d864ef654e9788-200x165-75-nocrop.jpg)
ThunderBolt™ by HTC Available Beginning March 17 BASKING RIDGE, N.J. – Verizon Wireless and HTC today announced that the ThunderBolt™ by HTC, exclusively from Verizon Wireless, is available on March 17 in Verizon Wireless Communications Stores and online at www.verizonwireless.com for $249.99 with a new two-year customer agreement. Powered by Android™ 2.2, the ThunderBolt by HTC [Read More...]
I was able to kick the tires on the Xoom this past week. I found it to be a very good tablet and Android 3.0 Honeycomb is clearly a step in the right direction for Android. This product almost deserves two full separate reviews of the hardware and software but I’ll keep the review concise. [Read More...]
Feb 142011
I supplemented my usual arsenal of technology with a Samsung Galaxy Tab this past week. My usual arsenal of technology consists of two large notebooks measuring in at just over 17″ each, a 10″ netbook and a 3.7″ Droid Incredible. The Galaxy Tab is Samsung and Verizon’s first Android tablet and the screen measures 7″ [Read More...]
As promised. :) Verizon Wireless & Apple Team Up to Deliver iPhone 4 on Verizon BASKING RIDGE, New Jersey and CUPERTINO, California—January 11, 2011—Verizon Wireless and Apple® today announced that the iPhone® 4 will be available on the Verizon Wireless network beginning on Thursday, February 10. Qualified Verizon Wireless customers will be given the exclusive [Read More...]
Tomorrow Apple and Verizon publicly tie the knot in New York City at 11:00 a.m. EST. Yes, the iPhone is coming to Verizon. Here’s the quickest summary of all of the credible rumors about tomorrow’s event with attribution and links. The Wall Street Journal has been spot on with all of its Verizon iPhone articles [Read More...]
![DROID BIONIC Announced by Verizon (4G/LTE/Android) [Press Release]](http://tbottle.com/tb/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/DROIDBionic_L4web.jpg)
It’s hard not to get excited about this great looking phone: VERIZON WIRELESS AND MOTOROLA MOBILITY ANNOUNCE DROID™ BIONIC ON NATION’S FASTEST, MOST ADVANCED 4G NETWORK New Android Device Combines Dual-core Processor with Fastest 4G Network for Unrivaled Mobile Internet Experience LAS VEGAS and BASKING RIDGE, N.J. – Verizon Wireless and Motorola Mobility, Inc. (NYSE: [Read More...]
Dec 302010
Admittedly, it’s been a long, long time since I last updated the Tech Bottle blog. It’s not that I’ve fallen months behind on technology. I have been reading and interacting with tech enthusiasts but I haven’t been posting here. A New Years resolution is to keep the blog updated on at least a semi-regular basis. [Read More...]
Oct 082010
![Make a Difference: Donate Old Cell Phones to Benefit Victims of Domestic Violence [HopeLine]](http://tbottle.com/tb/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/hopeline_logo.jpg){kind=logo}
The month of October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month. To help victims of domestic violence, I ask you to send in your used cell phones to the HopeLine program sponsored by Verizon Wireless. I sent in a Motorola Razr in April and I’m sending a second one in this month. The HopeLine program collects no-longer used [Read More...]
![Verizon to launch LTE/4G in Detroit in 2011 [confirmed]; in time for Verizon's iPhone?](/var/chroot/home/content/60/5205260/html/tb/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/verizon-logo-470x3101-840ca722f3a67f41f3c8331071c56897-200x131-75-nocrop.jpg){kind=logo}
Like many of you, I quickly scanned the list of Verizon’s LTE (4G) launch regions for the region in which I live. Unfortunately for me, I didn’t find the Detroit metropolitan area on the list. I reached out to Verizon for comment and an ETA and received a hopeful reply: Detroit would be one of [Read More...]
In my ongoing efforts to review all of the top Android phones on Verizon, I schlepped around a Samsung Galaxy S Fascinate for a week. The phone I’m most familiar with is the HTC Droid Incredible, my own phone, but I am also familiar with the Droid X, another phone I reviewed. I found the [Read More...]
![Verizon (Finally) Announces Samsung Galaxy Tab [Android]](/var/chroot/home/content/60/5205260/html/tb/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/galaxy-tab-hand-300dpi-299d489d0347c4867c8b93ef8fa2a880-156x200-75-nocrop.jpg)
Now, it’s official but we knew this was coming. This evening Verizon issued a press release confirming that the Galaxy Tab is indeed heading to Big Red. The Galaxy Tab features a 7″ 1024 x 600 touchscreen, Android 2.2 a/k/a “Froyo”, front and rear cameras and a 1.2 GHz processor. This is Androids first formidable [Read More...]
Sep 122010
I’m a big fan of Android and I’m excited to see Android alternatives to the iPad. While I’m not really in the market for a tablet and I’m satisfied with a netbook, I’ve been following the tablets in the Android blogs. JKKMobile put together a list of the top 10 Android tablets and it’s really [Read More...]
To celebrate the upcoming release of Windows Phone 7, Microsoft held an official “funeral” for Blackberry and iPhone. While there’s something to be said for team building, this really takes the cake as the dumbest, most tasteless corporate event in history. The pictures below and videos of employees performing to Michael Jackson’s Thriller seem to [Read More...]
I’ll begin by disclaiming that I’m not much of a podcast guy. I prefer to read or skim than purely listen. That said, I turned on Android Guys Thursday Night podcast last week and really enjoyed it. It’s all talk about Android devices and apps with plenty of humor thrown in for good measure. The [Read More...]
