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New York State has just added a new law that further bans the use of cell phones while driving. Effective immediately, drivers can no longer text while driving and if they are caught doing so they face a fine of up to $150. While a great law, for me this… Continue Reading »

Word is that Verizon will launch not one Droid phone in early November, but two.  You know one, the Motorola Droid, the other looks to be the HTC Eris and is quite unlike the Motorola’s version.  The two will run Android but that is about all that keeps them similar.… Continue Reading »

Verizon, today, made Droid official.  They’ve been teasing us with the “Droid does” and “idon’t” ads that poked good fun at the iPhone.  Now that it’s here, priced, and dated, we’ve got three surprises they’ve been holding back on.  Each one is a potential game changer. Continue Reading »

Tomorrow, Wednesday the 28th is a big day for Google’s Android operating system.  The biggest carrier in the USA will launch its first Android-powered device.  You’ve read the reviews, you’ve seen the galleries, you’re ready to go.  But what do we really know about Android?  There are some downsides, right?… Continue Reading »

In today’s world of launch events for new phones complete with anxious customers sleeping in the streets, it is very telling that Verizon has decided to push the BlackBerry Storm 2 out of the back door with very little fanfare, as Verizon announced today that the phone would be available… Continue Reading »

AT&T announced mixed results this week during an earnings call: landlines continue their downward spiral while iPhone activations were up.  Perhaps the most interesting news for consumers was talk of life after the iPhone exclusivity has ended.  Could this mean a Verizon iPhone or other carrier in the US could… Continue Reading »

Pantech and AT&T kick off the holiday line up of quick messaging phones with the release of the sleek slider Reveal.  One of the only phones I am aware of that has both number keys and qwerty keys always active, the Reveal is destined to become a hit with the… Continue Reading »

Verizon’s running ads everywhere (even on our site) for their first Android phone dubbed Droid (they actually had to license using that name from Lucasfilm, how cool is that?) in anticipation for a launch next month.  In today’s have-it-now world, why wait?  Gadgetell has your back and can point you… Continue Reading »

Google is a self-proclaimed advertising company.  They sell ads.  It is their bread and butter.  Now it seems, they might be using give-a-ways like phones and phone service as a way to create a new place to serve ads. Android was all about this plan though, we’re still not sure… Continue Reading »

AT&T Navigator just updated to 1.3i for iPhone users and the update included more than just some bug fixes.  TeleNav, the company behind AT&T Navigator, updated the software with some substantial new features that make GPS navigation on your phone a much better experience.  The update addressed the looks, sounds… Continue Reading »